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Tired of Tourism... 8/16/07 |
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Written by Jane
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Friday, 17 August 2007 |
Dartmouth ... August 16, 2007
August 16, 2007 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Well, we’ve finally run out of things to do in and around Halifax. So, I guess it’s time to get down to not being such a tourist and find the more home (trailer) based things to do. We went on a fabulous bike ride on some trails right next to the campground that wove through a series of lakes and canals. Kell had a blast and I was just grateful that we didn’t have any spectacular blow-outs with him riding behind me. I think he pedaled most of the time but the hills were nearly impossible to get up. The trailer bike must weigh 40 lbs and add Kell and it’s just to much to pull on my big old bike. But even walking up a few hills was fun.
Yesterday, we were invited to go with Miles to a lhasang (fire ceremony) and garden party at the home of the principal teacher of his group, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. It was nice to meet some of the people he’s been sitting with and it was in a beautiful spot on Purcell’s Cove. But his being on retreat has brought up a lot of old resistance I’ve always had to the Shambhala path and we’re having to work through that a bit. Of course, why should I have to work through anything given that it’s not my path and so I shouldn’t have any beef with it. So, I feel an acute failure of egolessness on my part – but still I’m trying to be supportive to him even though I don’t always understand or appreciate his path.
I’ve been putting off many little projects in the trailer that I could be working on while he’s in this thing (passive aggressive?). It seems trying to get things done in here is not so different from home … what I can put off until tomorrow I will! Depressing really. And no excuses.
But Miles is finished tomorrow and then we can do a few family outings over the weekend.
We received the very sad news yesterday that Lourdes was going into premature labor with her babies. It was heartwrenching for me to be so far away while she was going through that. We spent some time on the phone checking in with her and Luis but there was so little we could provide in the way of support except prayers. The babies were born last night but didn’t make it. Now, we await news of any kind of service or anything that she might be doing for them. I’m tempted to come back to try to be of some support, but the flights are prohibitively expensive … that part of things is driving me a bit nuts. Just realizing how going a little distance separates us so much from what’s happening with our family and friends.
Anyway, saying prayers for her and Luis … and the babies for their safe passage onward. |
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