September 29th

A special ceremony for the holy day was held in the Temple here at the Tree of Life the other day, and only did it occur to me, after we said prayers, sat in silence forgiving all those that we imagined we needed to forgive, all the ways we imagined we needed to forgive ourselves, that it was Septmeber 29th, a very significant day in my life for whatever perfect reason.  It initially marked my wedding anniversary, and six years later coincidentally and in a cosmic joke kind of way, marked my exit. 

The gardening program here  at the tree is nothing like I thought it would be, although I have to say the whole thing happened so quickly and divinely I hadnt given it much thought.  Just trusted, signed up, and showed up.  For our application I said that I was in reasonably good shape, even worked out at the gym five times a week.  But, I had not been  working out for six to eight hours a day, in high elevation, in a dry desert, in 90 degree weather and in direct sunlight,and  in an intentional community with land containing healing vortexes.  Things came to a head yesterday, when feeling especially dizzy I said I needed to sit down for a bit and not only did I sit for hours not able to get up, but drifted in and out of consciousness, had visions, sweated profousely from only one area of my body, the solar plexus, and, remembered  that the last healing crisis/fainting spell I had was in the desert during a ceremony in Sedona a year and a half before, that led to the selling of my home and most of everything I owned. 
Hmmm.....wondering what on earth we have signed up for here!
And, now that some of the toxins have been purified out, the body has adjusted to the altitude, has been sufficiently hydrated, and gotten used to the level of physical work enough to do more than eat, take showers, go to temple, and sleep, and sleep, and sleep,,,,,maybe there will even be more entries....and pictures!! 
Om Shanti.