I arrived at Narita yesterday after an easy and smooth flight from Hawaii.   I am looking forward to starting this visit with the 2 hour event tomorrow.   Today is a day of getting settled into the hotel, getting rested to the time change and just relaxing.
 
One of my favorite workshops is coming up soon, Ceremonies, Rituals and Celebrations.  One of the things I like best about this workshop is all of the positive memories I experience as I talk about the wonderful things that have occurred because of these practices.
 
Kevin Ryerson will arrive in Tokyo soon and in October Kevin and I will present a workshop on Spirit Communication.  Participants in this workshop will have the unusual opportunity of dealing with two different approaches to spirit communication.  Kevin and I have known and worked with each other for many years and even with our different ways have been able to share with people the value of being open to all ideas not just one way.
 
This afternoon I am going to perform a ceremony calling on the Four Winds to bring about a shift in the weather patterns. Your prayers for the same things are invited.

Kip has been with Ruth and I for many years but recently Oscar, another dog, arrived abused and starving at our gate.  Kip has always gotten along with any of the dogs we have helped over the years but both Kip and Oscar are alpha male and they just don’t get along. I made a mistake and allowed both dogs to be in the same room at the same time and by breaking up the fight they had, I tore the rotator cuff in my left shoulder.

I had no idea how much I used my left arm until I am no longer able to do many things that I always did automatically.  My primary doctor on the island, Dr. Peggy Fujimura recommended that I see a doctor who has helped her with a similar problem. The result has been amazing.  I am still having problems and the full healing could take months but the improvements are wonderful.

I highly recommend Dr. Carol Wilder as an excellent medical worker but with a patient skill that I have seldom experienced in my life. If you or any friends on the Big Island ever have the need for Musculoskeletal Medicine contact: www.wildersportsmed.com or call 808-854-0728.

It is taking a lot of extra work keeping Kip and Oscar separated but they are realizing that they don’t have to like each other but they must learn to respect each others individuality.

Welcome to the opening of my blog.  My intent for this communication is to encourage people to expand their thinking and feelings.  In my life as other people are encouraged I find myself feeling encouraged.  This is a manifestation of the Universal energy law of “Giving and Receiving” .

I  realize that my opinions are just one small part of life and that everyone has the right to formulate their own opinions. Please know that this blog is open to receive your opinion yet I will not upload comments that are political or religious in nature.

I feel that Spirituality is not a religious event but a way of life according to individual attitudes of equality, respect, and encouragement of all things not just human beings.