A New Way Of Serving
Last week, I shared at Awakin Circle Santa Clara that I had been diagnosed with stage 2 cancer. The love and support I got from the circle was overwhelming. Nipun gave me a huge book by Awakin Call guest Michael Lerner that had been sitting in his closet waiting for the perfect time to be gifted. Viral shared a story about a Japanese man he and Nipun met on an airplane when they were teenagers who recovered after being given a prognosis of 8 weeks to live. Harshida offered to make me home made vegetable juice when I told her I was fasting and couldn’t eat her delicious food. Kara cried tears of compassion all night and told me that she loved me. Emails came in with love, concern, and insight into different treatment programs. I feel loved, hugged, and cared for by the whole ServiceSpace ecosystem.
I am grateful for every hug, smile, and prayer. When I joined ServiceSpace, I didn’t realize that I was being reborn into a new family, but this experience makes it obvious—to quote Sister Sledge, “We are family” or to quote Lilo and Stitch, “Ohana means family—family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.”
It occurred to me the other day that the question of “how can I be of service?” has changed. The “I” that wants to serve, now includes a cancer diagnosis. So I am wondering “how can being diagnosed with cancer serve others?” I am feeling into this area of service and welcome any insights and/or suggestions.
Posted by Kozo Hattori on Aug 2, 2015
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On Aug 2, 2015 Harpreet Sandhu wrote:
I have always looked at situations like these as a hint from the universe that I need to give more attention to my body, and specifically in that area that is affected. That I need to put my life force energy there, and replace the other energy that has taken over and is working against me.
As I have understood: the body is the temple and the store of all our energies - good, bad and karmic. And we need to cleanse the temple.
I believe that part of our learning in this life, is to help the body drop the energies (or become neutral or forgive) that are being a block to the full flow of the universal divinity.
In that light, I see this as an opportunity for you to heal some old hurts and pains and angers.
If you like, I would be very happy to work with you to heal this to on an energetic level.
The blessing of the Lord are with you always, even to the end of the world!
Harpreet
On Aug 2, 2015 Preeta wrote:
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On Aug 2, 2015 Somik Raha wrote:
I have come across the work of a non-profit called Harmony Hill that supports people with a cancer diagnosis in various ways(http://www.harmonyhill.org/cancer/), including family retreats. Offering it in service: [View Link]
I know someone who works there that I'd be happy to connect you to, if this is at all of service.
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On Aug 2, 2015 Tim Huang wrote:
“Wounding and healing are not opposites. They're part of the same thing. It is our wounds that enable us to be compassionate with the wounds of others. It is our limitations that make us kind to the limitations of other people. It is our loneliness that helps us to find other people or to even know they're alone with an illness."
- Rachel Naomi Remen
On Aug 3, 2015 Zilong Wang wrote:
There is a great fire that longs to burn you
Don’t let fear imagine a separation.
It is only yourself, burning for the truth,
The truth burning for itself.
Knowing this, give yourself, without reservation:
In ecstasy the fire burns.
- jennifer welwood
Love you, brother! We are in this together!
On Aug 3, 2015 Pancho Ramos Stierle wrote:
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On Aug 5, 2015 Deven P-Shah wrote:
Thank you for sharing. In the spirit of holding the space together ... it gets that much richer every time one of ours opens up.
I have read and thought of about collected conscience - the one that we all are, the conscience that makes us all one. It is always healing, soothing, nurturing, growing ... that healing energy/synergy/being is us - every one of us.
The trying moments of physical ailments, or emotions, or worries, or fear ... can block that healing energy inside of us. I know that has been the case with me so many times.
How inspiring to see your true inner core shining so brightly even with your health condition.
Smiles and Gratitude, Deven
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