It’s not that the weather was incompatible for walking this morning with a cold, wet rain, I just wasn’t prepared, clothing-wise, to dare the elements. I was indoors most of the time, yet happily busy. The sadhana program in the Alachua temple was great, though low in attendance due to a cold floor. The kitchen at the back end has no heat, so you could see everyone’s breath. The solution for the cooks is to keep warm through action.
I visited the men’s house where male devotees reside and grow in their Krishna consciousness. A trip to the Wednesday night youth gathering for Gita studies was nice with my good friend, Manorama, doing operations. It takes a little bit of an effort to break ice with 16- and 17-year-olds. Once prasadam is served, everyone is your friend.
Perhaps the most intriguing indoor event of the day was dinner with Radhidesh, the latest up-and-coming astrologer. Formerly, he was running a successful medical clinic. Complications arose and he switched careers to helping people in a different way. Most of us get intrigued with professional chart readers. However, I didn’t take the time to ask for a reading. The last time I approached an astrologer seriously was 30 years ago when things were personally a bit topsy-turvy. The decision on my part to go for that first marathon walk for seven-and-a-half months was one of the best choices I ever made.
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