St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Yoga and sushi on a breezy Sunday afternoon makes a Happy Sudha.

Working on being functional.

Spaghetti dinner :-)

The problem with not having enough to do is that I end up not doing anything.

Last night was Mahashivaratri.

A night full of bhajans and pujas.

Singing until there is nothing left but the music and Amma.

I did not make it through the night, I started feeling sick about 3 am and went to bed, missed out on the homa.

But when I woke up to the newly risen sun, I walked down the hill to the temple. It was drizzling softly, touching my cheeks like little kisses from the sky. Fog hung around the hills making the world seem hushed.

When I arrived at the temple the homa was still being cleaned up, the smoky air and bright flower petals made me feel like I hadn't missed the homa after all. Fresh reminders of the auspicious night.

Missing Amma so much today. Counting down the days to tour. 3.5 months!!

MahaShivaratri!

A text to Gowrish

Devi Bhagavati Shanti Prune, Bhavuka Rase Shive Namaste.

I listen to Amma's bhajns on the train and at school and pretend they are being played on loudspeaker. I imagin Amma's voice permeating everything, singing me through my day. Like the walls and the windows are happy to hear Her voice too.

"If you remember God and chant your mantra, you will have the power to face any situation"
~Amma



I had an argument with my cellphone (which I use as an alarm clock) this morning. It kept ringing and I kept asking it to stop, I don't know why it didn't listen to me!

The experience of waking up so early is still exciting to me. Most of the time I don't like it until I am awake, and then I welcome the morning with quiet cups of tea and contemplation.

Studying microfinance right now. One of the underlying beliefs with microfinance is that every person has the right to fund their livlihood with diginity regardless of whether they have access to the formal financial sector. It is very inspiring.

Amma also has form of something like microfinance, but its vocational training, giving sewing machines and training courses, and its free!

Continuing to find balance in my life, home, work, school, health.

I am enjoying listening to my dad talk to himself about the contents of the fridge.

Done!

Assignment 1, 2,3! Presto!

Work:

Playdough breakfast.

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Giggles, snuggles and cold feet.

Home:

Tea with Almond Milk.

Almond meal muffins.

Giggles, snuggles and cold everything.

Homework, Jeeves and Wooster, sleepy.

Rumi on the mind.

Remember God so much that you are forgotten.
Let the caller and the called disappear;
be lost in the Call.
~Rumi

Foggy brain this morning, waking up is not so easy with a sore throat. But the silence of the morning is delicious. Quiet mind, quiet world, quiet house.

Work, car, home, homework! Huzzah!