How Am I Doing?

I am doing well enough. My days have balanced into a tolerable routine; I am keeping busy with the upcoming More Than Ever Education Fund Inaugural Luncheon, following the progress of acceptances and rejections for the ALZHEIMER’S: A LOVE STORY documentary, fine tuning the condo, traveling a little (just back from Charleston to attend Gregory’s great nephew’s wedding,) have a table at the Evanston Annual Spring Flea Market held at the Senior Center, a little theater and a movie or two, dinner with friends, spending time with and mentoring my God Son Isaac, keeping house and running errands, a little writing, and playing with a fantasy of “ALZHEIMER’S: A LOVE STORY, The Musical.” Will tell you more about the latter later.

Pema Chödrön

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December 31, 2014 THE SIX WAYS OF COMPASSIONATE LIVING Generosity. Giving as a path of learning to let go. Discipline. Training in not caushing harm in a way that is daring and flexible. Patience. Training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed. If waking up takes forever, still we go moment by moment, giving up all hope of fruition and enjoying the process. Joyful enthusiasm. Letting go of our perfectionism and connecting with the living quality of every moment. Meditation. Training in coming back to being right here with gentleness and precision. Prajna (or transcendent wisdom). Cultivating an open, inquiring mind.