On this 13th day in the year 2025 three quarters of a century breathed
Today celebrating Forty-two years of sobriety one day at a time
Browsed the Big Book, read not memorized the Twelve Steps and Traditions
Fifty-three years since a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology was earned
Fifty revolutions around the sun since initiation in a TM mantra
Forty-eight x’s 365 days since beginning the book Autobiography of a Yogi
Forty-seven since Pushpa received mantra #2 & became a Yoga Instructor
Forty-six since Acupuncture & Five Element Theory was embraced
Forty-two since a Kindergarten teacher was born
Forty revolutions around the sun since a Resource Specialist was birthed
Thirty-eight years since completing the read of Autobiography of a Yogi
Thirty-six since a learning specialist taught on Kauai
Thirty-five since a Masters in Specific Learning Disabilities was earned
Thirty-four since a Breast Cancer Survivor left formalized teaching
Thirty-three since Edu-Therapy delivered tutoring door-to-door
Thirty-two since a loving daughter said good-bye to her precious PaPa
Twenty-eight years Edu-Therapy has served students in suite #204
Twenty-four years since the Emotional Freedom Technique was introduced
Twenty-two since Mom broke her hip and required our full time care
Twenty-one years since Aunty Vivi moved home to help us care for Mom
Nineteen since MaMa drifted lucidly to heaven no morphine injections
Fifteen since Yogananda’s mantra was delivered via Roy Eugene Davis
Fifteen since Amma’s first hug
Fourteen since the eldest daughter signed over the family home
Thirteen since Amherst Artists and Writers was introduced
Eight years since returning to Integral Yoga Ashram in Greenwich Village
Three years since joining Rebel Cartographers Writing Group
Two years since nestling in a new nest ~ a temporary rest for now . . .