The mountain is calling me

For quite some time, about 14 years, more or less, I visited a man who was a medium and healer. He told me back then, - Anne-Li, don+t you miss the mountains? In your previous life, you always sat and meditated on the mountain tops. (you can believe what you want about past lives / reincarnation etc.)

I replied:  - No, not at all! I'm afraid of heights and do not feel any attraction to mountains, rather fear.

And where am I going now?!
Exactly!
To the highest mountain of all - magical Himalayas

As I wrote in one of my earlier blogs,  heading off on this journey took me three seconds to decide. 24 hours before, I had no idea that I would make up my mind on this. But when the proposal came, I knew at once. This is what I want to do, must do, and have always yearned to do.

So I guess I am ready, and now the mountain is asking me to come....

picture from : http://www.facebook.com/nepal.the.8th.wonder/photos_stream

Do you want to help? It will make a different!

Dear friends, 

Please help sharing and spreading the news. 

There is immediate needs for fund raising of US$2300.00 to purchase 20 beds/20 sheets/20 blankets + 7 dinning tables and stationary/study aids for the use of 20 new students arrived end of year 2012 and early 2013 at Jonang Monastery Kathmandu Nepal.

Any amount will be helpful.

If you wish to help them or become a sponsor of a student , please e-mail: jonangktm.qs@gmail.com Thank you.

www.littlelama.org
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Booked my flight to Kathmandu...

I just purchased my flight to Kathmandu! Woohooo!! Now it feels even more real!
and its only 20 days left before I jump on the plane and take of.

I´m super excited, and in the same time I realize I have so much to do, prepare.

But I done a lot of my "Must do List"

1. All rental issues with my flat is solved. Great!
2. Ticket and dates settled! Lovely!
3. I been studding a bit about Nepal culture, art etc. Amazing!
4. More or less solved my money issues. Puhhh!
5. Health care, will be on Monday! Perfect!
6. Pass port ( visa not yet, but that will be handle on the airport, just need to double check so that is the right fact)

Now I only need to get all info about dress codes for the monastery, rules, what I need to bring etc.. It will  be rain season when I go, so what does that mean? What do I need to pack? Rain boots vs flip flops? And one more important thing: The address :) hahaha... I don´t have it,(they will pick me up in the airport, bless them) and it was actually my mother how asked me about the address.

Anyway, May 2, I go and will arrive May 3, and stay for 3 month. This time :)

Getting closer to take of...

I just checked my agenda, its more or less only 2 weeks until I go!!!!!! OMG, time is flying. But I'm so exited and welcome the "take of day" :)

So how does it feels when the plan of tomorrow soon will became NOW?
Fabulously, fun, right, and amazing!!! Nervous? No! Nothing yet, but it maybe ill come later on...

Now I'm trying to look at all picture that the organisation is publishing, by that I can follow the process and work they do, and now I want to share some of them with you (soon I will be able to take my own hihihihihi)

Morning pray of Jonang Monastery at new school Pharing -- the construction is still going on. The field is wide but will be very muddy during Monsoon season. Rain starts April - Sept. each year.

Ok, so this is were I will be, the school that is not ready yet.

Outdoor debating class at Pharping new school site -- Jonang Monastery Kathmandu Nepal.

Enjoy a simple but rich breakfast at new dinning room of Pharping new school -- Student monks of Jonang Monastery.

Do you want to se more pictures and info, go in on http://www.facebook.com/thelittlelamas?fref=ts 

I am going to the Goddess of the Universe

Nepalese call Himalaya "Samgarmatha", that means " Goddess of the universe" or "Forehead of the sky".

So beautiful, and I am going to the Goddess of the Universe!!! :)





Interesting Facts and Statistics on The Himalayan Mountains – An infographic by the team at Shakti Himalaya

Thansks to  ShaktiHimalaya for great info!

Pure happiness...

When you ask people how they define "success", you often gets answers as:
-rich / good job / house / different possessions /price trophies, etc.

But many forget the most important of all, perhaps the goal of our life: - To be happy, to share joy with others and so on.

It does not matter how much money / possessions you have, it's not the key to get  inner peace and true joy. When we are listening to our inner voice and follow it, I think we will find our true joy, whether you are rich or poor (in money and possessions)

Just look at those happy kids :) So much happiness and joy! And I am the lucky one that will be able to be 3 month in this wonderful environmental! With so much smiles, and happy eyes.

My mission was to go there and help! But the closer it comes the the travel day, I feel more end more sure that this 3 month voluntary work will change me as well, as a "positive side effect".

I feel blessed!

Are you a "warrior of light" too?