~ Mahatma Gandhi
“It is only when you have both divine grace and human endeavor that you can experience bliss, just as you can enjoy the breeze of a fan only when you have both a fan and the electrical energy to operate it.”
~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba
"All that we are is a result of what we have thought"
~ Buddha
"And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. "
~ Nelson Mandela
I unfortunately didn't get the job I was super excited about last week, but I am resolute in keeping my Creative Visualization Challenge going, because I know that it's making me see my life and world around me with much more positive eyes. I wanted this week's post to be about how to keep momentum going when there are doubters, haters, or otherwise negative folks all up in your face.
A few weeks ago when reading the horoscope for Scorpio from the FABULOUS Rob Brezsny (Check out his Free Will Astrology website to have his weekly horoscopes emailed to you), I was struck with what Oprah calls an "Aha! Moment":
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Columnist Sydney J. Harris told the following story. "I walked with a friend to the newsstand the other night, and he bought a paper, thanking the owner politely. The owner, however, did not even acknowledge it. 'A sullen fellow, isn't he?' I commented as we walked away. 'Oh, he's that way every night,' shrugged my friend. 'Then why do you continue being so polite to him?' I asked. And my friend
replied, 'Why should I let him determine how I'm going to act?'" I hope you'll adopt that approach in the coming week, Scorpio. Be your best self even if no one appreciates it or responds. Astrologically speaking, this is prime time to anchor yourself in your highest integrity.
Face it: there are negative ass people in this world. I live in New York City, where it seems the bulk of them have chosen to call home (Not true, I know...but it certainly feels that way sometimes). LOL
In going about your day, you may encounter people who are like Statler and Waldorfs for your spirit. And while the knee jerk reaction may be to respond with their negativity with some of your own, like my horoscope said, why should you let anyone determine how YOU are going to act? If you're going to bestow power over yourself to anyone in the world, why pick a bunch of Negative Nancies and Gloomy Guses, you know? Pick the folks that inspire you, and motivate you, and make you feel fabulous about yourself... give your energy to them if you want to!
If you are spiritually shining a bit brighter than someone around you, why dim your light to match them? Keep shining, my dear friends, and perhaps it will influence them to fix what's lacking in their own lives to shine a bit brighter too.
The greatest part of my Aha! Moment was that around the time of reading this horoscope, today's song choice for Music Therapy with Miss Moon was on heavy duty rotation over here at Casa di Miss Moon. I would play this song on a loop while job searching, while blogging, while cooking dinner, while washing dishes and I recently went for a 2 hour walk playing only this song. My friends in "the real world" and FaceBook will know that I am totally in love with this song. It's my cell phone ringtone, for goodness sakes! LOL
Out of pure curiosity, I decided to look up the lyrics and English translation to the song, to get a better understanding why the song resonated so much for me. It's a super-catchy song, and the beat is bad-ass... but I really believed there was more to me liking the song than that.
Imagine my delight and surprise when I discovered the song is about reveling in your own personal connection with God, and is an anthem to shine and feel divine love regardless of what you're encountering around you. So (of course) I said to myself, "This song is SOOOO going to be a Music Therapy with Miss Moon post!!" LOL
The lyrics to this song with english translations come courtesy of both Jugny.com and Space to Rant. I hope you all will shine a bit brighter while shaking your groove thing to "Jugni Ji" by Dr. Zeus, featuring Kanika Kapoor and Shortie. (Note on "Jugni": The word literally means 'Female Firefly', in folk music it stands in for the poet-writer who uses Jugni as an innocent observer to make incisive, often humorous, sometimes sad but always touching observations. In spiritual poetry Jugni means the spirit of life, or essence of life.)
Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth
Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Know she a talking about, jugni ji
Just trying to enthuse about your, jugni ji
The reason why you lose, you got no, jugni ji
So step into my shoes and feel the, jugni ji
Some people they gon' hate you cause of, jugni ji
Try and alleviate you of the, jugni ji
What will elevate you is the, jugni ji
Just kick back and meditate and feel the, jugni ji
Jugni taar khaeein vich thaal
O my creation, share whatever you have
Jugni taar khaeein vich thaal
O my creation, share whatever you have
Chad duniya dey janjaal
Remove yourself from worldly concerns
Jugni taar khaeein vich thaal
O my creation, share whatever you have
Chad duniya dey janjaal
Remove yourself from worldly concerns
Kuch nai nibna bandiya naal
There is nothing that you can get from other human beings that you can take to the after-life
Rakhi saabat sidh amaal
Just keep your actions and intentions pure
Ho pir meraya jugni ji
I have the spirit of my guide
Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth
Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Dum gutkoon, dum gutkoon, dum gutkoon, dum gutkoon…
Everytime I think of you, God, my heart flutters
Ain’t too much to need outside you, jugni ji
If you set it free you find your, jugni ji
Come on, who would you really be without your, jugni ji
Wouldn't be able to see without your, jugni ji
The reasons why you rise is cause of, jugni ji
Always to the sky because of, jugni ji
Just take a look into my eyes and you’ll see, jugni ji
You need to recognise that I got, jugni ji
Jugni dig payee vich roi
So absorbed was the creation that she stumbled into a ditch
Jugni dig payee vich roi
So absorbed was the creation that she stumbled into a ditch
Othay ro ro kamli hoi
There she wailed relentlessly
Othay ro ro kamli hoi
There she wailed relentlessly
Oddi vaath naye lainda koi
But there was no one who enquired about her
Tey kalmay binna nai mildi toi
Remember, there is no salvation for anyone without remembering your creator
Ho pir meraya jugni ji
I have the spirit of my guide
Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth
Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ho wanga charha lo kuriyon
Put on your bangles, girls
Ho wanga charha lo kuriyon
Put on your bangles, girls
Ho wanga charha lo kuriyon
Put on your bangles, girls
Meray daata dey darbaar diyan
Those that you get at your Master’s shrine
Ho wanga charha lo kuriyon
Put on your bangles, girls
Meray daata dey darbaar diyan
Those that you get at your Master’s shrine
Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth
Ae way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought His message to this Earth
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
Ae way meray pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my saint
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