The End Is The Beginning...

A week before the World Convention, C and I had a conversation.  While the others thought that we will be able to rest after all the stress on the souvenirs, the play, and all the other activities and responsibilities in the Orders, we knew that the Big Night will not be the end but the beginning of more responsibilities that need our attention.

We were right.

On the night of the WC, after attending to what we needed to attend to, we both sat down at the Guru's table.  While the others were frolicking and enjoying the company of the other brothers and sisters from all over the country, we went outside and listened to what he had to say.  While the party hall was alive with mirth, the air outside was quite serious due to the topics the Guru revealed and discussed.  People who were on that table came and went; and there were very few of us who stayed until the night was over while there were some who didn't go near at all.  I wanted to "balance" my time by thinking of spending some time at the table and spending some time at the party and have fun with the rest.  However, I had a sudden "flash" of a story/event in the Bible when Jesus was in the home of Mary and Martha.  Mary just sat and listened to Jesus while Martha was busy doing all the stuff.  When Martha became pissed she told Jesus to tell her sister to help her with the chores but to her surprise, Jesus told her that Mary was doing the better thing - listening and contemplating on what he had to say.  So I didn't want to be on Martha mode that night and just sat there and listened.

These tumultuous times really need to be taken seriously.  The Golden Age is at hand, but there are forces which prevent it from flourishing by doing all that they could to to tip the scales and cause chaos.  We will be ready for that.  As required, we have to do our share by intensifying our meditation practices and doing better things in order to prepare ourselves for what is to come.  The Warriors of the Light should always be ready for the changes which might occur in the coming months.  

The Light always dispels the Darkness.  

Fiat Lux!

I Dreamt of Amarna

Trials, Errors, Prototypes

For many nights, I have been pressured to come up with the souvenirs that we will be giving away on the fast-approaching World Convention.  I wasn't the only one put up with the task but in the long run, I was left alone to crack my brains out and figure out what to make during the initial stages of the project.

Fast forward a few months later, my boss on the project said he wants something Egyptian.  Of course, a stream of ideas piled up and in the long run we decided on tablets with the faces of Akhenaten, Maat, and Nefertiti.  Fast forward a couple of weeks more, I have been bothered by the choice of designs.  A realization that came through a dream reminded me that in Akhenaten's reign, the Aten was placed above all the other deities of the Egyptian pantheon.  Maat should be pulled out from the equation and should be replaced by Aten.

I was glad that my boss gave me free reign on how I should come up with the prototypes and was given ample budget just to get things done.  We have decided to get it done with plaster of Paris and should be painted with different colors.  I had problems on how to put the base on the tablets but a dream helped me find a solution.

The mass production of the souvenirs had been paused for a few times because I was encouraged to come up with a convincing prototype that would meet the boss's standards.  One time I brought a sample still wet with paint and was told that it looked like a project of an elementary student.  I was pressured to give the best that I could give or the whole project will be terminated and the burden of its failure would have to rest on my shoulders since I did not set an organized time frame to get things done.  I was just glad that after so much pressure the prototypes finally had a seal of approval.

Now that was just the easy part.  After a week of insomnia and painstakingly producing plaster figurines with silicone molds, the cleaning part came next.  For sure I couldn't do it by myself with the little time left on the board and the boss and apprentice didn't have enough hands either.  That's the part where the rest of the team came in and though the beginning caused a misunderstanding, I am glad they volunteered to help.

It took us about three days of tiring cleaning (carving, smoothing) the plaster items before we finally had to paint them.  Not all of those who volunteered to help were experienced painters though they really did try their best to make the items look good.  However, the boss has such discriminating taste that he only wants the best to be distributed on the Big Day.  Nefertiti with her regal splendor was such a challenging lady, she had to be set aside and pulled out from the project because not everyone gave justice to her beauty.  Sleepless nights followed for painting and when we were finally done, we were tired.  Tired but fulfilled.

Amidst the tribulations and the obstacles that kept appearing on our path, we're finally done with our task.  I couldn't have done it without the souls who sacrificed their time, energy, effort, and sleep time just to get things done.  Love for God, Love for the Orders and Love for Service became the driving force of those who made the souvenirs.  May they have Cosmic blessings for the rest of this lifetime and in the next...  Now we can sleep.  

And I could now continue dreaming of Amarna, the land of the Aten in my previous life...

These folks made it into the goody bag! Bye Nef, until we meet again!

Ask And You Shall Receive

I asked for help from a Greater Power, for things and situations I know I would not be able to handle by myself. One prayer was answered last night and I have been quite ecstatic about it.  I hope the rest of my prayers will receive their answers soon.

All I have to do is ASK sincerely...and I trust that I will receive the answers that the Cosmic believes will be the best for me. After all, I am not doing all these things just for myself, I am doing this for a lot of people.

I decree that I will be able to finish my tasks successfully and I will have the necessary resources at my command by tomorrow (today), 13 April 2012, Friday afternoon. SO MOTE IT BE!

Child of the Universe

"You are a child of the Universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should."

Enough said.  Thank YOU!

Yes

As much as I want to keep answering "Yes" to every question thrown my way, there are times when the only answer I could honestly give is my Silence.

Reset

Reset.  It is time to start anew.

For the past six or so months, I have been swimming in Limbo, not knowing exactly what I should do with the circumstances I have been presented with by the Cosmos.  A deluge of events (some more meaningful than I have expected) have drowned me and my seemingly calm mind.  The results are quite obvious -  I am taken aback and am still groping (in slight darkness) my way to recovery or something even better.

I am not the kind who wants concrete certainty in things which I am aware of are not permanent.  However, I yearn for focus in some aspects and I do hope that I will be able to establish what I really want to do for the rest of my life.

The past year had been very challenging and as I have said, the more recent months have gone overdrive and still here I am, optimistic and ready to see what the future has in store for me.