Developing a Blueprint

I found Integral Life Practice (Wilber, Patten, Leonard, Morelli) on the street -- literally.

I was on Church Street in San Francisco having a cup of coffee and noticed someone had left a stack of books on the curb at the street's edge.  Being the curious person I am, and a lover of books, I was quick to check them out.  One of the books was Integral Life Practice.  Concurrent with this event, I was in the process of what I have occasionally encountered on my journey through life, the necessity of a reevaluation of where I was at in my life...mmmmm.

It was an interesting process putting together my ILP Blueprint.  Acquainting myself with ILP, I discovered I have been practicing a fairly integrated lifestyle for the past 13 1/2 years.  But, true to the observations of Wilbur, Patten Leonard, Morelli, I was focused on some modules more than others at various times (not even cognizant that certain practices actually fit within certain quadrants)  and certainly not always consciously integrating my practices.  AHHH...the appeal of the ILP Blueprint was evident very quickly.

Initially I found myself slipping into rehashing current module practices with a re-commitment to sticking with the practices, i.e. regularly at the gym, morning spiritual quiet time, re-connecting with my spiritual community, working on a journal, and most consistently,  following my pursuit of history, philosophy, spiritual traditions and art.  But, then I stopped.........an aha!

I was potentially missing an opportunity--instead of seeing each practice as isolated, I started to take a closer look at the "integration" of my practices and began to focus on those suggested practices that incorporate more than one quadrant and more than one level at a time.  My past practice was always a module in isolation.  So, I started over and developed an ILP Blueprint that re-focused my body workout to include the 3 body focus, taking my physical workout to a deeper and more integrated level.  I committed to a deeper exploration of meditation and fitting in breath exercises at every free opportunity.  Which, comes up a lot for me, an avid public transportation rider.  Most importantly, I focused on the Shadow module.  True to the Wilbur, Patten, Leonard, Morelli observation that this is the most missed module, I found that true for me as well, and recognized that my initial recognition that I needed to reevaluate where I was at was because some shadow or shadows were acting up and I was tired of it.

So, I am off on the next part of my journey with my ILP Blueprint in hand.   Thanks guys.