When I dropped my kids off at school yesterday, one of their teachers greeted me saying (with glee and joy in her eyes), “The Dalai Lama is here! In San Diego!”
I said, “I wonder if I can get a ticket.”
“Well, you can listen to him online. And the whole energy of this place has changed. I can feel it. Can’t you feel it?”
All I can say is, it was an unexpected day. After I left, I drove the 101 north towards home. It was foggy and a bit mystical. As I passed South Ponto Beach, my eyes looked toward the stairs that lead to a cliff which overlooks the ocean. I saw a circle of people and a few were wearing bright yellow and orange clothing. Doesn’t the Dalai Lama wear robes in those colors? And then I saw 3 white vans all official-like parked nearby and I was convinced, CONVINCED I had found the Dalai Lama! He was meditating on a majestic perch before his big event at UCSD!
I made a u-turn, parked the car, took off my shoes and walked as quickly as I could in the fog, up the lonely beach to greet, head-on, with open arms, one of the biggest-moments-of-my-life.
I got closer. . . and closer . . . and soon it became pretty clear that it was not the Dalai Lama but a group of . . .joggers. In bright jackets.
Okay.
But, there was an energy in the air. A grandness that often only comes when you sit by the sea. Alone.
And since moments like these don’t come often enough, I decided to be like the Dalai Lama and meditate. And it was pretty magical.
After a bit, with a buzz in my head and a need to create, I don’t know, something, I started taking photos with my handy-dandy hipstamatic app, using a lens I didn’t even know I had!
And it was great fun.
And then I went home & watched him for a bit online:
Just look at him. He is the epitome of love and joy.
Well, today is the day we leave beautiful Sonoma. So much gratitude for Fred’s cousins who let us camp out at their house before they make their big move from the East Coast. We are excited to be staying at a friend’s place in San Diego for the month of February. After that? WHO KNOWS. We are in ‘transition’ while we wait for the universe (translation: job prospects) to help lead the way. The limbo stage of uncertainty isn’t easy, I’m not going to sugarcoat it–but it certainly has been quite an adventure! Some of you have asked about my blog updates–I know, I’m behind. If you go according to it, we are still in Mt. Shasta (which was 3 months ago!). Sorry about that. I’m going to try to get up to speed soon. Much love to you all & can’t wait to see you, my San Diego friends!!!