faith

i have faith in the beauty and magic of human interconnectedness. the transformative power of relationship as path. the mirror you look into when you stand emotionally naked in front of someone you love. the pain you feel when that person breaks your heart, and the strength you realize you've always had when you give yourself permission to let go.

i can't really prove that all this exists, but i have had small glimpses of it in my own experience and can attest to its value. perhaps i'm an idealist or a romantic, but the faith is so strong that i'll keep trying to catch even minute glimpses of it in as many different relationships i can - with people at school, with customers at whole foods, with you, with homeless people on the street...

my friend maria is selling her beautiful condo in boulder

Dakota Ridge Condo FSBO

Modestly upscale!

Take advantage of the $8000 tax credit for home buyers!!

The best Boulder has to offer – luxury and quiet at an affordable price. Come see this light, open, and serene 1 bed/1 bath condo with a cook's kitchen. Relax and enjoy the fabulous location and upgraded interior.

High-end finishes include:

– Maple floors and cabinets

– Granite slab countertops

– Stainless x-large Amana fridge

– Bosch front loading washer and dryer

– Mediterranean tile in entryway and bathroom

– Stainless GE gas stove, microwave, dishwasher

– Deep stainless undermount sink

– New 2” slat blinds

– Air conditioning

– Handicap and wheelchair accessible

Location includes:

– Hiking out the door

– Walk to Spruce Confections, Protos, and Amante

– Fronts to green space; no street traffic

– Easy access to bike paths

– Quiet neighborhood

– Carport parking

– Close to bus routes –HOA bus pass included

– Covered porch

Square Feet: 700

Low Xcel and HOA

Priced at $224,000

Flexible closing date.

Meet your next home. Call for a showing today: 303.551.3435

Virtual tour link – please DO NOT contact agent on the tour site!

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great songs.

an ever-growing list of the greatest songs of all time, according to me. (the order is still changing)

1. stairway to heaven - led zeppelin
2. bohemian rhapsody - queen
3. jeremy - pearl jam
4. tusk - fleetwood mac
5. perfect day - lou reed

hindi

spirit -

भावना
heart -

हृदय

soul - आत्मा
breathe -

साँस
peace -

शांति
harmony -

सद्भाव

sorry i've been neglectful

here i am back in france... and it's hard to believe that only a week ago we were still in india.

the transition is very difficult. everyone wants to know how ryan is doing, if she saw improvement, how am i, did i have a life-changing experience in india, etc. The answers to all of these questions is an emphatic 'yes.'

now i just have to sort out my life after two months of being elsewhere and see where the wind takes me.

click here to see michael almost kick himself in the head!

just another day in the pool

Today, much to the dismay of the Indian "lifeguards" (I put that in italics because I'm not convinced they actually do any life-guarding - it appears to me that many of the swimmers are nearly drowning and no one jumps in to save them), I taped Ryan and Michael swimming in the pool. Much of the audio on the videos I took includes me attempting to reason with the lifeguards about why I should be allowed to break the rule of "nothing on the deck" - which appears to include towels, bottles of water, apparently cameras, and, at one point, wheelchairs. I finally was able to convince them I should be able to tape by explaining that the doctors wanted to see Ryan and Michael's progress (this was not entirely true, though Dr. Ashish did express his interest in seeing the footage later.) This permitted me to tape for a few minutes, but then I was told my time was up. Lame.

But here is a video of Ryan swimming breaststroke. It's hard to see her hips moving forward like I mentioned in my last blog - I can see that best when I'm underwater. But she does look pretty freaking fast, and I think you all can agree (particularly those of you who have seen her swim breast before she came to India.) Even she says that her breaststroke feels faster.