Highlights: early wake and drive to Jikoji. Was tempered to stay in bed but glad I pressed past that. It was a good morning, a LONG meeting and I was reminded of corporate culture at some points. I walked away with some action items I addressed later in the day and evening. The highlight was Michael promoting that he or others would be open to being teachers and mentors if u choose to purse "robes" and a role in the Sangha. What a compliment. It's something I've thought about but not to the point of having an organic drive to pursue. I'm not sure why. It's and ideal path to my end desires in regards to mindfulness and impermanence as a way of living more fully. And a path to be a force and influence for that same "evolution" in humanity. I don't know what it entails and I would like to learn more before making a decision in either direction. I enjoyed the afternoon and evening. Jen's prime rib redux was an improvement and the red blend from Spain paired nicely. The coffee was good but a few further tweaks were made on the (hopefully) final pass and (hopeful) bullseye pour tomorrow am.
Gratitude: My kids. They are both so special to me and we've had our challenges in the past twenty years but I'm so thankful for them and the character they possess.
