Sitting in the lobby at hotel in Portland; first quiet moment since the course started; no homework, no agenda, just waiting for shuttle to airport as I am heading home. So much to take in; and rejoice in!

Sank into a meditative state; and from nowhere had a "vision" of seeing myself talking to Anandji, a most wonderful conversation which I did not "hear" as I was across the room watching myself (so funny), but I just know that he delivered a strong and beautiful message to me; and then I was kneeling down to kiss his feet, and worried about getting bright rose lipstick on his beautiful white socks, and seeing his hands come down to my head to bless me; and as I sat there in the lobby, I could actually feel his hands touching my head very gently, and feel the energy come through, and at that moment my shoulders relaxed, my whole body went limp, my head went down, and the only thing keeping me from falling out of the chair was my laptop bag, which supported my neck and arms. It felt like I had just totally, totally surrendered to Anandji and "the message"; and I immediately felt myself light up in bliss, with a smile on my face, and when I stood up to move to the shuttle it was like I was walking on clouds, dancing, dancing, dancing. I realized that a song was playing in the lobby, a kind of shmaltzy pop song, but when I actually listened to the words I was stunned; they were:

"With you I'm not shy...to show the way I feel
With you I will try ... my secrets to reveal
For you are the magnet, and I am steel!"

And I know that Anandji, and through him Guruji, are the magnet for me, and I am steel, made strong by Anandji's loving teaching in DSN, and as steel I am so so so attracted to that magnet!

In the shuttle I met some around 7 pilots and stewardesses, and one was saying how her Blackberry does not automatically change time zones, so her alarm went off at the wrong time. And I said "Aho! My roommate had the same thing happen! We were only getting four hours of sleep a night, and got woken up 2 hours early!" So they all said "Wow, you must have been very upset!" And I said "No, we just laughed - we're in a seminar on happiness!" So they grilled me all the way to the airport, and memorized "artofliving.org", and I believe I have reached several of them....

At Portland Airport, they had a pianist playing such beautiful music; part of a trial for stress reduction while traveling; and I could see folks relaxing their bodies as they listened; so I told her what a great job she was doing, and bought her CD. And a man was rocking his crying baby daughter to the music, and I told him how beautiful it was to watch him, and how many people in the airport were touched by the scene. He was very moved....

So I head toward my gate, and step on the moving walkway. I already felt like I was a moving cloud, with my feet not touching the ground; but on that walkway, I recalled Anandji's saying of Guruji being the escalator caring us toward knowledge, and of how much quicker we get there if we do the legwork too! So I walked on the moving walkway, and just floated; my soul was so moved by the feeling; and I am singing to myself "You are the magnet; and I am steel!" over and over again. Got to my gate, had plenty of time left, so I went back the other direction on the walkway, to listen to piano music in the lobby, and to dance a bit out there. I must have done this circle 7 times; it felt so uplifting!

Then on the plane, I had only one other person in my row, an 18-year-old man who was on the home leg of his first flight; he was nervous. I learned all about him, and he asked why I was in Portland, and I explained, and he said "I'd like to hear more about that!" And we talked all the way home, and he took my email and the website, and will ask his mom to contact me about him and his younger brother doing the course!

Back at Cisco now, we are doing Intro Talks in different buildings every day, and at each one I am honored by being asked to share my AoL Part I experience briefly; and my heart is so open, and I am so full of gratitude, that I am really able to reach people. And after the talk, people stop by to talk to me, and it feels like I have really inspired them, and we have had several registrations, and I am so sure that more are on the way. And many folks do not even get a lunch break at Cisco; constant meetings; but I do not let that stop me. I am keeping my calendar as open as possible this week (doing my work in early mornings or at home in evenings), so that if I reach out to a co-worker, and they have 20 minutes free, we can go for a walk, or have some chai, and I can share myself so openly with them....

Sam GachChhadVam - Let us all progress together!

Love, Peace, and Joy Gurudev!
Jean