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Recently, a teacher from Mexico City wrote to her and mentioned that all of her kid's yoga materials had been stolen from her car trunk, and that she had hoped to win a giveaway that Angela had written about, so she could begin to replace the (3 years worth) of lost items.
I received an e-mail from Angela asking if there was anything I could donate to help the teacher out, and I replied that I would be happy to donate one copy of each of my books, plus a downloadable copy of The 4B's Self-Calming Cards. All in all, Angela's post managed to gather more than 30 items,and counting, from the yoga community to help this teacher build her library and materials up again!
Its a good story and reminder for all of us, no matter what community you are in, because ultimately we are all in the Community of Humanity. Whether we like it or not, sometimes we depend on someone and other times, people depend on us. This is something that is vital for our kids to know, understand and to practice. Its important for them to know that there are Good People Everywhere.
What we need to remember is that no matter what your personal beliefs are, inside of every human is a spirit and a soul-the essence of that human. Our actions express that soul/essence. We are our most powerful selves, when we express ourselves through our compassionate actions-not by wielding our "awesomeness"- but by simply using it to help others when they need it; and by expressing gratitude when we need help and receive it. If there is any lesson more important to teach our kids, I can't think of one right now.
We have lost this somewhere along our evolution: getting too attached to our losses, and not expressing gratitude sincerely when its warranted. We have come to feel that there is no more good in the world & that we are entitled to things without reciprocity. We need to reverse this trend for the good of all people everywhere.
We live in a world where the media bombards us minute by minute with what they call 'news' that places a focus on all the "bad stuff" that happens around us-some of it is true and downright scary, and some of it is manipulated, manufactured and designed to test us, but what they rarely tell us is that there are absolutely (as the book says) Good People Everywhere, and I personally am grateful to have many of them in my life.
Read Angela's Post Here:
Gratitude & Loss: Blessing in the Kids Yoga Community
Contact Barbara: bodylogique.info@gmail.com
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