On a clear, hot summer day in my 10th year, I wake up late, eat breakfast and wait the obligatory hour before sliding on my swim suit, grabbing my towel and my little sister and heading for the local swimming pool. We travel the few short blocks with our long, brown kid-legs skipping, hopping and walking backwards down the sidewalks talking and teasing each other as we go, waving to friends and neighbors in their yards, school and homework a distant memory. It is simply grand to be alive.
Only yesterday and 40 years ago I skipped to the pool on those hot summer days. How I got here and who I am today is mysterious and miraculous to me. I left my small hometown in Oregon when I was 18. It was the end of the 60's when I entered college--in search of myself, my place in the world and not too interested in an academic degree. Nonetheless--gaining knowledge is a thread that has run thoughout out my life and one that has led me to being a Life Coach.
Following my brief, but liberating stint as a wild hippie girl, I joined with my husband (then boyfriend) to walk the spiritual path. We began with Kundalini Yoga and meditative practices. Soon we made the larger commitment to the Sikh way of life.
A couple of years ago, I could not have told you my "calling" in life. I had raised a son, built a successful chiropractic business with my husband, had a terrific marriage, was well respected in my community and had a lovely home. It sounds ideal but the glasses I was wearing were tinted a shade of hopeless. I constantly asked myself, "What is my gift?"
One Autumn day in 1998 two incidents brought me an answer. First I was thrown unceremoniously and painfully to the ground by a tall, lanky horse. Second I had a pivotal conversation with a friend who, through the power of our dialogue, summoned up the courage to stand for herself. Both the physical shake up and the spiritual epiphany woke me to the idea that I could coach others. Within a few days, I signed up with the Coach University Training Program and after two years of study, I graduated in December, 2000.
I am young once again and happy to be alive. I have discovered playfulness, spontaneity, acceptance and silence, which have enriched my life beyond measure. I offer these gifts to my clients and the students who join my workshops fueled by the flame of infinite abundance and a radiant heart. Together we ignite the hidden fires of their spirits to create an inner glow that permeates all facets of our lives.
Our faces red with sun and brown with chocolate, our fingers wrinkled from water and sticky from sugary treats, we arrive home with a deep inner glow that comes from a day spent in total absorption in the now of life.
Hari Bhajan Khalsa
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