Finally! It is Taco Tuesday! (a quick note with excerpts) July 22, 2025

Many blessings to everyone, everywhere (and especially to those working to keep their cool)!

“The truth, from my perspective, is that the world, indeed, is ending — and is also being reborn.  It’s been doing that all day, every day, forever.  Each time we exhale, the world ends; when we inhale, there can be, if we allow it, rebirth and spiritual renewal.  It all transpires inside of us.  In our consciousness, in our hearts.  All the time.”

— Tom Robbins quoted in the Reality Sandwich article “The Syntax of Sorcery: An Interview with Tom Robbins” by Tony Vigorito (posted online June 6, 2012)

Last Tuesday, despite the heat — and knowing it was just going to get “greater” — I headed out, because it was Tuesday and I desired some “Box Tacos”. Only, the place with the really good vegan stuff inexplicably closed just as I pulled up. So, what did I do with all that desire (and hunger)?

I remembered that “I can’t always get what I want… but I could get what I need”. Then I practiced a little gratitude (because I had other options) and also a little santosha (“contentment”).

In the end, one could argue if I made the right choice (at least on one level). On the practice level, however, there is no arguing with reality. And last week, “the perfect taco” turned out to be a salad.

Today is the anniversary of the birth of Tom Robbins (b. 1932) and also the beginning of Dà shǔ ( 大暑 ), “Great heat” or “Major heat”).

Click on the excerpt titles below for more!

FTWMI: If only it was Taco Tuesday… [with Good Advice] (a Monday post-practice post)

Dà shǔ “Major Heat” 2023 (an updated and revised post) *UPDATED*

Please join me today (Tuesday, July 22^nd) at 12:00 PM or 7:15 PM for a yoga practice on Zoom. You can use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or by emailing myra   (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.

Tuesday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “07222020 The Perfect Taco”]

If you are thinking about suicide, worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, you can dial 988 (in the US) or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call this TALK line if you are struggling with addiction or involved in an abusive relationship. The Lifeline network is free, confidential, and available to all 24/7. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.

White Flag is a new app, which I have not yet researched, but which may be helpful if you need peer-to-peer (non-professional) support.

If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgement-free place to talk, you can also click here to contact the TrevorLifeline (which is staffed 24/7 with trained counselors).

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