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Warm afternoon! Turned on the AC in the truck as I puddled about today. Did morning ritual before the heat built up. Had breakfast of fruit and cereal with almond milk. Lunch at DeeDee's. Dinner of fruit and yogurt. Will drink a dose of triphala tonight before retiring. Had an iced chai latte this afternoon (was good and cooling, sweet and tasty). Will see what effects it has on my system. I feel the need for caffeine since I'm so lethargic. I know the potential issues with using a stimulant, but it feels good to be alert for a change.

MD dropped by today. Was good to see him and catch up. There was a person in a wheelchair at Starbuck's who was showing a PD tremor. Arm held erect from the elbow with his/her hand waving in the breeze. My tremor was a bit active from the excitement of meeting with MD.

Got a note from PRC in response to my health update. She had talked with a person in her doctor's waiting room who had been diagnosed with PD 14 years ago. She said he looked really healthy and had no sign of tremor. I wish she had gotten his name/number/contact info. It would be really interesting to hear what he's done/is still doing. There must be others out there who have taken the "road less traveled" and been successful. I would love to meet those individuals.

Not sure what I'm going to do about the heat in this place. It's bad enough now and it's not yet really warm. It was handy to sit at Starbuck's where it was cool. I may have to search out several WiFi places with AC and start spending my afternoons there--assuming I can stay semi-vertical for longer periods of time.

Got several messages from people on my F&F list. It's great to hear from everyone. It was good to meet with and talk to MD. Time to come out of my shell, I suppose.

Think I'm going to punt on Thursday night dance class. It's more than I can handle right now. Will just stick with the Tuesday class and focus there. Dances? Will have to see! Stamina is the issue. Have to find a way to build up my reserves in some way.

Also need to find a way to get out, get away more. Right now, my whole existence is linked to my apartment. Have to be able to function away from here as well. Small steps first--then longer/more distant explorations. LL wrote about her planned trips to India and for a retreat. Sounds wonderful!

I need a retreat--a respite from myself!

Researched where there are Nyingma centers. They are mostly in the East Bay (Berkeley and Oakland) with a few in SF area. Not much down this way. Too bad! I'll keep looking. I am clearly pulled to that material and tradition--I just need to make a path that works.

Om Ah Hung Denza Guru Pema Siddhi Hung -- Oh, yeah!