I aligned things well last night to get up and out the door by 6 am. I am starting to get a better feel for the door-to-door done thee to get to Jikoji, and next time I will leave closer to 6: 15. It's only a 30 min drive. I also learned today (by example) that to enter late is not a crime. My session was reasonable when compared to other attempts. I like how Nick later referred to managing thoughts as clouds drifting by and allowing them to do so. I met new people today. Cindy, an older guest, is a new resident. Miguel, whom I met on a prior visit and who prepared the Sunday lunch then, is also there now and will stay for two months. Hogan is leaving. I wonder why or to where. I don't assume any drama is involved. Two other guests, Asians with heavy accents from Palo Alto, Nick and "Harmon', were in attendance, as were Amanda, Hogan and Nick. I helped make breakfast (cheesy eggs), washed and dried dishes, and participated in varied conversations. I am looking forward to the upcoming 7-day stay. Especially if it does rain for a chunk of that week. It will force my hand to be reading and write more. And rain in that place will be.... cinematic! I enjoyed a relatively low-key morning and afternoon. I cleaned the gutters and found that the downside to gutter screens is that it allows stuff to grow. I cleaned out a ton of dirt, moss and sprouts—time to rethink that option. I took down most of them in advance of rain coming this week. I also took care of several action items while revising high-priority tasks. My clock is ticking on the leave. I want to exit it with a clear understanding of how to return to work, set and maintain boundaries, protect my position and ensure I have options If I cannot function. That is a lot. I want to walk at least 2 miles daily as Tom and Danice do. Like I used to do when walking Lauren part of the way to Leigh from Matson, those were great opportunities to carve out space. I will need that to be a top priority cone April. I need daily time for meditation, walking and healthy routines In mind and body. Jen hurt her back with all of the pickle Ball playing. We went on a nice evening walk tonight and will do more as the weather improves. Tonny got the certification needed for the possible nurse assistant job. We had a good talk about it. It's astounding how so much has improved.
