Inspired today to change the look of the site and tidy it up. With that, here is my update. Still working as a clinical dietitian part-time however also working with LA Nutrition Network teaching kids K-6. I've started training in Tibetan Thangka painting after years of contemplation and am excited although slow in progress.
This spring I took a break from film as ideas of moving to San Francisco have developed for various reasons. Not sure when I will be moving. Since the thought developed, I have traveled to SF numerous times for friends and teachings up there. My next big adventure is traveling to teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama - From SF to Madison to Chicago.
Life seems to be happening faster and faster. So much to do, so little time. My energies are focused on a feature script, short film projects and the CompassionTalk site. Soon film school will start up again and my creative juices will be flowing twice as much. In the mean time, I am working as a clinical dietitian part-time in the psyche and post surgery units.
Hello from India! I hope there are no problems accessing my site! Well, my trip has been interesting so far. The first three days I experienced an Indian wedding. It was full of beautiful dresses, good food and social activities. I stayed in Delhi for 3 nights and did some site seeing. Including the home of Indura Ghandi and the Bahai Temple. Today I go to see the Taj Mahal, and tomorrow I head off for Dharamsala.
I didn't quite feel like I was in India until I roamed around the local market here in Delhi. Everyone was staring at me. lol. I have now learned to look at the ground when I'm walking and look at stores in the distance before I get to them. Otherwise they catch eye contact and hound you to buy. Can be a bit stressful at first. For some reason I imagined seeing more white tourists around, while I have seen a couple, most of the time I'm the only one around!
Yey for change! This month is full of it. Currently I'm juggling work, Film school, AFI Film Festival, and travel plans. I've since decided to take a break from Kungfu and November 18th will be my last day with my current job. Then I'll be traveling to Canada, Illinois and India! I have yet to work out the details of all my traveling. Currently I am preparing for my next film project I hope to air on my new website one of these days.
If I haven't spoken or emailed you in a while, it's not because I've forgotten about you! It's only because I've got my hands and mind full. :). I wish everyone well and that you have a wonderful winter if I don't talk to you before then.
Seems like forever since I last wrote, but it hasn't been as long as I thought. I had moved to Venice and lived there for 3 months. Now I live in downtown LA. I've only been here for 3 weeks, but I am so comfortable here it feels like I've been here much longer.
I'm working in Long Term Care now and have just started to feel more comfortable with my job. It was a hard adjustment at first. Now that I've got the feel of things I'm hoping to get a newsletter started at work that allows the residents to use their creativity and share their stories.
Along the lines of my other goals, I've registered for film classes again and will be starting up Fall Semester. I'm still studying kungfu with Sifu Kisu and studying Buddism on my own. I finally made a big step toward one of my major projects and started a website on compassion. http://www.compassiontalk.org. It has a long way to go, but I have help from other friends. Eventually I may move this site onto the compassiontalk server so there will be no more advertisements!!
Now that I'm all caught up... I'm moving! I will be saying goodbye to my mountain community and hello to coastal living. Just this past week I solidified a new place to live and job. I'll be moving to a beach city in the LA area. My head is already spinning off new ideas for my current projects. This will be much less stressful in terms of the amount of time I have been spending driving from Crestline to LA these past 6 months.
Living up in the mountains was a much needed get-away for putting myself together and figuring out which direction to move in next. I am thankful for the time I've had up here and will enjoy my last moments of true peace and quiet.
While a slight fear of change looms over me, the excitement of living closer to my calling is exciting. I know this is my path. Letting life lead me has been so relieving.