Wow Rahadrani, what a saga! It seems to me you are passing this test with with flying colours 
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That’s a lot going on Radharani. Hope things get better soon. It’s so true Yoga shows us the beauty in imperfection. 
I’m right there with you, friend!
well Bodhi, I’ve never had any success w/ “manipulating” the natural world, other than my friendship with all living creatures including the wild and “dangerous” ones. In my youth I did put a lot of energy into trying to do that (material manifestation) over many years, without results, and more recently as well. But here’s the thing - it’s just Nature. When I bought this property I didn’t know it was geologically unstable and sitting on top of underground caverns and streams. Water levels are rising in various parts of the world, including Florida, due to changing weather patterns. I may be cynical, but I don’t think meditation/ samyama is going to fix that. Also from a philosophical or spiritual perspective, just how much energy should we put into mentally manipulating the elements? The maggots required simply cleaning by hand, no problem. The Mold legally would require professional treatment, as the State does not recognize samyama. Call me lazy, but I think I’d rather do what can practically be done (which isn’t a whole hell of a lot) and then leave things in God’s hands. I feel that focusing my energies on trying to change the external world to go against what Nature is doing would be a full-time job and also a step backwards spiritually. but, to each their own. If it “works” for you, go for it.
Thanks Ecdyonorus, Bodhi, Dogboy, BlueRaincoat and Sunyata! Appreciate your kind thoughts. Everything will work out one way or another, or else maybe it won’t, and that’s ok too. Our needs are being met for the most part. My only real unsatisfied desire at this point is to have a place to teach yoga but I believe something will eventually become available. Meanwhile I suppose it’s not an emergency. This little town is overflowing with yoga studios.
You still are teaching yoga, Radharani - by writing such great posts about the art of surrender. Thank you.
Ain’t that a shame? Don’t worry, we’ll infiltrate the Legislature in due time and re-write the laws to accommodate the reality of stillness in action via the release of sutras into silence. I worked for the Florida House of Representatives for a little while. It can be done. 
wow, thank you so much for pointing that out! very helpful.
Ain’t that a shame? Don’t worry, we’ll infiltrate the Legislature in due time and re-write the laws to accommodate the reality of stillness in action via the release of sutras into silence. I worked for the Florida House of Representatives for a little while. It can be done.
LOL! LOVE it! yes, please do. :slight_smile:
Cannot believe it’s been over a year since I last posted here! Been super busy with work and lots of other “interesting” stuff. Funny, the title of this thread is “making peace with the psychic job,” but the actual outcome has been way more than “peace.” With the exception of the high taxes (contractor position, not employee), this has turned out to be an actual DREAM JOB! 
As you may recall, my original career plan had been to work as a counselor with my Psychology M.A., but that plan was derailed due to licensing changes that made it illegal for me to practice my profession.
I then switched gears and went into medicine, became a Medical Language Specialist, which got really OLD after 22 years, especially since I was working mostly in Oncology 
and the pay had dropped so much over the years that it wasn’t worth the aggravation. I had opened my yoga studio but couldn’t make a living teaching out here in the boondocks. I enrolled in a Medical Coding Certification program in order to make use of my prior experience and education based on advertising stating the job pays upwards of $40,000, which as it turns out, was untrue. I was about halfway through the program when I learned from people working in the field that they were lucky to make $10/hour, if that, and decided to cut my losses and drop out.
Meanwhile I had my resume’ online hoping to find a job as a medical writer or editor. I was contacted by the Most Prestigious Medical Transcription Company in the U.S. who pursued me aggressively for months, but it was for a transcription position. Because I was flattered (they only hire the best of the best), I went ahead and took their entrance exam, which I aced. Then they pursued me even harder, but ultimately I rejected their offer, because it would mean being stuck in another low-paying, soul-sucking, dead-end job that I despised. My friends said I was crazy for rejecting the offer when I desperately needed a job, but my heart just wasn’t in it. I wanted to make a decent income doing something halfway enjoyable. And it turned out to be the BEST decision!
Shortly after that I got a contract working as a Spiritual Advisor with the Very Famous Psychic Company on TV and, as stated previously in this thread, it has been AWESOME! The management is so incredibly NICE that it’s hard to believe they are real humans. My clients are the best, most wonderful and interesting people including scientists, engineers, doctors, diplomats, military intelligence, celebrities, etc., really fun to talk to. I have ultimately realized that I actually enjoy this job MORE than Psychology, with its focus on pathology/ dysfunction and trying to “fix” people and make them fit into “normal” functional roles in society, whereas being a Spiritual Advisor is helping people gain deeper insight and grow spiritually through their life experiences. Since beginning this job I’ve received several promotions, the most recent of which I hope will finally enable me to pay all my bills and taxes. I’m now being paid nearly as much as I would have as a Psychologist.
And that’s a good thing, because - I am bankrupt! Oh, it’s been fun. 
I began the process in 2015 and then my attorney went out of business shortly after my last post here in February of 2016, taking my $1000 retainer payment with him. The State Bar says I am unlikely to get any money back. I had to find a new attorney and start all over with the payments. My new attorney is wonderful and has a great reputation, got an award for “Most Ethical Attorney” (is that an oxymoron, like “excellent airplane food,” LOL?! no offense to any attorneys who may be reading this). My court date is this coming Friday and then hopefully it will all be settled. whew!
And then I will have to turn to my next legal case, namely, Eminent Domain. The State has informed me they are taking part of my land to widen the freeway and also to install a huge gas supply pipeline. This will require bulldozing of the strip of forest that serves as the only “buffer” between the property and the freeway, including the Sacred Grove which is a beautiful, magical healing place beside a waterfall where I used to meditate a lot. The State is supposed to pay me for the land, but attorney says they will try to condemn it instead based on the sinkholes, the uninhabitable trailer with Black Mold, and other concerns around the property.
Over the last couple of years my husband has gained and lost a couple of jobs and had an EEOC lawsuit with the last one, which he lost. Employers here in FL can fire you for nearly any reason or no reason at all. He has been unemployed since fall of 2016 and is in the process of applying for Disability on the basis of ASD (Autism Spectrum) which has interfered with his ability to get or keep a decent job his entire life.
So like I said, it’s all quite “interesting”! 
And what does this have to do with yoga? A LOT, actually!
Between work and handling our various lawsuits, meetings with attorneys and tons of paperwork, and trying to keep up with taking care of the property including the veggie garden, it’s been hard to find time to do my complete yoga practice. But I need to MAKE TIME because I’ve found that when I scrimp on my practice, things don’t go as well, whereas when I give myself that extra half an hour or so to indulge in the Ecstasy, it improves my work and everything else. It helps me to be much more present as a channel of Blessing for my clients, and really IS worth putting the time into it even when things are hectic and there aren’t enough hours in a day.
The other aspect of this in reference to yoga is that if the universe had handed me all this “stuff” prior to the Reality Shift that happened several years back thanks to a lifelong yoga practice, I would NOT have been able to handle it. As it is, the situation is certainly stressful and exhausting, but at the same time I am able to step back and find it amusing in a twisted way on some level, like a Monty Python movie.
I must say I find it quite amusing that so many people call me for advice when my own life is a freaking train wreck, LOL! But that’s because I’m helping them on a deeper level that goes beyond material concerns, allowing us to better deal with life’s endless worldly drama. The traffic noise is loud enough already even before the cutting down of the forest and expansion of the highway. But when I sit in meditation all the noise, like the drama, just flows right on by. It doesn’t stick, and can’t touch the silent Bliss in the depths.
Every day when I wake up I put my life in God’s hands and pray that I may be a clear channel for Blessings of Love, Light, Peace, Grace and Holy Wisdom to flow to my clients and the world. And by God’s grace and yoga, somehow it happens.
Will try to stop by here more when I get a chance. LOVE to all my friends here.
Welcome back. We need you as much as you do us. Blessings to you
Wow, Rad, your practice truly is bearing fruit, with your witness into Monty Python and all 
! Thanks for the update, you sound marvelous!
There is another member with chronic fatigue. I can’t remember who but was asking questions about it. Hopefully, he or she will see this post.
Good luck, Radharani. We are rooting for you.
Radha! Keepin’ it real. Love it.
Your writing is superb. Seriously. Congrats on your ongoing success with the psychic company. Your clientele sound fascinating. Glad you are helping them navigate their life. They’re in good hands.
Thank you for the thorough update, and keep shining. 
Thx so much, my dears! LOVE you guys. Will try to drop by here more often.
Always nice to read your posts. Happy to learn that your new job is going great. In fact I am tempted to get consultation from you You must be an excellent counselor.
Love to you and your husband. Wishing you luck in sorting out all legal issues.
aw, thx!
Latest update: Bankruptcy hearing went much more smoothly than anticipated, thx to my excellent attorney! what a relief.
You know, I’ve been saying all along that I can’t teach yoga here in the house now that we are living here, myself, husband and all our animals. Just could not keep it clean enough, especially the floor. Also I really couldn’t afford to take the time off my regular job to clean and teach, because I’d be losing $$ and I owe the IRS too much. Well, that may be changing!
A dear friend gifted me with a Bissell machine that vacuums and steam cleans the floor at the same time! It is truly amazing and will decrease the time required to get the floor clean enough for people to lie on. Also, I got a big raise at my counseling job so I may be able to set aside at least one day a week to teach yoga. Yay! I’ve really missed teaching.
Good for you Radharani, happy teaching