Flu, Drowning and Awareness

A meandering post. I have had the flu the past few days. My daughter just started preschool and as sure as clockwork, Julie and I both come down with the newest and latest of colds.

My father was a doctor, with a home office. I spent an amazing amount of time with those sick or working through problems. My father taught me much. It doesn't bother me occasionally when I do get sick. It becomes a time to explore the body and mind from a new angle, It's also a good time to meditate.

Sickness is part of life, our bodies and mind evolved hand in hand with fighting various disease vectors. It's healthy to get sick once in a while and good for the soul , to help us contemplate how we interconnect to the larger world.

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We watched the search and rescue helicopter go up and down the ravine behind our house. The Wailuku river is a powerful river, accounting for half the drowning deaths in our state.

The river has deep spirit and its power is immense... too many people just dive in thinking it would be a fun place to swim in. At times they never find the bodies of those who do.

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Life is followed by awareness. If you want to live a full life, then open up to awareness.

Otherwise, like leaping into the Wailuku, you could lose yourself to the world.

Namaste