Bits and pieces

I am teaching myself Tarot! I am having so much fun. I imagined that learning tarot would involve memorizing or reading  volumes of comments. But I found a book that has me using my own imaginings, intuition etc. to learn my way with my cards. I never thought I would like it so much!!! I bought the familiar  Rider-Waite deck. It is like I have returned to an old house that I used to live in. "Hello, I remember your colors, your images." I bought the cards as a tool for self-reflection rather than "fortune telling"; as another way to listen to what I know. I can't wait to get home and choose some fabric to keep my cards in.  Mom, the lineage continues!!
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I can do hula hoop once more. Felt down because last month I couldn't and remembered how much I liked it as a kid. Ah, the key grasshopper is to move your hips forward and back not in a circle. The Neo-hippy kids on campus have introduced me to light-up hula hoops. I went to a staff dance last week and did my own rave with the hoops. Go Kristi, represent..
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If you are in to slam poetry check out Marshall "Soulful" Jones. He was on campus last week (straight from B'klyn yoh). What a wonderful and talented young man. An amazing actor and nubile writer. The poems I heard were so powerful ( one was in the context of a spelling-bee, about fatherless kids, "How do you spell father? "M-O-T-H-E-R.") I literally had my mouth open and tears in my eyes. And believe me I am a harsh critic of much artwork and performance. He's the National Slam Poetry contest winner. Look him up on you tube-I promise it won't be a waste. Besides that he and his wife, Coco and their 5 month old  baby Nebula, lit up the campus with their openness, kindness and love. Yoh, Nebula rocks those hair bows!
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Still quitting coffee (that's for you Ilene!) and mostly successful. But woefully unable so far to stay away from the deserts. Planning to go totally raw for a bit when I get home. Rode my bike to Rhinebeck twice now! It takes about 15 min. in a car. Me , I don't know how long, but there are some gnarly hills.
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Re-met an old yoga teacher from 15(?) years ago, who remembered me! So far, since I have been here, three people have appeared on campus who know me, and I recognize them too, but we can't remember from where. Hmmm
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Its family week here on campus and the teenagers are so magnetic. A lot of them are returning for a multiple time. They are amazing in the intensity of the love they show when meeting their friends. Shout-out to youth!

Love to hear from any and all who are reading this.
Namaste, Kristi