Plus the whole gang feeding the “Ducks Of Barrie”.

Jan 24, 2012

Matthew and me bouncing

Stop ! Duck Time !

If I did not have to worry about food, clothing or shelter let alone a car payment ;  if I could ski all winter , as long as I wanted and then play on my trampoline, ride bikes, play soccer all summer;  if I could take all of the vacations to all of the places that I ever wanted to visit ; if I could be with all of my friends and family as much as I wanted ; if I could get every wish that I ever wished …  IT WOULD RUN OUT !!!!

Only LOVE never, ever runs out ; and oddly enough that is just what most people are out of and looking for so desperately.  What a Paradox !

It is my gut feeling that Love’s opposite but far from equal counterpart,  fear is the cause of that.

I have a show coming up in Colchester , Vt. on Feb. 4th as part of Colchester’s Winter Carnival.  I will post more on that soon.

I have been skiing everyday at  Horseshoe Resort  up here in Barrie, Ontario, Canada and getting signicantly better at my Skating Style. I also joined  The Vertical Zone Trampoline Center where I am bouncing again and fixing some of my style laziness. Lately I have started learning physics again and I am starting to apply them to acrobatics and skiing.  Very Cool !

I will have some photos of Cousin Gordy ( where I am staying in Barrie ) his wife Elsie and their kid’s Matthew, Michael and Mason, soon.  As far as the “M” for the first initial, let me say that Elsie’s sister’s names are Ellie,  Elvie and Ellen.  Who boy !

From Wikipedia :

Intention and the moral quality of actions

According to Buddhist theory, every time a person acts there is some quality of intention at the base of the mind and it is that quality rather than the outward appearance of the action that determines the effect. If one appears to be benevolent but acts with greed, anger or hatred, then the fruit of those actions will bear testimony to the fundamental intention that lay behind them and will be a cause for future unhappiness. The Buddha spoke of wholesome actions (P. kusala-kamma, S. ku?ala-karma) that result in happiness, and unwholesome actions (P. akusala-kamma, S. aku?ala-karma) that result in unhappiness. The Buddha also elaborated that it was impossible for virtuous action to produce unfavorable results, and for nonvirtuous action to produce favorable results.^[7] However, although a good deed may produce merit which ripens into wealth, if that deed was done too casually or the intention behind it was not quite pure, that wealth so obtained sometimes cannot be enjoyed (AN.4.392-393). There are two classes of determined deeds which always produce good or bad results (fixed results, P. niyato-rasi) respectively, and a class of deeds which may produce either good or bad results (non-fixed results, P. aniyato-rasi) presumably depending on the context, although the Buddha does not elaborate (DN 3.217). Good karma is described as generating merit (P. puñña, S. puñya), whereas bad karma is described as demerit

Your intention is your life and your love !

I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Celebration.  I spent mine in Stowe, Vermont at The Von Trapp Lodge cross country skiing.  One of my favorite things to do in the whole world.  And better yet : I got to share it with my nephew Michael and my niece Kennedy.  I have been trying to show anyone in my family how to ski for years and  it finally happened.  So I really got to do two of my favorite things over the weekend;  pass on something I love to do to other people.

Here is a plug that I will put up again in the future :

don Miguel Ruiz

 This helps figure out  a lot.

Finishing up a house project today and starting a Stage prop for Sean Fagan.

Plus, the ever popular going to see my parents and surviving the trip.

The vendor proceeds to make him his hot dog then hands it to him and says ” That will be $2.00 ! ”

The man takes his hot dog and hands the vendor a $10.00 bill.

After a very long pause with no money coming back the man asks ” Where is my change ? ”

The vendor replies ” Change comes from within ! ”

So I am working at this house replacing window flashing when my old neighbor Mike shows up on the property with his blazer and a trailer.  I say to myself  ”hey now, isn’t that snow really heavy and wet that Mike is driving through ?”  Sure enough he gets stuck.  Meanwhile, up at the house, I strapped on my skis for my first ski of the year.  There is Mike , trying to get out of his jam and there I am trying to ski in wet cement.  Neither one of us had great results.  Still, it was my first ski of the year and Mike’s first stuck vehicle of the year.  We are off to a great start !

I spent most of the day hanging out with Marvin Novogrodski, a science and math entertainer from Rhode Island and Scott Jameson, a magician and juggler from eastern Massachusetts.   After the showcase we wrapped up the day at the King Arthur Flour Bakery Store.  Awesome !  My friend Jason Kahn spent a weekend last winter taking a bread baking class there with his women Jenn.  I have been envious ever since.

The weekend of the 18,19 and 20 I went to my sister’s and brother-in-law’s house in NH and painted a bedroom.  We also went to Portsmouth.  What a fun coastal town that is.  I had pizza at the Gaslight Pub.  Excellent food and it looks like a pretty hot nightspot as well.

I taught an after school program for Circus Theatricks at the Robert C. Parker School on Wednesday.  It was good to be back teaching kids again.

I should be up in Canada for a while then a trip out west.  Who knows ?

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and are prepared for an awesome and snowy winter !

On my way to work yesterday I pulled over to the side of the road because there was a cat sitting on the double yellow lines.  Unfortunately he had been hit by a car.  Another woman had stopped at the same time I did.  He was bleeding from his mouth and his eye was all bloodshot plus he was going into shock.  I explained to Joan ( the woman who had stopped ) that I was not in a position to take care of the cat or I would. She was great !!!  With no thought she said she would handle it.  There are amazing people in the world !  I grabbed a blanket out of my car and we wrapped the cat in it to keep him warm and to protect Joan’s upholstery.  He was all grey in color; my favorite.  The best part of the story is I think he is going to be alright.  I spoke with Joan today and he is stable.  I will keep you posted. If anyone is looking for an all grey beauty who has used up one of his 9 lives, give me a shout.

I went back to K.J.’s Gymnastics tonight for the first time in 2 months.  A little rusty but it felt good to be back.

More soon.