Gung Hay Fat Choy!! - Happy Chinese New Year. I had a nice day today, eating Dim Sun with friends, walking through Chinatown, taking pictures and watching the Chinese New Year parade. It's the year of the Golden Pig -(oink oink).

Particularly, I want to say thank you to a young native woman in purple that I met today while I was walking on the street. She was sitting quietly cross-legged on the sidewalk in Chinatown. I didn’t notice her until I smelled the burning sage. She looked up at me when I passed by and I quickly felt a soft tickle in my heart. By looking into me and acknowledging my being, she lifted my spirit up and gave it light. I didn’t know if she realized what she had done, but when I turned my head around to see her, she was already looking right at me. She gave me a little nod of the head. I smiled back at her. Though her intention was simply to say hello to me, it meant a lot more. It reminded me to see people beyond their physicality because humans are souls and spiritual beings. Even more, it reminded me that I am also a living spirit who has her own guides and angels all around. I’ve forgotten about my guides. I stupidly cast them off a while ago, telling them to leave me alone for a bit. But, now I’m off to go meditate (something I haven’t done for so long.) So, "thank you" young native lady in purple…"namaste!"