Bobbie’s Qs+As

Where do you feel silence?
Every morning upon waking, I sit at my altar upon my meditation cushion, sing in prayer, and open to our essential nature. 

What’s stopping you?
I'm called a steam roller by my closest friends.  My issue isn't stopping but judiciously choosing the correct path.
 
A favored quotation?
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”― Margaret Mead
 
Where do you wish you could be other than here?
A pine forest, with the deep green of the trees against the deep blue of the sky.
 
How well do you trust your intuition?
My intuition leads me, and with respect and gratitude, I follow with imagination and joy.

Hogan’s Qs+As
Where do you feel silence?
For me the Sacramento River in my boat with a fly rod in my hand is where the world goes silent for me. 

A promise kept?
I work everyday to keep the promise I made to myself to work hard, be a good husband to my wife, a good father for my son, and provide the best life possible for both.

What have you learned the hard way?
I have learned the hard way that most people when you strip it all back and away most people are self motivated and put themself above others.

Forward or back?
Always look forward with respect and reverence for those that came before you and whose shoulders you stand on, but always push forward to innovate and improve what was before you. ​

Judy’s Qs+As
Where do you feel silence? 
In the shower, alone in my car, sometimes on a walk with Daisy.
A favored quotation? 
“Many people will walk in and out of your life but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”—Eleanor Roosevelt
 What’s the strangest thing? 
Having D. Trump as President.
Whats something that would make your life better? 
No pandemic, gun control.
Forward or back? 
Forward.
What happened ten years ago? 
The twins were born.
What have you learned the hard way?  
Life.
Why don’t you want to go to that place? 
I feel uncomfortable.
What is the sound you are hearing? 
​The TV news: Rachel Maddow

Sharon’s Qs+As
Where do you wish you could be other than here?
With Zoe.
 A favored quotation?
“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.” —Maya Angelou
Forward or back?
Forward.

Robert’s Qs+As
What is the sound that you are hearing?
​I always hear music. Sometimes I’m humming, but mostly I hear music in my mind’s eye, an auditory image without actual sound. I hear the melody, the chords, the tempo, and often the mood without hearing the physical sound. 
Where do you hear silence?
Silence to me is tinnitus. I’ve learned to tune it out, the constant high-pitched ringing in my ears. When I’m in a silent arena, I hear the tinnitus.
What’s stopping you?
Usually fear. Not fear of failure, but fear of acting. Fear of jumping in with both feet, of commencing. My mind says, once you’ve started, there’s no turning back.

An’s Qs+As
Where do you feel silence?
On the water, in the water, near the water.
What is the color you forgot?
Now that you remind me: my grandmother's bathroom green. I can never forget it though.
What’s the strangest thing?
You, me.
Where do you wish you could be other than here?
Hmm. It’s weird: the best place now is here—for now. 
Forward or back?
Forward, always forward.
What is nearby?
Paradise.
Why don’t you want to go to that place?
​Because it comes to me. I listen to the stories. 

Caroline’s Qs+As (Ed happy to be a lap but not an answerer)
Where do you feel silence? 
Sitting alone in quiet room when I take my hearing aids out. Utter peace!
Where do you wish you could be other than here? 
In a Land Rover with very few others riding across the Serengeti.
What’s something that would make your  life better?
Opera’s returning to NYC and to San Francisco.

Thomasin’s Qs+As
Where do you wish you could be other than here?
Brooklyn, just for a week or so.
What’s something that would make your life better?
The end of 45 and the GOP.
A favored quotation?
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”—John Lewis

Karen’s Qs+As
What’s stopping you?
Fear.
Where do you wish you could be other than here?
Hawai’i.
How well do you trust your intuition?
Pretty well.

Leslie’s Qs+As
Where do you feel silence? 
Swimming under water.  Sometimes at the Gallery!
How well do you trust your intuition?
More so as I age, thank goodness.
What is next?
A new grand-daughter!

Donald’s Qs+As
​What is nearby? 
Guitar.
What is the color you forgot?
Clear.
Forward or back? 
Inward and outward. 
Why don’t you want to go to that place? 
Let’s not go there.
What is next? 
Another question 
What is the sound you are hearing? 
Whirring fan.

Maria’s Qs+As
A favored quotation? 
From my grandmother Rosita Mendoza quoting her cousin: Todo no vale nada si el resto vale menos. (Everything is worth nothing if the rest is worth less.)
What is the color you forgot?
I always wear black so I don’t forget any colors.
How well do you trust your intuition?
My intuition is very strong when I am open and expect nothing. I think living in a different language/culture sharpens your intuition because you have to pause/stop the world from time to time.
Where would like to be other than here?
Writing on the terrace of that small house in Casares, Spain, 100 Calle Monte. (But I am happy here eating a tomato from the garden.)

Melanie’s Qs+As
Where do you feel silence?
On the swinging bench next to my driveway.
What’s stopping you?
Loads of information, confusion.
A favored quotation?
“It is in between the things I thought I was doing that the real work has happened." (William Kentridge)
Where do you wish you could be other than here?
I've never been so grateful to be just where I am.
How well do you trust your intuition?
I trust my intuition, but rarely recognize when it is at work.
What’s something that would make your life better?
I'd like to have better rhythm. 
Why don’t you want to go to that place?
Restless motion is addictive. 
What is the sound you are hearing?
My AC, struggling to keep up.

Larry’s Qs+As
A favored quotation?
“à chacun son goût”
What is next?
More aging.
Where do you wish you could be other than here?
A white sand, blue water beach.

Marcia’s Qs+As
Where do you feel silence?
I feel silence inside of myself.  
How well do you trust your intuition?
I do not trust my intuition because of an over-active imagination.
Where do you wish you could be other than here?
I wish that I could be on an Atlantic coast beach.

​Catherine's Q + As 
What’s the strangest thing?
Being still alive.
Forward or backward?
Forgetting sideways is always an option.
What is next?
Not expecting to define normal.
What is the sound you are hearing?
Tangible silence interspersed with bird, squirrel, and cat sounds.

Denver’s Qs+As
Where do you feel silence?
The hammock in the bamboo.
How well do you trust your intuition?
I can see the edge of possibilities sometimes.
What happened ten years ago?
I landed back in Chico.
What have you learned the hard way?
Law. People.