Did You Ever....

Have one of those times in your life where you could pinpoint exactly the moment that your visualizations came true? And then you knew that things were going to get very interesting from that point? And you could step outside of your life and watch what was happening with the same intensity that you give a very engrossing movie? Will she? And will they? And oh my goodness what's going to happen now???? Will this be the moment that 5 years from now she'll be saying, "well, this wouldn't have been possible without the incredible support of ....."

Just wondering.

I think I packed as much into one weekend that is humanly possible. I know that sentence is wrong but I'm too tired to fix it... Anyway, here's a recap:

The first Friday Morning Meditation was heavenly. It was exactly what I had hoped. We did some beautiful Sun Salutations, meditated, sent each other and the world positive healing and then had tea on the deck in the beautiful sunshine. Oh wait--did I already blog about this? Feels like a month ago... Anyway, we decided this was worth doing every Friday so we will. I look forward to the next one. This Friday YAY!

Saturday was devoted to planting. All day. Like, I looked up at 6pm and thought it was 3pm. Covered in dirt....spent. Planted cosmos, lupine, sunflowers, asters, nasturtium, snapdragons, moonflower, portulaca, impatiens, dianthus, basil, cilantro, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, partridge in pear tree and a kitchen sink. Took some extras over to a friend and they gave me pepper & tomato plants in return --ai yi yi!!! I'm gonna have to start growing them in my tub... Still have a ton to do with moving some of my stuff so if you want any:

Rose of Sharon (purple & whites, don't know which is which)
Morning Glory (magenta)
Phlox (pink)
Black Eyed Susans
Iris (purple)
Day Lillies (orange)
Trumpet Vine (orange)
Sweet Grass & Yellow Flag Iris for boggy areas

Come get it. I'll be tossing it willy nilly in the air....

Anyway. All this and I haven't even started on Sunday. Take a deep breath, get another cuppa and keep going when you're ready...

Two months ago a yoga student and friend of mine asked me to speak at a Women of the Church (CCPC) luncheon. I am not a "speaker". I am a "doer". But she convinced me this would be good to let people who are new to the church know what it is I do and give regulars an update. So, I kinda put it in the back of my mind and tried to get out of it cause I was afeared so when it never showed up in the Caller (the 'weekly' newsletter) I thought maybe it was shelved. When the notice for the luncheon said there would be "entertainment", I thought I was off the hook. I emailed Barb and she said no... I WAS the Entertainment. Yikes. But no worries, I would just do what I do.

Once I made the decision not to speak and to teach instead, I was cool. Til I got there. And NO ONE knew I was coming. So after the 15th "what are you doing here?" I started getting a bit rattled. And then I find out they want me to wait til after the food is served. Like I'm going to teach people how to meditate while they eat. Or worse, after they eat. As they're leaving. Now, granted, they didn't realize I was actually teaching. And they are Presbyterians... food is a BIG deal. But as I said to the leaders.... it's not like their 5 years old. They can wait a minute to eat.

Realize this is all just nerves and rattling talk....

It turned out fine. They introduced me with loving words. I was thrilled to see so many people and get so many hugs and see so much love and spirit in the room. They held hands and gave each other energy. I cut it very short so they didn't have to wait too long for food and all was well. I had a Spirit Door right after so unfortunately I couldn't stay and really chat with these beautiful women so I'd like to take this opportunity to answer some of the questions:

What is the next play?

I would love to do a play this summer and was hoping to do it before the end of July. In chats with the powers that be, there was some concern that there aren't enough kids interested in theater at CCPC to warrant this. I have had many, many kids asking, begging, but unfortunately, not a lot of church members kids. If there becomes some members that are interested, I will do a play. I miss it. I love it and I had really hoped to do one before Rhia goes to college. There are 2 large plays going at the same time at other venues this summer (something we've run into before and part of the reason we moved the times) so I'm not sure it will work but maybe in the Fall. I really like to do plays with kids and adults, I think it gives unusual bonding opportunities. A friend had suggested a theater workshop for kids that intrigues me but we'll see....

And what about the Evening at CCPC for the grownups?

This was slated for April/May but our music director was very, very busy so we had to move it back. Maybe we'll kick off the new church season in September.... it will happen.

We heard you quit the church.

We (my family) have NOT quit the church. Due to many, many reasons, mostly having to do with our own busy-ness with Rhia's school and my Spirit business, we have been on sabbatical. We are hoping that some of the new changes the church is making will enable us to attend more regularly. We love the people at our church, they are part of our family, I have seen many of them at my yoga classes at the church and my spirit events in my home. We are still very connected. James & I speak frequently, I am excited about the new vision and have hope that things are going to get a lot better at CCPC.

And what about this rumor I heard that the church ran the Spirit Group out of there?

I don't know where this came from but let me address it here. We were very interested in bringing Spirit to CCPC. After quite a few attempts, it became obvious that there was not a lot of interest and/or the space we really needed to make people comfortable. In other words, it was a ton of work to move furniture around and cart all our stuff and then became disappointing when just a few people came. Reverend James and Building & Grounds attempted a few times to give us a room of our own but there was some difficulty & opposition. (it's a busy place) Since we did not want our Spirit watered down with unnecessary quibbling, we moved it to my house. This has worked out quite well for all. I still teach yoga there and feel very welcome. No one ran anyone out of anywhere.

What about Barry and the choir? Ask him. I will say this though... he's been a little busy too....

I hope that sets the record straight. But now I've run out of time to tell you all about my new board of spirit!!!! I'll try and continue later....

Have a marvelous, sunny day y'all!