Hello, readers!
In February, we celebrated the Shanti Universe blog's fifth birthday. This means that the author has been trying to blog for five years now!
We can look at our own lives and see what we are unhappy with or ungrateful for. We can then consider what this situation, circumstance, or person is trying to teach us. Let's consider.
For the first time in my life, I heard the sound of the Armenian Duduk - a wind instrument from Armenia. The sound haunted my heart with a deep longing. I wanted to become one with the sound, and I knew that for this to happen, there should be no separate "listener" and separate "creator" of the sound. I had to simultaneously be the creator and the enjoyer of the sound. It is hard to express in words, but the yearning for the sound of the Duduk became so big that I finally got my own Duduk, and I am now learning to play the instrument myself!
If you are curious to know what the Duduk sounds like, here is an example.
For the readers that do not know, last year I published a little book that contains around 50 of these blog articles, adjusted for book format. If you enjoyed reading the articles on this blog and want to share them with others, you can consider doing so by buying them (or yourself) a book. You can buy the book here, and the price for the book includes only the printing and shipping. I do not make any profit from the book.
I am working on another book, which will include a new collection of short articles. Please keep an eye on the website for news on this project.
Thank you to our Divine Mother for Her endless Grace and Love.
With sincerest appreciation and love.
Every year around the birthday of the blog, the author shares a personal message. So, in this post, the 'me' and 'my' and 'I' will appear again, and will hopefully only resurface around next year this time.
With that said, please allow me to share a little bit from my side.
As before, many of the articles written here are inspired by conversations with friends. Thank you for sparking my inspiration and for the opportunities we enjoy discussing and exploring these topics together.
Despite the doctors' visits and numerous blood tests, the doctors found nothing and told me that I am, according to their data and laboratory tests, in excellent shape! On the one hand, this was good news, because I was really trying my best to stay fit and healthy. It also showed that the "external" things I did to be healthy, were paying off.
Still, I did not feel healthy, and the doctors' results were disappointing and left me with more frustration. It was clear that my problem was too subtle for Western Medicine, and I had to look at alternative ways.
It took a lot of patience, time, and reflection to really see what the illness was trying to show me. All along, I was trying to get rid of it, without trying to figure out what I could learn from it. It struck me that all along, I was ungrateful for the sickness.
I then reflected on all the positive things the sickness has given me. It has encouraged me to learn a lot about nutrition and about healthy habits and lifestyles. It led me to study Ayurveda and to adapt my diet, lifestyle, and routine accordingly. The sickness helped me get rid of many bad lifestyle habits, and helped me to incorporate a wide spectrum of healthy habits into my lifestyle... and so it became clear to me that without the sickness, I would have never had the ambition or motivation to make these changes in my life.
Suddenly, the ungratefulness transformed into deep gratitude. I realized that the sickness was a blessing and a gift! As this understanding sank into the depths of my heart, I could feel my heart opening as wide as the horizon, and loving, healing energy came pouring into my heart.
I fell asleep in this state, and the next morning, I woke up and felt pretty good. In the days that followed, I noticed a gradual and overall improvement, and I noticed my life-force was back and strong. It has been a few months since this happened, and I still feel good and grateful.
Reflection
It has been a great blessing and privilege to write for five years. Writing is not only a form of expression and creativity but also an opportunity to reflect and "put into words" the insights and understandings that come from a Place without words.As before, many of the articles written here are inspired by conversations with friends. Thank you for sparking my inspiration and for the opportunities we enjoy discussing and exploring these topics together.
Healing
In recent years, actually since I moved to Europe, I have seen my health and vitality declining. It has been frustrating. It brought a lot of fatigue, and it felt like my health limited me from doing many things that I wanted to do.Despite the doctors' visits and numerous blood tests, the doctors found nothing and told me that I am, according to their data and laboratory tests, in excellent shape! On the one hand, this was good news, because I was really trying my best to stay fit and healthy. It also showed that the "external" things I did to be healthy, were paying off.
Still, I did not feel healthy, and the doctors' results were disappointing and left me with more frustration. It was clear that my problem was too subtle for Western Medicine, and I had to look at alternative ways.
It took a lot of patience, time, and reflection to really see what the illness was trying to show me. All along, I was trying to get rid of it, without trying to figure out what I could learn from it. It struck me that all along, I was ungrateful for the sickness.
I then reflected on all the positive things the sickness has given me. It has encouraged me to learn a lot about nutrition and about healthy habits and lifestyles. It led me to study Ayurveda and to adapt my diet, lifestyle, and routine accordingly. The sickness helped me get rid of many bad lifestyle habits, and helped me to incorporate a wide spectrum of healthy habits into my lifestyle... and so it became clear to me that without the sickness, I would have never had the ambition or motivation to make these changes in my life.
Suddenly, the ungratefulness transformed into deep gratitude. I realized that the sickness was a blessing and a gift! As this understanding sank into the depths of my heart, I could feel my heart opening as wide as the horizon, and loving, healing energy came pouring into my heart.
I fell asleep in this state, and the next morning, I woke up and felt pretty good. In the days that followed, I noticed a gradual and overall improvement, and I noticed my life-force was back and strong. It has been a few months since this happened, and I still feel good and grateful.
We can look at our own lives and see what we are unhappy with or ungrateful for. We can then consider what this situation, circumstance, or person is trying to teach us. Let's consider.
What's more
Besides the story of my health, I have been blessed to travel, enjoy many new places, music, food, people, and other beautiful experiences in the last year.For the first time in my life, I heard the sound of the Armenian Duduk - a wind instrument from Armenia. The sound haunted my heart with a deep longing. I wanted to become one with the sound, and I knew that for this to happen, there should be no separate "listener" and separate "creator" of the sound. I had to simultaneously be the creator and the enjoyer of the sound. It is hard to express in words, but the yearning for the sound of the Duduk became so big that I finally got my own Duduk, and I am now learning to play the instrument myself!
If you are curious to know what the Duduk sounds like, here is an example.
For the readers that do not know, last year I published a little book that contains around 50 of these blog articles, adjusted for book format. If you enjoyed reading the articles on this blog and want to share them with others, you can consider doing so by buying them (or yourself) a book. You can buy the book here, and the price for the book includes only the printing and shipping. I do not make any profit from the book.
I am working on another book, which will include a new collection of short articles. Please keep an eye on the website for news on this project.
Gratitude
A very big and sincere thank you to the readers and my friends for supporting me with this blog project, and for all the inspiration and motivation. Thank you for helping me to grow this project, while simultaneously growing myself and learning from you. Thank you to everyone who shares the articles with others. I sincerely appreciate you, and I look forward to more learning and growing together.Thank you to our Divine Mother for Her endless Grace and Love.
With sincerest appreciation and love.
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