My out-dated future self
About a year and a half ago my friend and editor told me that she’d like to see me write a piece on my life journey/direction and how finding and practicing the Shambhala teachings has influenced my trajectory. At the time, that writing project seemed attractive, but daunting and I told myself (and her) that I really didn’t have time to do it right then. From one point of view that’s true. I could also say that I don’t have the time right now. There are too many other things to do. Finishing my dissertation. Finding a career direction. Establishing myself in a new city. But when I look honestly, the truer reason that I don’t want to write that piece right now is that the course correction is still in progress. I don’t now what I want to become, what career path I want to take, what role I want to take in shifting the cultural currents of today. I do not know. Sculpture by Jamie Salmon, accessed at https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photorealistic-sculptures#!/photos/