How vital it is to refrain from the temptation to judge ourselves or the teachings, and to be humorously aware of our condition, and to realize that we are, at the moment, as if many people all living in one person.
Rest in natural great peace
This exhausted mind
Beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought,
Quote of the Day goes to Dewachen Catherine Ilg who came hOMe from kindergarten saying, “i realized today in school that what i think in my mind may not be real.”
dharma backstory:
Dewa has confided to Joy and i (though we’ve been Sensing it for months) that she is REALLY not diggin’ public school and that she sees herself as the “runt of the litter,”
Weight lost – 12 pounds
BMI – down 1 point. Though Im not a believer in this number – its improvement warrants mention
Pairs of pants donated to Goodwill because they are too big – 1
Pant size – from 46 to 44
Shirt size – from 4X to 3XL Tall
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“People often make the mistake of being frivolous about death and think, ‘Oh well, death happens to everybody. It’s not a big deal, it’s natural. I’ll be fine.’” That’s a nice theory until one is dying.
Phew…after 37-miles and 2k of climbing, i attacked our lead group at 800 meters to go into a headwind then (once again) used HP Yoga Prop Workout core strength to kick again like a half dead trout to take the final sprint by half a wheel over my…
picked up my girls from the airport today (they stayed a couple days longer than did i)…i dunno, might be just me, however, i TAF hangin’ at South Beach kinda changed Dewa…the girl can drop into various roles, dat’s fer sure…
Into week 4 of second round of Green Tara. Weight loss holding at 11 pounds, but I’d really like to see 12 for the 10 week total effort (after off weeks).
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