It's the End of the Blog as We Know It...And I Feel Fine

Well perhaps not the end, but pretty damn close. I plan on sending out some more personal emails in the near future but I figured I would make my announcement on here since you have all been so nice to me and quite frankly, to save time.

My teachers have asked me to teach at a Monestary far removed from the city. Effectivly this means no telephone, television, and internet which means no blog. It's kind of sad because I kind of like this little creation, and I especially love hearing from people with their comments (in fact some peoples comments are better than what I write!)

This is an amazing opportunity, and I can't help but feel gratitude. I also feel like this is a culmination of a lot of work and aspirations coming together. I don't mean to sound hokey but whenever I have been ready for the next step, it has shown up without warning sooner or later. This just seems to be a continuation on that theme.

Of course, it may bring up new dificulties...and as my Mom pointed out change even if positive is always a little stressful. At this moment I welcome it.

Yes I welcome this challenge. I will continue to teach, but I will also have total immersion in the language I am studying which I don't have here. I will also be forced to abandon the things which so easily distract me, and I plan on using the time to do some serious practice.

I love you all and am so happy to have had an audience to share the experience up to now with. In my dark times you have embraced me with your light and for that I thank you. One of the difficult things for me in the last year is leaving people behind in order to pursue other things and I have been fortunate to have 21st century technology to lessen that so far. Since I will be 2 hours drive away from the closest town it pretty much brings this to a close.

I will be around long enough to check in a few more times, but the time grows short. I welcome your emails, and calls and I am working on getting a physioal address. Also any comments you leave on here go to my email. Perhaps I will continue this in a year or so, and if so I have your emails to let you know that I'm back at it again.

Cheers, holla at me before it's too late

Jonathan