Year Three Week Twenty-One
My Crib, Cherrywood, ATX
So I know this is
RATHER ABRUPT
but at least for awhile
MAYBE FOREVER
this is the
LAST INSTALLMENT
of
Meditation Kicks Ass
I think it is
EPISODE #437
which means cumulatively
somewhere between
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF MILLION
words dedicated to
observing my practice
and the ways it has brought
SO MUCH POSITIVE CHANGE
into my life
I am
SO GRATEFUL
to all of you who’ve tuned in
those who’ve followed
THE ENTIRE JOURNEY
and those who’ve just
POPPED IN NOW AND THEN
the reasons I am taking
A BREAK
include the sudden changes
of the past couple of months
most notably
THE ACQUISITION
of a ranch and ranch house
that need much work
and also
THE NEED TO FOCUS
on my
TINY CHAPEL DREAM
I know we only have
EACH MOMENT
and I know I am
NOT IN CONTROL
but still
I have a working deadline
to try to get
the chapel going
to create this space
which will be used for
among other things
MEDITATION RETREATS
the work I had to do
to get the ranch
was pretty intense
which is not a complaint
it was really really cool
to see how much I could learn so fast
with the guidance of so many
SMART FRIENDS
but once the deal was done
I fell
QUITE ILL
that was ten days ago
I am
STILL SICK
on the mend but
STILL SUFFERING PHYSICALLY
which is always
a sharp if unwanted reminder that
WE ALL HAVE LIMITS
I was stuck in bed
for many days
which gave me
TIME TO THINK
and as ever
MY MEDITATION
helped me truly focus
on what most needs my attention
I have got to
SELL MY HOUSE
and
I have got to
PACK MY HOUSE
and
I have got to
MOVE MY HOUSE
and then I have to
OVERSEE FIXING THE NEW HOUSE
which means I
simply must
take a break from
some of my very
WELL ESTABLISHED ROUTINES
including this blog
This is not the first time
I have posted a picture
sitting in front of
THE LINE OF GRATITUDE
the place where I collect
all of the many
THANK YOU CARDS
people send me
I think that
this will be the
VERY LAST THING I PACK
I want to leave it up
til the end
It is such a
WONDERFUL DYNAMIC SOUVENIR
of ten and a half
AMAZING YEARS
in this house
and so
again I say
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Thank you for reading this
Thank you for helping fund my
Thank you for
ENCOURAGING ME
Thank you for
BEING PART OF MY TINY CHAPEL DREAM
and above all
THANK YOU FOR BREATHING WITH ME
Today I
Breathe In
and I
Breathe Out
and I
BOW DEEPLY
Namaste Y’all
Love
Spike
NOTES: There’s a benefit concert at Spider House on 10/18 to raise funds for the Tiny Chapel. There’s also a FB page where you can follow the Tiny Chapel Dream news. And if you’d like to, you can MAKE A DONATION HERE. Thanks!