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       # Who is Ben Collver?
       
       
       ## 2024 annual self-identification
       
       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
       
       > 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
       
       Email address is ben collver at rise up dot net