Turban Ceremony: Leaving by Childhood - by Jasmehar Kakar (age 11)

Gurumustuk Singh: The SikhNet Story

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Sat Nam Everyone,

     Just checking in since I haven't in awhile.  A lot has happened over the past several months.  For starters Late last spring/early last summer I've been attending a gurdwara in Ovido called Sikh Society of Central Fl. I go when i can get a ride since there aren't any buses that go there.  But it's nice because it lets me turn my brain completely OFF!  (Which is very important to me since I intellectualize & study things to death all week!)  & I wasn't getting that when i attended the 7th Day Adventist church.  Between them encouraging-or more accurately pushing Sabbath School & offering take away questions at the end of the service.  I mean  give me a break!  What's next? Homework assignments? Final exams at the end of the series?  Thanks, but no thanks!  I don't believe that God should be intellectualized, but related to with prayer & meditation.  So I stopped going to church & started going to the gurdwara full time (either physically or watching it online).  Then in September I started noticing the numbers on emy blood glucose meter start climbing up when I checked my blood sugar before I ate.  (I was born with hypoglycemia & have been "spot checking" my blood sugar ever since I moved out on my own).  Well as you can imagine I was pretty freaked out but didn't know what to do with that new information.  So I continued to watch & when I saw my doctor in October I told her about it.  She told me to keep checking it like I'm doing & if it didn't get better to come back in a couple weeks.  Well it continued to climb & in late October I was officially diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.  At first I did lifestyle measures (including certain supplements) & started taking Metformin.  Now we have a few new problems.  For 1 thing it "petered out" before my blood sugar had a chance of lowering. The other thing is I had horrible cramps they were so bad at times that I was on the floor in "child's pose" doing Lamaze breathing techniques.  UGH!  Finally in November I couldn't take it anymore & my doctor started me on a long acting insulin called Levmir Flex pen.  At the same time she wanted to put me in the hospital because my blood sugar was almost 500! I told her that I couldn't afford a hospital bill & didn't have any insurance.  Besides if my number isn't up I wasn't going ANYWHERE! & if it was there wouldn't be a dang thing the doctors or nurses could do my bags are packed & I know where I'm going.  Besides I NEED A REST!!  The kind that I believe that ONLY an early death can give me!  So naturally she had me sign a waver that I wouldn't sue the clinic.  (I guess they're paranoid about Morgan & Morgan coming after them).  Well anyway I just told her "Just tell me what to do & I'll do it."  So the nurse gave me a few units of insulin, they watched me 4 a half hour, then i was sent home with a prescription & the instructions.  Well all that weekend my affirmation, mantra, or whatever you want to call it went something like this:  "I'm able & willing to do whatever it takes to stay out of the Emergency 

Department & hospital with God's & Guru's help."  I also prayed like gangbusters!  I said "OK God please send me who you think would be best suited for this weekend."  & I swear I sensed not only Jesus whom I've known all my life, but Gurus Ram Das (Who's the guru of miracles), Harkrishan, (The Guru of Healing), & Gobind Singh (The Guru of Radiance, battles, & wars. (I guess God sent him in case I needed a good S.K.I.A. (Swift Kick in the A**!) )OK I'm trying to keep it G rated but you get my drift).  I swear at times the apartment felt kind of crowded, but I was very grateful for all the extra help because I couldn't have done it without them.  Every so often I'd "hear" one of them say something like:  "When did you drink/eat last?"  Or "you better check your blood sugar."   Stuff like that.  Well I went to Gurdwara on Sunday morning & my fasting blood sugar was still kind of elevated even though I was taking 20 units of Levmir.  I was very careful of not only what I ate, but also how much.  I even skipped the gurprshad that's served before Lungar.  I told people that I have Diabetes & can't eat that.  After we got done with the meal I climbed up & down the stairs several times in order to help burn some of that excess sugar.  One of the ladies kept insisting that I sit.  I said, "No I can't DOCTOR'S ORDERS!  (Even though doc didn't exactly "order" me to do that it seems that I use that it has more weight) Well no more had to be say after that.  Well later that night I was still lost as far as what I should do was concerned (since I desperately wanted to avoid going into the hospital).  I heard someone say "Increase your dosage to 30 units."  I said, "OK I'm not going to argue with you.  You know what I need more than I know myself."  So I did.  The next day my fasting blood sugar went from 250 the night before to 148 WAHE GURU!!  Well I've had lots of us & downs with Diabetes (literally as well as figuratively).  Like before my next A1C test I was beginning to question whether or not what I was doing to torture myself was really worth it.  I felt like saying "screw it just give me a bag of chips or a thing of bonbons & let me sit on the couch!"  Then I found out that it was worth it indeed because my A1C went from 13.5% in November to 7.1% in May WAHE GURU!!

Fast forward to April of this year.  More specifically the 13th & 14th.  On the 13th I had my self defense class with Winter Park PD.  Which was both disturbing & enlightening.  I sure hope I never have to use what I've learned, but my mantra is "better to have it & not need it than to need it & wish to heck you had it."  Then on Sunday we celebrated Vaisakhi Day in Gurdwara.  I was in all white.  (See previous post of me in bana). It was a nice service, but it was funny (ironic not ha ha funny) that my self defense class was the day before Vaisakhi Day.  I guess that was Guru's way of showing me how to be a warrior saint/saint soldier.  Well that's it for now.  I'll let you guys know if anything new & interesting comes up.  Until next time Sat Nam, Amrita Kaur    

  

kJH

Here's me wearing full bana.

Sat Nam Everyone! Today I thought I would share a picture of what I'd look like in full bana. For those who

are unfamiliar with Sikhism it's the clothes that Sikhs wear. I wanted 2 see what I'd look like & find out what it feels like. (Since I'm visually challenged). Well  4 the most part it was great. However, next time I'll wear a short sleve white tunic instead of the long sleve 1 I wore the last time. Way too hot!! I wore my bana 2 church that Sabbath. Both 2 gauge their reaction (which I didn't get any). & 2 let my church family know that I'm making some changes & don't freak out if I no longer go 2 church after the 1stSabbath in November- or even sooner if I'm able 2 either arrange transportation 2-or even an affordable place 2 livre close 2 the gutrdwara. (The Sikh Society of Central Florida). So please pray that 1 of those things happen! Well tha's it 4 now. Until next time Sat Nam, Dana Morgan a.k.a Amrita Kaur

Sat Nam everyone! Today I want to share something with you.  I'm involved in a 40 day Global Sadhana with Spirit Voyage.  (For those who are unfamiliar with it it's a website with resources for Kundalini Yoga & Meditation).  Well anyway, this 40 Day Global Sadhana is called  "Honering Ourselves & Blessing Our Children.  You don't have to be a parent in order to participate.  You can be a babysitter, or grandparent, aunt uncle or other relative or friend of a child.  Heck you can even be a "pet parent" like I am.  I don't have any "human children" but I have a cat named Sunny who will be 5 next week.  & he picks up on when I'm doing my  banis as well as this Sadhana & he wants to get really close to me LOL.  So if youre interested go check out this  link:    <a href="http://www.spiritvoyage.com/globalsadhana/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.spiritvoyage.com/images/40Day_global_logo_200x200.png" alt="40 Day Global Sadhana" width="200" height="200" border="0" title="40 Day Global Sadhana" /></a>  Well that's all for now.  I hope that you join the community.  Until next time Sat Nam,
Amrita Kaur

Sat Nam everyone! Sorry it's taken me so long 2 get back with you. A lot has happened since the holidays. 1. I've been watching Live Gurdwara broadcasts from this link:

Finding a Gurdwara

Sat Nam Everyone! It's been very harried l8ly. Now I've been searching 4 a gurdwara in my area 2 visit. Well I finally found one! Unfortiately, it's all the way in Kissimme. Thankfully I have a neighbor who has a car & he's willing 2 take me in exchange 4 gas money. I'll let u guys know when I go & what it was like. Until then Sat Nam, Amrita Kaur

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