As I sit in my cozy little flat here in Gokulam eating some fresh papaya, listening to John Mayer, tryping away at my computer, I can't help but feel a little bummed - why? Because I just finished reading an email from my friend Sue back home...She is happy I've decided to extend my stay in Mysore an extra month but informed me that I'm going to miss the "Invent Your Own Superhero" contest for Halloween ;( It just dawned on me that this will be my second Halloween in India - and that kinda makes me sad...You see I'm one of those people who LOVES Halloween - every aspect of it - yes most certainly dressing up! I know all my friends back home will have a blast - and I'll be sitting in India where they don't celebrate Halloween - My time here is totally worth this ity bity sacrifice but it still bums me out a little - I'm thinking I may be able to convice some of the yogi's to celebrate with me....

I am off to Bangalore tomorrow morning after practice to meet my dear friend Sasha!!! I am so excitied - I can't really believe she is actually coming to India...I have been pretty homesick recently so her arrival couldn't have come at a better time. It still hasn't quite hit me she is coming - man I can't wait...We will stay over in Bangalore til late Tuesday and return to Mysore so she can spend a week experiencing "a few days in my life here" - Sasha is a really great friend - I feel quite blessed to have her in my life!

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. - Fr. Jerome Cummings

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. - Walter Winchell


Here in Mysore things have been busy, fun, and exciting...I've been blessed to meet many really great people here this year - and have acquired a great group of girlfriends to do girly things with ;)

On a reflective note, I'm getting to a point where I'm really ready to go home and get back to teaching - miss it terribly - my students, clients, friends, and family. I am ready to go home and continue some programs I've started, and begin new ones...Ready to go home and work more with my business - sell some products, do some tradeshows, enter some new markets, take some classes to learn more about what I'm doing, and begin next year with some new goals.

There is quite a lot that I need to figure out - know that only time will bring things to the fore - but I am feeling very impatient at the moment - want to know that what I'm doing is right - want to know how to move forward and continue to grow in all aspects of my life. Hmm....

I'll leave you with a powerful quote that I keep near and dear -
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. - Anatole France