July has now passed and I have had time to rest and reflect on my experiences at Solstice. It is now camp season here in the UK.. Children’s holidays are on and camps are held all over the UK for our youth. I love August! We have South Birmingham camp next week and another camp in West Brom the week after. Then we also have another camp for the 16+ at the end of August! It is a challenging time if you’re running the camp but there’s a quiet satisfaction which comes from being with such compassionate people who will take time out to spend at these events and also from the kids who go away having had a great experience every time. Alot of planning and effort goes into it but everything happens with the grace of God. I plan to take my camera with me this time and try to find the time between running around like a headless chicken to take photos. I can’t wait to see what I’ll be able to capture!
My only prayer is that I can lead and act through the Grace of God.
Satnam
Well we’re back from Summer Solstice 2009! As per usual, it was amazing!! So many people there from different backgrounds. 32 countries I think it was.. All there unite with themselves and their extended spiritual family. I felt like I came back home. As soon as I was there I was in relax mode with slippers on, walking around the place, saying satnam to people I hadn’t seen for a year.. So many things took place, I don’t think I’ll be able to mention everything but it was all good! With the years running up to the change to the Aquairan Age, they have contributed each year to an element. Last year was earth, this year was water.. and boy did the universe provide water for us. It’s a hot climate out there with desert like terrains and it’s unlikely, actually never known to have rained for a whole day straight! That’s the magic of summer solstice. There-after, it rained a little everyday which was thankful because it was hot during the daytime. Next year the element is fire!! The suggestion was we place a candle in a box next year throughout summer solstice so the universe feel like it has to provide us with fire! I had the opportunity to do photography this year and I have so many nice photos to show, above is just a taste of what we got up to.
There were lots of weddings this time, some pictures shown above of Tejinder Kaur’s and Sri Chand’s wedding. The girl is an absolute angel, she is so strong and is full of grace. Sri Chand is equally empowered and walks like a Sikh warrior. The wedding was the best I had ever been to, you could really feel their love for each other and their Guru. Many blessings to them and their family.
There are some pictures of the view at solstice as it’s on a mountain. Every morning you woke up with such beautiful surroundings and you get lost in time. Every morning at 3am, we were serenaded awake with a group of people with a guitar led by Guru Singh (another amazingly radiant soul) who sang “Rise up rise up sweet family..”. He has done it every year, what a great service to wake people up for morning meditations. Everyone there was so beautiful from the inside-out. By the end of solstice, everyone glowed. And with this same energy we radiate out to the four corners of the universe to help those who need help, to radiate peace and love for all, to help people find God within themselves.. It’s a blessing to be there, and you could be there next year too!
Santam!
