Tsunami survivor in Japan gives me a "New" gift. I share this gift with you. Please pass it on. xo

About two weeks ago I watched, helplessly from my couch, as an 8.9 earthquake and a tsunami totally brought death and destruction to Japan.  In all my life, I have never witnessed anything so horrifying.  I vowed to myself that I would never complain or stress out over the little troubles in my life every again.  Instead I would always choose to count my blessings.  HA!  Well, that vow lasted about a whole 48 hours.  Two weeks later and I am catching myself bitching about my life, stressing out over things I can't control, banging my head against the table as I balance my check book, and cursing that dryer that doesn't seem to want to dry my clothes.  "How dare my dryer NOT dry my uniform to wear to that stupid job that I HATE?!!"  WELL...God has a way of speaking to us all.  My friendly reminder from God came in the form of a letter from a woman who lives in the mist of the earthquake rubble in Sendai, Japan.  Now this is a woman, who one might think, should be pissed off about her situation, stressed out, crying, fearful, mad, and asking 'why me and my family?'  But she is NOT.  She and many people in Japan are choosing to use this experience to see life from a 'NEW' perspective.  They are finding 'NEW' blessings in a situation that most people would find dark and hopeless.  Please do yourself a favor and take the time to read this inspirational letter from a woman in Sedai, Japan....

Hello My Lovely Family and Friends, First I want to thank you so very much for your concern for me. I am  very touched. I also wish to apologize for a generic message to you all.  But it seems the best way at the moment to get my message to you. Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack is even more worthy of that name, I am now staying at a friend's home. We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined up in  one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, and  beautiful. During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes. People  sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens, or line  up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someone has water  running in their home, they put out sign so people can come to fill up  their jugs and buckets. Utterly amazingly where I am there has been no looting, no pushing in lines. People leave their front door open, as it is safer when an earthquake strikes. People keep saying, "Oh, this is how it used to be  in the old days when everyone helped one another." Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15 minutes. Sirens are constant and helicopters pass overhead often. We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now it is for half a day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has not yet come on. But all of this is by area. Some people have these things, others do not. No one has washed for several days. We feel grubby, but there are so much more important concerns than that for us now. I love this peeling away of non-essentials. Living fully on the level of instinct, of intuition, of  caring, of what is needed for survival, not just of me, but of the  entire group. There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess in some places, yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying in the sun. People lining up for water and food, and yet a few people out walking their dogs. All happening at the same time. Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence at night. No cars. No one out on the streets. And the heavens at night are scattered with stars. I usually can see about two, but now the whole sky is filled. The mountains of Sendai are solid and with the crisp air we can see them silhouetted against the sky magnificently. And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my shack to check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since the electricity is on, and I find food and water left in my entranceway. I have no idea from whom, but it is there. Old men in green hats go from door to door checking to see if everyone is OK. People talk to complete strangers asking if they need help. I see no signs of fear. Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no. They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other major quakes, for  another month or more. And we are getting constant tremors, rolls,  shaking, rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a part of Sendai that is a bit elevated, a bit more solid than other parts. So, so far this area is better off than others. Last night my friend's husband came in from the country, bringing food and water. Blessed again. Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that there is indeed an enormous Cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring all over the world right at this moment. And somehow as I experience the events happening now in Japan, I can feel my heart opening very wide. My brother asked me if I felt so small because of all that is happening. I don't. Rather, I feel as part of something happening that much larger than myself. This wave of birthing (worldwide) is hard, and yet magnificent. Thank you again for your care and Love of me, With Love in return, to you all.