Greetings from Mainz, Germany

I arrived yesterday and had a day off today, before beginning readings tomorrow. Some of you I will meet here, for a reading or a seminar. I am staying with your classmate, Monika. We walked in the forest in the rain and my feet turned to puddles, but my woolen socks kept me warm. We saw a fox as we walked through a meadow. When it saw us, it ran into the forest. This is the 3rd fox I have ever seen in the wild. It is always a bit miraculous to me, foxes being such elusive creatures. Miracles abound each moment when we stay awake in the present moment.