{"id":486,"date":"2004-02-08T00:27:12","date_gmt":"2004-02-08T08:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jack.orangephotography.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2004-02-08T00:27:12","modified_gmt":"2004-02-08T08:27:12","slug":"wondering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jack.orangephotography.com\/?p=486","title":{"rendered":"wondering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>sometimes i wonder if it is really the culture of this city that makes it truly difficult to meet people or is it just really me. as a matter fact, i think it&#8217;s the combination of those two factors that lead me to give up for the time being. i still have a picture of her on by my bedside but when i look at it, i don&#8217;t feel pain or sadness. i just hope that she will be okay and that she will benefit from our short time together.<\/p>\n<p>i think i need to start preparing for my departure from this city. i anticipate much transition in the next 18 months so i must be spiritually ready to hit the road. i remind committment to the task at hand with the company but i can&#8217;t continue to grind away on the computer after this year. i&#8217;ve lost some of the freedom from the earlier days when we didn&#8217;t have payroll and big ambitions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\ni haven&#8217;t meditate in over two weeks. i&#8217;ve been feeling strange in the month since my cousin&#8217;s death. his death his effect me that much but at the same time, my emotionl supression process is working. i am definitely out of touch with my soul. it&#8217;s a numbing experience and only extreme yoga brings it home again. i am glad i&#8217;ve haven&#8217;t gotten bad that i would stop going to yoga. it&#8217;s the only thing keeping me sane now. i am feeling pretty good in class these days and my pracitice is slowly deeping with each class. i feel like i need to go on a retreat versus a vacation to france but maybe this trip will do me good. i need to be not so hardcore about my focus.<\/p>\n<p><img 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