Third Eye

Over the last two years, I've noticed people young and old with an ever so slight red vertical line in between their eye brows. The observation was random mind you.  I was convinced it was from a visit to the pagoda connected to lunar prayers or some other kind of religious rite.  On Saturday, I asked a student ... after so long ... where did you get the mark?  Who gave it to you?  Turns out its a way to get rid of headaches or the flu.  This particular student said her father gave it to her by pulling the skin.  That evening, I had a wonderful night of drinking and eating too much with friends and woke up with a horrible hangover, so I decided to give it a try.  I woke up the next morning with a huge third eye hickey.  Not a gentle thin line, but a huge red blotch.  After five days, I still have proof that I had a headache aka hangover. Lesson learned:)

Shortly after my last post in February, I found out that my Nana went into the hospital.  She passed away in her home on March 16th.  She gave me the most amazing childhood anyone could ask for.  It sounds cliche, but a truly magical childhood. I can't believe she's gone, but know in my heart that she is happy, not just at peace, but truly happy.  Since then, I have been to the states and back.  An amazing and truly beautiful service and scattering in California.  More to come about so many lovely experiences in the last three months.
At the moment, I'm looking forward to a trip in Thailand to learn how to talk to elephants.