In this Journal, I will attempt to strip away my protective veneer to view and communicate honestly what the truth is as I perceive it. My intent is to grow, for without an honest evaluation of the truth, how else can one fully absorb life's more difficult lessons and benefit by them. If I do this in secret, then I am still hiding behind a protective veneer, so it is being published online. If you find this Journal, you are welcome to read it and hopefully grow from it as well.



Friday, July 13, 2012

7/13/12 Kyle's Comments On London And His Response To My Comments

On 7/11/12 Kyle sent a group of family members and friends an update on their trip from London. It is funny to read, but I also replied to him with a suggestion. On 7/12 he in turn replied to me:

Thank you Dad.  I am focused on enjoying the moment and being appreciative for being able to be here with Diane and Keoni!

Love,

Kyle

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-----Original Message-----

From: "Dick Kazan" <dick.kazan@verizon.net>

Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:14:51


Subject:  RE: Big Ben, Bipolar London and off - Westminster-20120710-00081.jpg



Hi Kyle,

It is wonderful to hear from you and your mother and I hold you and Diane and Keoni in our hearts.

As you visit Africa, please practice "mindfulness," a Zen Buddhist word for deep attentiveness to life's vast number of little miracles.

You will witness a Savannah like no other you will ever see again. And observe flowering plants, seeing each element of their form and color, for these too you will never witness again, except in your mind's eye.

This is a fascinating journey you are on, with the power to uplift your spirit and to teach you valuable lessons.

Love,

Dad



-----Original Message-----


Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 10:49 AM

To: Richard Kazan; Anne Kazan; Kathy Carvalho-Bacalan; Joshua Carvalho; Kevin Kazan; Clayton Kazan; Maria Phan; Jamie Rosenwald; Laura Rosenwald; Terri Kazan; Lorrie Kazan; Eleanor Kazan; Gene Kazan; Ed Houston; Ben Haney; Gene Kohel; Debbie Houston; Ted Houston

Subject: Big Ben, Bipolar London and off - Westminster-20120710-00081.jpg

Dear Family,

Keoni, Diane and I jumped the lake and arrived in London yesterday afternoon.  As usual, we stayed in Picadilli Circus.  For dinner we figured sticking to one of England's former colonies (no, not McDonald's) and went to an Indian restaurant that was opened in 1926.  Amazingly, Diane and Keoni (who dodge anything spicy like the plague) really enjoyed the food as did I.

We did a nice walk around the city's main sites after dinner as you'll see in the attached photo.

In the morning, we decided to trek to one of Laura's favorite places, Borough Market (picture many stands under a large roof) where Keoni ordered a box of hot bacon and Diane and I had fresh fruit and vegies (even found a stand that juices).  Sadly, Diane found the gooseberries that I chose to be a tad more sour than her liking.  As neither of us had ever eaten these interesting treats, I didn't realize her expectations and of course fell short much like a high jumper attempting to leap over an invisible bar.  No gold medal for me although our little one was amused by our (by our, I mean her) usual antics.

As Keoni loves nothing more than bicycle tours, we repeated one from two years ago (we did their other one last year).  The only issue was that there are many road closures in preparation for the coming Olympics.  We found ourselves in traffic far more often than in the past but we made do. 

As it is London, the sun was bright and I was slathering on sun screen only to find it running down my face and neck a couple hours later when the clouds showed up and dumped on us.  That and the chilly wind until out of nowhere, the sun reappeared.  Rinse, dry, repeat...

Now that our 1 day in London is complete, we find ourselves back at Heathrow awaiting our flight to Kenya.  Much fun ahead and I will do my best to send updates from the bush.

Pip, pip, cheerio,

Kyle

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