My tiny guru.

Today I spent time with my newest teacher, she is 19 weeks young and I am very pleased to be under her teachings for 8 hours every week.   My new teacher is Guru June.

I remember when my sister was a baby and she would cry, I would get so upset about her being uncomfortable that I would end up in tears too.  Granted, I was 9 years old at the time...but it can be pretty intense looking after a screaming baby. 

June and I went out exploring Potrero Hill today and I was totally impressed with my super nanny self when she fell asleep. Naturally, June humbled me!  She started hollering and I could feel myself falling from the tallest tree in the forest of self-praise I had just built.  I thought "Ummm...this was not supposed to happen!"  I started to sweat a little and thought of sending out a text SOS. I told myself to put on my big girl panties and tough it out a bit.  I figured if Junes anxiety and discomfort was rubbing off on me, maybe if I became peaceful, my zen would rub off on her?  I stopped bouncing around the house like a lunatic and singing silly songs, I took a deep breath and sat down on the couch to begin reading a book.  She continued to scream for a few more minutes and then fell asleep. 

Lesson from Guru June:  When other people start freaking out, just stay cool and they'll exhaust themselves eventually.

Thanks June!