Mama Cheng mentioned that she gets wifi for free...love those little iPhones...like having a mini-computer at all times. ;) As Facetime requires wifi...I thought I'd try it and lo and behold, it worked!! Ça marche!! Joshie and I have been able to talk and see each other every day, and it's been such a joy seeing his smiling face on Mummy's phone!
I think I depend on technology a bit too much at times, but golly gee willikers I sure am thankful for it and that it allows me to connect with J even from so far away.
Switzerland has been lovely, and I can't wait to come back here with Joshie...I think he would really enjoy being here. And he could practice his German!
It's been so delightful meeting so many of Ma and Pa's Omega friends. In most cases we have visited with couples, and I always think of Joshie and me and wonder what we'll be like 40 years from now. :) We've also had a chance to meet several of the children and even grandchildren of these family friends, and I keep thinking how life is so beautiful!! I am so touched hearing so many stories about the Omega years, years since, transitions, families, joys, sorrows...this human to human connection has been invigorating. This is what life is about! Connection, relationship, and love. I feel very lucky to be here with Mama.
In our time here, Ma and these family friends have shared and reflected quite a bit....it's felt rather nostalgic and I've found this to be very moving. Life is so precious, and life is too short not to spend it with loved ones, too short not to live each day fully. Joshie very kindly made recordings for me for each day I'm here, and for each day he's also recorded lesson from Letting Everytzing Become Your Teacher. It has really set the tone for me each day. Yesterday's had to do with acknowledging in every moment that "This is my life." This is really helpful because I think that many of us at times are so forward looking that we forget the present moment. We are often so future thinking that we're never really 'here.' But knowing that each and every moment is an opportunity to be awake, to be present is huge. I often think of the Young Adult retreat I attended at Spirit Rock. During of the dharma talks, one of the teachers shared with us that she tells herself "Welcome back" everytime she comes back to the present moment. It's a shift in awareness. A shift in consciousness. And it makes all the difference in the world! " There is onlz one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now." B-dawg said that. :)
Anywho, I sit here at 00:54AM in Morges, CH, giving thanks for this beautiful day and my dear friends and loved ones. S'il vous plait forgive me for typos, especially ones involving the misuse of Y and Z as these two letters are switched on the keyboard here. Totallz confusing! Zou know what I mean? :)
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