I was talking to my Old City sponsor - who lives in Chiang Mai - about my tuk-tuk adventure at the night market. The one where I screwed myself. He interrupted to say: "Hey, it's always hard when you're testing out the waters in a totally new culture." He shared a story about flagging down a driver that he has used many times, a guy who cruises the village he lives in. He asked the fare and was given a price three times what he normally pays. When he protested the guy smiled, pointed toward the heavens, and said: "Raining."
A service is worth what the market will bear, right?
This guy always made sure that I wasn't being too hard on myself. I like getting feedback from multiple Program mouths because we all have a little different slant on things. He's an old hippie - a REAL hippie - who refuses, to the best of his ability, to be too hard on himself.
Went to a morning meeting today - my third visit. Dude annoyed me. Must be getting calmer in my old age. Took me three meetings to get irritated and I believe that's a record.
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