After 8 days of silent meditation cultivating compassion for Self & Others, I made the big move from the city to country life where I finally MAD by growing my own veggies, composting, recycling, finding time to nurture the garden and myself; to admire the birds and their songs; to be present to the spectacle the dolphins and whales put on, to dance more, to do the Artist's Way, to resource courage by confronting my fears headon... Date: 2008-09-18