Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
November has tangled lights, bits of glass, glitter everywhere...
Which leads to a holly jolly good time.
I start working in Seattle next week and am amazed by my ability to forgo SF, Oahu, and Whistler this winter, just so I can commit to a rental space in Ballard. Something in the air lets me know this is exciting, sexy and fun- sharing with soppy Washingtonians!
Tis the season to hook up, that's for sure. My sister and I've signed a sublease till spring and hope to continue all sorts of festivity with like minded people...please join!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Unconditionality
Understand that there is no distinction between the spiritual and the physical, we make that distinction (and many others) for the sake of understanding; though distinctions actually end up clouding the very issue they are meant to clarify. We separate ourselves from ourselves in dualism, we separate ourselves from the source of life (god) in humanism, and we separate ourselves from the universe in materialism.
We pay attention to the particles while within the space are the real powerful influences. We are all separate when we ignore this space, though unified when we realize that we all share the same space. We are
as small as the collection of particles we call our body, we are as large as the space that connects us to each other and to the cosmos. Our universe is 99.99% space, we only see it as solid because, in our world of space-time, we see those particles in 50,000 places at one time.
Of course the writings of the Tao Te Ching relate this very well:
Become totally empty
Quiet the restlessness of the mind
Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
See all things flourish and dance in endless variation
And once again merge back into perfect emptiness -
Their true repose
Their true nature
Emerging, flourishing, dissolving back again
This is the eternal process of returnMonday, October 06, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Here I sit on Alki, just this morning I was strolling San Francisco....the weeks before were crazier than imagined and lets be honest, there wasn't much time to imagine anything outside of schedule.
My father marries his girlfriend of 20 years this friday and the party starts tomorrow. One German unites w/another, and as best (wo)man, I've planned a special dish breaking event to start. Everyone keeps asking if I've got my speech planned.....scheisse. I don't have the nerve to admit that I am only one steppin it at a time. Not much projection or reflection, yet.
Which means Yes, I'll start thinking about speech services NOW, and whether it should be all words, maybe some Acro demonstration or even a musical? The guests are in for a real treat- Pappa, you're the best!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Ange and Tigenesh rock and roll to seattle, flexibility and friendship.balancing yoginidandasana on the _____ (slackline, ball or ground).
Ana's "alien" pushups!
Angela's an alien too.
Ana, North and I PREPARE for "spiraling balance"
We call this "standing head to ankle" then spin.Always a dance
Pheonix beats
Capoeira
Caitlin breaks
Angela kips and worms
and I reach to you.