Sunrise from my deck (Can you believe how lucky I am! I definitely feel blessed.)
One of the magical things about this place is that at sunrise, you can walk on water.I am back in "Muslim territory" (though the majority of people on the island of Flores are Christian) - I am pretty sure I heard the call to prayer from competing mosque loudspeakers before 5AM this morning, though the chanting was lovely. One aspect Noah would like about the return to Islam is that the goats return home in the evening to wander in the streets (Noah's favorite thing about India - the goats).
The one disadvantage to the place I am staying is that lovely little dock right outside my window is where they dry the morning catch of two million fish. Some might say the smell is nauseating. Having grown up without a sense of smell, I am thankful just to have all five senses now (there are very few smells that would evoke a value judgment from me - maybe that attributes to my love of India).
Morning dialogue:
The young worker at my hotel asked me this morning, "What is your plan today?"
"Yesterday I walked to the left, so today I will walk to the right," I replied.
"Good plan," she answered.
Morning thought:
I am, each day, interacting with my destiny - both creating and accepting. And the play between the two creates the next step on which new possibilities emerge.
I am really enjoying Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. There was one point early in the book during her marriage crisis where she asks God for help, and God answers in her voice, though a voice she had never heard before. It reminded me of the first time I sought help during a crisis, though it was from Buddha. I remember so clearly be surrounded by love (he even gave me some wise advice). I've sought out the Buddha a few times since then, and never have I been disappointed. I have always been totally accepted and loved exactly as I am. I have no doubt in the truth that the "Buddha nature" is in each one of us, and has always been there. As Adyashanti says, we are all already enlightened, so what is getting in the way?
I booked a day tour tomorrow to trek on Rinca island to see the Komodo Dragons (They live on both Komodo and Rinca island, though, of course, Komodo island is the more famous one), then go snorkeling in the afternoon. I met a couple a few weeks ago who had been to Indonesia seven times, and they thought the snorkeling on the islands off of Labuan Bajo was the best in all of Indonesia.
The one disadvantage to the place I am staying is that lovely little dock right outside my window is where they dry the morning catch of two million fish. Some might say the smell is nauseating. Having grown up without a sense of smell, I am thankful just to have all five senses now (there are very few smells that would evoke a value judgment from me - maybe that attributes to my love of India).
Morning dialogue:
The young worker at my hotel asked me this morning, "What is your plan today?"
"Yesterday I walked to the left, so today I will walk to the right," I replied.
"Good plan," she answered.
Morning thought:
I am, each day, interacting with my destiny - both creating and accepting. And the play between the two creates the next step on which new possibilities emerge.
I am really enjoying Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. There was one point early in the book during her marriage crisis where she asks God for help, and God answers in her voice, though a voice she had never heard before. It reminded me of the first time I sought help during a crisis, though it was from Buddha. I remember so clearly be surrounded by love (he even gave me some wise advice). I've sought out the Buddha a few times since then, and never have I been disappointed. I have always been totally accepted and loved exactly as I am. I have no doubt in the truth that the "Buddha nature" is in each one of us, and has always been there. As Adyashanti says, we are all already enlightened, so what is getting in the way?
I booked a day tour tomorrow to trek on Rinca island to see the Komodo Dragons (They live on both Komodo and Rinca island, though, of course, Komodo island is the more famous one), then go snorkeling in the afternoon. I met a couple a few weeks ago who had been to Indonesia seven times, and they thought the snorkeling on the islands off of Labuan Bajo was the best in all of Indonesia.
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