post retreat thoughts

the last few weeks, after spending so much time in meditation retreats, i’ve been really curious what the lasting effect will be on me. how all that effort has paid off.

i haven’t been able to articulate it easily. at a picnic this afternoon many people asked what it is like to be back. to some i talked about the contrast of pace and speed and distraction. with others i talked about my experience of people and social interactions feeling different.

one thing i’ve noticed is that people *look* different too. more three dimensional almost. i guess i used to see people in a more two dimensional way, not noticing all the details. now i find people, if i know them or not, more interesting looking and with much more detail and emotional texture. it feels like each person is a surprise. maybe i’m just noticing more textures in facial expressions, or maybe i’m labeling and pigeonholing people less.

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