Better Late Than??? in Everyday Ramblings

The solstice! It was warm and windy and there was sun and clouds and glare out there. Mixed into my celebrations, (it is a big day in the yogic traditions), there was a bit of sorrow, as our days turn subtly shorter after this one. Across the street in the trees I can see the first hint of fall color, as always in one season, imbedded, are signs of the next.

I took this photo of this beautiful gate Saturday morning walking with Mrs. Sherlock.

I offer my apologies for being behind on noting. Work is busy and yesterday my work computer was acting weird and not connecting to our in house network and they ended up giving me a new laptop. It turned out to be a switch that was confusing a piece of software, sort of like replacing your car because the CD player doesn’t work properly…lots of time down the drain on this. Things sometimes don’t work.

And sometimes we get behind.

Three of my regular students have either one or two artificial knees and last night it was so cool because I had all three of them in class and no one else. I love being able to specifically address a need in class and this is one of the biggest challenges in a mixed ability class.

And Monday I had no artificial knees in class, which allows me to return to some of the fundamental core teachings without adaptation. Win win.

So it was fun to be able to modify in a way that accommodated them all but at the same time challenge them to help themselves.

One of my students experienced last week a terrifying choking incident and another showed up with her face badly bruised because last week on her way to class she had taken a fall and landed on her face. Oh gosh. Both are fine and taking care of themselves but as if I didn’t know already how quickly things can change…

The weather is just gorgeous today. I am looking forward to being out in it and to get away from the 4,689 emails I have received this morning about the disastrous health care bill that our duly elected congress has come up with.

Deep breath.