Energy Share for Sunday
January 25, 2009

The Ship of Life

Across the shore awaits a boat

Though seas are rough,
it's still afloat

Raise the sails, held up by mast
Forget the troubles
of distant past

As wave crash down upon the deck
Steady the boat; not quite a wreak

Tend the mast, and fix the scratch
light the lantern with one last match

The storm will end,
pull anchor and rope.

Look up
to see the stars of hope.

© By Jessica M. Balcom

This past week we've had a few rainshowers and cooler, cloudy days, days that have been welcome in drought-ridden parts of California. And, I think, especially good for laying under the covers for sleeping in or taking naps. So today I chose to send you energy to refresh and revitalize you.

Sleep in. Take a nap. Get up. Breathe in deeply. Allow yourself to wake up refreshed and energized.

As always, I gratefully acknowledge the boost from you with open arms.

Yesterday I posted a message from my friend and former hula sister, Joy, who forwarded the articles and videos of the halau's performance at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and Aloha Ball. The hula master, Kumu Hula Manu Ikaika, composed a mele oli (chant) and dance in honor of President Obama. Enjoy and checkout the previous posts.

Thank you, my friends, for just being you. Wonderful friends and healers. Following the inspiration of the mele oli, let us continue to make goodness flourish with aloha. And in that light, I encourage each of you to post your message to the blog. When I mentioned my trip to Palmdale in the last energy share, I received wonderful messages of love and encouragement, one of which I posted.

So anything that's happened and is affecting you now, pass it on. Or a recent event that's come to mind...sad, amusing, silly, frustrating, melancholy, joyful... We could all use the inspiration as we share aloha from our piko (deep within the heart and soul).

Namaste (Let us honor the love and peace within each other),

Lydia

1. Lydia Smith-Lenardson, Moreno Valley, California, USA
2. Lynn Wilson, Manchester, England, UK
3. Judy Oliver, Silver Spring, MD, USA
4. Joan Anderson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5. Lena Goon, Alberta, Canada
6. Mari Hayama, Berkeley, California, USA
7. Veronica Hansen, Sarina, Queensland, Australia
8. Mirjam Kik, Oude Tonge, The Netherlands
9. Andy Cooper, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
10. Sheryl Morris, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
11. Linda Prucha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
12. Joseph Bennett, Ventura, California, USA
13. Steve and Karen Edwards, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England
14. Rev. Patricia Lusher, Berlin, Vermont, USA
15. Patricia Blundon, Pembroke,Ontario
16. Violet Moreau, Pembroke,Ontario
17. Dunni Olasehan, Lagos, Nigeria
18. Austin Ndego, Lagos, Nigeria
19. Gurjinder Strom, Miami, Florida, USA
20. Natasha Adair, Olney Springs, Colorado, USA
21. Amy Manuel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
22. Janet Kinge, Basingstoke, UK
23. Janet Henningsen, Indialantic, Florida, USA
24. Sister Mary Mebane, Santa Maria, California, USA
25. Denise Matthews, Nottinghamshire, UK
26. Meelah Rasheed, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
27. Eve Hale, Hampshire, England, UK
28. Sandy Kolman, Belleville, Illinois, USA
29. Hillary Bisaillon, Yorktown, Virginia, USA
30. Heidi Fruhling, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA
31. Maree Rogers, Hastings, Westernport Bay, Australia
32. Carol Gent, Lancashire, England, UK
33. Matthew Leonard, Lodi, New Jersey, USA
34. Moira Congreve, England, UK
35. Silvia Weisz, Melbourne, Australia
36. Grant Luckey, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
37. Tiffany Wardle Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
38. Y.Nowshad, Kollam Kerala,India
39. Madhurima Bhatnagar, Fremont, California, USA
40. Venkataramadas Vivekanand, Chennai, India
41. Kim Lerman, North Highlands, California, USA
42. Donna Pfeiffer, Venice, Florida, USA
43. Egon Russell, Adelaide, Alabama, USA
44. Eileen To, Middlesex, Alabama, UK
45. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, San Diego, California, USA
46. Janet Evans, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
47. Kim McCluskey, Tucson, Arizona, USA
48. Kyle James, Bel Air, Maryland, USA
49. Linda Cromer, The Villages, Florida, USA
50. Margaret McGuire, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
51. Nathan Norton, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
52. Pamela Clements, Westminster, Colorado, USA
53. Rebecca Cochran, Findlay, Ohio, USA
54. Rene Beauchemin, Alabama, Tomono, Canada
55. Rosemary Barton, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
56. Theresa Johnson, Salisbury, Maryland, USA
57. Vera Murrell, Friendsville, Tennessee, USA
58. Zachary Buchholz, Chicago, IL, USA
59. Karen Sheppard, St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
60. Brian Yeates, Dublin, Ireland