Photo via Austin Pets Alive.
I have a long post to write, but I just can’t do it right now. I’m heartbroken. My sister leaves for Chicago tomorrow to move in with her boyfriend and the other sister recently left for Northern California. I’m going to be lonely. Non-attachment to things is fine. Non-attachment to people I love is not going to happen. On the bright side, I’m driving to Chicago with her tomorrow and staying for a week. Then, I’m leaving from Chicago and flying to Northern California for another week. It’s a sister bonanza. Believe me, I will enjoy the shit out of this time and try not to dwell on the emptiness awaiting me at home. Hopefully the trip involves lots of yoga, exploring, hiking, kayaking, beer, and bongs (it’s a natural herb, so it’s yogi-approved). My idea of living it up tends to cross the imaginary line. So if I don’t return, that probably means I’m taking joint showers with imposing women in the slammer. I wonder if I’ll be someone’s bitch? Probably.
I’m off to sage the car for the journey. Namaste.
Aw, I feel for you. But something tells me you’ll not be lonely, with a sense of humor like yours. Did you really sage the car? You’re amazing. xoxo.
You are too nice. I’ll force some females to be my friend. Yup I saged the car on a busy street with people probably thinking I was a crazy hippie or reliving my past life as Running Cat Tail. Haha. Now I just need to find a good yoga studio in this magical city.
d’you know what? i always always always wanted a sister. BEGGED my mom for years (took her a while to figure out how to explain tied tubes). so reading this makes my heart ache both feeling your pain, and my own cuz there’s no woman like that in my own life. this is jealous sympathy. hehe. have a wonderful sister-stravaganza. lucky
I’m sorry you don’t have a sister! It’s nice. I can punch them in the face and then we’ll be best friends again the next day. But missing them is terrible. I can’t even imagine how tied tubes was explained. Hahaha. I don’t even think my parents mentioned the ovaries or fallopian tubes until I was 24.
Aaaargh, this is sad stuff! I think you should get one tattoo in Chi-town, and another in NorCal. Hehehe. Have a great time – and if you end up in the slammer, do some service work and see if you can find time to teach yoga to some lifers… Have a great time on sister fest! OM OM OM.
Thanks me lady! The tattoo idea is good. Maybe it will hurt less on vacation! I could totally teach prison yoga. That would probably keep my sacred parts safe and I could avoid a good old fashioned shanking. Namaste.
Krishna taught Arjuna that it’s selfish attachment to outcomes that we need to deal with. Sister Love is none of that. Love needs no reason. Loving is not in the attachment department. The more, the better. And as an ancient bong-master (retired) who long ago stood in reverence of the NoCal herb, may I say – to your head!
Haha. You’re awesome. That is a good point. Love isn’t attachment. But not wanting them to leave and live their own lives because my selfish self will miss them is probably banned somewhere in the ancient texts.
There is an ancient and well accepted loophole where sisters are concerned.
omg! this is so freakin funny! you made me belly laugh out loud colgore! you crazy hippie running cat tail chick! i feel your lonely, i admire your spirit. sage on sister, sage on!
Thank you t.dot. That means a lot coming from you! Believe me, I will continue to sage on in public places. Running Cat Tail knows no saging boundaries.
I wish my sister and I could kayak, hike and rip bongs together. Ah, I suppose that’s what my brothers are for. They are both starting new journeys in their life – that is so exciting! Relish in their happiness and carry that back to fill up the lonely times.
HAVE FUN!
Haha. My brother fills a little of the void. I’m 99-percent excited for both sisters but that 1-percent is controlled by my inner-evil gnome who wants them to stay with me FOREVER. You’re right though.
joint showers? won’t the bongs get wet?
Haha. I think they’d confiscate my bong prior to incarceration. However, I’m sure I could devise a clever plan for making one out of prison items.
And I thought you’d got a kitten…
The next step?
I wish! My cat seems like she would get jealous and harm a kitten, but I am going to try.
How beautiful that you have such close bonds with your sisters. It sounds like neither time nor distance will diminish that bond. And I agree with David, true love is not attachment.
Namaste!
Thanks for the comment. I know the bond will never be diminished, I just miss them. I think you and David are right about true love not being attachment. That makes me feel better. Namaste!