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Year of Carl Update!

Sixteen years ago today, I moved into Carl's apartment and took over his life. I know there are days when he regrets this and days when he celebrates it. My hope is that the latter days are far more numerous than the former.

To date, the year of the Carl has been more spiritual than anticipated. The winter brought a stark sense of economy of movement while we gathered our resources and figured out the future. But growth happens even when it is under the stillness of a frozen veneer.

Now that it is Spring, the ice is melting and the direction of that growth is apparent. White turns to green. Roots firmly fixed sprout towards the sky. And the future is now more focused...and obvious.

One of the questions before me has been what to do with this blog. My blogging almost ceased for nearly a year, with rare postings followed by weeks, if not months, of silence. The purpose I have for this blog is to share Carl's wisdom with the world, especially that which he is too modest to post himself. For now, I have decided (with Carl's input) to archive my favorite Carlisms here.

He is a very quotable guy!

2007 is the year of the Carl

It will be fun.

Stay tuned.

"Paranoia is nature's way of telling you to develop your critical thinking skills."
--Carl Wilkerson (August 2006)

Three Things

“It has been said that we need just three things in life: Something to do, Something to look forward to And someone to love.”

--Anonymous

Something to do:

Sometimes I look to Animal Medicine Cards for guidance. This week, I pulled Dolphin:

If Dolphin has appeared to you today, frothing through the waves in your spread, you are to be a link to some solution for the Children of Earth.

This has given me a lot to think about this week. Carl and I often discuss right livelihood. I believe that one "right" thing was the book. We have plans for more.

Of course, much of the trick to right livelihood is to understand that people make their own choices. It is only possible to show the way, to be the way. But you cannot make others go the way. They must choose.

Freedom is essential. It is the key to authenticity. But it really hurts to see what people do with their choices.

Something to look forward to:

This week has been a difficult week regarding the future. I am facing the fact that I may experience deformities in my hands and feet. I didn't think that lupus would create that, but it turns out that in a small number of cases, it can. I don't like the idea of being crippled. I don't like the word "degerative." I am guessing that most people don't.

Carl has been central to my ability to live my life without restrictions. It is my hope that his burden won't grow over the years. He, of course, is optimistic. I still worry.

But when I sit and think about though, there is much to look forward to. We are still young and we still have so much creative energy.

We are going to NAB next week in Vegas. Producing media is one of the most powerful ways to make a difference in the current culture.

I am looking forward to all the wonderful things we can produce.

Someone to love:

That's the easiest part. I love Carl and that love is growing with each passing year, with each challenge met, with each creative project accomplished. He is my partner, my lover and my inspiration.

The other night, he said that I was his best friend and that I had taught him so much. The feeling is mutual.

Hey, I guess it is a good life after all.