I am in Ohio. I walked outside after class.. a long day in a string of long days and sat on the grass and meditated for a couple of hours as the sun set. My mind wandered but in between the wandering there was a settling so deep it sometimes startled me and I had to begin again.
Canadian geese came in numbers across the street and down the hill and stepped into the water. The moon stepped into the water. The fish came up to the shore and turned at the surface. After awhile I forgot who was who...me, the moon, the geese, the water.
The institute here was very successful. They stood up and cheered at the end. Abrupt joy. We had had some difficult conversations and some really good discussions. I know when I have been a useful servant and it gives me a deep joy that is hard to find, otherwise.
Tomorrow I fly out. I am ready. I miss you and I miss the steam rising above the fields near the airport in the dawn heat. I miss the garden, which probably wilted in the intense heat. I am ready to leave this king size bed with its neat rows of seven pillows and the nearly perfect white duvet. I am ready to leave blackened chicken salad and go home to half a sandwich on leftover bread.
I love us all. Why haven't you written?
through circumstance i stumbled upon one of your photographs. it lead me on a merry chase back to this lovely site. thank you for sharing your thoughts. they were the calm i've been searching for the past few days.
Posted by: oswuari | Aug 01, 2006 at 05:55 AM
well, hello friends. i am home and sleeping a bit till the jet lag wears off.. just in time for a trip to Houston next week. and then Utah. and then who knows. India in fall, and thailand. My brain is all tired from even thinking of travelling. time to read your blogs on the road. good.
Posted by: lekshe | Jul 31, 2006 at 10:02 PM
It's always good to read something new from you. Safe travels.
Posted by: Beth | Jul 30, 2006 at 05:05 PM
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Posted by: dale | Jul 27, 2006 at 09:39 PM