Random Act of Beauty

I don’t have a thing for new technology.  I had my Blackberry for nearly five years.  I don’t like the learning curve for something that I want as a basic tool.  But the old phone wasn’t working well any more and, because of our societal emphasis on new toys, it had be one nearly obsolete.

This is my first attempt with the new tool. When I step back from my frustration with what I don’t yet know, I can marvel at the technology.

It is always a temptation for me to stay home when it is cold and dark, to miss yoga class (when I am student, not teacher), to do my own practice and read and cook and play with the cat, rather than to be more engaged with all that is outside — friends, group yoga, and all the offerings of the city.  I am always happier, though, for having gone out.  Home is much more pleasing after an interlude with the outside.  And if I dress right, it is even enjoyable to walk out in the cold, dark, rain, and say hello to all the dog walkers.

It’s Ganesha’s birthday. Never hurts to make offerings to the one who would help us navigate more skillfully the obstacles that life has in store.