The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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Namaste, welcome friends.

The title of this talk is intimacy with life.

And I begin with a favorite story, some of you might remember of this woman describes

how a tired looking old dog wandered into her yard and into her house, and she could

tell from the collar on the weren't tags, but the collar, well fed, popped, and you

know, clean, the dog had a home.

So the dog followed her into the house down the hall and fell asleep on her couch.

And her dogs didn't seem to mind, and he seemed like a good dog, so she figured, okay,

let him nap.

An hour later, he goes to the door and she lets him out.

And then the next day, the same thing happens.

The dog arrives, walks in, resumes his position on the couch, sleeps for an hour, and leaves.

And this goes on for several weeks.

So finally, she decides to write a little note, and she pins it to his collar, and it says,

you know, every afternoon your dog comes to my house and for a nap, and I don't mind,

and I just want to make sure it's okay with you.

So the next day, the dog arrives again with a different note pinned to his collar.

And the note says, he lives in a home with three children.

He's trying to catch up on his sleep.

May I come with him tomorrow?

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