Here to Love

I think a lot, but I write not so often. Tonight I am listening to Ben Harper's "In The Lord's Arms" and gazing out of my 22nd floor window in Wangjing Beijing. Walking the streets of Beijing is an experience, one I would suggest to everyone. I feel as if Beijing is 'post' something. The hazy pollution that permeates the atmosphere most days reminds me of a slow moving killer, stalking the people and keeping them indoors. There are buses; cars, taxis, and people, people everywhere. In the capital city there are 20.8 million people that the government claims, not to mention the tourists, migrant workers, and anyone else that went under the radar. Regardless of the number of people that are living here I am one of them, a part of the whole. As I walk the streets I meet the gazes of curious Chinese walking to work or to the market...just people going about their normal day. But as they stare for an extra second on the street I have been attempting to be mindful and send a little prayer of love to them. While I remain oblivious to most things around me I can be sure to send love and light to those around me...and there are a lot around me. Goethe said, "he who cannot draw on three thousand years is living from hand to mouth." As I attempt to learn the Chinese language, the culture, and the people I am making sure to remain mindful of this quote and refrain from living hand to mouth. I want to avoid floating in a vacuum. More than anything I feel that this blog will be to keep my thoughts straight, to get them out. If you want to hear of my travels, my growth, and my attempt at humor I would happily oblige you. As the title reads, I am here to love... not sure about much else. Peace friends!