tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.comments2022-04-07T03:16:45.887-07:00Phil + Lara + Julian + CommunityLara Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895540229449328816noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-1898646314500870132010-11-22T14:24:13.910-07:002010-11-22T14:24:13.910-07:00hey guys- just checking in here to see how things ...hey guys- just checking in here to see how things are with ya'll- i am still in sweden, where there is snow and it is dark in the daytime- i love this photo of phil and the shakuhahi and julian- - - - sending good energies of the North your way :) love katt hernandezKatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432305375983013380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-33725412778236200822010-10-28T18:26:28.348-07:002010-10-28T18:26:28.348-07:00I concur we have more to learn from the babies tha...I concur we have more to learn from the babies than they do from us. <br /><br />And that is a fantastic photo....Sarah MacLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739308128902024525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-7843108462139599812010-10-03T04:41:13.698-07:002010-10-03T04:41:13.698-07:00You are the beautifulest---and an awesome teacher ...You are the beautifulest---and an awesome teacher as well, Lara Belle. Your words bring perspective and your willingness to continue to be open and vulnerable is incredibly powerful and I'm certain, will prove to make your spirit all the more powerful as time rolls on....I love you all with all my heart. xoxomelshapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828167320075075407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-27373114938255637942010-08-24T08:47:53.856-07:002010-08-24T08:47:53.856-07:00Wishing you all well and sending thoughts and vibr...Wishing you all well and sending thoughts and vibrations of health and healing. Elizabeth Watson, Woburn, MAqueen_cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364405341560661291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-14582142961064888532010-08-24T02:10:21.840-07:002010-08-24T02:10:21.840-07:00Can't attend in Person? Purchase an empty Zen ...Can't attend in Person? Purchase an empty Zen Seat™ for the concert, ONLY $10 each! Order as many as you like!<br /><br />"They're Zen! They're Empty! They're Zen Seats™ !!!"<br /><br />TO ORDER YOUR Zen Seats™ for the Aug. 28 Phil Nyokai James Benefit/Celebration GO TO:<br /><br />http://homegrown-hope.blogspot.com/ and donate on the Phil James Family Emergency Fund PayPal button.Chris Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689138924711948118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-57335292809935076352010-08-17T10:10:50.559-07:002010-08-17T10:10:50.559-07:00We'll be thinking about you three. Hope you a...We'll be thinking about you three. Hope you all have a great time! xoxoJennifer Halfertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786643622636380044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-10385176499635869472010-08-16T11:45:18.993-07:002010-08-16T11:45:18.993-07:00Hi!
i only just got your card today- it was forwar...Hi!<br />i only just got your card today- it was forwarded to me in Stokholm from Philadelphia. I moved to Sweden many months earlier than I expected to, and have been here now for a little over two months. <br /><br />I will come to the East Coast for a visit at some point though, and when I do I will most DEFINITELY be makin´ it a point to schedule some time to come up to portland and see phil, and play some music if he´s game. <br /><br />I have thought about phil lately, actually, as I try to learn Swedish. i think of what he might be working on when i experience a teeny, tiny bit of what it might be like to have something to say and not actually have words ready quick enough to say it. Every time this thought occurs to me, i try and send some good energy your guys´ way. <br /><br />Eh, thats a beautiful picture there :) i hope the concert goes stellar lovely well. I will post it to my facebook status for anyone in the area to go and hear some music and help out the good cause of Ya´ll :)<br /><br />huge love from stockholm!<br />katt hernandezKatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432305375983013380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-7085598071069880492010-08-08T18:33:41.690-07:002010-08-08T18:33:41.690-07:00Wish we could attend, sounds fantastic. I hope the...Wish we could attend, sounds fantastic. I hope the concert is beneficial in many spheres.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866065415729937797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-72961933094502756812010-06-11T21:56:37.064-07:002010-06-11T21:56:37.064-07:00Hey Lara, thinking of you all out there. Julian is...Hey Lara, thinking of you all out there. Julian is beautiful. He sounds a lot like Joah was at that age. Suffice it to say we didn't sleep a lot for about two years. But I would say that although there are always new challenges being a parent, it has actually gotten easier in many ways. So hang in there, old friend. Much love to you all.<br /><br />JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866065415729937797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-54972189663750245022010-05-06T22:38:07.920-07:002010-05-06T22:38:07.920-07:00welcome julian!much love!welcome julian!much love!Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432305375983013380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-57069742135983876522010-05-05T08:20:01.760-07:002010-05-05T08:20:01.760-07:00What an adorable little face! I hope he is letting...What an adorable little face! I hope he is letting you rest at night. Hope to see you soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-11433177928005280222010-04-27T19:44:03.530-07:002010-04-27T19:44:03.530-07:00He is so beautiful!! What a peaceful expression h...He is so beautiful!! What a peaceful expression he has in this photo. I am so happy for you and Phil. Julian is a blessing. Can't wait to meet him one day. With love, DeborahKitsuneButohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225150909178617276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-33591998650506390912010-04-19T19:42:58.795-07:002010-04-19T19:42:58.795-07:00From: Shakuhachi Forum » Events and Announcements ...From: Shakuhachi Forum » Events and Announcements » <br />Phil James and Lara's baby has arrived!!!<br />#1 2010-04-17 09:30:08<br /><br />Phil James and Lara's baby has arrived!!!<br />Hello everyone, I am a friend of Phil and Lara's and I have some very exiting news to share.<br /><br />Their baby has been born! He is a beautiful healthy baby boy born Thursday morning at about 9:30. He is 7 pounds 10 ounces and couldn't be more perfect. Everyone is healthy, happy, and tired.<br /><br />Phil will not be able to answer this message but he knows that you have all read it.<br />SarahChris Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093180732337400378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-20542991774569096392010-04-16T13:01:51.584-07:002010-04-16T13:01:51.584-07:00If you know it's a boy, I have more clothes fo...If you know it's a boy, I have more clothes for you Lara. And thanks for the note. <br /><br />I enjoyed this post so much. We all forget to "hold both" in life. It can feel like such extremes, but this is why we have such big and spacious hearts. Best! SarahSarah MacLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739308128902024525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-77035149575910618532010-04-04T22:10:02.287-07:002010-04-04T22:10:02.287-07:00Hi Lara, much love to you. Regardless of circumsta...Hi Lara, much love to you. Regardless of circumstances, I know you are going to be a fantastic Mama. We continue to keep you in our hearts out here in Oregon.<br /><br />Last weekend I broke my leg skiing on Mt. Ashland. It was a serious fracture and two days later I had surgery in Eugene. Returned home the next night and since then I've been mostly sitting and sleeping, keeping the leg elevated, focusing on healing.<br /><br />Thinking of you guys, and sending healing vibes from the West to the East.<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866065415729937797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-31957489958616704392010-04-02T00:42:12.867-07:002010-04-02T00:42:12.867-07:00All the best for the arrival of the baby and Phil&...All the best for the arrival of the baby and Phil's recovery!kikudayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799265704971567677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-4416985077109557622010-03-22T18:42:04.710-07:002010-03-22T18:42:04.710-07:00hi! i hope the shakuhachi workshop was good and we...hi! i hope the shakuhachi workshop was good and well and helpful . . . . . my thoughts are stil with ya'll. Lara, I am continually inspired and blown away by your writing here, the way you take this difficult situation with honesty and intelligence and bring whatever good lessons and evolutions you can out of it. . . I am really in Awe. <br /><br />I don't suppose I've ever yet experienced a sudden de-railing of the sort you have here- more ongoing difficult situations that plod on day by day (like the difficulties of growing up with this autistic brother i mentioned in early comments, for instance). i think the day-to-day world After such an event is the one that is perhaps more demanding. . . . certainly learning john was autistic must have been such a thing for my parents(or later, when my father slowly developed skitzophrenia, it must have been for my mother). the struggle of building the new railroad out of the old ties is the enduring fact of such things. most of all, i think it puts the eyes on shorter times, shorter-term plans, whats right in front of you. <br /><br />my friend had a baby sort of unexpectedly when she was nineteen, which was a very hard thing for her then, but now her life has "taken a new shape", as yours and phil's are doing. she writes songs, and one of them which i hear as being about this sudden and unexpected turn away from her previous life had this verse: "my attention to the pretty and Exotic birds doesn't match my awe for the Owl". i hear this as . . .. a way in which she sees a new, deeper secret about the world, because she wasn't able to do as she wished. <br />have you ever read or seen "the woman in the dunes"? i think thats about a derailing of a kind. . . . .<br />you must have given birth by now! all, ALL, good energies to all THREE of you.Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432305375983013380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-63145533414825245512010-03-09T08:05:56.402-07:002010-03-09T08:05:56.402-07:00Ah yes! The Onsie! The most versitile piece of bab...Ah yes! The Onsie! The most versitile piece of baby clothing you will ever own. Perfect for lounging around the house on a warm summer day, and great for an added layer of clothing to protect against the savage Maine winters. You can't have to many onsies thats for sure!<br />I was curious if you know what your baby is yet. A boy or a girl? I have a ton of gently used little girl clothes I'd love to send you if you are interested. We just had a little boy seven weeks ago and my baby making days are over so I was just going to give them to goodwill. If you think you could use them. You can email me at geminishadow1979@yahoo.com if your interested, don't feel obligated to take them if your not I just wanted to offer them before I sent them somewhere else. :)<br />Hang in there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-91056710344886050862010-03-07T20:48:08.154-07:002010-03-07T20:48:08.154-07:00Zen Seating™ @ Nyokai Benefit Concert
In the true...<b>Zen Seating™ @ Nyokai Benefit Concert</b><br /><br />In the true spirit of "form is emptiness," the infernal and persistent organization otherwise known as <b>The Chinese Fire Drill for Phil™</b> is still offering an opportunity for you to participate in the March 12-14 shakuhachi workshop ... AND the Afternoon of Shakuhachi Music benefit concert even if you cannot be there!<br /><br /><b>Empty Seating™</b> .... what a concept! So Zen!<br /><br />an <b>Empty Zen Seat™</b> for the whole weekend workshop (that you can't be present at <i>in form</i>) is still only $180.00. <i>(Blow empty shakuhachi in an empty seat all weekend long!)</i><br /><br />But wait there's less ...<br /><br />If you cannot attend the empty shakuhachi workshop all weekend, you can <i>still</i> have the opportunity to purchase an <b>Empty Zen Seat™</b> at the Afternoon of Shakuhachi Music benefit concert for Phil at only $10 (or 1100-Yen) per <b>Empty Zen Seat™</b>! <br /><br />And, if you act now, you can buy extra <b>Empty Zen Seats™</b> for ONLY $10 (or 1100-Yen) each. <br /><br />Buy an <b>Empty Zen Seat™</b> for your wife or girl friend, your husband or wife, your dog or your cat, your delinquent son or your wayward daughter! The more you buy, the more you save! <br /><br />... and because the seats are <b>Empty Zen Seats™</b> ... it's like saving absolutely Nothing! <br /><br />So join me in a <b>Zen Seat of True Empitness™</b> and go to Phil & Lara's blog:<br /><br />Phil Nyokai James Family Emergency Fund PayPal Button<br /><br />And we won't see you at the workshop or the concert, but we'll be <b>Empty™</b> there with you!Chris Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093180732337400378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-13705981465989639162010-03-03T05:53:47.620-07:002010-03-03T05:53:47.620-07:00Lara I have loved reading your blog. You are an in...Lara I have loved reading your blog. You are an incredible writer! This one especially touched my heart. How very lucky you are to have so many people in your life to take such great care of you, Phil and your precious wee one. My thoughts and prayers are with you all as you build this new life together. I usually end notes like this with the word Blessings, as in, "may your life be full of them", but as I see, yours already is. Much love. Beth Wright (Wilson)<br /><br />ps sorry about the above deletions, I was trying to fix my profile name, not sure what that is all about? Then I saw a correction to made.....H&W'smomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131791171129793749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-48326957814222689572010-03-03T05:51:44.236-07:002010-03-03T05:51:44.236-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.H&W'smomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131791171129793749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-14498642484124603292010-03-03T05:50:15.540-07:002010-03-03T05:50:15.540-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.H&W'smomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131791171129793749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-33109027789449512042010-02-27T22:17:22.596-07:002010-02-27T22:17:22.596-07:00I love you both so so so so so so much. I relished...I love you both so so so so so so much. I relished our time together and cannot wait to see you both (and baby) again. I really loved every moment, difficult and all...please give Phil my love. I'll see you both soon :) xoxomelshapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828167320075075407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-20031115445019125132010-02-25T21:05:04.086-07:002010-02-25T21:05:04.086-07:00Hi- welcome back to the (rather wet and soggy) eas...Hi- welcome back to the (rather wet and soggy) east coast!<br />i'll have a look at yr calendar and such, see when i can come up- i'll bring a violin when i come, in case phil is wishin to play with folks, too. much love!<br />kattKatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432305375983013380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116197411284705512.post-13280720617340137322010-02-25T10:18:29.291-07:002010-02-25T10:18:29.291-07:00Welcome Home!! So glad to hear that you are safe ...Welcome Home!! So glad to hear that you are safe and sound. With Big Love, DeborahKitsuneButohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225150909178617276noreply@blogger.com