* An Inspirational Letter from Sendai, Japan *

* An Inspirational Letter from Sendai, Japan *

Over the last couple of weeks we have watched the events unfold in Japan as they were rocked by an 8.9 earthquake, followed by a massive tsunami that caused massive destruction and took many lives. Horrified, we all have watched helplessly as the images of massive amounts of water decimated entire towns in a matter of minutes. The news is fraught with fear and panic, replaying the horrific images over and over again. There is nothing we can do but helplessly watch as the powers of Mother Nature cause death and destruction so many miles away. That is why when I was forwarded this letter from a person actually living in Sendai, experiencing this, I was so incredibly moved and touched by how they were experiencing what we can perceive as only a horrific event. I knew that it needed to be shared with as many people that we can get it to. Their words are full of love, hope, encouragement and a higher connection to a knowingness that everything that is happening is part of a greater plan. I hope you take the time to read this letter and that it provides you with as much inspiration, love and gratitude that it did for me.

IN LOVE and LIGHT, 
Elizabeth

Hello My Lovely Family and Friends,

First I want to thank you so very much for your concern for me. I am 

very touched. I also wish to apologize for a generic message to you all. 

But it seems the best way at the moment to get my message to you.

Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed to

have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack is even

more worthy of that name, I am now staying at a friend's home. We share

supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined up in 

one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, and 

beautiful.

During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes. People 

sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens, or line 

up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someone has water 

running in their home, they put out sign so people can come to fill up 

their jugs and buckets.

Utterly amazingly where I am there has been no looting, no pushing in

lines. People leave their front door open, as it is safer when an

earthquake strikes. People keep saying, "Oh, this is how it used to be 

in the old days when everyone helped one another."

Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15 minutes. Sirens

are constant and helicopters pass overhead often.

We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now it is for

half a day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has not yet come on.

But all of this is by area. Some people have these things, others do not.

No one has washed for several days. We feel grubby, but there are so much

more important concerns than that for us now. I love this peeling away of

non-essentials. Living fully on the level of instinct, of intuition, of 

caring, of what is needed for survival, not just of me, but of the 

entire group.

There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess in some

places, yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying in the sun.

People lining up for water and food, and yet a few people out walking

their dogs. All happening at the same time.

Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence at night. No

cars. No one out on the streets. And the heavens at night are scattered

with stars. I usually can see about two, but now the whole sky is filled.

The mountains of Sendai are solid and with the crisp air we can see them

silhouetted against the sky magnificently.

And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my shack to

check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since the electricity is on,

and I find food and water left in my entranceway. I have no idea from

whom, but it is there. Old men in green hats go from door to door checking

to see if everyone is OK. People talk to complete strangers asking if they

need help. I see no signs of fear. Resignation, yes, but fear or panic,

no.

They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other major quakes, for 

another month or more. And we are getting constant tremors, rolls, 

shaking, rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a part of Sendai that is

a bit elevated, a bit more solid than other parts. So, so far this area is

better off than others. Last night my friend's husband came in from the

country, bringing food and water. Blessed again.

Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that there is indeed

an enormous Cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring all over the world

right at this moment. And somehow as I experience the events happening now

in Japan, I can feel my heart opening very wide. My brother asked me if I

felt so small because of all that is happening. I don't. Rather, I feel as

part of something happening that much larger than myself. This wave of

birthing (worldwide) is hard, and yet magnificent.

Thank you again for your care and Love of me,

With Love in return, to you all.