12.11.11 11.12.11

now.

自己,自由,自在.

watch.

listen.

prepare.

be.

one more to go...

one more. 
one more and this adventure ends. or rather, pauses.

and perhaps, after a year of learning, pain, frustrations, bafflement, fear, wonder
this is just the beginning.

"the more you develop... the more you realize how little you know..."

"...the more I make work, the more I discover my weaknesses"  :)

I've discovered many. Sometimes too many. And I continue discovering them.

but however little you know,  
because of how little you know, you keep at it. you keep on. you keep up.

the point is, you CAN create what you want. 

you can envision it. you can make it. you can do it. and share with others. even just a few.
it is worth it.

an image:
standing on the shoulder of giants, or on the edge of a cliff, above a sea of clouds... except maybe 相反的, opposite, topsy-turvy (upside down?)

these are maybe thoughts for another day, to develop and see through. 

today we tried more presence. more being. more at-easeness.
自在,存在

all things we know and then forget.
little toddlers are the best teachers.

and so, go on, continue.

your roots. they are in your body. and so is everything else.
it's all there. let it come out. 

自在 - presence

this demands its own chapter, its own book. 
but as we walk-run-move in the space, if the focus is within (within the group, between the group), then the space expands.  

and is the audience part of the space, or not? is it to be taken into consideration? or is the single-minded attention/presence enough?
presence expands? presence fills the space?

own it.

every moment
be. there

there are no tricks, no shortcuts.

(re) learning

focus attention space time rhythm balance smile emptiness zest self-confidence presence courage relaxation intensity commitment timeliness care forgiveness dedication simplicity lightheartedness willingness breathing right-now-right-here 

in no specific order. 

rise to the challenge

because it's so easy not to. 
it's so easy to forget all the little steps, all the precision required, all the focus.
and without the little steps, nothing is accomplished.
there is just frustration, fear, failures. 



each moment, focus. there's a story everywhere. find it. be it. 

it's the little steps that make it possible to share your talent, your creativity, your skills (your hard work) with others.

it's the little steps that make it possible to share the gift: the gift you have, which is so only if it is shared, given.


the little steps don't ensure non-failure
but the little steps allow you to fail more, fail better, and continue trying, until you get it, until you learn, until you 超過, until you, well, until you
succeed.


a moment of focus, of truth, makes all the sacrifices worthwhile.
and there's only one way to get there.

don't forget.