ありがとう

19日の「la la loop!」から１０日たちました

とても素敵な時間でした

いろんな意味で

アメリカに移る直前に

そんなイベントできるかいな？

とはじめは思ったけど

あまりにも慌しかったおかげで

考えるひまもなく

わかっていながらもなかなかできない

「流れにまかせる」ということを

自然にやっていました

もちろんそこには

今回のテーマでもあった

「つながり」があったおかげです

参加してくれた人
かけつけてくれた人
サポートしてくれた人

本当にありがとう

「手放すこと」について
えらそうにポエムなんて書いたけど
そうすると奇跡が起こるって
本当なんだね

 

Mar and Utae (that's her bent over on the right, 

painting on a giant Amy doll :)

I love you guys

  

Lovely dolls made by Utae.

They were sold out!!

  

Beautiful 

Praha & Suiren

  

Butcher-san

my painting buddy

  

Awesome guys at Cafe Cherir

It's already been 10 days since the event La La Loop!

It was a crazy idea to try to pull this off
three days before my departure to the US.

When Mar first suggested it
I thought he was out of his mind.

"Instead of having a plain old farewell get-together,"
he said
"Why not make it an event?
You do an art exhibition, plus live painting
We (Numb) will provide live music
and Utae will make a whole pile of "Amy dolls"
and sell them for 500 yen each to give to you as part of your airfare!!"



It sounded like too much fun not to do it.

Needless to say, my last few weeks in Tokyo
was absolutely mad.

But because it was so horrendously mad
I had no time to think
which proved to be a great blessing
as it naturally made me get out of my own way.

I just let go.

And lo and behold
everything went smoothly.

And the event

was just plain amazing.

Of course

none of this could have been possible

without the help and support
(the "connection" as was the theme for the event)

of everyone

including the staff at Cherir.

And for that

I am so deeply grateful.

Without really realizing it

I was actually experiencing 

what I had written up as a poem for the event.

*****

La La Loop

Dance
Spin like a loop and let your heart open up
Get silly
Be a child
For no other reason than to connect with other hearts

Connect
Through friendly smiles
Warm hugs, loving kisses
Exchange of common energies

Always
There is more than one way to connect

Loneliness, isolation
Are other words for disconnection
We scrounge and cling to the little evidence of connection we can find

But if we only let ourselves entertain the possibility
That we are only separated above ground
And under the soil
Are powerful roots
That grow out of the same warm place

And trust
And let go
Really let go
Let our branches sway with the wind
Allow ourselves to dance with our hands free

Perhaps then
And only then
Will we truly and authentically feel
 Connected


With love and gratitude to every connection I've made in Japan
日本でつながりを持てた全ての人に愛と感謝をこめて
Amy McCaleb