It is not
often that I stay at Pi longer than the two nights of a weekend, but with the
advent of the new year and no commitments in sight, I sought to invert the
balance for two weeks. My focus changed
from the frenzy of San Francisco to the simplicity of life off the information
grid and a return to nature. How I
needed this retreat to digest the difficulties of 2015 and to allow myself to receive
a sweeter 2016!
Indeed it
was my own (nearly) silent retreat. I popped
in and out of the local library, and with Pogo the cat at my side, I devoured
several books and movies and caught up on my journal. I signed up for the annual Yoga Toes
challenge of 24 classes in 60 days, and even though I knew I would fail to achieve
the goal, I made early headway, even packing in two classes in one day. I made a new friend, Kathy, also a retired
professor who moved here from Maryland with her husband. She invited me for a cup of coffee but
surprised me with freshly baked muffins and homemade jams.
Life is
good out here. I am restored. Pi centers me, and I practice letting life
unfold as it will.
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