I wake up this morning trying to wrap the idea around my head that Rob Ford will become mayor of Toronto. Funny thing--none of my friends and acquaintances admit to voting for this man yet he managed to garner almost half the votes. I am a bit worried about what will happen to the Toronto I have come to love. Will he really tear out all the streetcars? Will using a bicycle downtown become even more hazardous? Will he bankrupt the city with his promised tax cuts? Or will he cut services so that those who have needs outside of the mainstream be ignored?
I head inside the moksha yoga studio, the heat reminiscent of my recent sweat lodge experience, but with more space and less smoke. At long last, I am trying to work on my goal to increase my flexibility and balance. The first 15 minutes was pleasant, but then the intensity dialed up and I am toppling all over the place. I fight the urge to quit, recognizing that this is another trial by fire experience--it is certainly hot enough.
The predicted weather bomb--apparently this is an official meteorological term meaning a rapidly intensifying storm--missed us, so the day in Toronto was just a bit brighter than expected.
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