my beautiful parents

One of my yeye (grandpa on dad's side)'s greatest passions was photography. Through his lifetime, he created and collected thousands of photographs. I flipped thru many dusty albums today, with delight. Photo after photo of important life moments, moments of beauty captured on film, small snippets of life, huge life events. I watched my parents and grandparents, even images of myself, going from crawling babies to radiant children, to proudly graduating from various schools, happily getting married, getting older and older... until death (the death piece has only happened to yeye thus far, but awaits all of us). Life moves so quickly. What mark am I leaving on in this world of such transient beauty?

ancestral altar

Happy lunar new year! Year of the Water Snake, this year! 

The ancestors' feast, from both sides of my family. 

sakuras 春到

full moon on sunday 

final full moon of dragon year! 

next new moon rings in snake year... 

what are you planting, blossoming, harvesting, composting? 

welcome, spring! 

journey

drop us down deeper

to the next level 

and deeper still 

down 

into murky depths

of perfect splendour 

waiting for too long 

this burst of 

presence 

heart cracked open 

tears flow through 

opening in surrender 

constant change 

courting infinite unknown

your majesty 

yes please 

sunlight glinting off block style buildings

endless rows of solemn surprises 

grim faces masking hurt children, dancing elves 

we are more than this 

we are just 

this 

dreamcatcher floating 

empty dreams caught 

full dreams woven

magic spun 

hands healing 

wrists strong, getting stronger 

head up, spine aligned 

bend when i must

surrender as i choose 

dancing in 

listening

breath deep, body aware 

spine tingling, mouth open 

eyes opening and closing

heart steady beating 

this drum 

carries us 

竹林

exhale exhale exhale 

hold that emptiness 

now, inhale

鳶嘴山

root down, rise up

rise up, root down

earth and sky

united

2012 Project ME

Journey of self-understanding, self-acceptance, and sharing. I have been photographing myself everyday since December 2005. I am constantly growing and changing. Yet there is continuity through all the images. There is a fine thread that runs through my life, all our lives. Interwoven. Can you see yourself, really, as you look into the mirror?

2012 yesterday, 2013 today. Numbers mean nothing, yet facial lines tell stories. Human contact through Taiwan, India, Nepal, and China this year. Human connection, fingers and hearts interlaced through common roots that run underground and windy breath interconnection that defy space and time. What is your story, our shared dance?

Thank you. I see you, Love. I am you.
I am. 

solstice intentions

trust intuition/ follow heart/ inner guidance

empowered action/ active creation/ direct manifestation

tapas/ diligence/ committed practice