It’s really great to have super wise people in my life because then I don’t have to be wise — I have them to do that job for me.

Enter : Guru.

I’ve been searching for and wanting a Guru since my L.A. days. I mean, I figured, if there was a Guru to be found, it’d be there, in the Mecca of Guru’s. And how L.A. does that sound – a guru.

But no Guru.

The irony is, it takes me living in Ohio to find my Guru. Midwest America has not let me down.

It also might have something to do with this quote I once read in who knows what self help/yoga-ish book … that when you ask for your Teacher, the Teacher appears.

All that asking and finally, mine showed up. Or more like I showed up … maybe that’s what it is … that we need to show ourselves up and those other times … I wasn’t really showing up. Not if I’m being honest with myself. I was asking without being ready.

So. Last night …  Guru cooked for me and Brother. First, the man can cook. Watch out. Second, I don’t think I’ll need to eat today.

Had no idea it was possible to wake up and still feel stuffed from dinner. But it is. Hands down, we had the best lasagna. However, I can’t really think about it because of still stuffedess, which also makes me feel ill to think, let alone type about.

Guru always goes way out in anything he does, so it wasn’t just lasagna. It was all those appetizers and mozzarella and delicious prosciutto and then wine and the champagne that went with the chocolate cannoli and the espresso — that kept me up till 2a.m.

The best part about being around Guru, is listening to him. I feel like he continuously re-minds me. Gently points out the things I need to see and most importantly, brings me back to this whole spirit living a human{ish} existence.

I get it when I’m with him. I don’t doubt. I know.

He makes it all seem so simple, so attainable. That I might think I don’t have the answers, but I do … somewhere.

Be good to me. And you to you.

I want to keep it this simple … this simpleness of staying happy, of finding any little thing to focus on to bring in the joy, and keep it here with me.

Guru makes this effortless. He doesn’t just preach it, he lives it.