ding, the fries are done.
jan 09 Gibsons, with laughter.

This is good

Imagine being the strongest you've ever been.
Imagine wearing robes of saffron
of being peace
of living love.
of learning to use those legs
Do you recognize yourself before memory, so fresh to this world that the languages of spirit worlds were fresh to your tongue.
...
may we acknowledge that any text that supposes an infant as anything but holy must not remember the mosaic of scents from the sense of your newly arrived being.

and those who presume an other worldly god must not realize the power of woman in her moon.
Womyn in her womb.

for no other than creator
can bring forth life from
union.

after a week of pleasure, she said,

'this is good'

and she turned to his family, as she had hers, and said

'this is good'

all of creation noticed
celebrating by simply being
mother and child
dancing the existence of creation
in remembrance of the sacred that is.

the sacred that is.

I've come to believe that
Men are children who have grown into the responsibility of companionship.
The work of living humbly in this world of creators. life amidst gods.
Men's work is to understand, to stand under, which is to look up with humility to the lessons of a mothers grace.
The grace of life,
The grace of creation
This life of abundance.

Maybe men's role is of balance, to maintain the fullness there in. For not only do we belong,
WE ARE NECESSARY!

Now!
With respect and adoration
Imagine living in ways of benefit to all life
Imagine creatively and worshiping all creators,
all womyn, everywhere.

May child's voice and laughter creshendo in this moment as a joyous reminder of our larger self, of our lives before our mothers birthed us into this world.

Imagine being the strongest you'll ever be,
Now go.
-2009

Drew Dellinger, a favorite poet

Hieroglyphic Stairway from drew dellinger on Vimeo.

Christmas Ski

Jo, Laura and I.
climbing up through the trees
towards Wilcox pass

To witness vistas

and to listen

I hope you've all found yourselves
in beautiful place
with people you love

-ben 2008

thai memories

Sometime around 700 BC Lao Tsu said

Go to the people.
Live with them.
Learn from them.
Love them.

Start with what they know
Build with what they have
When the work is done
The people will say
"We have done this ourselves"

...
memories of Hmong rice whiskey,
big celebrations, big hearts.
...
to understand is to
stand under
which is to 'look up to'
which is a good way
to understand
-Adjun Nancy
when you don't share much language
try to keep paper and crayons around
and stories will flow.
Christmas with Pii Sing
In Moo Baan La Oop with Pii mun's family

...

The fatal error is to throw answers like stones
at the heads of people who have not yet asked the questions

...

if there were any family closer than the Pornthips I would be overwhelmed.
This family constitutes the best example of caring people.
My gratitude and love to SupaChai, Muu, Pii Vii and all.


Dr. Martin Luther King said, at some point in his life,

We fear because we do not know.
We do not know because we do not understand.
We do not understand because we are not informed.
We are not informed because we do not communicate.
We do not communicate because we are separated.

I think that we're separated because we don't work together,
When I work with people, I share life, and it enjoying life, that I'm most interested in.

Looking back at these memories
I realize how over three years
I've become a much happier person.