3 days

milarepa, the tibetan saint and yogi
rarely stayed anywhere for more than 3
days advising that the web gets thick
and entanglements creep in!

i am still in oly..olympia,
awaiting nancy g., a woman
i met just after epiphany
who wants to walk with me a ways for peace!

she, however, is on a road trip with her mama
and will actually be home this eve.
we will take to the hiway tomorrow.
i am welcomed warmly in her home by
her husband, fred, and his daughter amanda.
there is the noble border collie, sancho
and his feline friend, storm.. the ever stretching,
most relaxed, elongated cat i have known!

it is my great good fortune
to play scrabble with fred, who is a pro..
to receive in-depth instruction on the bus route
of olympia, tumwater and lacey
from amanda who is a gold medal winner
in special olympics and take sancho for
a walk around his favorite bushes in the neighborhood!

i also have had the time to catch up on the blog
(and then some);
thanks to the timberline library..
here i have met julie n..
she asked about my shoes which gave me an opening
to give her peace is healthy..
...!!!turns out!!!...
her good friend, mary c. has founded
the peace scouts!
peace scouts is part of the peace movement.
as she states::

"peace scouts is a peace education program
teaching children that kindness, wonder and imagination
are all powers that fuel peace.
kindness, wonder and imagination are plentiful.
each is endless."

it is a program like girl scouts or boy scouts
or sea scouts..peace scouts.
the local artist nikki mcclure
has designed the peace patches.
mary has gifted me with two..
the dove patch..
and the power of kindness patch
with h.h. dalai lama on this one.

mary asked if i would deliver a letter to
the dalai lama informing him
of this group..(peace scouts is working
to go international)..in hopes that
the dalai lama might become a trustee
for peace scouts international.

the patches are wonder-full!
there is the power of imagination patch..
dr. seuss!
(you have brains in your head.
you have feet in your shoes.
you can steer yourself any direction you choose!)

the power of place patch..
rigoberta menchu
honoring our own heritage..

the power of action patch..
rosa parks
maintaining dignity in action

the power of vision patch..
black elk
envisioning all beings in harmony

the power of wonder patch
rachel carson
connecting us to the environment
and the natural world

the power of kindness
h.h. dalai lama
open heart dialoque
wirh compassionate listening.

the dove patch
self-understanding
concern for others
generosity of spirit

julie and nancy embody peace and cheerfulness..
what is that sloka?
"maintain only a cheerful mind."

they will be a wonderful connection
on this path of peace.
i will deliver the letter to hhdl!
i am a peace scout!