the return to Warm climates this winter

At 13 minutes past midnight as the 13th of Sept. becomes the 14th on this Fall day in 2007, as I listen to the Krishna Das rendition of the Maha Mantra to pacify my vata slightly aroused with emotion. I just purchased a roundtrip ticket to Mumbai leaving from NYC for a 5 month trip Dec. 6th to May 10th with shillings saved from working happily away as a modern day karma yogi at Cafe Prasad living a content frugal lifestyle, the spinning of the wheels stop grounded in my decison made from intuition. Now to enjoy the rest of my time here until Chief Niwot's curse brings me back again in '07.......

12 days

12 Days

I'm 4 days shy of completing my 12 days in a row at work, which is a new record for me. Of course some of the shifts are a mere 4 hours, while others are around 9 hours, but still 12 days in a row is a lot. To further my ambitious will, I signed up for a 30 day pass at the Yoga Workshop, and was going for 5 days in a row of the grueling "skew me a bbq" practice, but my body is screaming for a day off, so I will listen to it, ending it at 3 days in a row, and starting again on Thurs. I love my job though, organic vegan foods, the community/family that it is, the people who shop there, co-workers, and the plastic forks, knives, and spoons made from corn that can be thrown into your garden, compost, or recycle bin. Ah gotta love Boulder. I missed Shiva bathing and kirtan last night, because I spent time with a friend who is in the hospital and leaves today. We spoke for about 2 hours about work, life, relationships, and so on. It was a beautiful moment, and coming home to cat Shanti purring and reading about Ayurveda and Samkyha philosophy to end a day sweetly....