I attended the online Reiki sharing at 5 p.m.

There was a minor issue before I could log in to the meeting. My teacher invited me to this meeting and sent me the meeting ID and the passcode, but unfortunately he gave me the wrong information. Maybe he typed by himself instead of “copy and paste” and one digit of the ID was missing. I knew my teacher does not check his email constantly. He probably checks it every morning, but due to the big volume of emails he receives, I cannot expect him to reply back right away. Luckily he told me the host’s name and her city and country. I could easily find her in my teacher’s FB friends. And, to my surprise, the host and I have already become friends some years ago. I normally reject anybody whom I don’t know in person, but for some reasons, I accepted her friend request at that time. I contacted her and she quickly replied back to me with the correct meeting ID and passcode. That was how I could join the meeting on time. 

It was very nice to see my reiki teacher through Zoom. There were 40 attendees from North America, South America, Canada, Myanmar, and Australia. The host was an Australian woman. My Reiki teacher spoke English. Some of them were Spanish language speakers so one woman interpreted from English to Spanish. I liked this diversity. They all seemed to be nice and open-minded people.

We started off from introducing the new attendees including me. The teacher led us to say the Reiki originator’s Gokai (五戒) and perform the self-healing. Then we proceeded to give Reiki healing to the people who have requested in advance. There were11 people who wanted to receive Reiki healing energy. We gave Reiki for 3 minutes to each person, so by the time it turned to the last person, we all were tired. During the Reiki session, I felt one of my family spirits were enjoying this gathering and giving the people Reiki healing energy with me. Once in a while I saw a vision. He appeared in a young male figure. He had a handsome face and a well-fit body. I guess he is my son-in-spirit. I appreciate his support.

The latter part of the gathering started off from Q&A session. One attendee asked the teacher about how he consider Covid-19 and the vaccination. I really liked his answer. He considers Covid-19 is a blessing in disguise. It is a process to get better for all of us. I totally agree with him. Instead of always talking about the negative sides of anxiety and worry about Covid-19, it will be helpful if we switch to focus on the positive sides and benefits brought to human beings. There are so many blessings and lessons learned for us during this pandemic. We should keep having a faith and focus on the positive future after this pandemic. He also talks about vaccination. He said that it was his personal decision and every individual should make their own decision and that he personally is not planning to take the vaccine. He might take it eventually not at least not right now. He wants to wait and observe. I totally agree with his decision in this matter too. I know not everybody can agree with our decision and it is fine with me. I am not going to push my decision to anybody, and I want other people to do the same as me; respect each individual’s decision and not to force anybody anything.

Then the teacher started talking about Wabi Sabi (侘び・寂び). All of a sudden he asked me to talk about Wabi Sabi of my opinion. I appreciated him for giving me the precious opportunity to express my knowleage. I tried to explain of what I think of Wabi Sabi. I mentioned about Japanese philosophy. We believe in Animism. We consider there are so many gods and spirits everywhere and we respect all of them. One example of Wabi Sabi that I think is a cold winter morning when our breath gets white. I think the moment is holy and in awe. I respect and enjoy the moment given by nature and gods. I think it is one example of Wabi Sabi. The holy and precious moment. It is hard to describe in words because it is something that shows our way of traditional thinking and living.

One of a Canadian man who has lived in Japan agreed and commented nicely about what I said. I really appreciated him for doing so. He also added it is a philosophy of Japanese traditional tea ceremony.  

Then the teacher continued of the interpretation and explanation of Wabi Sabi. He said it is beauty in impermanence. He also explained our traditional culture of Ichigo Ichie (一期一会). Everything in this Universe has been changing and evolving. Nothing and no one can stay the same. That is why we should value each moment. And that is the philosophy of Wabi Sabi.

I was in awe on how the teacher explained beautifully. It covers the question about the current pandemic situation too. I was so proud for being his student and that I chose him as my Reiki teacher.

The gathering ended at 7:15 p.m. It was over 2 hours gathering with a whole bunch of positive energy and teachings. I fully enjoyed this gathering and look forward to the next one in next month. My great appreciations and respect goes to my Reiki teacher and everybody in this group.

Right after noon time, while I was enjoying my alone time, I received a phone call. I didn’t recognize the number so I didn’t answer it. It called twice, and on the second call, I received a voice message. It was from the school staff informing my daughter has abdominal pain and wants to come back home.

I quickly got ready and jumped in my car. According to my daughter, it only took 4 minutes for me to get there to pick her up. It was my record on how quickly I picked her up.

I feel blessed that I am available for my daughter whenever she needs me. I will enjoy every moment in raising her as childhood days go so quickly.

It was a dry hot summer day. The temperature went up to 40C (104F.) I heard we are having a heat wave for a couple days.

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I have been enjoying reading the novel book Soldier Sister, Fly Home written by Nancy Bo Flood.

Even though this is a fiction novel, it talks about the first Native American woman to die in combat. I remember about her. When I went to the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque in 2003 with my female Navajo friend, the MC mentioned about her at the opening ceremony. We all the audience and the performers took a moment to send a good prayer for her and her family.

I like the part where the main character and her grandma encounter two rude Bilagáanaa sisters pointing finger at the grandma and asking for a picture with a real “Indian”. If I were there I would get pissed at the rude sisters and say something very mean to make them regret or something. But the grandma acted wisely. She accepts them and gives her warm hospitality in return.

Here is her statement.

“When somebody looks down on you, listen and learn. Walk with them….We can learn or bite. Laughing is better for the belly.” cited from Chapter 11; Soldier Sister, Fly Home.

I always like to hear elders who have lots of wisdom accumulated through their lives.

In the morning my family and I went to the canyon hiking. We stopped by at the grocery store and came back home. Right after we brought our shopping items in the house, our friend’s car parked in front of our house. She was at the right timing to stop by. She brought us one grocery bag full of fresh produce. She worked as a volunteer at the local community garden and picked up some produces for us. She invited us to the garden and we all drove there.

Their garden was doing great. It is a non-profit community garden and started three years ago. This year they expanded the garden space much more than the previous years. We received some shares of produces of UFO zucchini, green zucchini, chard, yellow squash, and basil.

We had some produces for dinner. I could feel their high vibration even when I was cutting them. They tasted so good and fresh.

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In the evening I read two books.

White Nose the Sheep Dog written by Thomas, Marjorie W. – This book is a bilingual book containing English and Navajo. The story is very cute. The main character is a puppy whose nose is white. My daughter and I loved this story.

The Precious Gift: A Navaho Creation Myth written by Ellen Jackson (Author), Woodleigh Marx Hubbard (Illustrator) – This book talks about the Navajo myth about the water carrier Snail. I want to say thank-you to a snail for bringing water from the underworld when I see it next time.

Recently I visited Reiki teacher’s online announcement page. He posted 2 months ago of the announcement of his online Reiki study group. I wished if I had known this announcement beforehand so that I could have attended it. I don’t go to his announcement page often. As a matter of fact, I hadn’t visited his announcement page for several years.

So I emailed my teacher to let me know if he has any online events coming up. In his reply, he invited me his online Reiki sharing gathering on upcoming Tuesday. I am happy for still being able to communicate with him and being able to see him online event next week.

Last night our local city council had a regular meeting. They set a new regulation that a facial mask is not required in our local community anymore. The school has announced the students that they would not need to wear a facial mask anymore.

Today was the Day-1 of the new regulation. I wanted my daughter to still keep wearing a facial mask for safety, and my daughter agrees to do so. She saw many other students also still kept wearing a facial mask as their parents feel the same way as I do. I am glad to hear that people feel the same way as I do and still keep caution.

Today was the first day for my daughter to jump in the swimming pool of this summer. We didn’t go to the swimming pool all summer last year because we concerned about Covid-19. I am glad she had a good time with her friends in the swimming pool.

At night my family and I had a hard time sleeping. It was too hot to sleep even we turned on the fan and cooler. I went to bed at 8:30 p.m. and finally fell asleep after 12 a.m.

I had only 2 hours sleep, because I had the Past life reading workshop started at 3:00 a.m. This workshop is newly proposed at the school. They set only seven students at the maximum, and class lengths was only one hour. I liked this small sized class.

The instructor did a past life reading for all the seven students. I think she set the time of 7 minutes each. She did an excellent job as always. It was interesting to hear the reading for other person. Every person has a different spiritual history and preference in their way of living and same patterns in their actions.  

Before this workshop, I asked my family spirts to show my past life as a Native American. I wanted to know any advice and messages on how I can overcome people phobia.

When it came to my turn, I was so happy that the instructor read my past life figure as a Native American woman.

Her reading was like this.

Being born as a Native American is my spirit’s pattern to be born in the planet Earth. My spirit has deep connections and roots on the Native American land. The Native American woman had black long straight hair. She divided into two and braded them in front of the body.

She saw a vision of two huge rocks. In between the rocks, sun was shining through. Also, a vision of rainbow.

I had lived a life during the time White people came to our land. Even though they had the religion and worshiped God, their actions and behaviors were far away from good people. They lied, stole, and killed our tribal people. Even though I was born as a woman, I was leading people in fighting. I didn’t forgive those bad people. I never erased the rebellious spirit. I brought the memory back to this life time so that I can rewrite the bad experiences and memories to a better version. It will be good not only for me but also for my family spirits.   

Going back to the Native’s sacred land is my inevitable destiny. Behind me, there were a whole bunch of spirits who shared the same experience with me in the past life. They were supporting me by dancing and drumming through our ceremonial rituals. In this moment I felt their collective energy that was warm and supportive, I shed tears. When I go back to my spirit’s homeland on this Earth, I should spend the rest of my life with many things that I could not do in the past life. That includes spending time with my family. Also it includes sharing the wisdom from our elders on how to protect our sacred land and how to live peacefully with fellow humans as well as other living creatures on Earth.

My family spirits also wanted me to be careful on how to use my energy. I am very energy sensitive because I have been working as a shaman for many past lives. I’ve always worked something dealing with God. My spiritual ability is very strong and powerful, so that I need to be careful for not getting disturbed by lower vibrations. They wanted me to focus on communicating with higher dimensioned beings only and convey the important messages to fellow humans.

Today’s dream: It was a fun and relaxing dream. My family and I were in our homesite in Navajoland. There were my Navajo family too. We had three dogs. My dog was a brown golden retriever and my daughter’s dog was a small black mixed breed dog. We were all running around on the ground, and the simply running around with our dogs was really fun. My husband’s grandma told me to stop worrying about anything and just come back to Navajoland and enjoy the land energy. She showed me some visions. In the vision I was offering my homemade food to the local people and they paid for it. Grandma grinned at me and told me I can make money in many different ways to support my family and myself. She said to me that living on Navajoland would be much easier than I think. She said “it is actually easier done than said,” instead of “it is easier said than done.” We both laughed. And my conscious came back to my physical body.

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I read the book of Spider Woman’s children: Navajo weavers today Written by Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete.

Today’s dream: I was with my Japanese friend and her husband. The three of us were visiting a huge farm and a vegetable garden. First we were welcomed by many bulls. They were huge and black. They were friendly and sat down next to me. I pet them gently and they looked at me in a gentle eyes. Then one huge milking cow came close to me. All of a sudden she stood up by her two back legs and sprayed milk to me. It was like a gentle warm shower. At the vegetable garden there were lots of healthy vegetables and fruits ready to pick up. Among them one huge watermelon was very impressive. Then I woke up. I know this dream had a good message to me. I expect something great will happen soon.

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It was my daughter’s second day of the summer camp. After I dropped her off at school and came back home, I started having a pollen allergic reaction. I did a steam therapy for my nose and throat but it didn’t work. I needed to wash my nose very often during the day. I went to bathroom back and forth and my precious four-hour alone time went by so quickly. At least my daughter came back with a big smile on her face. She had a great day with her friends today. It counts as my happiness too.  

When my husband came back home from work, I mentioned my allergy. He said his coworker was suffering from a bad allergic reaction today and her face especially under the nose area got all red. Poor thing. I was not the only one who suffered from pollen’s attack today.

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I finished reading the book Life of the Navajo written by Amanda Bishop. It is a thin book but contains lots of information. I enjoyed looking at the beautiful illustrations and pictures in the book.

This year the weather is definitely different from the previous years. I have been living in this area for 12 years now. I always had a tough time to get by in May and June as these months are the hottest and driest months of the year. This year we had a cool temperature in last May. I sometimes wore a long sleeve shirt and long pants with even a light jacket in May. This month is different too. Even in June, the hottest summer month, I need a T-shirt and long pants in the morning and the night as it is too cold for a tank top and short pants. I read some news talking about the positive impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic. Because humans refrained from using cars and airplanes, the quality of air and ocean water have much more improved than before.

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My daughter attended the first day of Summer school. I prayed my family spirits and her family spirits that she would have a good time with other participants.

She came back home and told me lots of things that she experienced. All in all she had a good time. Even though she went through some minor uncomfortable experiences from some mean adults and bulling children, she told me in a fun way. I am proud of her getting stronger than before. I really hope she will keep enjoying the summer camp and staying safe all the time. Thank you to our family spirits for taking good care of my precious daughter.

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I read the book Monster slayer: a Navajo folktale Written by Vee Browne.