EJ April 22, 2002

 

 

473 Monday

 

• Apr. 22, 2002

   

  Well, the weekend was OK. The CMA land is nice, and not a bad drive.
  Very pretty at this time of year, lots of wild flowers. Not much in
  the way of spirituality, but I didn't actually go to alot of the
  workshops. Occured to me in hindsite that I should have signed up for
  the meal plan, would have given me a place to be and meet people. Ah
  well. Hung out with Bryce & Apple's camp. Felt stupid for tagging
  along and making an albatross of myself. Ah well. Camping was good.
  People said nice things about my tent. Nude yoga on Sat. a.m. was
  the highlight, I think. they do it on Sunday a.m.s here in Austin at
  the Scarlet Woman lodge. COOL.
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  Went to the Iguana Grill with Austin No Kidding last nite. eminently
  mediocre food, but very nice atmosphere, good view of the lake. Nice
  melon margarita. Holly and Tom came with me, and had a nice time
  chatting with the No Kidders. Holly is coming over Tuesday and we're
  going to skate nite. I emailed E about it, hopefully he will see
  fit to meet us. But I don't really give a rat's ass anymore, I am
  tired of him blowing me off. If he doesn't want to make the effort to
  spend time with his family, I am not going to force it. he can die
  alone for all I care at this point.
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  Nice poem:
  
  Subject: May.. *
  
  May I, may you, may we
  not die unlived lives.
  May none of us live in fear
  of falling or catching fire.
  
  May we choose to inhabit our days,
  to allow our living to open us,
  to make us less afraid,
  more accessible,
  to loosen our hearts
  until they become wings,
  torches, promises.
  
  May each of us choose to risk our significance;
  to live so that which comes to us as seed
  goes to the next as blossom
  and that which comes to us as blossom,
  goes on as fruit.
  -- Dawna Markova
  
  <http://www.iol.ie/~creature/heart.htm>
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  Horoscopes for today:
  
  Taurus
  Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
  Having a space to yourself may seem more important than ever today,
  dear Taurus. Even if you have a family or work in a cubicle type
  environment, claiming a place that is yours and yours alone can
  provide a necessary sanctuary. A room, your garden, a seat at a local
  coffee shop or even a larger closet can all be places where you can
  be alone with your thoughts and feelings. Find a place today and make
  it your own.
  
  Gemini
  Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
  If there's a fair amount of work to get done today, dear Gemini, try
  putting some music on to get you going. Put on your favorite CD or
  tune into a lively radio station. Not only will this make the tasks
  more enjoyable but your energy will get a lift. Work done in this
  manner can go quickly and even be fun. Do a little dancing or sing
  every now and then. It'll get your blood pumping and can add some zip
  to even doing the dusting.
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  need to clean house and plant some little plants this evening.

 

474Nude Yoga (email to Jen)

 

• Apr. 22, 2002

   

  Nude yoga was awesome. It was at 9 am. It was outside in the big
  meadow. Nice breeze, lots of wildflowers, that nice 'green' Texas-
  spring scent in the air. No poses that were too difficult or wierd.
  And oddly enough, you kind of forget about being nekkid, or other
  people being nekkid, once you've been around nekkid people for a few
  hours. I thought it would be wierd, but it just really *wasn't*...and
  it was pretty good for my body image/ self esteem to be around people
  who were comfortable with their bodies and had a sense of humor about
  the yoga poses that weren't so easy (balance poses). Also, there
  wasn't anyone behind me; we were all in a circle, which probably
  helped my comfort level quite a bit :)
  
  Once our session was over, everyone hugged (also not wierd---not
  salacious at all, just sweet and friendly!) and we all thanked each
  other for being there and thanked the people who volunteered to lead
  the group in various asanas that they could remember....it was way
  cool. There's a nude yoga group that meets on Sundays and I am
  totally going to go! Not this Sunday, of course :) and next Sunday is
  my wine tasting course from UT informal classes, but after that I
  think I'll make a habit of it.