I was riding the train home from work tonight, wondering what I was going to write about today in my blog. I gave up thinking about it and picked up my book, "The Places That Scare You" by Pema Chodron. This is a book I have read many times. Pema Chodron is a buddhist nun and one of my favorite authors. I have read and reread most of her books.
I started reading and then heard someone say, "You are reading Pema." I looked up to see a kind faced lady looking at me. "Yes, I replied, "I'm a big fan."
She proceeded to tell me about how she knew Pema and had worked with her on a project. Pretty cool.
Interesting that I had given up on finding/doing my something new for the day and then it just fell in my lap. Very rarely do I speak to someone I don't know on the subway. Rarer still that the person knows Pema Chodron!
As we parted ways, I found out her name was Sasha. She gave me a "prosperity card" with the number "8" printed on it. It also says, "Prosperity comes frequently and easily".
Sounds good to me.
Pema is wonderful. I was given "When Things Fall Apart" right after mom died. I recently reread it ... I think I gained even more with the second reading.
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