Let's Soak it up - Water Meditation/Blessing

 The water. Has been a big subject around my circles in Vancouver.
What is happening with our water. It's being polluted, diluted, ionized, purified, de-mineralized and flouridized.
But more recently it's a spill from the toxic run-off from a mining site in Northern BC
which is headed for the rivers of Vancouver via the Fraser.

I wanted to talk about an experience I had the other day while walking by the river in Richmond
at the Dykes where the ocean water and Fraser meet.

I was walking down the path doing my usual morning walk when I saw a little trail that led off the path and it caught my attention. Feeling particularly open to explore and not being in a time crunch I followed it off the beaten path to a beautiful, open, expansive place that overlooked the ocean in the far distance. To my immediate view I could not see the river flowing ahead of me but as I continued to walk it came into my view. Ah, this is why I am here I felt it instantaneously.
It was beautiful and I sat down beside the water thinking that one day my children would also want to swim and play in this same water. How inviting the water looked and I imagined what it would be like if all waters were clean and we didn't have to worry about getting into them.
I noticed a sludgy substance on the surface of the water and also something that appeared shiny such as oil.

I began to pray for the water and the mantra "Gayatri" began to emerge from my lips.  I sang it over and over again, praying for the water in the best way I knew how and I felt the energy and blessing emerging. After I stopped, I stood up feeling so refreshed and cleansed. I felt the compelling urge, or call to enter the water. I felt several things, first being that my body as a channel would bless this water, no matter how polluted. Second, that I would also be purified by this water and the strong intention. I have heard it said that the Ganga (Ganges) river in India is said to be extremely polluted but daily people enter it and even drink the water. I have heard this water not only feels pure and clean when entering it but has also blessed all those who enter it. So anyways, I had this similar experience.
Upon entering the sludgy water I kept my mind and intention focused even though the sliminess made me want to cringe a little. I prayed and kept my consciousness uplifted as I let my naked body resonate in the water. After I got out, I felt amazingly cleansed and refreshed by the whole experience. Going from a place of wondering how I could help the rivers to this experience made me feel that we each have a part to play. Maybe driving up to Likely, BC was not my way to assist the cause this time around. Just being present was all it took for me to play a small role in the efforts to help our waterways which are so precious to all of us. I want my children to be able to play in safe, clean waters and not have to worry that there is none left when they are my age. So this is the start.