Good Morning,
I am having my morning coffee and listening to the birds and thinking about what to do today. Its pretty amazing to sit here in the morning in this place so full of colors and life and just decide what i feel like doing. I could go out and walk and shop and meet people, i could go to the art supply store and walk up and down the isles and pick out treasures and come home and create something. I could practice doing some henna, i could draw for my screenprinting, i could finish my fantastic book about the PCT which makes me want to hike all summer long. It's kind of how i feel about life right now. Endless options to do so many things that i feel excited about. Its a pretty awesome place to be in. i feel grateful and in balance with being present while here and also with going home when that time comes. I have almost been here one month! I have things to look forward to that i want to get started and i know that i will come back here next year. Without a doubt i will be back.
----- Evening----
Deborah and i each made a phone call in the morning and then we had a yoga practice and then i went to Dr Passangs for my second treatment of acupuncture. This time he put needles below my knees and by my elbows, across my belly, between my eyebrows and between my big toes. Then he had me turn over and he put two on either side of my spine. It felt the same, energy moving and things shifting. As i lay there i let myself go as blank and still as i can and i focus on taking deep controlled breathes and just let whatever comes up come. I am curious about this anger and i did some talking and asking for it to move and to let it go. It feels like something that is stored that is really old and some of it feels kind of fresh. Its coming to the surface and i am understanding and feeling where it comes from and why i have it. I feel grateful. I want to work with what is coming up, i want to look at it and acknowledge it and then find my peace with it and let it go. Its good work and i am happy to have my awareness there.
when i got back Deborah and i took a little adventure into downtown Pune to walk around a bit. we looked in on shops and talked to people and i took some pictures and videos. We went into this one little furniture place where a young man was working and we were just looking around. On the way out to leave the young man reached out and took my hand and shook it smiling, then he leaned forward and hugged me and as he hugged me he put a hand between us and gave my boob a nice squeeze. HA! I thought that was hilarious. He was probably around 16. I didnt feel even slightly offended, its hard to explain but it was clearly not that big a deal to either of us. It just was.
We took a ride back home and the ayas were still cleaning so we escaped to my room and watched a movie which i really really loved called Moonrise Kingdom. And now we are enjoying the last of the light. I think i will walk down to the place Kunchok and i always went for chai and have some. Its been a few days. I want to learn how to make my own for when i come back.
These street kids followed us all day, even after we gave them rupees
This happened on our rick ride home
I am having my morning coffee and listening to the birds and thinking about what to do today. Its pretty amazing to sit here in the morning in this place so full of colors and life and just decide what i feel like doing. I could go out and walk and shop and meet people, i could go to the art supply store and walk up and down the isles and pick out treasures and come home and create something. I could practice doing some henna, i could draw for my screenprinting, i could finish my fantastic book about the PCT which makes me want to hike all summer long. It's kind of how i feel about life right now. Endless options to do so many things that i feel excited about. Its a pretty awesome place to be in. i feel grateful and in balance with being present while here and also with going home when that time comes. I have almost been here one month! I have things to look forward to that i want to get started and i know that i will come back here next year. Without a doubt i will be back.
----- Evening----
Deborah and i each made a phone call in the morning and then we had a yoga practice and then i went to Dr Passangs for my second treatment of acupuncture. This time he put needles below my knees and by my elbows, across my belly, between my eyebrows and between my big toes. Then he had me turn over and he put two on either side of my spine. It felt the same, energy moving and things shifting. As i lay there i let myself go as blank and still as i can and i focus on taking deep controlled breathes and just let whatever comes up come. I am curious about this anger and i did some talking and asking for it to move and to let it go. It feels like something that is stored that is really old and some of it feels kind of fresh. Its coming to the surface and i am understanding and feeling where it comes from and why i have it. I feel grateful. I want to work with what is coming up, i want to look at it and acknowledge it and then find my peace with it and let it go. Its good work and i am happy to have my awareness there.
when i got back Deborah and i took a little adventure into downtown Pune to walk around a bit. we looked in on shops and talked to people and i took some pictures and videos. We went into this one little furniture place where a young man was working and we were just looking around. On the way out to leave the young man reached out and took my hand and shook it smiling, then he leaned forward and hugged me and as he hugged me he put a hand between us and gave my boob a nice squeeze. HA! I thought that was hilarious. He was probably around 16. I didnt feel even slightly offended, its hard to explain but it was clearly not that big a deal to either of us. It just was.
We took a ride back home and the ayas were still cleaning so we escaped to my room and watched a movie which i really really loved called Moonrise Kingdom. And now we are enjoying the last of the light. I think i will walk down to the place Kunchok and i always went for chai and have some. Its been a few days. I want to learn how to make my own for when i come back.
These street kids followed us all day, even after we gave them rupees
This happened on our rick ride home
this is why i drink my coffee black now. milk in a bag.
I am glad you went back, it's interesting to read your experience with the acupuncture and kind of making me not feel so afraid of doing it now.
ReplyDeleteI hope you can come to terms with the anger as well <3 Love You.
I really enjoyed the videos!