One Embrace

Thomas Price expressed gratitude for Ciara mayeur

Thank you for the Green Beans!

Thomas Price expressed gratitude for Sarah Faulkner

Thank you for all you do.

The Kindista Team expressed gratitude for Ben Moseley

A big thanks to Ben for helping promote Kindista in Eugene as well as stepping up to serve on CommonGoods Network's board!

Thomas Price expressed gratitude for Marianna Monaco

Thank you So much! Thanks you for the books too.

Thomas Price expressed gratitude for Darrius Yannick

Thank you! Looking forward to getting to open this bottle. Let me know if you ever want to share the experience.

Thomas Price expressed gratitude for Jeanne Gurda

Looking forward to getting to us this in my travels. Thanks again.

Thomas Price expressed gratitude for Erin Q.

Thank you for the new bicycle inner tubes. Blessing on your journey.

Kevin E. expressed gratitude for Sumitra Daragon

Sumitra, thank you for the beautiful ceramic tea pot and cups for gongfu cha. I've enjoyed the samples you provide when I order from you at Panther Moon Tea. I so look forward to seeing you and enjoying the wonderful material for gongfu cha. Blessings on your day! :-)

The Way of Tea

A friend presented me
With tender leaves of Oolong tea,
For which I chose a kettle
Of ivory-mounted gold,
A mixing-bowl of snow-white earth.
With its clear bright froth and fragrance,
It was like the nectar of Immortals.
The first bowl washed the cobwebs from my mind -
The whole world seemed to sparkle.
A second cleansed my spirit
Like purifying showers of rain,
A third and I was one of the Immortals -
What need now for austerities
To purge our human sorrows?
Worldly people, by going in for wine,
Sadly deceive themselves.
For now I know the Way of Tea is real.

Chio Jen (Tang Dynasty)

marie c expressed gratitude for John Meiser

thanks John for the mops

Mary A Miller expressed gratitude for marie c

Thank you Marie C and your wonderful dog for stopping by with the two mullein plants which I placed carefully in the front garden once the heat of the day was done. they wilted a bit, but I will keep them watered, and pampered! Thanks again for stopping by with the Mullein plants!

Kevin E. expressed gratitude for Katherine Sloan

Katherine, thank you for your messages responding to my request for mediation and advocacy. I appreciated having you read what I had to say about what's been happening for me in the various government and medical systems. I appreciated your suggestions and offers of help. Thank you for asking clarifying questions so I could be more clear about my ask. Enjoy your day!

Ben Moseley expressed gratitude for Jennifer da Silva

Feeling some gratitude to my friend Jen who wants to make the world a better place with me :) Let's do this!

One Embrace expressed gratitude for Ben Moseley

Great to Have your energy involved with moving Kindista in a fresh new world of Parents and Education. Looking forward to supporting you as you in turn co-create new energy in our community.

Katherine Sloan expressed gratitude for marie c

Thank you for the lounger!! It will provide much needed rest and relaxation!!

Katherine Sloan expressed gratitude for marie c

Thank you for the many files that will help me get and stay organized!!

Larry Kaplowitz expressed gratitude for Benjamin Crandall

I am feeling extreme gratitude for Benjamin Crandall for the tireless dedication and endless hours of coding and creative problem solving he has dedicated to creating this Facebook interface for Kindista. I have no doubt this will be a great boon towards facilitating the sharing of resources and gifts in our communities.

Kevin E. expressed gratitude for Ben Collver

Thank you, Ben, for driving me to Little Wings Farm to pick up my CSA box two weeks ago. I enjoyed sharing tea with you and experiencing meaningful communication through our continued friendship over the years. I'm particularly grateful for your kindness, generosity, and authenticity.

Kevin E. expressed gratitude for lilly crowheart

Lilly, thank you so much for making phone calls on my behalf and setting up appointments for me when I couldn't do it myself. Thank you for going to medical and health-related appointments with me and being a sacred witness to my healing journey. Thank you for your sweet, lovely presence. I appreciate you. Blessings on your day!

Kevin E. expressed gratitude for charlotte taylor

Charlie, thank you for showing up for me. I appreciated when you brought groceries and other delicious foods for me when I was in my early recovery last December. Thanks for the seafood chowder, fish and chips, and sandwich. Thanks for sharing tea with me last time you came over. I look forward to sharing tea and space again (we can do it socially distanced, too!). Thank you for blessing me with your sound healing work in all the ways you do that in person and remotely. I appreciate you! Blessings on your day! :-)

Tea Poem
Willow branches graze the grass,
As I sit in the shade drinking tea.
A note from a flute blows clearly,
Mingling with the sound of rain.
I could sit here alone forever,
And still I'd never feel lonely.

Anonymous poem inscribed on an
old Yi Hsing tea pot

Kevin E. expressed gratitude for James Bartik

James, thank you for driving me to Urgent Care last December and helping me get home when I couldn't do that for myself. Thank you for coming over to visit me during my early recovery. Thank you for offering your kindness, care and concern for me. I appreciate you. Enjoy your day!