As I wrote to my PD buddy before "going to the movie" yesterday. "Sneakers drying on the window sill. What a day. Dreary walk. Landlord found a leak in the building's heating system (? - not sure what that means) that might mean a piece of my LR or Bathroom wall will be broken into...I know I did NOT overuse the system..., Son called to show me where to look on the world wide internet for the listing of his commercial lot (shaded area on the picture) when he puts it on the market soon, getting ready for movie and Q&A tonight. Info overload day for sure. Thankfully the massage realigned my chakras - temporarily! My chakras are always a moving target. Looks like the weather will be MUCH better tomorrow! Big "push reset" for me! Have a good night. Will be heading out tomorrow at 5 for dinner before the musical at former school #2. PS: sister's biopsy came back non cancerous. Maybe NOW she will stop looking for trouble. :/"
I did think it was meaningful that the Center for Conscious Living and Dying had its grand opening event last night as I was watching The Last Ecstatic Days movie. I did share in the Q&A last night about another less "romantic" documentary and an approach to VSED. "Funny" today that my daily stoic that just popped into my inbox - "This is how to be fearless". :)
Today - Extend-o walk today, weather is supposed to be beautiful. Then to the art coop gift store down the block to get a small gift for former boss and my successor in my position at former school #2. We will have dinner and then go to the musical. Former boss has a new house on campus. One of the parts of working at boarding schools. Free housing and food. Former boss had to move this year from the house she and family were in for 20 years. Now that all the kids are out of her home. She and husband have to move into one of the smaller houses so family can take over theirs. We will eat at her house not the cafeteria tonight.
Listening to BG2 as we speak.
From yesterday quotes from the movie and BF book. From movie: Ethan was looking for tangible support (I call mine "my life flight team". Stroke of destiny that his cancer doctor left her medical practice to take him on his journey and then became the driving force behind forming CCLD! Can't look away from the synchronicity of that. Not sure what his life flight team would have looked like if not for her. He spoke of people who unlike him with physical tumors had "unconscious tumors". "Nature's importance in the dying process". "Deep self-criticism that keeps one from being able to receive love". "Stay present." "He asked and the family showed up". "Say yes to strangers. Say yes to this work." - as spoken by one of the CCLD volunteers. And as I thought about what I would want as to telecasting my end. Ethan had phones propped up at the end of his bed in those holders like people have on their dashboards of cars. People could be with him and comment as the process went on. Great movie. Supportive/informative of a degree that might be out of reach of many but certainly something to aspire to. It was a perfect storm of people, places and things for Ethan. I did ask in the Q&A as to why he had to become so ravaged before he was able to do what he wanted to do.
Quotes from BF book this a.m. - Wish I could find a Franklin of the day... "Franklin easily made casual friends, intellectual companions, useful patrons...but less good at nurturing lasting bonds that involved deep personal commitments or emotional relationships, even within his own family." With someone who has always had the eye to the exit at every phase of my life... And from his own writing: "Man is a sociable being, and it is, for aught I know, one of the worst punishments to be excluded from society....I acknowledge solitude an agreeable refreshment to a busy mind, but were these thinking people obliged to be always alone, I am apt to think they would quickly find their very being insupportable to them." Oh that Ben. And I should say oh that Isaacson. :)
The message of the stars is that if you say nothing for the sake of a peaceful existence there could be a huge amount of chaos in your life later on. If you believe that what those around you are doing is wrong you MUST speak up about it.
Your day could get off to a shaky start as the Virgo moon faces off with Saturn early this morning, dearest Libra, challenging even the best-laid plans. Give yourself space to recover from any hiccups you encounter once afternoon rolls in and Luna aspects Venus and Uranus, opening the doors to quickly grief, stress, and anything else that does not serve you. Cleansing vibes continue to flow later tonight when the sun and Jupiter stir, asking you to reflect on your highest potential and who you want to be. Identify any roadblocks or shadows preventing you from jumping forward, removing them so you may bloom.
Enough of thinking about yourself, Libra! The hour has now arrived to draw some conclusions. You're at the end of the lengthy volume you were writing on your inner life. You'll have to integrate what you've learned with the different emotions and situations that you're in now. "Normalization" will be the key word in the days to come.
Normalization and me? :) I am going to be with two people tonight who are good for today. I will take a look what "normal" people are up to. This has been an overload week for sure. Again my "0 or full-bore"...not much time spent in between. Wish me luck. :) Have a good Friday.
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