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still in silence
i’m still officially in silence but i was checking to make sure no urgent email came through, so i thought i would say hi. hi!
it’s so beautiful here and we’ve had three electrical storms so far. i really miss those, we just don’t have them very often in california. one was like fireworks, with a few of us standing around outside the dining tent just watching the lightening for half an hour. the temperature varies from chilly at night to damn hot. i’m getting a farmer’s tan from walking around.
my retreat has about 120 participants and 20 staff and teachers. we’re mostly sitting in meditation in one large white tent with a wood floor. when it’s hot midday the walls of the tent are dropped and you look out to rolling hills of grass and pines. occasionally a hummingbird flies in and buzzes around inside of the tent.
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20. July 2005 at 12:25 pm :
Your retreat sounds peaceful. I’m not sure how well I’d do staying quiet.
Do you consider blogging, or creating in general, a form of speaking - breaking the silence?
I’ll guess you would, since after I’m done typing this I’ll click a button that says “Say It”.
Better not ask you questions anyway.
27. July 2005 at 10:54 am :
Hi Cuz! I love reading your blog because as you know I like to live vicariously through you. DC hyas been extremely hot and sticky, and your retreat sounds so wonderful. Have a lot of fun, and send cooling thoughts my way. Last Friday I welcomed a new member to the family, Oliver. He’s an 8 1/2 week old bichon pup, and is perky, perky, perky!