Chinese and classic Japanese calendar is based on a lunar calendar and therefore,
it’s New Year, an auspicious day.
As we celebrate the New Year, I am just filled with deep sense of gratitude.
So blessed to have kind students – this morning, I had a student who gave me a good feedback to put me back on track- thank you – I don’t drink coffee early in the AM but maybe I should?
and after last Sunday evening class, a lovely student sweetly says something like:
She: “I know I have a name for you in Spanish!”
Me: ?
She: “You are a CURANDERA.”
Me: ??
I do not know Spanish – wish I had studied it – so absolutely – ??? lost.
So, she translates “Curandera” to mean in English … “Healer”… “HEALER“?
Me: me? what?
I am so flattered and honored. Thank you – Arigato – Gracias!
We all need positive reinforcements especially when faced with a dilemma or trying to choose a path.
I don’t think of myself as a healer – that’s just too tremendous a responsibility but I think she read my intentions – that I desire that kind of a magic potion that heals all wounds and pains, I wish I could be a healer and my mind is full of how-to’s to accomplish it and I study the how’s (alternatives to Western medicine) out of that desire. How I wish I had that magic tincture… an elixir… to dispense that remedies all.
I think most people I see as being “spiritual” – not religious but “spiritual” all experienced or faced some significant loss or even death in some ways (that pretty much covers everybody eventually) – if not your own loss (health, innocence, belief system, strength, will – all things material and not) or near death experience, someone or something near or dear to you… and that makes one a bit more aware, call it spiritual – or conscious and AWAKE – as in that sign that says
“Life is Short; but Eternity is Not…” Yes, don’t we know it.
So if appreciation of Life makes me a Curandera, hope we can all, each of us find the Curandera spirit within us.
That is how I hope to serve… for everyone to be empowered to be one’s own Curandera… with a little help from a friend:) dispensing that technique.
We are all, each of us, a “Curandera”. It made me think of a medicine man in Native American culture I once read about and felt an affinity towards…
Native American Shamanism… actually has some parallels to Shinto tradition in Japan… hope it’s okay to say that…anyway,
Thank you again for such a special compliment that humbles and inspires me, Dearest T.
Happy Lunar New Year and enjoy the Oscar party – will miss you but, even a Curandera cannot replace vibes from such a party:-)