03 Apr In Honor of Mum
Written by Alaya. Shared with Joy.
In Honor of Mum, Steven Scally’s mom, who is a RPBL community member and is now going through treatment for cancer. “Mum, thank you for your presence and what you are teaching me about the preciousness of the village we have all birthed. Thank you for reminding me that each moment is all we have.” Mum was just diagnosed with cancer in her brain and other locations. This seems very sudden as it was only discovered last week and is quite extensive. Mum, your courage and steadiness as you go through the following days and weeks are also a gift to us all. Thank you for your presence, it matters to the (W)hole World ,and to us of this Radiance Community.
Love transparently, Alaya & all of us of the Radiance Community.
Mum is the one who really got me to thinking about where we are as a community. She said to me “It is just a miracle, the support you all offer to one another and now you are offering to me.” She went on to mention example after example of the ways (she has witnessed or experienced or heard about) members of our community have responded to (w)Holes- theirs and others – always accountable for their own (w)Holes and always generous towards the (w)Holie human beings around them.
Mum is being a profound invitation to me and I suggest to all of us, to live our lives aware that each moment is precious and our presence matters to the (W)hole World. Walk Awake as you move through your days, embracing more and more of WHO you are – truly this is The (W)hole Point. Sometimes this is because we fall into a (w)hole, sometimes it is because others invite us as (w)Hole Helpers to notice a “NOT ME we never were aware of before. Either way… we are more of US…if we choose. By the way, we are never done with this…we just become more joyous about it.
She asked me to extend this request/ invitation to the Radiance Community:
Please send REIKI & Prayers to herself, her husband Bill, Steven, Lisa, Emily, and Alycia, as well as all the medical folks etc. Once again, we see, our presence matters to the (W)hole World and to each one of us. It truly takes a village to live a life and it takes each of us to say “YES” to (W)holeness actively, boldly walking a path quite different from the norm.
Mum is the reason that I now take time to reflect & share with you all. I invite us to choose to stay aware that communities themselves, go through stages of ripening and unveiling, just as individuals do.
Our Radiant Community is growing and expanding and birthing new and varied offerings and opportunities. As we grow, we know there will be (w)Holes, (w)Hole Helpers, and Wonderful Truths and Ever-Expanding Radiantity. To this end, I write to you all.
April 2011