Down in New Haven for the Forrest mentoring workshop with Heidi Sormaz at Fresh Yoga, which starts tomorrow morning. Went down to the hotel restaurant for dinner & observed an interesting manifestation of kindness, patience, shared humanity…
There was (actually, probably still is!) an older man in his 60s or70s who seated himself at the spot closest to the wait station. Every time a staff member went by, he talked to them. Each and every one, just some little thing. If no one passed for a minute or two, he’d get up & go into the wait station to talk to someone. The wait staff, all young gals in their teens & early twenties, knew his name & even as they bustled about, would respond kindly to his little remarks & snippets of conversation. Not a sharp response even when loaded with trays & moving fast.
I wonder if he comes in many nights. He was obviously lonely for attention & they give him little acknowlegements of his worth & humanity with little strokes, every time they passed.
Sometime that’s all someone needs — affirmation of shared existence, recognition of being part of a greater whole Yoga in action, IMHO. 
My little mat practice quite pales in comparison, but did do 90 minutes free form this morning & an hour of gentle stretching upon getting to the hotel.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
that’s really beautiful, we all need that at some time. even with a crazy busy schedule we all need that compassion from our fellow humans!