Talk at Bagua Bookstore
It was an interesting time to have traveled to Miami to conduct an "RIR." A sweet gal showed up at Bagua Bookstore, where I was doing a presentation and book signing. She was dressed in hospital scrubs, looking tired and stressed. Turns out, she had been tending to Haitian earthquake victims that day in a Miami crisis unit, those who had recently been flown in...
When it came time to do a few "minis" in the audience, I felt pulled in this gal's direction. Standing before her, I saw the face of a suffering Haitian woman that she had yet to meet. By way of "streaming consciousness"—transmitted from the victim's higher self—I saw that the gal, a physical therapist, would have just the right words or actions for this woman that would have a subsequent profound effect on lives of the woman and her children.
It wasn't certain as to whether this gal will have a clue as to the dynamics of this interaction when it occurs, but this is how it was shown to me. I talked to the gal, very sensitive and intuitive, regarding the importance of maintaining a healthy detachment when she works with these folks, while acting with compassion and allowing the Divine to work through her. Feeling one's pain (or becoming mired in the projections of our own pain) can compromise our ability to be a powerful conduit for healing energy.
When the gal came for a private consultation, she announced that the French government had asked her to come to Haiti as soon as possible. Apparently she has done work there in the past. The aftershock last week delayed her departure a day or two, but I believe that she's there now. We certainly send her love and extra energy as she tends to so many who are suffering. Here she is, interviewed on the news in Haiti: Physical therapists in Haiti
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staying inspired
thanks for your article sharing about the physical therapist helping many haitians in the tent hospitals in port of prince and in miami. it is a profound reminder to maintain a healthy detachment while in the role of helping others who are suffering if we want to maximize our effectiveness and truly help!
also hearing about the small number of people volunteering their services to help out, made me feel a connection to my personal longing to more fully serve my community with that kind of great purpose and meaning. i long to be an effective change agent in the world and i have been feeling my personal blockages that prevent me from stepping up. there are so many places including haiti that all of us can serve and i am grateful for this reminder and inspiration to keep on my personal path of healing so that i too can participate more fully with the collective challenges.
also regarding your article of the recent closings of so many of our beloved spiritual bookstores ( i just read that the bodhi tree bookstore in los angeles will be closing in a year), it is clear that the era of seeking inspiration and sangha(i.e., a spiritual community) in bookstores is shifting. obviously new venues of spiritual connection will have to emerge though a small part of me will miss the charm of the spiritual bookstores that were my refuge in times of confusion.
nonetheless, thanks for continuing to be such a wonderful inspiration! i appreciate being able to read your news articles to stay inspired!
Takes one to know one...
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. You seem like quite an awakened, inspiring human being. I have no doubt that you are making a difference, daily, "being a Light in the marketplace"—simply being the Light that you are.
And, it's a good thing to pitch in whenever/wherever we're called to assist.