What are you ready to roll the stone away from and release?

Today we celebrate overcoming being hung up, rolling the stone away and rise anew into the emergence of our Sacred Self.  We forgive ourselves and each other.  When forgiveness takes place, we enter into that holy space to accept healing, love, and joy. Healing takes place when we forgive and heal everything from our past, leaving no stone unturned, no person passed over.  We become healers when we have healed our own past, and made peace with all persons.  That makes us a very powerful force in this world. This Easter I am grateful of this reminder. I liken it to forgiving everyone everything before coming to the altar to pray.  It’s powerful stuff and it’s the stuff true unconditional Love is made of.  Only Love is real.  Everything else is illusion.  Adding to the confusion.

Facebook Friend Durga Adriane writes, “I’m just gonna say it: As much as I LOVE my yoga, Ayurveda, Hinduism, and Eastern spirituality- (and don’t get me wrong, I do love my people in that community as well)- when it comes to hanging out and being around folks, 99% of the time I would rather be around a bunch of drinking, swearing, partying, sometimes-smoking musicians. “But why?” my yoga peeps ask… because, frankly, the rocker bunch is almost always more straightforward and authentic, you can be yourself without people spiritual-judging you about how “enlightened” you are/aren’t “acting” and they don’t have this thing that you have to be all rainbows and fairies all the time or you “aren’t being spiritual.” I got SO sick of that when I was doing kirtan 3-4x a month, dealing with yoga studios, so-called “spiritual” venues, and all of the B.S. I kept encountering so I stopped. The hypocrisy was burning me out to the point that I didn’t even wanna do it anymore. (Not that I won’t again, I definitely will- but way more selectively.) -And I’ve been happier ever since!

Spirituality is not about rejecting parts of your human experience- it’s about evolving through them. We all screw up. The point is, are you trying to do better or just judging everybody else? Or would you rather shut up and play some music? ? And also, I’m not gonna stop saying Fuck. Ever.”   Continue reading →

All are invited to the Friends of the World Gathering to be held in the Pavilion at Yoga Shakti Mission on Sunday March 4 Noon to 4pm.   Free admission.  There will be a variety of cultural dances, music, drama, international food and vendor booths. We hope to provide an atmosphere of openness and genuine appreciation of each other’s special talents and cultural heritage, thereby promoting understanding and friendship of all races and cultures.  Philippine, African, Middle Eastern, Indian, Hawaian  and English dancers are expected to perform as well as bluegrass and Russian and Irish singers.  Indian and western vegetarian food will be sold &  local entrepreneurs will display their wares.  *Now accepting vendors for the event* Contact Shyama yogashaktipalmbay@gmail.com  if you would like a booth (only $20)  or you would like to perform. All welcome. No admission charge. Please spread the word. Yoga Shakti Mission,  3895 Hield Road, NW, Palm Bay, FL 32907.  321-725-4024  http://www.yogashakti.org/ Email yogashaktipalmbay@gmail.com

We get these prayers, you know. They fly out of your mind and come find us, they stick to us and cushion us from life’s blows. They lighten our load and lift us to a place of hope. When we’re hopeful, we recover quicker. Thank you 

So I put off until the last day to get all my employer’s federal tax return stuff in AND to compile the quarterly docs for my tax chick. And I wake up with a giant head cold. No matter, it needs to be done or I’ll pay the penalty. Early on, I used to decide what to pay late according to how much the late charge was. Sometimes it’d be worth it to float a week. Sometimes I had no choice, like if a bill was due on the 6th and I didn’t get paid until the 15th. Even now I don’t always make good decisions, but I ALWAYS consider my consequences ahead of time. Not in money matters, I grew up and straightened that out, but in life. Whatever it is I am considering doing, am I willing to pay the price for doing it?

Yesterday we signed the rental lease and what ensued the rest of the day reflected Pluto conjunct Mercury and Mercury squaring my natal moon. Translation: potential hassles, obstacles, grumpiness, miscommunication. Unlike a lot of stories I hear, I love my HOA. Maybe because it’s so easy to stay in compliance and I don’t try to buck the system. I’m all for what’s easy. But being an Aries x5 and a landlord in an HOA (homeowners’ association) community, I’ve learned the value of patience and grace under pressure. It was like being at the stove waiting for the kettle to boil. I wanted tea but didn’t want to hear the kettle whistle so I stayed quiet and listened carefully for when to open the spout. And I was a good girl at the HOA ofc, I kept my own spout closed and listened attentively. It paid off each time.
—AND IF YOU CAN’T BE QUIET AND PATIENT AND ATTENTIVE AND HOPEFUL, YOU CAN PRETEND TO BE. Pretend long enough and you’ll grow into being quiet and patient and attentive and hopeful in those types of situations. And it will always pay off. Then you’ll be patient and hopeful for real and everyone wins. Especially you. Know when to open the spout to let off steam and when to keep it closed for the best brew. I’m hopeful you can do it.

Today was a blur of activity and last minute wtfs. A great reflection of Pluto conjunct Mercury and Mercury squaring my natal moon. The February Horizons Magazine was delivered and I got half the mailouts to the post office. I re-arranged several appointments for work on the rental. I met with new resident, we signed lease and took her application to the park office. A little snafu, we came at noon; regular gal was off today and 2nd in command was at lunch. That meant tenant can’t get a parking decal for her car until 3 trustees approved the app.    Continue reading →