It's been awhile eh?
I have, for the most part, given up on bloging for the ease of facebook. You can get a fair idea of what I have been up to by looking at my profile. For the sake of a narrative and for my Dad, who doesn't use Facebook I am going to write a few blogs here and there.
Quick catch up...
I left The farm in MA on the night of the last freeze. I had just finished a 10 day meditation retreat and was doing lots of yoga with Liam who had moved onto the farm with me. The plan was to start a yoga studio. Dad got sick while I was in the retreat and Merrin was wearing thin taking care of him down in FL so I packed up my bags and headed south.
Mark Alexander, who I had been doing stilt dancing with had a gig in Rockport, MA for peace day. Mark, David Sharp and I dressed up as giant doves and had a pleasent stroll around a park as music played and peace nics layed about. We also pulled out our over sized instruments and joined in on a drum circle. After taking off our stilts David and I danced a Contact Waltz (mixing Waltz with Contact Improv) on foot.
After dinner with Mark I got dropped off at Sam Hollands house for the night and a nice chat about Yoga and Taoism. Nate Walsh picked me up in the morning and we enjoyed a day at the museum and I got to spend a few hours with Nina Smolyar before leaving on a jet plane.
I arrived in FL and the rest of my stay is almost a complete blur...
Highlights include:
Realizing how many of my relationship problems with Jaz were from my bad habits with Merrin and working through many of those.
Spending almost every day at a hospital for 3 months.
Cleaning my dads wounds and taking care of him.
Contemplating suicide for the first time since high school.
Learning about love and commitment and sacrifice.
Finding peace in suffering.
Learning how to live with someone you respect tremendously but have nothing in common with. (Marty)
Trip to see Keith in Miami with Lorilea and Derek.
Breakfast with Ben.
Visit from Talia.
My dad's dog Snoozer.
Learning how to have a community in a city.
The Boba House.
Jerry, Bill, Chaz, Nam, and Adam.
Starting a Go club with John Russel.
Bret, Spencer, Kay, Selly, Steven, and Keaven.
Getting to know my cousin Seth.
The Young Adult Group at the UU church.
Emma- The best girlfriend I never had.
Trips to the swamp with Anna.
Swing dancing with Tom.
Always thoughtful talks with Jonathan Powell.
Wonderful weekend with Michael Silverman and Stephanie.
Bringing my Dad to Sarasota to spend time with Aunt DD and Uncle.
Getting to know my niece Whitney.
I was in Tampa for about 5 months all together so there are so many things I can't cover them all. I could easily write extensively on all of the points above. In brief my stay was very difficult and very rewarding.
