In the show we ask you to write down the things you would send to those you've left behind. We have packed them into our collective Balikbayan box, to return to country.
Here is what you would send back.
1) working class solidarity
2) my therapy bill all the loving kindness and wellness practices that i have learned since leaving them. my gratitude. stories and questions the patience and the peace. balance. the ability to hold contradictory thoughts simultaneously in mind a reciprocity of stories. everything that changed for the better natural eco-friendly bug repellent books of love and history and resistance. love and letters myself, now and then children's books pictures of my son recipes seeds a bottle of water a picture, a book, a thought a resumé. household goods people always need!! love money yarn slippers m&m's fabric gratitude |
my love and well wishes
comfort and serenity knowing i carry in my heart connection and memory, in the steps i take forward and trust they carry me too. gratitude and thanks for all freely exchanged dabloons and grog I'd send back a feeling of knowingness. of abundance and satiation. myself new recipes love gratitude so many questions camera guitar tobacco stories of my experiences questions laughter pictures my story- and all the time in the world to hear theirs stories art songs dances all the words i didn't say and all the love i didn't give. magic a song mint chocolate soft & firm opening & healing. rest. love. a washing machine |
a voice
a reminder that we are always connected and that they are always in my heart. that love knows no distance. i didn't leave. shoes? questions: (including) is the world i am living anything like you imagined? and appreciation for such a rich and varied heritage. a smile poetry handwritten letters and drawings stories books dried flowers and herbs fancy chocolate a mirror dignity courage love myself letters narrating what i see and perceive. i would also try to send back what they need, if i could. music, music and little treats my voice, my hands & my apologies more questions! music-DVDs, CDs, music player or iPod books or stories on DVD Food Rhododendron plant Sungold tomato seeds photos pens paper my love! solidarity with indigenous struggles everywhere @homeland, & as born in occupiers |