4 frog, ants, toes, star stickers and a clinic

The day began as the sun came up a bit after 5:30am.
Yoga, a walk, prayers and then a bit of time to write before breakfast.
As I walked outside my building this am I saw about 4-5 flogs sleeping in the crack of the door. On my way into breakfast - the dinning hall that we eat in all sitting on the ground in long rows facing each other, yesterday there were tons of ants and this am a bunch of them all eating a dead frog by the wall.
I sort of looked at it, others did also and then went on eating breakfast. I trying to not think about the many other ants all around me.
Its amazing your how your tolerance level changes in different environments.

Before 9am the day had already so much happening. I gave back mandala art work kids made, hung out playing outside and got invited to come to see the Sri Ram Health Clinic that Andrea running with her husband. A clinic for the locals. I attend from 9-11am.
wow, ok where to start...
The building was across the field from the ashram, through a gate, past a little brick pass way that a guy zoom by on this moder cycle on, past the school and then the clinic. A beautiful building with flowers all around and super clean and all. About 15 people were waiting.
I got to sit in the same room at Andrea a nurse while she talked and looked and treated each patient. wow
so much, I'll share a little. 2 girls with infected big toes, they got them cleaned and wrapped up again. I gave them start stickers. Women with pains old age or a older man with an ear infection. An amazing thing is that even thought these folks are so so poor they are so rich in so many other ways and in the clothes they wear. They are so beautiful with gems and glitter and all....One of the ha was a little 4 year old girl who got run over by a truck a few months back.
She comes in 3x a week to get her dressing changed. She could walk but her hip is out of place now. I guess she was in the hospital for a while and got surgery and all and some western folks helped pay for it. The truck driver also payed them off. Andrea unwrapped the dressing and I don't think I have even seen such a site but I guess it is healing well. she cleaned it while I held the little girls hand and the girl was so good. Ican't even image the pain she must of been in and is still in. I also gave her a sticker.

Talk also about where we come from...they would get a crayon on their way out for the visit and some would just look at the crayon like... "what is this?" for real. they didn't know. Can you image having no knowledge of a crayon? Also the Clinic takes donations of 1 Indian Rupie for meds. Check out this conversion -> 1.00 INR=0.0205220 USD some families can't even pay that much!!!
oh my goodness that is hard, really hard.
There of course are parts of me that want to just hang out at the clinic and hold the kids hands and make art with them while they wait.

I hope I have not overwhelmed to much of you. And if you feel like you would like to donate to the clinic check out:

When I came back from the clinic I cleaned up and right away kids were asking when art would start, so I got out supplies and we tissues papered over some leave bowls (that our afternoon snack was in yesterday) that just get thrown a way. I had about 20 kids and tissues paper all over the place. But it was fun and also I was really tired.

For lunch I ate a bit and then, I've been meaning to write that we compost and for about 70 people who eat we only have a paint bucket that is filled a couple inches for each meal!! talk about no waste. everyone eats really well. Meals are rice with bread and some sort of hot veggie dish.

Ok, I think that is enough for now.
I'm going to rest and then visit the local village later with Swapna.

Much Peace and I'm sure I'll have more stories to share about frogs and kids, and all.
Laura DiDi (older sister) that is what they call elders for respect :)