It’s the eve of departure for seven days of retreat in Portugal.
What is there to say?
The day was brilliant with sun.
Had lunch with a 91-year-old friend, who is leaving Paris in a few days after many years of living here. I’ll miss her, thinking I may never see her again. Or maybe I will.
There is no way to know, and nothing to know.
The four seasons are all included in this early spring day.
Eve of retreat, early spring
About the Author: zenscribe
Enseignante Zen et poète, Sensei Amy “Tu es cela” Hollowell est née et a grandi à Minneapolis, aux Etats-Unis. Arrivée en France en 1981 pour étudier la littérature et l’histoire, elle y est restée, s’installant à Paris, où elle élève ses deux enfants et gagne sa vie en tant que journaliste.
The Zen teacher and poet Amy “Tu es cela” Hollowell Sensei was born and raised in Minneapolis, but came to France in 1981 to study literature and history and has lived in Paris ever since, raising her two children and making a living as a journalist.
Where was this space before I noticed it was there, waiting for me to react ?What is not included in this early spring day?