Following the events in Japan, I find myself curious as to how one might live in the most challenging of times, and still find joy despite such uncertain footing and loss. I feel the grief of those who survive having lost family and friends. I also sense their gratitude for who and what remains in their everyday. I notice the collective need to focus on the now.
Checking in on a masterful life teacher who lives in Tokyo, I find him feeding birds, offering prayers, breathing, and chanting. In the midst of uncertainty and fear, I find him creating. So, today I honor Charlie Badenhop for his work in holding ground, praying for a southwesterly wind, and facing hard challenges as he and his adopted country struggle to right what has washed away. In the empty spaces I know there will be new growth and possibilities. To hold growth and new ways of living as truth despite troubling times requires faith in creation.
To see Charlie create and share during these times, is to feel the power of creation, faith, and love. Blessings to Charlie and to the southwesterly winds. May gentle breaths now blow away harm and bring in healing. To hear Charlie and feel his prayers, check out his Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Seishindo or his website http://www.seishindo.org/ .
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