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The Bodhi Tree
Our tour group visited the Bodhi Tree last night at 5:30. I was so pissed because it was too dark to take a decent picture. With the flash, the tree looked fake. Also I felt rushed. So this morning Rob...
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From hell on earth to the top of the world
Delhi was hotter than a son of a bitch. We arrived early in the morning, went through the bizarre experience that is booking an overnight train ticket to Dharamsala (or in that general direction) and...
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Ahh, Dharamsala
Brilliant decision to stay here two nights, instead of going overnight back to Delhi tonight. Not least because our laundry won’t be done til tomorrow. Feels good to just relax. To not have to be up...
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Buddhist monkeys
Today we decided to walk up to the “nice place to meditate.” I knew this was going to be physically challenging for me, but what else did we have to do? A few minutes in, I was all, “It’s hot, I can’t,...
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Our trip in pictures (Part 1 of 999)
I hope no one’s tired of my trip to India yet. We’ve been back almost 2 weeks, and I’m still uploading pictures. Can you believe I’ve created 7 new albums on Facebook, and not one of them contains a...
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Little tearful
Here’s someone who was unhappier than we were to be on the extremely crowded Kangra Valley Rail. You have to click to see the larger picture, to really get a good look at those welling-up tears. Here’s...
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Problem solved
One of my recurring anxiety dreams involves needing to pack up an entire apartment, but I’m running out of time and space in my luggage. Last night, I was in dream Chicago and was going to miss my...
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The Japanese art of folding patterned paper
A few years ago, a work associate I knew only slightly was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He was given a few months to live, but survived almost a year. During that time, I followed a Caring Bridge blog...
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Taking Wonder with a twist of Danger
During a recent martial arts class, Rob asked his students whether they saw the world as a dangerous place with moments of wonder, or a wondrous place with moments of danger. Definitely a wondrous...
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Z is for Zen
Dogs are my Zen The other day I filled out some paperwork for massage therapy. It asked me what I do to relax, and I should have written Walk my dogs. Walking shelter dogs has the same effect (although...
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