Thoughts

I can't believe it is already 17th of July!  Where has the time gone?  It seems just like yesterday I was freezing in my home and in a puddle of my tears from all of the depression, sadness, and letting go I went through at the beginning of the year.  Ahhhh....  precious memories.  

I accepted and offer yesterday on the sale of my home.  Now, the next step is the buyers will have the home inspection completed (hopefully very quickly) and this will be when the negotiations really begin.  You never really know what an inspection will bring, especially on a home built in the 1940's.  I am optimistic about the process and I look forward to things getting back to normal in my home and putting my teeter hang up back in my living room.  I currently have all of my "things" in the garage to allow people to continue to view the home.  Until we go to Escrow, anything is possible with the sale, however, my realtor did some digging and feels good about the financial state of the buyers at the moment.  This is only my second home that I have purchased in my lifetime, and I have really enjoyed learning the home buying process the two times I have done it.  I have dreams of living in a Yurt in the future because it symbolizes the type of lifestyle that most represents me at the moment.  I want to learn about solar power so badly, however, you can live in a yurt and be on city water as well as power.   People live in "on grid" yurts all over the place.  It has come to my attention that becoming educated about living off grid is the best path for me.  I have tons to learn, but I feel that is the most exciting thing about being human is the ability to learn many things.

This morning I came to Seattle early, and since I didn't go to yoga at 6am, I went to the original Starbucks that was established in 1971.  It is located in Pikes Place Market which is the tourist destination of the city.  I got an Americano and enjoyed getting to see the inside of the Starbucks without the hundreds of people that are typically there during the day.  There was a homeless man at the creamer/sugar area and I gave him a polite good morning as I sent him a silent blessing from my heart.  When I got to near where my school is at, there was another homeless man feeding bread to the pigeons on the side of the street.  I said good morning, asked how he was doing with no response from him.  I am certain these men are not used to having young women speak to them and I don't feel offended by their lack of response.  I can't imagine how difficult their lives have been or the struggles they have faced.   The only thing I know is when I see these souls living their lives, I try to remember that we are all brothers and sisters and I remember that I should not be judgmental or afraid of other humans.  I feel when we can see each other as equals, and not judge or criticize others we become move loving toward ourselves as well.  

I have really loved my experience this year being in the city for school.  This has been the most city exposure I have ever received in my life and it has taught me a lot of lessons.  One of the main lessons is, no one really cares about you.  No one cares how you dress, how you live, what you eat, or how your hair looks.  I told my friend Melanie that in the city I doubt anyone would care if you lost your shoes or you caught on fire.  Melanie immediately said "they would probably care if you were on fire"  She is right, however, when I was in New York City 2001-2002 for New Years Eve celebration, I was pissed on by a man in the crowd.  I was appalled and disgusted and screamed out that he was pissing on me and literally no one in the crowd gave a shit.  Pretty funny huh?  Cities are awesome places for interesting situations to unfold at a moments notice.