A day enjoying the area before heading back to Houston.
Very nice to be back in the Bay!
November 29, 2013
November 28, 2013
Day 176 to 182 - Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Going Solo! I took my first solo trip in quite a while
(beside business trips) to attend a silent retreat for women North of San
Francisco. Kenobi and Choci stayed in Houston. It is very nice to
have a supportive husband who volunteers to take care of our high energy 2-year
old while I am off to California exploring new things!
The idea for the trip started years ago when I read a book from Jack
Kornfield, randomly picked up at a cool little bookstore, partially
because of a pretty lotus flower on its cover and partially because I was
intrigued by Buddhism. The book was a "guide to the universal teachings of
Buddhist psychology" and I found it different, wise, and beautiful.
Reading more about Jack Kornfield, I discovered he was a cofounder of a
meditation center in California. So when I decided to learn meditation (one
among the very long list of things I would like to learn), I thought that
a week-long retreat at this center would be a great place to start.
So off I
went, not having any real clue what to expect, but looking forward to giving it
a try. The property in the hills North of San Francisco was
beautiful and the experience turned out to be a little odd, and certainly
unique, but well worthwhile.
November 22, 2013
Day 173 - Houston - Back Home
We finally arrived back home and had a bit of a surprise when we looked
in our backyard. Where there was once a big beautiful tree, there was now
a big empty with three foundations poured to build four-story
monstrosities that will be right on the edge of our property line.
Oh the joys of Houston zoning.
At least, as a consolation, we now, from our breakfast table, can
admire our neighbors behind (literally) as
they take their morning showers.
Scientific observations:
- You can gain efficiency by showering and brushing your teeth at
the same time
- In a small shower, if you back up to make room to
wash your feet, frosted glass loses efficiency
- and yes, as Yahoo suggests, showering together is fun... or at least it certainly
appears to be so
Note to self
- don’t use frosted glass for shower windows and do any of you know the world’s
fastest growing hedge????
November 1, 2013
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