#1 - When I went camping last month I thought a small town we passed through sounded familiar, but I couldn't figure out why. Then I saw a sign that said "Pine Grove Lodge." Oh! This was where a friend of mine in middle school moved up to. At first they only lived there in the summer, then in 9th grade she moved up there year round. I stayed there with my parents a couple times. It is/was a small place. Six cabins plus the main lodge. When we drove by I thought, "I should write to her." I looked up Pine Grove Lodge and saw that her brother and family now run the place. This morning I awoke at 6:30 and had the time and space to relax in bed and write that letter.
#2 - Then I wrote another letter. As is often the case, I was surprised by what came out through my hand. This is my definition of good writing, when I am just as surprised as the reader would be at the content. That is letter #42 for me. I'm 10 letters away from reaching my goal of 52 letters this year. At this point that goal feels within reach.
#3 - Making it to the neighboring farmer's market just before they closed, since I wasn't at mine yesterday, to grab a cantaloupe. Last week's was delicious.
#4 - Feeling my energetic/enthusiastic self again when I arrived at the sweet man's house today and had a bunch of things to tell him. His smile demonstrated his appreciation. We (his girls and I) took a break during our tasks to teach him how to play spoons. The youngest hasn't quite mastered watching the spoons and the cards at the same time.
#5 - Being able to openly talk about the sweet man's "pain body" (Eckhart Tolle term) after it has passed with his daughters. The fact that he is open and receptive to this is a great teaching tool for them. We talked about how the pain body is never rational, and the oldest said her dad wasn't patient with hers.
"What would be helpful to your pain body?" I asked her.
"For people to pay attention to me." She responded.
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P.S. I've been enjoying the Super Soul Sessions put together by Oprah this week. This man is new to me, I can't help but share it even though I can't figure out how to embed this link.
http://www.supersoul.tv/supersoul-sessions/the-life-altering-power-of-a-positive-mind
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