Sand @ MindSay

I'm done with my little journal entry project, so it's time to get back to something more fun.  I haven't taken any new pictures in awhile now, I've been too busy with everything else, but here's one of my favorites that I took last summer on a backpacking trip on Assateague Island.

Ah the title is in the Immortal words of Jimmy Buffett, one of my "want to see before I die" people.

 

Am back from a couple of weeks vacation on the glorious Isle of Prince Edward. Enough sea, sun, surf, and potatos to make one a happy camper for at least a little while. I had a lot of time to spend listening to waves, meditate to the sounds of gulls and surf, play with my dogs, and read, read, read.

 

I've immersed myself in my Buddhist studies, and will do so for the next year. I have much I want to learn before my teacher returns from Tibet, including a bit of Tibetan language. It is work, but joyful work as I understand more and more about my chosen path to enlightenment.

 

Coming back to the ER is a bit of a culture shock after where my mind and body have been in the past month.Everything seems so chaotic, hurtful, rushed, rude, and rediculous in so many ways. The waste is so overwhelming, and the sense of entitlement even more so.

 

I am acutely aware of lack of groundedness in so many of the people around me, and even more, the self centeredness. I now laugh when people say we Canadians are "polite", I used to agree until I saw what polite really looked like. I think polite is the wrong word, graciousness, that is what I learned by being with my Tibetan teachers, and by talking to my traveling daughter who is spending much time in Thailand, Bali, Indonesia.The whole concept of being here on this planet to be helpful to each other is lost in the push and shove to get places. You know in Thailand, one can pick out a tourist by the way they use a cell phone. A Thai would NEVER consider talking on the phone inside a building, restaurant, or indoors public place. They take the phone outdoors and talk in "hushed" tones so as not to offend or disturb others. Imagine that as a concept!!!!

 

On another note, my puppy Teshe (Dechen), is now 13 weeks and a wild thing - in the cutest puppy kind of way. She's fearless, loves all other people, children, dogs, and her best friend at Puppy Day Care is a great big Newfoundland dog. She's all of 20 lbs so it is so funny to see them play. My older dog Aurora has taken on the mother role and is playing gently and keeping Teshe on a short leash so to speak. Teshe prefers the rough play, far too rough for her age, size, and development, but Aurora seems to know this, and though other dogs play roughly with Teshe, Aurora keeps the play gentle so as not to stretch growing hip ligaments. Amazing, totally amazing. I'll post some pics soon, I'm having my daughter send me some today.

 

Just a little update for now. I'll be back with more after I catch up on some blog reading, find out what's been happening in the Blog world. Have a great day - eh!!

 

Namaste

Heather

    Friday, saturday, and sunday I was at the beach. It would have been a hell of a lot easier if we had a beach house, since  we were at the beach a lot this summer, but no. So, anywho. Beach beach beach. Sun sun sun. I'm extremely tan, like, I don't think I could be any more tan. You should see the tan line! It's like WHITE then bam! A nice, glowing tan. I thank my Italian olive skin tone for that :). So, I could care less about basking in the sun all day to get some color. Most of the time, I'm in the water. Me and my older brother bought two tubes to use, they're so fun. Getting washed up onto the shore at high tide and being washed back into the sea only to be pummeled by another wave may sound painful (it is  sometimes) and stupid, but it's all part of the fun. I swear, if I saved all the sand that was in my bathing suite those three days I'd have enough to fill a small sand box .

    The waves were massive and extremely fun. The tubes made it all the more enjoyable. Though a few times as the wave swept over me and hurdled me onto the sand, by bikini bottoms almost got completely pulled down and my top almost exposed a little to much. Thankfully no one saw this, well, not that i know of , haha.

 

  Twas a fun time. I need to have fun as much as possible before August 29, which is when I go back to school. The sadness of going back will eventually be my demise.

It's usually the hands, my favorite body part that I'm fascinated with, but that day I guess I was quite taken with the feet :)