Happy New Year!

[Guest guest]

My apologies for a relatively long absence without warning; Devi

unexpectedly pulled me aside and had a few words with me -- and the

result was a couple of weeks offline. I'm back today, and a little

wiser for the experience. I think I'll be around more frequently than

I have been in the past couple of months. Many thanks to Nora and

Menon for uncomplainingly sharing my duties while I was away. They

are truly wonderful people, and we are fortunate to have them as

moderators here.

 

Now, much of the world is already in 2003, I think. Here on the

shores of Narragansett Bay, the sun is now setting on the last day of

2002. We might complain that the change of years is arbitrary; the

numbering and time of the changes differs hugely from culture to

culture. But arbitrary or not, it's useful to have these sorts of

days to make us stop and think -- like births, weddings, and

funerals, they bring us together with friends and make us realize the

unstoppable motion of time behind all the busy-ness and vanities of

our everyday lives.

 

I feel honored that you have chosen to join Shakti Sadhana and to

make our small satsang, to whatever degree, a part of your life. I

have had the pleasure of meeting many of you in 2002, and hope to

meet many more in 2003. I wish all of you love, health, happiness and

prosperity in the coming year.

 

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

 

Devi Bhakta

[Guest guest]

Blessings DB,

 

I hope this finds you well and I hope that the new year brings you

and all of us much joy.

 

prainbow

 

, "Devi Bhakta

<devi_bhakta>" <devi_bhakta> wrote:

> My apologies for a relatively long absence without warning; Devi

> unexpectedly pulled me aside and had a few words with me -- and

the

> result was a couple of weeks offline. I'm back today, and a little

> wiser for the experience. I think I'll be around more frequently

than

> I have been in the past couple of months. Many thanks to Nora and

> Menon for uncomplainingly sharing my duties while I was away. They

> are truly wonderful people, and we are fortunate to have them as

> moderators here.

>

> Now, much of the world is already in 2003, I think. Here on the

> shores of Narragansett Bay, the sun is now setting on the last day

of

> 2002. We might complain that the change of years is arbitrary; the

> numbering and time of the changes differs hugely from culture to

> culture. But arbitrary or not, it's useful to have these sorts of

> days to make us stop and think -- like births, weddings, and

> funerals, they bring us together with friends and make us realize

the

> unstoppable motion of time behind all the busy-ness and vanities

of

> our everyday lives.

>

> I feel honored that you have chosen to join Shakti Sadhana and to

> make our small satsang, to whatever degree, a part of your life. I

> have had the pleasure of meeting many of you in 2002, and hope to

> meet many more in 2003. I wish all of you love, health, happiness

and

> prosperity in the coming year.

>

> Aum Maatangyai Namahe

>

> Devi Bhakta