Los Angeles

Palm Springs Art Museum

I left Palm Springs yesterday and drove to Los Angeles - well to Chatsworth, a suburb of Los Angeles. My last day in Palm Springs I went to the art museum there and toured some more of the mid-century houses. I left Palm Springs with a new appreciation of it. I am sure I will return there at some point.

I lived in L.A. for seven years total. A year in the early 70s when I thought I was going to be the next Steven Spielberg, and for six years in the late 80s and 90s when I worked for a restaurant company.

L.A. at its best

Many spiritual teachers and Jane Fonda say that we learn the most from our failures. In that case, L.A. was my PhD in life lessons. My last six years there were probably the most difficult period of my life. I learned tough lessons about trust and honesty. I came to view L.A. as all seven circles of hell in one convenient location. 

I also made a few close friends and they are the reason I came here on this trip. It will be a short stay. My friends are all still working (a good thing). Fortunately, yesterday was a holiday and I was able to at least touch base.

Today I got the car a much deserved wash and did errands. Tomorrow I will drive to Walnut Creek in the Bay Area.