Back from Orlando Wizard

The other day, someone, learning that I just came back from Avatar Wizard, asked me: "You have obviously invested a lot of money doing Avatar. You do look happy! But tell me more and what do you really get out of it going back?"

Today is Super Bowl day. Some fans are spending thousands of dollars attending the game on tickets, hotels, dining, and souvenir. Many go back year after year. What is interesting is that I'd bet very few people would ask them the question: "You have invested so much money on going on to the Super Bowl. Why?" Or..."Why do you go back every year?"

But when it comes to attending a self-improvement, spiritual workshop, the question of justifying the expenses seems fair game. Questioners usually have skepticism about "money well spent." Such as..."aren't you worried about being ripped off?" .... "Do you really get your money's worth?"

This is my third Wizard. And it was great! No question, it was "money well spent." And the other fellow Rochester Wizards, judging from the smiles on their faces, also fell the same way. We have been "transformed".

Well, let me describe my two weeks in Orlando like this. We got to stay in a "super" hotel, with an 18 hole golf course, three swimming pools. And I have the pictures to prove it. But that's not all. We met heart-to-heart with 2500 Wizards from all over the world. For two weeks, we looked within ourselves honestly to discover what hold us back, what cause us suffering, and anxieties. At the end of the course, all of us were just full of smiles and contentment. We learned how to take ownership of our own lives with no excuses.

I once again re-dedicate my life and created the following primaries for me:
1. I live and act deliberately.
2. I don't act in anger.
3. I have few desires and find satisfaction in simple things.
4. I am faithful to agreements and fulfill obligations.
5. I preserve friendships and treat all all beings fairly.
6. I view wrong doings with an understanding that naturally corrects.
7. Unless life is at stake, I allow the victory to others.

And what I have gained the most from this year's Wizard Course. If I had to named one thing, it would be I am getting better to letting go and providing space.

Harry says: "Love is an expression of the willingness to create space for something to change." I think I am getting it.