i know there is only one power worth having. and that is the power, not to take, but to accept. not to have, but to give. -ursula le guin
(a note of explanation):
life has a funny way of unraveling like a tapestry beneath your feet, and all of a sudden, you wake up one morning and the world as you thought you knew it has changed. you might wake up to discover the Love of your life - your partner of five years - gone. you might experience the passing of a loved one or several. you might hear that your sibling or dear friend has suffered a sudden illness or affliction. or, in some cases, all of the above at once. it is in these moments when the whole of your existence seems turned upside down...when to cope, you find you become merely a shadow of your former self...that it is good to count your blessings. whether in the form of long faithful friends, or gentle benevolence from strangers...even as you are dying to be reborn...there is a Strength that will cradle you like the solid branches of an ancient tree. and slowly, feeling will creep back into your soul, and you will know the foundation has grown even more firm beneath your being.
...and now...
manipura
[awakening to new personal possibilities]
Buddhinath Buddhipriya, Vighnavinashanaya, Siddhidhata Siddhivinayaka
Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha
