So, today for that one reader who says she/he who says they won't be reading my blog anymore I'll be positive! It's a sunny day with light, high clouds and its about 15celcius. I had my teeth cleaned this morning at the most amazing holistic dentist's office and then had a fight with Amazon.com about a lost order and an incorrect tracking number. This afternoon I'll go to the Walk-In clinic and beg for some sort of pain relief which is something I've been trying so hard to put off but just can't any longer. My ever so kind (insert sarcasm) Endocrinologist/Oncologist told me to go to Emerg as there is nothing he can do even though I've been complaining to him for 6 months.
Oh, yes... positive... I have a new iPhone! I like it! I also have a new Kobo reader and I like that very much too and I'm starting my Sahej Paath today. That is my most positive thing of all! What is a Sahej Paath? It is a complete reading of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib which is in simple terms the Sikh holy book. I can hear many of you now... SIKH? WHAT? Well, Kundalini Yoga, which is the type of yoga I teach and Sikhism share many of the same technologies so they are closely linked. First off the Master of Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan was the Western Sikh leader, both share the technology of Naad which is sound current and mantra and both share many of the same lifestyles such as vegetarianism.
I've been wanting to do a Sahej Paath for a long time but now more than ever. When this meditation is done the reading is aloud. I don't know how to read Gurumukhi which is the ancient language the Guru is written in so I will read it in English. Each day I will set aside a slot of time to read and one day page by page I will make my way through all 1400 or so pages. Many people will take this on as a personal meditation. Usually its done to mark an occasion such as an upcoming birth or wedding. Sometimes people like me will do it for healing or for clearing.
I wouldn't consider myself a religious person but definitely a spiritual person. I was raised Catholic and was even an alter girl at one time, if you can imagine that! My mother made me do it! I haven't been to Catholic Mass in years. I guess the last time was in 2004 in Spain but then I was in a Catholic church last Friday for a funeral. That is the extent of my Catholic upbrining.
I enjoy reading the Guru because although the word God is there many, many times I don't have an issue with God and prayer. I believe in a power greater than myself and have since I was a small child. The writings of the Guru are from the 10 Guru's starting with Guru Nanak who's first words when he emerged from the river were 'Ik Ong Kar - There is One God'. I love that our world has many religions but I truly believe that all paths lead to the top of the mountain. That place of peace. Find the one that works for you and follow it whether it be via a church or religion or whether it is like some of my friends and their church is getting on their Harleys on a warm sunny day! Or like others who love to go for long runs regardless of the weather or those who enjoy nature and gardening and see God or their Higher Power in the trees and flowers. There is always God (Good Orderly Direction) surrounding us at all times whether we always feel it or not and that feeling comes from deep within us, from the light of our soul.
Although I have been negative on my journey with cancer I have also taken time each and every day to tap into my resource of gratitude, believe it or not. I have gratitude for the amazing home I live in and the beautiful family I live with whom I feel like I've known forever. I'm grateful for the foods I eat and that I live in Canada and all the freedom and peace we have living here. I'm grateful for my new gadgets that make my life easier. I'm grateful for my friends/family and to all of them who hold me up when I just can't do it myself. I'm grateful to JMcC who has stood by me each day and knows before I do when I need to rest and takes such good care of me. I'm grateful for all the spiritual knowledge that I've been taught over my lifetime whether from teachers or from my innate knowing that without it I would be bankrupt and broken, spiritually, emotionally, physically.
I spent some years around the 12 Steps and one of my favourite parts of the 'Big Book' is the 12 Promises. These words have carried my spirit in dark times over the many years and they always bring to me a place of humble gratitude and strength to pick myself up no matter how low the day may be.
The 12 Promises
If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through . . .
1. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
2. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
3. We will comprehend the word serenity.
4. We will know peace.
5. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
6. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
7. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
8. Self-seeking will slip away.
9. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
10. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
11. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
12. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them. 2. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
3. We will comprehend the word serenity.
4. We will know peace.
5. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
6. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
7. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
8. Self-seeking will slip away.
9. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
10. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
11. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
12. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
Have a happy weekend and a Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's. I sure miss mine....
PS ~ RIP Josef Krall. Thank you for the gift of the moments I shared with you. And thank you for your family. May you rest in peace.
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