Embracing Yin Time

Since embracing yin time, things have changed a lot!  Here are some recent happenings.

Pritchard Park, musicians, street people & tourists

Friday was the wide release of the movie "Hereafter" and I just had to be there.  Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon have done it again.  It's a terrific film that gains momentum at a nice pace, then bam!  And it's a tear jerker extraordinaire.  At least 3 hankies.  Wish I could have seen it with daughter Barbara, as she has been known to sob out loud and I love her expressiveness and ability to let 'em flow, even in the movies.  I'll be seeing it again, for sure.

I stopped at Wal-Mart to pick up a few things, so I turned on my phone to check for messages and Barbara had just called.  So I called her back and we talked for a long time with me leaning on a display for pots and pans and loving what she was telling me.  When I hit the road, I left my favorite books with her, especially the "life changers":  I'm OK, You're OK, and Born to Win.  Since going back to doing therapy work, she wanted a framework and felt TA(Transactional Analysis) might be the answer.  As it turns out, it has brought epiphanies about her own life!  She was so excited and bubbling over with enthusiasm, just like I was 25 years ago when I first discovered TA.  I lead the effort at Carolina Power and Light Company to train all customer service people in its' use with customers and with fellow employees.  It was a tough sell, but got good reviews and good results.  Barbara also commented on how much I had changed during that time, although she didn't understand then what had brought it about.  It felt so good to be so happy for her!

That night was the first session of an orientation to Jubilee Community for folks interested in learning more about it and considering membership.  As usual, it was lively, interesting and entertaining, as well as thought provoking.  It opened with a dance by a woman named Barrie, who I had met previously through Hugh, who danced to the Carly Simon tune "Sing the Greatest Song", which is kinda like an anthem for Jubilee. 

Today was the second part of the orientation and continued with song, not so much dance, and a good explanation of the affirmations and how the place runs.  It was very good and well done, as usual.  I met some very interesting people and except for it being hard for me to hear, I thoroughly enjoyed it.  I signed up for 2 teams, "Death and Dying" and "Intentional Community".  Since I plan to settle here, I thought it might be good to help the community group with some facilitation, if they want/need it.  Plus who knows, I may wind up in a commune.  And as for D&D, I need to step into that even further to finish my own healing.  It has become clear that I'm not as far along as I want or hoped to be and I need to get back to doing some grief work. 

After the session, I wandered around Pritchard Park, Pack Square and Wall Street, enjoying the sunny day and all the people who were out and about.  I also had a session with an intuitive psychic and learned a few good things about my current state of being and how I might improve it.  I love this place!  And I love the people I encounter here.  I also enjoyed a street musician playing a bongo and singing a variety of songs, including "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder I'll be There".  It was mixed in with a Bob Marley song somehow.  Whew.  It sure brought back a flood of good memories!

Street musician and young lovers

Tomorrow I'll be back at Jubilee for the 3rd day in a row, and I may go to the early service to see someone I met during orientation.  Her presence was very calming for me and I also discovered she has a son who was a pilot in the Air Force.  We fell into easy conversation and seem to have a lot in common.  We'll see.

Thanks for stopping by!