Courage to Connect Contribute & Create

It’s all about love today, and as I watch my husband create a garden in our courtyard, I feel amazingly blessed by our relationship and the family we have created.

Friday night I attended Kirtan with Wah! here in Phoenix. Two cars full of my best friends, and my two baby girls descended on Urban Yoga in downtown. Great turnout, and sweet chants filled the night. Best of all I got to practice two of my favorite things - chanting and being a momma.

I didn’t get my fill though, so Saturday afternoon I decided to drive to Tucson and catch Wah! at Yoga Oasis. Well, I made the decision and then experienced that same old nagging fear. Travelling solo, to some place I have never been, with people I have never met, my mind went wild. It amazes me how quickly my outside world can mirror my interior, and as R encouraged me to go Z (my 4 yr. old) wrapped her little arms around my legs and refused to let go. Outbursts like this are rare, but I get my chance time and time again to follow my inner knowing in spite of the fear and the expressions of it in the world of form.

The 2 hour trip proved very worthwhile. Yoga Oasis felt like such a welcoming space, and without the girls I could truly sink in to the experience. I was among friends and at some point our voices became one. We Connect with one another in truth, we Contribute and lend our voices to the whole and we create, hmm...we Create a little heaven on earth.

The Journey Begins

Confucius says a journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step. I visited the t-shirt store today. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Well let me just tell you that for a girl with a hundred inspirations and no courage to act it was quite a feat. But we never go it alone, and my dear husband walked me through.

There has been but one wish in my heart for many years now. It is a wish to be useful in this world. I long to take a stand for all that is good and take action in supporting the beautiful. I long for eyes that see it ALL and a heart that never turns from the sadness and suffering that exists in this world. To witness this Life and remain certain that Truth and Beauty are everyone’s birthright.

Inspiration

A few years ago my heart led me to the Omega Institute for the Labor Day Ecstatic Chant weekend. What I discovered there has impacted my life in more ways than I could ever know. The most amazing experience for me was on the last day of the trip, as I looked around the room. I witnessed the most incredible joy, and I knew in my heart that as long as joy like this existed anywhere in the world, every little thing would surely be o.k.

If you have been blessed with a similar experience you know that it is difficult to explain to others. It simply is....If you have never explored the world of devotional chanting I cannot encourage you enough to seek out some of the artists who have brought this gift to us. Don’t stop at purchasing a c.d., find a venue and sink deeply into the core of your being.

It was from this place that a desire arose in me to reach out to the community I have found and support our global family. Along with my dear friends Suzane and Brian I have embarked on an adventure. Our goal is to sell 1000 t-shirts the profits of which will be donated to the Haiti relief effort.