(not necessarily in that order)
Today was Ananda Village’s belated Rajarsi Day, one of the high points in our community year.
I actually managed to participate a little, despite still feeling rather tired and spacey. And it was lovely seeing so many of my fellow residents.
Later I had to sort of force myself to write some time sensitive emails. Plenty of resistance.
But the consistent thread through it all — for the entire day and into the night — was feeling foggy.
Today was our annual community-wide workday, honoring Rajarsi Janakananda (James Lynn), Yogananda’s most advanced disciple.
It had been a full and very intense week, and I was moving very slow this morning. I missed the opening circle and found myself wondering if I would make it at all.
But I’ve learned the lesson enough times by now that I knew I had to just get there. And sure enough — I got to enjoy the company of dear friends while doing something useful, amidst lots of joy and laughter.
Our project was to separate oregano leaves from the stems so they could be dried and made into Italian seasoning. There was whole group of us, having what in another time and place would have been a “quilting bee,” but we were having an “oregano bee.”
It was great fun, leaving me energized, and once again grateful to be living the truth that service is joy!