Becoming a lamp - post

Today's lesson on the Vedanta said that "Our life can be like a lamp-post; travellers pass and find their path revealed."  I am happy, because my major new thing for today was that i was a lamp - post - to my husband, which is wonderful because he's one of my two favorites (my husband and my daughter), and he is such an inspiration to me that i didn't think i could inspire him.  He was inspired by my new found interests in my health, with exercising and eating right and what not.  He talked this evening about how good he felt going back to the gym and exercising and setting goals for mph biking and meeting them and how happy it made him.  My Julius, who lamented being too skinny forever until his stomach popped up out of nowhere. Not big - i think most people wouldn't notice - it's not flabby and he's not overweight.  But it made him sort of sad.  But now he saw me running and doing things i labelled impossible and taking care of what i eat and going vegetarian, and he is doing it, too. 

Other wonderful new things for today -

#1  Decided to ditch the car, walk to the farther YMCA, and take Ainyatta swimming.  She adored the stroller ride.  We talked about the moon, and planes, and trucks.  She is really excited about motorcycles today.

#2 In the pool,  i went "upside down" for her, and she squealed with delight and asked for it over and over.  i went underwater and did "fish" and she was happy about that as well.  For the first time, I also put her both on my back, and on my knees while floating on my back and pulled her around the pool.

#3 I cleaned the basement of our house for the first time ever.  Gross.

#4 Joined J at the gym this morning while Yatta was at camp.  Did some weights.  

#5 In response to a question i was afraid to ask - to ask my first human research participant to communicate via skype - got a positive response.


Yesterday -

#1  i ate a bananas foster.  i like the rum sauce. 

#2 Listened to Eminem's new Recovery album.  He put a lot of heart and raw emotion into this one, and i analyzed it through Peter Walker's four F responses of trauma victims. 

#3 Got a postiive response to my first person to person interview request - from Mrs. Thornton.