But I am getting ahead of myself. Let me introduce myself properly. My name is Audrey Meyer. I am Canadian. I am a massage therapist and university graduate. I have a medical history which has played a large role in shaping my values and I am also a mother, though my son is now grown. All these experiences have come with challenges that have provided fodder for growth and given my soul a greater degree of depth than it might otherwise have had. This, in turn, has revealed a somewhat superficial engagement with life to be the root of much of my suffering and discontent, and so I am committed to a style of living which optimizes the potential for liberation.
Life doesn't seem simple or easy at times, but I am slowly coming to see that much of what makes it complicated are my perceptions, my choices and my behaviour. To that end I endeavour to take greater responsibility--displacing blame is all too easy and convenient, but it robs me of an opportunity to learn something new about myself and the world I live in. To connect. I don't want anything getting in the way of that.
This is why I believe there is a lot to be said for a minimalist life style. It is intimately coupled to my sense of the spiritual and to my desire to be a positive influence for social changes that support a life of depth and connection--a happy life in other words.
I will leave you now with a question which has the potential to unearth some noteworthy things about your authentic self: What is the core of your nature composed of...when do you feel most intimately and naturally yourself?
