Another month had passed, a whole month that I still haven't been able to work because of the shoulder injury... The acupuncture is starting to make things better, but oh so slowly and with ups and downs. Just last week after a really long needling session I felt as if I was never injured at all, and I cooked up a little storm to celebrate (curried zucchini, eggplant, chayote...yumm). The next day I felt worse again, and the same thing happened again this week. It's so amazing to feel healthy again for a short time, and then ever more so discouraging when things regress. I'm starting to get the hang of the pattern, though, and I'm definitely better than I was a month ago, so hopefully with enough time and patience this will actually heal.
I was worried I wouldn't be able to sit through the retreat, but things were actually ok, which was very empowering. For instance, I realized I can sit long enough to enjoy a movie or a plane ride. This is huge, as I haven't traveled in a longtime. It was amazing to be near the ocean, and living in cabins always makes me nostalgic for our old summer cabin outside of Moscow.
It was great to be exposed to such a variety of people and ideas, and just to be in a different place. I can't say I made any close connections to people at the retreat, but if was definitely a good experience. If nothing else, the trip was a bonding experience for Tamar, Azura and myself. It was great to see her really come alive after the retreat. We were all inspired enough to come up with a couple of new ideas for events, and we finally had a house meeting to reshuffle our responsibilities.
As for the personal goals, I'm planning to check out some nutrition and TCM classes at Bastyr tomorrow, and I started to look at doing interpreter work. I still haven't gotten anything done, mind you, but now that I've said it maybe I'll actually do it!
Cheers,
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