God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts

The Brick!!! Read It. Read this today and don't delete it even
if you are too busy!! You'll see. THE BRICK
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?" The young boy was apologetic. "Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," He pleaded. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop..." With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother, "he said "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me." Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: "Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!" God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not. Thought for the Day: If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you! Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless. God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.
Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. Pass this message to seven people except you and me. You will receive a miracle tomorrow ( just do it)!

KSY Book Club - Trying Again!

Just in case some of you didn't get John's email, we wanted to let you know that we are trying to gather again this Sunday, 5pm, at our house.

It was suggested that we discuss the book 'How Yoga Works' chapter by chapter rather than trying to discuss the whole book in one evening. This sounded like a great idea because each chapter has a terrific lesson and then you won't feel like you need to read the whole book before Sunday.

See you soon! Peace!

BOOK CLUB

We're still on for this afternoon!!!

book club
How Yoga Works
@ John & Becky's
Sunday Jan 14th
4:30 pm

How Sweet It Is...Or Is It?

I was reading through some of my old notes today and came across this great little teaching tale that I'd almost forgotten. I thought I'd share it because it is such a great visual of something that we all do mentally...The story I read was told by Joseph Goldstein.

In India, people have a unique way of catching monkeys. They make a hole in a coconut and hollow it out. The hole they make in the coconut shell is large enough to allow in a monkey's hand if it is open, but small enough that a monkey's balled up fist will not go through it. Then they place a sweet inside the hollowed-out coconut shell, place the whole thing in a tree and wait. The monkey comes along and wants the sweet, sticks her hand in and grabs it, but finds that she can't remove her hand when it is closed around the treat. The monkey will stay there trying to get her hand out while holding the sweet -- refusing to relinquish it even to the point of being captured because of it.

I was just saying to a group of yoga students last night that I hoped they would leave the class with open hearts, minds, bodies, hands. I asked them what would happen if they just let go? Stopped holding onto people, things, ideas so tightly? For the monkey in the teaching tale above, letting go is the way to freedom and holding on is the way to captivity -- seems to me that it's the same for us humans who've got ahold of so very many sweet treats...

new years meditation

Ganesha: Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha
http://www.yogajournal.com/meditation/2069.cfm

BOOK CLUB JAN 14th

we have several people interested in a book club. if you are interested, let's try to get together for the first time this sunday jan. 14. let's start 4:30 or 6:30. mike

Book Club

Julie and Shannon were nice enough to give me the book How Yoga Works. Is there still a group that would like to talk about this book?

Question?

First off I just did my first 108 Sun Salutation. Loved it!(x's 108) But wow my fingers feel like jello as I am trying to type, never saw that coming. Which brings me to my questions. Why is the magical number 108? And why my fingers?
Next, I loved the effects of the cleanser but now I am out. What have you found locally that has the same effect? Also is it safe to use daily or should one take a break? How about the other supplements, the dandelion root and probiotic?
Also if you have any great healthy recipes you would like to share, please do.
Wishing all of you a Happy New Year!(x's 365)