Goals

In 2000, I made a promise to myself after reading Autobiography of a Yogi, that I would visit California and see the Pacific from the very same spot that Yoganandaji saw it. It was something that remained on my mind throughout all of my traveling and yet, it was forgotten until I planned this trip this summer. At the back of my mind, I knew that even though we were going to Las Vegas, we would definitely come to California this time. Somewhere, sometime in the six years that Ami and I have been together, I realized Ami listened to my rantings about seeing the Pacific because he was all for it. Although I spoke about the SRF and Yoganandaji many times though, I guess I never told him that the SRF was in California and in my ignorance, I did not realize that Encinitas was on the way to San Diego so going there was at the back of my mind.
Today, we were heading to the US/Mexican border for the heck of it because we were a little disappointed with walking on Hollywood Blvd. yesterday. The star walk was a little too dirty to be called a star walk and Ami and I found ourselves wondering about how honorable it really was. Probably just another thing that is blown out of proportion, Hollywood style. Either way, we were just driving and I saw the sign saying Encinitas and I remembered it from the book. If anyone visits Encinitas, the SRF is a little bit of a tourist attraction. The gardens are absolutely beautiful and perfect for quiet contemplation. Without intending it, I realized one of the major goals in my life today. Maybe it was the law of attraction at work...who knows? Either way, a promise made 9 years ago, came through today and it was every bit as I imagined it to be.