Nourish Your Inner Love Affair by Mary Lane Author of Divine Nourishment, A Woman’s Sacred Journey with Food We all long for intimate, harmonious relationships. It makes life nourishing and fun. Typically man and woman have had a challenging time with our seemingly opposing natures. But in nature what appears opposite is actually complementary and creates balance. To achieve this in our lives and world we must honor these supposed conflicting natures within ourselves. When healthy, our receptive feminine aspect receives Divine guidance by getting quiet, going within, and feeling what is in our heart. When it is time to give birth to our passions and inspiration our active masculine aspect takes action, brings it into form, and moves it out into the world. These qualities may seem like a conflict on the surface, but both are needed to create a heartfelt life. The mind, properly used is in service to the heart to bring its passions into form. When we can honor both the heart and mind for their equally valuable gifts to one another we will enjoy a delicious, nurturing love affair within ourselves. Nature is our guide and model for the integration of these complementary opposites. It has a yang outward, and yin inward time of day and year. It supports us to embrace ourselves in our entirety - both light and shadow. Everything in nature is a balance of these two principles. Bringing them into union supports us to move beyond duality and into love. As a culture we have lost our alignment with this natural balance and union. We have been living with the strife and conflict between the heart and mind. We have lost our connection with the yin, feminine aspect of ourselves that support the balance. Aligning with this natural wisdom throughout the yearly cycle, and eating locally grown seasonal foods supports us to embody this balance and union. For some food may seem like an insignificant part of the spiritual journey and transformation. But without it we have no way to embody natural Divine wisdom. Embodiment is a necessary piece to bringing union of Heaven and Earth to our world. It is not possible without this union within each of us. Imagine a Divine love affair within instead of the common conflict between our heart and mind. Wouldn’t that have an influence on our world! Mary Lane is author of “Divine Nourishment, A Woman’s Sacred Journey with Food.” She lives on Maui and offers private consultations, hikes, retreats and classes, teleconference classes supporting women to transform self rejection to self love and honor through the doorway of nourishment. For more information, see divinenourishment.net. OMPLACE HOME