My experiences, thoughts and their expression: mi vida

The renowned author Sally Kempton writes in this month's Yoga Journal in an article titled "... if it feels good... " about "Embrace ( ing ) life's pleasures - they have the potential to lead you to the highest of joys: inhabiting your true Self". That line caught my eye, so I read further, and came across another line that 'hit' me. This one was on the "pleasure of absorption in meaningful work". Really? Her writing reminded me of very dear and special, enjoyment - or were they fulfillment? - experiences related to deep, meaningful work in and with a team. She writes: " the total dedication of every faculty to something that felt vitally important not only enabled them to be genuinely helpful but also keyed them (people referred to in the article) into an experience of pleasure as intense as any they had ever known ." And she continues: "The yogic practice for accessing this level of pleasure is to do what you do for t...

So, the Equinox, on March 20 in 2011, will mark the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and fall (autumn) in the southern hemisphere, from an astronomical viewpoint. The March equinox will occur at 23:21 (or 11:21pm) at Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on this date. ( Link to reference ) That time for Atlanta is... UTC - 5 or 23.21 minus 5 = 18.21. That number minus 12, is 6:21 PM. So, Spring starts in the evening...?!!! "The March equinox is the movement when the sun crosses the true celestial equator – or the line in the sky above the earth’s equator – from south to north, around March 20 (or March 21) of each year. At that time, day and night are balanced to nearly 12 hours each all over the world and the earth’s axis of rotation is perpendicular to the line connecting the centers of the earth and the sun." See reference. From there, the night is shorter, and the days are longer, over here in ATL. More light; more heat. More vegetation, spring is alive an...