Rest

"The world never stops."

Some people never stop.
The world in its natural state
is rest and rejuvenation.

los profes

The city is a lecture hall. Don't talk. Take notes.

from the Garden

i don't want you to survive, I want you to thrive

from the Cushion

perfection is an illusion

From the Cushion

Eyes open, asleep
Eyes closed, awake
A world of opposites
Everything you can't see is what's real
Everything you can, isn't

Letting go,
Our hands open to receive

From the Cushion

Look within, even when your eyes are open.

Editor's Note

     There's a moment when you come back that you realize you're not only back, but that you're back. You're doing the very thing you thought you'd never do again. The thing you laughed at your fellow community members for doing, couldn't believe you ever did. It's not even big-the big things really do change. It's the small that creeps back in. All those conversations with your international friends, blocked at customs:
     "You Americans always carry your drinks from home around. You don't even have time to sit and enjoy a drink. You have to bring it with you, wherever you go."
     Or better,
     "You Americans are so thirsty, you always have to have a drink with you. You can't wait until you are home. You have to have it right away. So impatient."
     The morning simply arrives. You're rushed, you haven't finished your coffee, then bam-you're driving down the road with a ceramic cup from home in your hand trying not to spill.
     As soon as you see the cup, you remember. It's a sassy moment.
     If you've recovered enough from re-entry, it is also a most glorious laugh with one's self. This is my hope for you, dear friends. Laughter is the only way through...

From the Valley

Arin, El Valle Sagrado, Peru

From the Unknown

Mirage or moonlight? La luna, steady come and go I trust her more than anything tangible.

From the Unknown

awake first then the kidsthat's the point.

The Great awake

checks pulse:vital signs are good!

From the Unknown

It starts w/ the egg.

The Great awake

¡Buen día E.E.U.U!

The Great awake

Good morning, España!

The Great awake

Good morning, Argentina!

Los Estudiantes

We're alive. Why are we not green?


--lp


PS. Everyone needs color.

Los Profes

If you teach, you're saving lives.



-la profe



PS. Why do you think the first thing they teach you when you're a kid is your colors? KNOW YOUR COLORS! volunteer (this is how they see #'s).

Los Estudiantes

Why is it pink and blue? It should be pink and green.



-la profe

Los Estudiantes

Highlighters are like guns; you're more likely to use one if you have it on you.



-la profe

Los Estudiantes

The only sentence where you can capitalize 'but' is when you say, "But I love myself more".


-la profe