At 5 p.m., I attended the zoom meeting for the upcoming Sedona tour’s introduction. There were 30 people registered to the tour and the host expected to have them all attended, but there were only 19 people attended to today’s meeting.
The host asked the Reiki teacher to talk about Gaman. He asked me to speak something about Gaman, but I misheard what he said. I just said Gaman is patience. I should have added something in my mind without being shy. Thank you to the teacher for giving me the opportunity to speak up, and sorry for not saying anything today. I will get used to speak in front of people more often. Please provide me more opportunities in the future gatherings too.
What I wanted to share with everybody was like this.
Gaman is to keep faith and trust. I believe everything happens for reasons and everything has its own best timing. In order for a thing to happen at the best timing, we have to patiently wait for the best timing. Sometimes it does not happen at the timing we expect. It may not happen the way as we expect.
The Reiki teacher explained Gaman like this.
Gaman is a Japanese virtue. We know in nature that everything is impermanent and that is why everything is precious. One of his favorite tea ceremony terms is Ichigo-Ichie. It means once in a lifetime. Nothing stays the same. Everything happens in this world is unique and precious.
I always like how he explains things.
Toward the end, one attendee asked the teacher what she should prepare for the tour. The teacher answered to her with his policy; His policy is no preparation. Then the host chimed in and asked to come with open-minded and flexibility as all the attendees are diversity in nationality and culture. I think it is the great advice.
During the gathering, there was a part where I really wanted to give a big applause to my Reiki teacher. When the host mentioned to the Reiki teacher about the area that used to be Native American’s sacred area between Sedona and Phoenix, my Reiki teacher commented her in a loud voice like this. Remember, the sacred area is not only that area, but the entire America used to belong to Native Americans. I still cannot speak up like he does whenever needed. This is one of the parts I respect my Reiki teacher that he can speak up whenever he needs to do so.
I always enjoy participating in this group. Thank you everybody for having me in the group.
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