Who is Ben Collver?
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2024 annual self-identification
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My labels are like the seeds of a dandelion.  I am the wind that
blows them.  On close inspection, i am as patterned and rhythmic as
the universe.  I feel the daily blessing of the morning calm.  I
enjoy dance, song, nature, programming, and reading.  I like to share
deep conversation, homemade food, and massage.  Also, i am
pan-sexual.

Quotes
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> How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land?  The
> idea is strange to us.  If we do not own the freshness of the air
> or the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?  Every part of
> the Earth is sacred to my people, every shining pine needle, every
> sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clear and humming
> insect is holy.  --Chief Seattle

> I am part of the sun as my eye is part of me.  That I am part of
> the earth my feet know perfectly, and my blood is part of the sea.
> There is not any of me that is alone and absolute except my mind,
> and we shall find that the mind has no existence by itself, it is
> only the glitter of the sun on the surfaces of the water.  --D.H.
> Lawrence

> Who am I?  It matters not that you know who I am; it is of little
> importance.  This clay garment is one of a penniless pilgrim
> journeying in the name of peace.  It is what you cannot see that is
> so very important. ... There is a spark of good in everybody, no
> matter how deeply it may be buried.  It is the real you. ...  Inner
> peace is found by facing life squarely, solving its problems, and
> delving as far beneath its surface as possible to discover its
> verities and realities.  --Peace Pilgrim

Contact
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Email address is ben collver at rise up dot net