My journey to Egypt (part 1)

THE JOURNEY BEGINS!

Have you ever felt like dancing!  I had this overwhelming feeling arising in me to Dance.  Not usually a problem you may think however when you are in Kuala Lumpur in the middle of a large shopping complex with people from different cultures, it may be a time to stop and think. Oh to be a child again and not care!  Yet I had enough common sense (whether that is a positive or not) to stop myself.  I felt I could burst with bliss! I wanted to let it fly.

“What drew you to this experience you may ask?” I had just completed a spiritual trip to Egypt for two weeks, I walked over sand hills in 30 to 40 d heat, up and down temples and pyramids, sailed along the Nile, meditated in sacred sites and met some most wonderful people 6 of whom became my “sisters”.  The experience had filled my cup to overflow.

At 60yrs of age I have found it.!!  Not to say it won’t always be there I have been on this path for the past 30+ years and have understood the ebb and flow, the times of great enlightenment and those of earthly struggle. When one minute you feel so close to guidance, and wise counsel and the next, your life falls apart and you ask WHY and are left with only a feeling of abandonment.

I gather I am not on my own (Am I?)

Where did it all begin.  !!

I have wanted to go to Egypt for many years, a pilgrimage perhaps. I nearly made it some 13yrs ago but it all fell through.

We, my partner and -well really my husband but that doesn’t seem to be the thing to call the other half, have you notice. This is my partner  (I don’t know about you but my first thought is male or female)  had talked about taking a trip at some stage, but for me I didn’t want to do the ‘normal’ touristy thing. If I was going to Egypt I want to experience the spiritual side meditating etc.

 Then it came, a friend my soul sister ( how she became my soul sister is another chapter if we have time!) mentioned a ‘spiritual ‘trip.  She had been to Egypt twice and met some people who run spiritual tours.  I read the web page. You know when you see something and you just know it is the answer after waiting so long something in the words and pictures resonated with me. Wow! This is it.

Well then there is the sharing with the other half, which was it partner or husband? On reading he said “That sounds great. -for you” In the end he decided - don’t you wonder how much sometimes spirit is in place.  He decided that it was for me and not for him. “You go”, Wow how amazing 40yrs married and I hear this.  He did contemplate coming and not doing the spiritual work, but then wisdom prevailed and it was my journey. 

Interesting that so many of my friends had talked about going to Egypt, so I asked if anyone would like to come, and discovered it was to be a lone journey for me.

How empowering in amongst the ‘gee is this really happening stuff,’

So I followed the process, deciding while I was there to see about going to Alexandria and El Alamain prior to our tour. My Dad had spent time there in the Second World War and although I didn’t want it to be a retracing of his steps I needed to just be there.  I had a price in my head that was my limit of the yes or no.  again it came just under my figure. Whew, this is meant to be, all was going so smoothly.

I was going through feelings of I can’t believe this to Yah here I come. Finally all is flowing!!!

And then the proverbial hit the fan!!!!!  To continue - let me know if you want the journey to continue - pame@listeningears.com.au