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# Who is Ben Collver? | |
## 2024 annual self-identification | |
My labels are like the seeds of a dandelion. I am the wind that | |
blows them. On close inspection, i am as patterned and rhythmic as | |
the universe. I feel the daily blessing of the morning calm. I | |
enjoy dance, song, nature, programming, and reading. I like to share | |
deep conversation, homemade food, and massage. Also, i am | |
pan-sexual. | |
## Quotes | |
> How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The | |
> idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air | |
> or the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of | |
> the Earth is sacred to my people, every shining pine needle, every | |
> sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clear and humming | |
> insect is holy. --Chief Seattle | |
> I am part of the sun as my eye is part of me. That I am part of | |
> the earth my feet know perfectly, and my blood is part of the sea. | |
> There is not any of me that is alone and absolute except my mind, | |
> and we shall find that the mind has no existence by itself, it is | |
> only the glitter of the sun on the surfaces of the water. --D.H. | |
> Lawrence | |
> Who am I? It matters not that you know who I am; it is of little | |
> importance. This clay garment is one of a penniless pilgrim | |
> journeying in the name of peace. It is what you cannot see that is | |
> so very important. ... There is a spark of good in everybody, no | |
> matter how deeply it may be buried. It is the real you. ... Inner | |
> peace is found by facing life squarely, solving its problems, and | |
> delving as far beneath its surface as possible to discover its | |
> verities and realities. --Peace Pilgrim | |
## Contact | |
Email address is ben collver at rise up dot net |