A prayer

So, here I was sitting here trying to think of something to write about on my new little blog, knowing that if I don’t continue to write on a regular basis that this blog will go the way of my previous attempts at web journals and blogs, the way of the dodo, and Inspiration struck in the form of a phone call. I didn’t recognize the number, but figured I’d answer anyhow. It’s a bit of a crapshoot, whether or not I answer an unrecognized call, but as I said, this time I did. It was a customer of mine (I’m a bartender), but not only a customer but a friend too, someone who has a heart of gold, a smile to match, a beautiful daughter, and a crazy, yet charismatic husband who’s the type of guy you could call at 3 in the morning and he’d be there for ya if even just to tell a joke or make you laugh if you needed it. You see, this friend called to ask me to say a little “Buddha prayer”, or a little of my “spiritual voodoo” for her father who has to go to the doctor tomorrow, the O.R., I believe, to have some cancer checked out. Biopsies, or some such, (the enigmas of the hospital are not my area of expertise) but I can and will light a candle and say a prayer to G*D.

I just took a moment to do that, hopefully she will bring me good news tomorrow.

There’s something I’ve heard about cancer, which has been partially corroborated by a doctor, at least he said that it would make sense if it were true, and jokingly said, “you didn’t hear that from me”, and that is that cancer cannot exist in an alkaline environment. Like many ailments, common and rare, a high, acidic pH level in the human body can exacerbate the problems that arise with poor general health, diet, and life itself. In eastern medicine, too much yin is known to be the cause of many health issues. And if one understands the principle of macrobiotics, yin/yang, pH balancing, and whole body wellness, it is easily recognized that the typical western, especially American diet with our sodas, burger and fries, definitely throws the body out of whack, and in many ways, some of which unseen, affect our internal and physical health. It seems to me that our very way of life is killing us in more ways than one, just look around and you can’t help but see destruction and death within our habits as a culture. How many times in your life have you heard in response to the news telling us about a newly discovered carcinogen, “aw, everything causes cancer these days”? Well maybe it’s not these things, but our lifestyles. Perhaps it’s our karmic penance for the ways we live our lives, not as individuals, but as a society. Perhaps if we are not mindful of our actions, then the consequences will be just as indifferent in their effects.


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To Kim and her family, and the human species in general,
Namaste and Amen