Piecing Friends, The dance lesson went well. My W and I are enjoying the class (rumba, cha cha, samba) a great deal. With our dance repertoire broadening, we have been venturing to other studios and venues to dance.
I spent Friday evening with my brother and nephew at a sports event. It was good to reconnect with him. I'm going to be more intentional about visiting more often.
My W has been down these past several days. I think she's ruminating about some difficult child memories triggered by a conversation with her mother. My W has had a difficult childhood. Her mother apparently went thru some psychotic episodes, and wasn't emotionally available.
My W told me that she's depressed, and asked for advice. Her timing was good, as I'm prepared due to all the reading I've been doing over past several years in Buddhism, psychology, and more recently poetry. I told her the framework I currently use, and she wrote it down (Wise Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration, and cultivating enjoyable and productive activities). I also read her a poem I like on the responsibility of cultivating joy in our lives.
I'm working on maintaining composure instead of reacting with annoyance as I've done in the past when new situations comes my way. She has the handyman doing more projects, and I'm hoping there's enough money to pay for it. She also invited an old friend of hers (her former Spanish tutor who's down on his luck), to sleep on our couch for a week until he gets established in town. I'm not crazy about the idea, but I'll adapt.
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CL 53 W 54 M 20 yrs. 03'-09' Separation + Old Patterns + GAL 10-14' Piecing
"The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come."
