On the road at last.
As promised I'm going to try to keep this blog going while we are on our journey.
I'm not much of a computer person so the learning curve has been steep...so please bear with me! Thank goodness spell check works on blogging :-)
The blog is named after a favorite sanskrit word "Santosha" which means 'contentment'. Everywhere you look these days you see ads on seeking happiness... I think I'd rather be content than happy. We can be content even when things are not going the way we want them to, or even when life has thrown us an unexpected curve ball. Contentment doesn't depend on circumstances (like happiness often does), it's a frame of mind.
Did anyone spot Bozo on the bike? He is following me to remind me that we are all Bozo's on the bus (story to follow, if you haven't heard the Bozo story).
Left The Woodlands Thursday headed for Maryneal Texas to spend the night with Kathy Dickson on her beautiful ranch.
Communed with wild turkeys, a snake, family of raccoons and beautiful baby birds in flight school while on the ranch....and lots of other wild things! It's invigorating to be in nature.
Sweet Kathy Dickson, friend, confidante and wonderful human being!
Onward to Salida, Colorado via Taos, New Mexico. In Taos visited the Mabel Dodge Luhan house as a possible location for our next yoga retreat in 2015. Mabel was quite a woman!
Salida is one of my favorite places to visit. The Arkansas River runs right through the historic small town. My yoga friend Jane Carpenter lives and teaches yoga in Salida. She and her partner Jim treated us to a room at the historic Palace Hotel. It was lovely!
I joined Jane for yoga on Thursday morning....ahhhh. Santosha!
Arrived in Frisco Thursday. Checked into our place....a look out the back door only to see the entire deck ripped out and caution tape across the doors. :-( I start to notice how I'm letting small things ruin my peace of mind. I remind myself of my commitment to santosha, no matter the circumstances. Believe me it's not automatic yet (wishful thinking) but I'm in it for the journey.... the long haul. After all it's a practice to continually remind ourselves that everything is okay as it is. I don't need a finished deck to be content. Ahhh
Love, love, love, sharing your Santosha journey: hey, we get our spiritual lessons with pictures!
ReplyDeleteSurprised you let the cat out of the bag about Retreat 2015, knowing how you love to keep it a secret;-) WOW, Taos! Excited!
Ah, contentment. Although I would have probably uttered a few choice words upon peering out at a ripped up deck, thanks to YOUR teaching, peace and perspective would have prevailed much more quickly than pre-Rhonda;-)
Glad to see Bozo did not fly off the luggage rack, is no longer "bloated" and is ready to explore. Love, Eileen
So wonderful to be able to follow your journey of contentment! I look forward to enjoying it vicariously and love the message of contentment vs happiness! Isn't it great how your teachings can continue through cyberspace? Love to you and that sweetheart Joe! Shirls ps love that you still have bozo!
ReplyDeleteBozo seems to be enjoying his bike ride.
ReplyDeleteMabel was an interesting player in the Georgia O'Keefe biographies I read. And the photo reminded me of the wonderful yoga/drawing retreat Cynthia and I went to maybe 20 years ago. I'm definitely ready to go again!
I am often aware of the broader more satisfying sense of contentment as opposed to mere happiness:-)
Thanks for making the effort to blog. Then we don't feel so bleak in your absence!
It is wonderful to "hear" your voice on the blog!
ReplyDeleteYAY I FINALLY GOT IT TO POST!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved all the pictures! Great to see you and Kathy together! :)
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