January in L.A. is one of the best months. It is currently nearly 80 degrees and sunny in my yard, with gentle breezes, woodpeckers, hawks, wrens and parrots flying up and down my street and the orange tree in the front yard is hanging low with golden globes of sweetness. I went ice skating in Santa Monica in 65 degree weather the other night with my sweetheart, and last weekend we put on tank tops and rode our bikes all up and down the lively beaches in Santa Monica and Venice.
I think that I am extra appreciative and aware because I am going away soon, not to anywhere very exotic, but I will still be far removed from my day to day life for a while. I'm going to a vispassana retreat for 10 days. Ten days of silence and stillness with my own mind. I've never been on a retreat like this, and never attempted any silence or meditation for this long. I don't know if I am ready for this....but I really want to do it and I have a chance right now so I am going to take it. Wish me luck on this inner journey and maybe I'll have something interesting to say when I get back. Maybe not, but I don't doubt that I, who have been on a fair amount of adventures, will really have gone on an as yet unprecedented one for me.
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