I just read The Little Prince. I know, it’s a classic, and I’m sure I read
it before, but I must not have been ready for it, because now it really
reverberates for me. And, little did I know, one of my favorite quotes in
the world comes from this book:

“It is only from the heart that one can see clearly.
What is essential is invisible to the eye.”

Yes! I so agree. Yet, I always find myself judging by what I see with my
eyes.
I just finished a 2 hour hatha yoga class. It kicked my ass. Every stretch
that my body hates, we did. My body hates these stretches because they are
the ones it most needs work on. The forward bends, the stretches to the
hamstrings and lower back, everywhere this is always always tight on me, we
stretched. I am going to come to this class for the next week and see if I
feel any change. It’s a very shanti place I am right now. Bhangsu. I have
my own little hut, with a garden in front for lounging in the sun. It’s a
nice day, a little overcast so not so hot. A perfect day for hiking up to
the waterfall above the town. I am finally getting on with my trip, not
just physically, but spiritually, mentally. It’s been 2 weeks of dealing
with my anger. Yesterday, I spent most of the day writing my story of Nepal
and my betrayal. It’s definitely helped to go over it all again from the
start, as I now see the story more clearly. I have gotten a little distance
from and can see it more clearly now…from my heart. What I see is that it
started from the very beginning. They have been conning me from nearly the
first day. I don’t know if they ever told me the truth about anything. And
as one lie became the foundation of the next, I didn’t see that is was all a
house of vapor, until it was too late. It’s like a wind came and blew it
all away, and I can see it all so clearly now. I was seeing with my eye,
and ignoring my heart, which was telling me to not trust them. I didn’t
listen to it. I didn’t even hear it. I drowned it out.