(not necessarily in that order)
Today I sang with the ensemble and stayed for the full morning class. It felt wonderful to finally be able to fully participate in this year’s Inner Renewal Retreat.
The icing on the cake was Jyotish and Devi’s “Question & Answer” session in the evening — always a highlight of the week. They are just so masterful at balancing lightheartedness with profound spiritual wisdom.
So much laughter and joy, together with so much deep devotion and high consciousness.
I knew I had reached the “enough!” point when I woke up with my head full of ideas for the song that was scheduled to start this morning’s Inner Renewal Retreat class.
I didn’t have enough voice to be able to sing yet, but I went early to the Temple and helped the group rehearse…which was so fun.
What it comes down to is that I need to be able to express myself through Swamiji’s music. It’s the biggest part of my raison d’être, as the French would say.
Of course, it was important to take the time to rest, heal, and nurture my physical body. But five days confined to the house was enough, thank you very much. It’s time for me to be about my guru’s business.