Chapter 215
6/12/2009
Bachelor Party
walk on the wild side
Hadley Mt Climb (video link)
Shawn had a bachelor party in the Adirondacks so I baby sat their Misha and we too partied in the Daks. Video is of this peaceful Hadley Mountain climb. Not sure if Misha's true owners will get around to doing the trip but Misha can guide them, she knows the WAY.
It was on this Hadley Mt. trip that I learned a valuable lesson from my granddog. She taught me how to be more mindful. She was just having such a wonderful time and you could tell her mind was simply uncluttered and focused on the joy of the here and now. I did some research into this and found my Buddha connection to this phenomenon. It can change your life in that it alters how you react to the stressors and struggles (Dukkha) you experience.
We went back to the mountain in March for a nice spring hike with snow. Again Misha and I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and just lived in the moment with intense appreciation. The trip reinforced the significance of this mindful exercise.
UMASS Medical School center for Mindfulness (Worcester) founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn (1979, 1993)
Healing and the Mind 1993 Bill Moyers documentary
TED Mindfulness Videos many excellent vids
Buddhist Society Washington Videos Ajahn Brahm
Headspace.com free meditation trial by Andy Puddecombe, just a simple 10 minutes a day inner calming focus.
Interactive web site with topo, pics, and video I loaded the trip into nice (and free) Trimbleoutdoors web site. The link for "send trip to Google Earth" puts it right into a nice full screen desktop with the world at your fingertips.
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