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Friday, December 21, 2012

Career Exploration with Young Adults at Covenant House

Yesterday was truly a remarkable, uplifting sort of day visiting the young adults at the Covenant House.  I went in not really knowing what to expect, not really knowing how I can be of any impact to these young adults...

but perspective changes as the wheels of life are turned & interesting things begin to unfold...

Many of these youths are a lot like you & I. They have dreams, goals & aspirations. They live in a society built where sometimes it is more difficult to reach that latter of success so many envision.  Wanting so much more from their lives & striving to get there. 

The purpose of the workshop was for the Volunteers to share their own personal experiences with life, career, family & offer some level of guidance to these young adults in sharing with them the things we learned & picked up along the way. Helping them to prepare for the next chapter of their lives.

This is where my anxiety kicked in.. (internally)..

heart racing..
adrenaline pumping...

OMGGG I am expected to speak in front of a large group of people & I have no clueeee what I am to share.

But then something happened..

They spoke..

There words were spoken...

And that is when it dawned on me, that I am no different than any one of these people in the room.  Not any of the young adults or the volunteers. 

Universally we are all the same....

That didn't stop my heart from racing at the idea of speaking in front of these group of people.  And it certainly didn't stop the sweat from wanting to pierce out from my skin...

Bigger Picture...

When it came time for me to Share my own experiences, the words just like a fountain oozed from my mouth. And they LISTENED...

They observed..
They were intrigued...
And they found me to be relatable...

They naturally gravitated towards me, like sheep to a Sheperd

In some capacity we all share some level of hardships, some more severe than others. But at the end of it all many of our experiences help to mold us into the people we CHOOSE to become.  Many of these young adults carried with them a sense of hope and optimisim that their futures would be bright.  But then there were also the few that behind their sad eyes, existed fear of the unknown & true fear of what they do already know, which is LIFE for them is hard.  And unfortunately for many of them, life is harder than most. 

Every story different..
Stories to be told...
and many stories left unsaid...

Meeting with these youths brought back into my realm of existence how easily it is for ALL to become lost...

feeling forgotten...

And my being able to become an outlet for them with self expression, relateability & positivity is truly a remarkable thing!!!

Remarkable!

Euphoric!!

I stepped into the Covenant House afraid of the unknown, but I left the Covenant House sure of who I was, and what I am meant to be for those who like many others, just need A light to Shine their way!!!

Blessings to you ALL <3 nbsp="nbsp">


Tuesday, December 18, 2012

SUFFERING....

I find it hard to get over the mourning of all those lives lost in the Connecticut elementary school massacre. I sit at home & I cry, I wash the dishes & I cry, I talk to my family & friends about it & I cry, it is truly a devastating blow into ones spirit..




I find myself reading & reading trying to occupy my thoughts elsewhere... any chance I get to distract my mind from all of this worlds cruelty and sheer madness , but even then I begin to cry...



I have not weeped in such a way in a very long time. Possibly since the loss of my own mother.



Tears shed as this is written...



You know one would have every right to become angry with a situation as this with the slaughter of all those beautiful children, teachers, faculty & staff... Those innocent children being the larger of #'s among the dead... thinking to myself...what kind of monster is capable of committing such a heinous Act of EVILnessss...



I definitely would & could understand ANGER!!!



exploding from within..

Volcano erupting..

Lava oozing everywhere..

Catastrophic indeed!!!



But this is not something to be angry about, it is to be mourned & grieved and almost nearly inconsolable!!



Anger is only an excuse to further justify behaving as tyrannical BEASTS...



But believe you, me...

Anger, I definitely could understand..

Be upset.. Be angry .. But do not marinate in it !!!



what I am trying to say, is that anger does not suit well for something as tragic as this extreme loss that has caused the entire world to suffer. And I think SUFFER is the best word to describe this entire life event.



No words would ever ease the suffering that this tragedy has bestowed upon us all..



I even found myself in a daze like numbing outwardly expression. Going along with my task at hand but all the while thinking of all those beautiful children...

none.. ZERO... 20!!! beautiful little lives won't be home this christmas or any christmas after that!!!



In the car ride this morning with my father, he was happily discussing with me about Christmas and gifts.. And I just stared blankly shrugging my shoulders here and there.. He even paused and mimicked my expressions.. Which then prompted me to vocalize why I was so doom & gloom.. I said, I can't stop thinking about all those children. Which then resulted in not what I wanted to hear kind of response.. But it was not at all mean, or insensitive, it was actually said quite sadly, "what could you really do ?"



And that is the ultimate blowww... (Not from my dad, but from those very words)...



What could you really do ??



The cards have been dealt, and there is absolutely No turning back.



What has been done, has been done, and there is no undoing!!!



Tragic!!



Ticking clocks we have on time, but there is no button to unwind, what should never have existed to begin with.



Suffering, it exist in the tiny crevices of all of humanity.



Some anticipate its journey into the realm of existence, others fall plague to its arrival, but then there are those who plot it's Demise into full existence, to wreak havoc on those it deems misfortunate to have walked this earth.



There's nothing to be said, except HOW could we all make a change when most of us are not willing to make one ???



I was reading an article in YOGA JOURNAL, written in remembrance of Georg Feuerstein (1947-2012). Feuerstein was a Scholar & true practitioner of Yoga. He wrote more than 50 books, articles and book reviews. His lifelong passion was to make authentic yoga WISDOM known to contemporary practitioners.



So as I am reading along in the article written in Yoga Journal, something that they wrote that he said while living struck a cord, & is completely relevant to this current situation with the awful slayings that just took place last week in Connecticut.



Frauerstein's lifelong passion was to make "authentic yogic wisdom known to contemporary practitioners."



What does that mean???



And Why do we practice ???



He is quoted as saying,

"We are suffering our asses off!"



Philosophy: "We simply practice to end suffering, for ourselves and for others."



And I connected those dots.. At least for myself..because I love practicing yoga.. And there are many benefits my body, mind & spirit receive when I practice yoga and when I further educate myself on the practice of yoga.



One of the most important poses in yoga is Shavasana ~ Corpse Pose, and this is typically done at the end of a sequence of Asanas (yoga poses) , and when a person is in corpse pose this is when "healing" begins to take place in ones body. In Shavasana, the body may be in the anabolic state of metabolism during which organ and muscle repair and development is occurring.



Which leads me to what this article brought to my attention...



INTENTION...



Now, I may not be able to do anything to make something as tragic as this shooting rampage to erase from all of this worlds existence...



Butttt... HOW could I nourish my OWN spirit, another entity whom resides well in me ?



INTENTION...



in my next yoga sequence INTENTIONS will be my focus.. INTENTIONS in assisting to help HEAL my spirit with the SUFFERing of this most devastating loss...



Now it may not be much, but i am always trying to look at the whole, i SEE, that when I am able to heal, I am given the opportunity to make myself available & useful to others, and in this attempt at healing, i try my best to help in any way possible.



This may not be the solution



THINK COSMIC...



Nothing will be able to erase these horrible crimes that have taken place...

BUT...

taking the time out to give yourself a healthy way to try to help urself cope, deal and hopefully HEAL from all of this is a good way to start!!!



Blessings to you all <3>
Another uncounted uncut chant !!





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