It’s Songkran again (Thai new year) and everyone’s throwing water and celebrating. Lots of alcohol, bad music and good times. I like to watch from a distance, it’s mostly the younger kids that go out and have a blast. Although I am doing my part by compiling a nice compilation of hip hop and tight grooves on my MP3 player so the younger Lisu youths can have some dope beats today (they love my music, as they should, I got the goods!) If I could spread the message of good music, than my work here in Thailand this lifetime has been complete.

Today is unique because we are cleaning all the holy images on all the shrines in my home. My wife is Christian and I am Buddhist, but that’s fine, we preach Buddha and Jesus as Brothers (like Thich Nat Han says). So the cross gets a bath, St. Francis, Quan Yin, the Hermit, and the Buddha. Everyone cleaned and happy, all people and holy people alike.

Even though they are only images, the physical act of cleaning them, and the alters has a direct effect on my Mind and Body. The acts we perform in the physical world directly influence what goes on in the metaphysical realms. Good tidings to all.