I almost fell off the chair laughing when I read this post. I can't stop laughing now when I'm rereading it. I'll try to send it to Oliver, if I can find his email address. Thanks for advancing my practice. As you know, laughter is one of my most important yogic techniques. I am happiest and function best when I'm in the company of people who laugh at the same things that I do. Oliver is one of those–he's such a magical being–an illegal alien traveling around the US as an itinerant artist for 20 years with never a care and leaving a trail of good karma behind. I believe he's in Belgium now.

I still own that old house, you know. I leased it with an option to buy at the same time that I sold the other building. The guy who bought keeps saying that he's going to exercise his option to buy, but he hasn't yet. Even if he does, I have a right to lease the attic from him for the next 15 years. So I'm still here on the physical plane even though I'm really enjoying living in the Tallahassee woods and swamps. 

I bought an acre of land and I'm planning to build a building for yoga and meditation on it. I couldn't possibly do it alone, so I'm sending out a memo to people who have hand skills to get their input and see who might want to help. Here's the memo:

There has been a lot of interest on line and in person about the lot. A new consensus is clear: the plan that has generated the most enthusiasm is the meditation and yoga center.

That doesn’t mean that the other uses can’t go forward. It just suggests the priority for action.

So, I’d like to suggest that we have another meeting. It could be in person, socially distanced at the lot, like before. But it also could be online with zoom or skype. It could also be just continuing comments on swampfolk. I have added some names to the persons who attended before to make sure that anybody who has construction or design skills would be included, in case they might not be on swampfolk. Sorry for any duplications.

I will start off by offering some comments. The first step as I see it is an effort at consensus of vision. What might go on in the building? 

There seems to be enthusiasm for a place to practice/teach/learn yoga and meditation, but what does that mean? 

What kind of yoga? 

Should it be ecumenical? 

What about movement? 

If dancing is desired the space might need to be bigger? 

What about martial arts? 

Who makes decisions about the space? 

These are just a few of the questions to consider as the effort regarding design begins.

All comments are welcome and encouraged.