With Thanks..

I need to thank my friend, John O'Brien, for motivating me to open my thoughts to the world. John and I have marvelous conversations when we are able to meet, but those occasions have been too few since he moved to Hong Kong five years ago. When he visited Victoria several weeks ago we once again plunged into discussion that reminded me once again of how artful conversation can be when it is properly attended to and appreciated. As the end of his visit drew near I lamented that soon I would again be losing one of my keenest conversation partners. He thought for a moment and suggested we carry on through his blog. Ok, I thought--I will give it a try. I did and in making the post I realized that I was not only having a conversation with him, but with anyone else who chose to see and participate. I realized I could go further and initiate a space of my own. And here it is.

Reflection

I am somewhat anxious about starting this here--it is a boundary space, something between public and private. I feel a bit like a person looking in the mirror not quite ready to see the full image so covers his eyes with his hands and then peeks between the fingers. So I am really saying the first outside reader is me.

Well, it's time to play

Context and process: mind and body. Each constituent of the other.