Why Perfectly Divine?

You may be wondering why I hit on Perfectly Divine as a blog name. Well, it's because in essence we all are but we seldom think of ourselves as such.

It's common to say that something or other is perfectly divine, or simply divine, but we rarely use the term with regards to ourselves or even other people.

I believe it's our purpose in life to bring ourselves into balance as far as we can, be as magnificent as we can, and to connect with that divine essence. And I'm committed to helping myself and others drop the stories we tell ourselves that keep us from a state of gratitude and balance, that state of divine love that eludes us.

Until quite recently I was arrogant enough to think for a moment that when I identified the power of dropping our story and rewriting our lives I might have stumbled on something new.

Just to underline how wrong I was, I was drawn to attend a talk by a Botswanan sangoma - a traditional doctor - called Colin Campbell. I was drawn because Africa, and Southern Africa in particular, holds a special place in my heart. I appreciate the values of the Batswana I've met, and one of my cherished memories is of being on the Chobe river experiencing the sheer joy of elephants swimming and playing in the water just feet from our boat. I am so grateful for that moment.

I've also studied many healing methods and Colin was speaking at the Gaia Foundation in London, explaining the principles of Botswanan tradion. His insights into the traditional Batswanan belief system were fascinating and I was amazed, but delighted, to hear that when elders were asked about why people, organisations or nations behave in a certain way, they would ask: "What story are they telling?"

Not such a new way of thinking, then! There's a lot of wisdom in ancient cultures - and a lot of nonsense to blance it! But one thing I've learned, in common with the Batswana elders, is that when we drop our story, we can create the life we desire.

Tsamaya sentle!

("Go well!" in Tswana)