Great to be here, but…

We’re so happy to be at Ananda Washington once again. But I’m having a (temporary) zero energy moment. I wanted to write something more substantial, but simply don’t have it in me.

Why?

Well, we led a very successful four-hour choir workshop today. Followed by a brief moment to collapse after getting home, before we started preparing for tomorrow.

What are we doing tomorrow?

Well, at 8:00 we leave for the Temple. At 8:25 we’ll have choir rehearsal (we’re singing with choir plus doing a duet after the talk).

9:00 is the purification ceremony for which we are blessers. A brief break, then at 10:00 we give Sunday service. Lunch after service, then we get to visit Heart Song Hermitage, Ananda Washington’s beautiful new retreat center.

The only thing to do now is get myself to bed.

Sita and the meditating skeleton

Sita and friend

Our friend, Sita, took us to lunch today at the Rusty Pelican in downtown Edmonds for an absolutely delicious lunch.

This meditating skeleton greeted us while we waited for a table to open up. I think “Sita & the Meditating Skeleton” sounds like the excellent title of a book that’s just waiting to be written! 😂

Seattle skyline

Feels great to be visiting the Ananda Seattle community again. It’s been something like eight years since we were last here.

Way too long!

Just breathe

This hit home today as we prepare to hit the road tomorrow for Ananda Seattle.

All day I was aware of the many things I needed to do — water the garden; prepare the house; write emails; wrap up loose ends; pack; and get to bed early.

So yeah, stress makes me feel that everything has to get done — like — right now.

Except…it doesn’t really. Inhale. Exhale. Just breathe.

What a mind

I deeply appreciate people who have the kind of mind that thinks up these kinds of things — both funny and really clever.

Two thoughts: One, this is just exactly what my tired brain can appreciate tonight.

And two, I wonder if Slinkies still exist. 🤔