Shazar's meanderings
from a life of service to Mother EarthWelcome to my blog –
it meanders through many different topics as you will see… some pure fiction – many about my life and personal views – I hope you will gain some insights from whatever your read here and that these musings will be of value to you.
Miracles in Pathoda Village
Pathoda Village in Maharasthra India - has experienced miracles. And while there yesterday I was privileged to witness three of them. The first and most astounding happens nightly in a small corrugated iron house in this remote village. Here there is an altar...
Clicking Like doesn’t change our world
I have been having a meltdown this morning - With some help from my friends, I came to understand what this ‘meltdown’ has been about and what it has shown me. Simply - I need to “let go of outcomes” - and do what I do do simply because it is mine to do. And as I move...
Evolution – or re-volution cometh – as it must…
I am taking the liberty of offering these words of wisdom from a friend and exceptionally well informed and thoughtful person Vishwanath Srikantaiah. His writing and photography documenting the situation with the water crisis here in India is profound - please read...
Been Wandering
I've been around and back again - doing my annual wander with my Soul Journey friends - this year the journey was called Ancient Masters - Modern Prosperity and we went to Italy and Greece. But first we did an incredible cooking class in a Tuscan Villa - what a gift...
What I saw on my way to the Wine shop
Tonight is Saturday. . being a well trained Westerner I decided perhaps tonight was the night to enjoy some wine. Those of you who know me well .. also know I appreciate a good red. That’s not so easy to get here in India and requires some intrepid adventuring to...
Acupuncture Anyone?
Dr Varma’s Pain and Rehabilitation Acupuncture Clinic For some time I have had a problem with my left knee… Having previously had good results with acupuncture for pain - with a good person in Lonavala near Shikshangram where I volunteered regularly for some years I...
The Gift of Loneliness
She comes home and before she has the key in the lock the tears are holding hard against the back of her eyes. The lock turns, she throws her bags on the spare bed.. the empty bed beside hers.. yet another reminder of her aloneness. And next throws herself on her bed,...
The Gift of Fear
It is said "Feel the fear and do it anyway!" How many times in my life have I had to do that? It never stops - it doesn't change, confidence is not a birthright, or something you put on and leave on - it is to be stepped into each time a challenge arises. The gut...
Where People Smile from Their Hearts
Landing in India late in the evening - as usual the Passport Control guys were a bit grumpy and authoratative.. but that's their job. I didn't have the exact address of where I was going so that caused a little "humphy-ness".. but once that was over - all else was...
In Love I Fly
Fortune smiles upon me The wings of my being lift and fly and I am embraced Deep touching of heart - bodies melting into each other. Boundaries disappear, hearts beating as one. I did not see it coming like a bird on the wing Flying into my world Lifting my heart and...