Beauty #4

Yesterday evening, Mr. CfP and I experienced our second float.  It was so, so, so... oh, there are no words.  I am hooked.  A WANT to be a float junkie!  Flotation tanks are an antidote for this fast-paced, media-frenzied, too-many-demands-filled world.

I didn't want to go to the float tank. I wasn't feeling well - had a whining tummy and was very tired.  After a short while in the tank, though, I realized my tummy had turned happy - no more complaining.  I came out of the tank feeling more than fine.  Renewed.

That's just one of the many reasons floating is my new drug of choice.

After our flotation experience, we went to dinner at my most favorite eating and community place in the whole world - the Mercury Cafe.  Marilyn, the owner, is inspiring.  She has created a space where all of these things can be happening at once:  a local group was putting on a play; next door to that, people were eating soul-rejuvenating local, organic food; and upstairs someone was having a birthday party.  The Mercury Cafe is funky, as are most of its people.  Its food is real and one never knows what in-season vegetables they'll get.  It has solar panels and the best water-saving toilets in town (this kind).  Marilyn supports all who want to make the world a better place, sometimes opening the place up for meetings on Mondays, even though her establishment is closed on Mondays.

Last night as Mr. CfP took my hand across the table and kissed it (sweet, huh?), I noticed that Marilyn was walking by. 

And I thought to myself:  What a beautiful life.  To be able to create an atmosphere that is such a contribution to our world, a place that does as little harm as possible to the planet, a peaceful oasis which encourages love, health, community, and a man to kiss his wife's hand.

The good is the beautiful. 

- Plato