Wednesday,
March 15th, 2017
Timmins,
Ontario
I Did Fly
I would
have loved to have walked, but it would have taken three weeks to go from Toronto to Timmins. Flying was practical. Somehow, Toronto avoided a major snow storm that
engulfed the north-east directions, including New York City.
Blackouts and shut downs occurred everywhere, except where I departed from, so it
seemed. The plane did need to be de-iced
though.
Soaring in
the sky over this northern region, seven hundred kilometres north of Toronto, I
saw revealed below, beautiful patterns of wiggly rivers and creeks, and a hilly terrain smoothed-out and
softened by a moderate snow-spread.
Boreal and deciduous trees stood erect, pointing to the sun. No city boxes inhabited this zone until we
were getting close to Timmins
itself, a mining town.
I was
greeted byDr. Riken
Patel, a pediatrician. He brought me to the chalet at Cedar
Meadows. I met Jenny, the owner and
proprietor of the Bodhi
Tree Hot Yoga studio. She arranged for
Natalie Van Rooy of CTV to come for an interview with The Walking Monk. Promotions for tonight’s event “Tales from
Trails” included Natalie’s six o’clock news. http://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?clipId=1078824&binId=1.1142313&playlistPageNum=1
As a result
of the word getting out, Jenny’s studio did reach a full capacity of people,
enthusiasts who didn’t mind taking to the lotus position, and sitting on the floor. My stories from as far back as 1996, when I
did my first marathon walk, were as fresh in my mind as yesterday. All were listening and then all were engaged
in kirtan, chanting.
Boy, it was
fun!
May the
Source be with you!
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