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Thoughts of others and elsewhere

Be Here Now

Don’t let your mind get weary and confused;
Your will be still, don’t try.
Don’t let your heart get heavy child;
Inside you there’s a strength that lies.

Don’t let your soul get lonely child;
It’s only time, it will go by.
Don’t look for love in faces, places;
It’s in you, that’s where you’ll find kindness.

-Ray LaMontagne

Family

  • My uncle: All I want is to pack up my truck and drive the trailer into the middle of the Yukon and watch TV.
  • My grandad: You'll need satellite.
  • My grandma: I'm coming with you and I'm packin' a pistol.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

—Alan Watts

Yep, this pretty much sold me on Iceland. Think I’ll have to have a visit now.

Sometimes I wear feathers to feel close to the sky.

—Ben Sollee, Close to You

I want to be her just for a day so I can have a voice like honey.

Knoxville Kuumba Festival 2011- a celebration of African food, music, and dance in Knoxville, TN.