East of the Sun | West of the Moon

The book cover proclaims, " If there is something to desire, | there is something to regret. | If there is something to regret, | there will be something to recall. | If there is something to recall, | there will be nothing to regret. | If there is nothing to regret, | there will be nothing to desire." After this weekend - hell, after this whole month of March - this was exactly how I felt like coming around full circle. No heartbreak, no heartache. No shame, no remorse. No memory, no anguish. No sorrow, no despair. Seems like this could cover any and all our relationships - maybe? Parent issues, sibling rivalries, growing pains, first love, family cares, whatever - right? Every version of me, you, them, us. That is the thing with first love - first of many things. They form you. And that can stay with you the rest of your life. They also have a way of coming back around - if they are meant to. A person can walk out the door and it all ends there. But sometimes the door reope...

" [A]s the Philippines has learned to its sorrow, running a country by public putsch creates bigger problems than it solves. " ~ John Berthelsen , Editor, Asia Sentinel  Chakras chart courtesey of Gaia Heading home while elections were in full swing was bound to be stressful. Determined to optimize my holiday though I decided to try these chakra destressers recommended by sound healer and multimedia producer, Dudley Evenson .