obama flags

i must admit that going to university in eugene left me feeling a bit cynical about prayer flags, that's how it is when you are 18- things are hard and fast and you know everything. but ever since i saw strings and strings of prayer flags sprinkled all over the nepalese mountains i have had a love for them. when you see something in its place of origin then that thing takes on a whole new meaning- or rather, it actually has meaning. unlike the bourgeois hippies in eugene who throw them up on their porches to profess their enlightenment similarly to those who hang dream catchers from their rear view mirrors. i mean taking from another culture to tout your own enlightenment is pretty transparent that you have none isn't it? but truth be told- i have waved prayer flags in my yard upon occasion since my return from nepal and india 11 years ago. and i have to confess that when i see homemade prayer flags they make me feel extra warm and fuzzy. i guess as you get older you see things have much more wiggle room and things, thoughts and ways of being are not so black and white.

so pilar made obama prayer flags the other day- with my encouragement- and no i am not expressing our political enlightenment but i do like the idea of the wind taking our wishes for a new and hopeful president out in to the abyss to meet up with all the other wishes and prayers for obama to be the next leader of our country. we are hopeful that november 4th will prove that we really do want change for this country and that we believe it is possible.