Learning...

OK OK I know - I've been bad. It's been WAY too long since I posted a blog and you are all probably lying awake at night wondering what the hell has happened to me and my book project.

Well - quite a lot actually. I am about 2/3 through writing my first draft and will post some more excerpts here soon.
And a lot has come up for me as a result of the writing.

2 big things....one is that I need to be in a womens" group and the second is that I need to be learning.

My teacher Hal once said that we are happiest when our learning curve is highest. We feel most alive, alert and full. I know this to be true for me, as leading a routine life makes me feel dull and bored.

So I've been kicking myself in my own pants lately and have been embarking on a quest for new stimulation. I've signed up for salsa dancing classes and Spanish lessons in preparation for going to Ecuador and have resolved to hike at least one new trail in my area each week.

Today I took myself off to Folsom Lake area and did a 4 mile hike through the woods on a trail I never new existed before now. The birds were so active, woodpeckers pecking away and geese squalking by the shoreline. It was sunny and pleasant and I even saw some boats out on the lake.

WHY don't I do this more often??!! It was beautiful and I felt SO good afterwards.

My other resolution is to learn about a new restaurant or coffee shop each week. Last night I went to Piattis, an upscale Italian joint, for delicious turnip soup and homemade pasta with crab and leeks. Oh and creme brulee for dessert. Now you know why I needed to hike 4 miles today!

I half have it in my head to learn to cook something new each week too, but that might be too much of a stretch for me, unfamiliar as I am with the culinary arts.

SO womens group. I just wrote in my book a piece about how wonderful it was to have our old group together last summer. I realize I need this on a more regular basis, to immerse and drink in that lovely feminine energy. Also to create a support group for women who are going through change (and who isn't?).

In our thirties we were all getting divorced. In our fifties, we are all facing menopause and aging issues; parents are dying; husbands are retiring. we could all use support.

So our first meeting will be here Thursday Dec 29th. You are welcome to join us... if you don't have a penis!