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this is not my war. but it will be my peace. raise your hands, raise your voices, raise your hearts ~and make it your peace too! (what a great slogan!) i am making new peace posters to hang on the house. what have you done today to save the world? go to the website and download posters to show your support of peace.

i may also make election/peace posters... VOTE SOUL with the O as a peace sign... we shall see what gets done.

the ny times reported on the massive number of deaths in the hibernating bat population of upstate new york. it is a serious ecological problem and researchers dont have a clue as to what is causing it. the problem with the bees is the same ~though scientists say it is unrelated to the bats. i think the scientists are too short-sighted, these are very obviously related ~maybe just not to the same immediate agent. the bees, the bats, the frogs ~these are the barometer of ecological homeostasis. the biological earth is very out of balance. well, the environmental, economic, social, and spiritual earth is out of balance. and what would be the cause of that?

we humans dont seem to have an appreciation of the deep consequences of our actions. karma. environmental, social, economic, spiritual karma! and a dozen other kinds as well.

the green movement is catching on a little too late. it was in the 1970s i got my family to install solar panels on our house. i was a freak! my parents almost didnt agree to it even though the economic rewards were obvious. it was just too much outside of conventional acceptance for the way one was supposed to live. now that convention is changing but the change is superficial and unexamined. many "green" products and/or lifestyles cause as much damage to the world and ourselves as the ignorant original. (how did florescent lights become good for us?)

five years of war in iraq. five years of lies. if people are dying senselessly, why wouldnt animals? why wouldnt plants? our karma is far-reaching. and we are the immediate agent.

when is the last time you protested the destruction of the rainforests? when have you protested the war? any war?

when i was last interviewed on bbsradio.com, i was asked about forecasting the political elections, the candidates for president of the united states. i always say i will not choose a winner because i believe the karma of the people as a whole will prevail. we have had george w bush for eight years because of the american capacity to embrace fear, uphold ignorance, and fully engage in inertia. we willingly and knowingly bought an inferior vacuum at too high a price that turned out to explode in our faces. and here we sit with dirt on our collective face without even the sense to wash.

my politics are thus: peace. ecology. no fear!

my lifestyle is thus (i hope!): examined and enlightened.

i had been invited to show my short films at an event in berkeley in may. i have canceled participating in that event. the restrictions were unreasonable; the return was severely deficient compared to the expenditure... i asked my host why the parameters were so unreasonable. she said the others involved were jealous of my work: my art would outshine theirs. (how flattering, in a sick way!) instead of thinking that we as a whole would put together a wonderful event, the others participating could only focus on how my work would draw attention away from theirs. they could only think about themselves...

isnt that how we humans are in the world?

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everyone who came to my feng shui workshops received a reusable shopping bag printed with the "great minds dream alike" logo with the peace sign. elizabeth, when shes not sleeping on my couch, has people regularly stop her to ask about the shopping bag. she has started selling them from the trunk of her car for $10 each.

it is the five year anniversary of the iraq war. thousands of americans killed, how many iraqis? they have been living without electricity, water, sanitation... but full services were restored by american troops to the areas with oil almost immediately. the lies that allowed the united states to justify this war dont seem to penetrate the consciousness of the american people. war is a funny thing, eh? denial is even funnier. today, did you think about the fact that we are a country at war?

the tibetans are staging a rebellion. the chinese occupation of tibet may be reaching critical mass with the olympics looming in the near future... the dalai lama has extended a very fair hand to the chinese government in an effort for peace. the chinese ignored it. i would not have been as conservative as he. i would have demanded complete liberation. the jeweled prison of a better life under hostile occupation is not attractive to me. and maybe also to the tibetans still living in tibet. people everywhere just want to be free.

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just notes

happy first day of spring! happy five year anniversary of the iraq war! happy happy happy!

i am back from a great trip to dallas. my clients are kind and generous, the weather was wonderful, and my pottery friends konrad and wes were a delight. we went to the dallas museum of art and saw the turner exhibit. if you have not seen it, go online to find out how you can. i did feng shui on my clients home, garden, and business office ~averting ultimate disaster, of course. we shopped for art and we shopped for clothes. and we had a couple fabulous dinners.

i arrived home to do last minute feng shui consultations in los angeles... and am now back on schedule with my busy season officially over. phew!

jack is complaining i never write in my blog. i think he just wants me to talk about him! jack jack jack... actually, he might be the only person who actually reads this...

website progress is tedious, frustrating, and laborious ~nothing seems to get done... but i did just get the largest order of my spiritual remedies ever! so something is working!

art projects are equally stagnant. i havent been able to work with jessica, my film editor, in over a month. linda clothes is taking a break from sewing the inserts for the body of water handmade books. and all of this was supposed to be done december 1 of last year!

i am going to have to do an unblocking spell. maybe i should do one for the war also...

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last week, this week, next week, and beyond

two feng shui workshops in la and one in the bay area ~ all were great with full attendance and great groups of people. everyone appreciated the information very much. i will go to dallas next week for private feng shui consultations.

i was asked to show my short films for an event in berkeley in may... national dance week, i will show in the lobby between three dance studios, hopefully premiering a new dance movie called "in the river" featuring touch monkey studio, carolyn stuart and patrick gracewood. details still need to be worked out but im excited about the event.

progress is being made on "body of water"... the paintings are being applied to the covers of the handprinted booklets; the portfolio inserts are being sewed by linda clothes, a hollywood costumer; and im hoping to make final corrections to the film with jessica tomorrow. maybe one day this project will be completed!

tomorrow is bobs birthday. friday is dorothy and marys birthdays. lunches, dinners, and breakfasts will be monopolizing the rest of the week...

visiting my daughter on sunday, the traffic was bad and i took a different street across the length of san pedro and passed the last trees we planted with tree people a few months ago. the one named "hadley" after my daughter was in distress: its stake had been broken by the strong winds and was weighing on the young tree to the point of bending it over. when i got to my daughters house at the ocean, jennifer, hadley and i got some rudimenatry implements to temporarily assist the tree. later i emailed the supervisor of the project regarding the situation.

after tree triage, we went to the korean bell to fly a 99 cent store barbie kite. there were other kite flyers and basketball players and picnicers and lovers and the parking was scarce. i parked illegally. after a few adjustments, barbie took off and attacked a three-dimensional shark kite. its owner was very understanding. the bi-plane kite took its cue and retreated. barbie ruled the skies! it was a lovely day but short-lived: i had appointments and meditation class and had to head home.

the feng shui for the year foretells good fortune in writing and the arts... im happy to accept it all!

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