Begin Here

Well there is no time like the present to begin. So, I will dip my toe into this blog world at the urging of my beloved husband. He thinks I have a lot to say. I do love many things such as art, fashion, perfume, books, travel, music, psychology, dreaming , especially daydreaming and did I mention shoes! One of my big dreams came true last month. For a long time I have voiced that I wanted to see or be in the presence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I was frustrated because it seemed that tickets were always sold out or that the timing just didn't work. On 9/9/09 I read somewhere that it was a particularly auspicious day to plant some wishes into universe, so I grabbed some paper and started jotting some things down, ending the page with my wish to see HH ( I hear Richard Gere calls him this!). A week later I wake up on a Saturday with the WORST kink in my neck...could not move my head the entire weekend. Called my acupuncturist on Monday and set up an appointment. On Thursday I walked in the door and he causually asks me if I'd like to see the Dalai Lama that weekend. A kind soul had extra tickets and my acupuncturist and his wife couldn't make it. I forgot about my neck pain...I was floating! So exactly a week from the day of my crinked neck, I was sitting in the Long Beach arena listening to HH! I cried and smiled the entire time. He is so dynamic, so real, so alive. His message is that of kindness and compassion. I wish I had more elaborate words to say, it was so moving and I am so grateful to have had this opportunity, I will remember it always. Now I'd love to have a private meeting with him! Time to pack my bags for Dharamsala! Until then, I will savor this memory.
Ok...first blog post down.