Evening at CCPC

What a great time we had Saturday night! The acts were amazing, singers sang beautifully, comics were hysterical and well, the Sonnys & Chers were a sight to behold. Esp. the Reverend! It was amazing to see the Sanctuary rocking to the Beatles medley the band and all the acts got everyone up and dancing to! I just stood back and basked in the smiles of everyone--I love creating fun! So many people came up and thanked us for giving them a great night of entertainment.....it is so nice to feel appreciated.

Of course, many, many people had the same question...."when's the next play?" Ahhhhh, that's quite a loaded question isn't it? After putting on a successful show and having fun doing it, it's really hard not to have your thoughts start traveling to the next one. Such a quandry. I know intellectually that doing a play is a massive amount of work, eats your whole life as a matter of fact. I know logically that I (and my family) should devote ourselves to our 'real' lives and stop stopping them for plays. I know financially that I really need to pay attention to my career and stop spending all my time and money volunteering....

But....and you saw that coming didn't you?.....
It's so hard to look into the faces of the kids AND the adults! who have had such a great time, life changing experiences and think that there won't be any more plays at CCPC. Now I know I'm not the only one who can do plays and I'm sure eventually that other people will step up and do them but Melodie and I really do enjoy the plays once we get through all the crazy drama of them....

and they built a stage in Dodd's Hall......

and we fought really hard for session to allow us to do an adult play.......

and there really are a lot of incredibly talented people who help onstage and off.....

UGHGHGHGHGHGH!

If only I were rich enough to afford a maid and secretary and tutor and all the other things that fall apart when I'm doing a play.....

Ahhh, but opening night. What a rush!



Sigh. I can't think about that now, I'll think about it tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day.....

True Dat.

The person on a quest for wisdom and spirituality always has a choice facing him: Is he to live in the way others live in order to please them or is he to live in the way his own standards call for? If he lets them pull him down he loses what has taken him many, many years to develop. Somewhere at some point he must take his stand, must plant his feet and refuse to budge any farther.
~Dr. Paul Brunton

Quiet Joy

I was thinking today about my path and all the twists and turns and bumps and mountains and valleys. What an amazing journey we are on. From where I started to where I am could not have been dreamed of--it's staggering sometimes.

There are 2 different styles of Reiki healing. One is intuitive, where you actually can feel another person energy field and send healing to a specific spot and one is systematic, where you send energy to where ever it is needed, letting the energy decide. Either way it works so it's not as if one is better, it just depends on what kind of healer you are.

One of the things my teacher said is that even as a small child she had a "knowing", an intuition and that her mother and grandmother had it as well and encouraged it. That's what makes her a great healer because she can intuitively "know" where to clear and smooth and give extra attention. I felt very connected to her because I too have always had a strong intuition, a "knowing" but my path was very different. I grew up with a blue collar Southern Baptist, even Pentacostal family who pooh poohed any idea of seeing anything other than what was right in front of your face and even then.....

It was interesting to me that Jan felt the same way I did because I see her as this "pillar of community" type Christian, very educated and very logical and I assumed (stupidly) that she would not be open to any ideas of "knowing" or past lives or anything other than falls in the strict guidelines of Christianity. I always thought that maybe strict Christians would think I was totally pagan or a "bad" person if I ever let on to some of the things I have felt or seen or "known". She described a story from her life that was so similar to a story from mine where we both actually felt a physical touch from God, and it was all I could do not to hug her because it made me feel like maybe I'm not really crazy---that other people have these experiences as well, not just us woo woos. Because even thinking those kind of thoughts were squashed, it was really hard for me to be okay with publicly telling what I really "know". I still really have some issues with it, mainly because I know there are so many who have so many issues with it.

I have some really wonderful devout Christians in my yoga classes that I would hate to offend by telling them what I instinctively "know". I also have some really wonderful anti religious students that would be offended by my direct knowledge of God. I hate to lose a student to their own close-mindedness, so I walk a fine line choosing my words carefully so as not to close them off to all the healing that God has put in their path.

Oh but this Reiki thing......it is very hard to be "logical" about where this energy comes from. It IS the energy of God, of the Universe, of Christ, the Buddha, The Tao, The Way, The Truth and The Light, all the Masters before us. I have always been able to feel this energy, always, from the time I was little, I have always been able to feel other peoples energy, it's what saved my life many, many times and protected me from some really bad situations. It's what has guided me in my yoga classes and I thank God for the ability to put myself aside and give others what they need, healing myself in the process. And yeah, it's how I can "read" the Zen cards and give people insights into their lives.

There I've said it. And I can bet not one of you are surprised. Silly me.....I only fool myself LOL!

My Reiki Attunement

I warn you, this is one of those over the top entries. If you don't like gushing, sentimental, "we are the world" optimism..........let me heal you!

I feel amazing! I have been working with energy healing for 10 years now and have had many, many mountain top experiences but never have I felt anything like this. That sentence is not one to take lightly either--you would be stunned to hear about some of the things I have experienced, things that take your breath away and go to your knees in gratitude.

But this. As I type this, my hands are humming, I am filled with vibration and gratitude and love for all who read this. You may not know this, but I am sending you Reiki healing through this page....(too woo woo? I warned you LOL!)

My Reiki Master, Jan is an amazing woman. Since I do not have her permission to divulge any details about her, you will just have to take my word for it--she is an angel and conduit of God. She held my hands and placed the power of Reiki healing in them and I am forever changed. So cool! It's really not all that woo woo, in fact, it's pretty well respected now, lots of people have had it and lots of scientists are studying and finding out that energy is a real thing and there is nothing to be afraid of, it's as normal as......well, breathing.

So, enough gushing. What is Reiki? Well, it's like the laying on of hands that Jesus did. It's therapeutic touch, healing hands, it's opening yourself up to the universal life energy and allowing your hands to be a conduit of healing. It's not my energy, to simplify--it's God's. It's me sending love through me to you. It's really powerful, I can't wait to share it with everyone/anyone who wants it.

There's a bunch more woo woo stuff I could tell you but maybe baby steps are best.

Peace be with you--love and healing to all.

Ebb & Flow

Boy it sure gets hard to navigate the twists and turns some times. Trying to incorporate all the aspects of ourselves and somehow make it all work together in some kind of sane fashion. I am mother, wife, friend, yoga teacher, spirit guide, director, producer, talent scout, seeker, slacker, planner, computer operator, dog trainer, maid, receptionist, counselor, drill sergeant, writer, decorator, event organizer, and silly goose all in one day. Makes my head spin somedays.

Like today.

The exciting thing is that I get to add a title this weekend. I have been wanting to do this for soooo long--I am finally going to get my Reiki attunement! I cannot tell you how much I have been looking forward to it....."just get through this and then, just finish this and then"......for years and now it's here.

The ebb (or is it flow?) is that I am also trying to put together a variety show at the same time. And just finished the yoga day, which was great but does require a bit of doing. Feel like I'm kinda boing boinging through January....

And then.....don't even ask.

Don't get me wrong. I know how blessed I am to be able to do all these things. I think I just need to learn to spread them out a bit more.

Nah....