pema

t-mobile hotspots: something fishy is afoot. everytime i log in i get only a couple minutes of uninterrupted, high speed internet goodness. but after that i’m dropped. since i’m on a per-minute plan each connection costs me 10 minutes of minimum connect time. must write to t-mobile support to complain, get credit, and get the issue fixed or my plan refunded.

i’m loving pema chodron’s book “the places that scare you” on tape in my car. the long commutes (i’m living in the sunset of SF right now) zip by with such pithy discussions into the nature of mind and neurosis. i also picked up a copy of her book “start where you are” recently and would recommend that to everyone with a curiosity into tibetan mind training.

the thing i like the most about her particular tibetan school of thought is the idea that the muck and difficulty of our everyday existence is the best material for increasing awareness into the cause of human suffering, connecting to community, and as a path of compassion for self and others. other schools tend to reject the messiness of life, but i find that impossible. each moment has some reaction to what’s going on in my day, some knee jerk, and its resulting emotional upheaval. i may look even-keel and centered, but up close it usually feels like rough water.

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