First completed carry on Wednesday, November 28th 2007
completed carries: 13
remaining volunteers needed: 87
heaviest person carried: 185 pounds
No deadline or time limit
The Route: The project originated in Portland, Maine. Since I am traveling around now, the route is different every time. I still try to keep it true to 2 miles though.
This project is about reaching out towards community. There is a gesture in the offering to carry someone that is about coming together. It's also an homage to the body and the mind. The body is capable of much more than we think, and the mind can help the body work through those barriers. It turns out this process is also about two people helping each other, and through combined dedication, accomplishing a difficult task. Over the course of the carry, fatigue erodes the mental barriers that keep both people from functioning as one entity. Judgement disappears, and what's left is two people accepting and supporting each other in an intimate setting. This, to me, is an embodiment of community. To read about people's experiences scroll down.
Relational Space
- armenhare
- Since childhood I knew that somewhere in my DNA was a blueprint for something other than what I had been taught was possible. My life has been about retreiving those blueprints and helping others do the same for themselves. I believe that we are about to enter an age of unprecedented beauty and harmony. While in transition, the planet is going through so many changes, and most of what I inherited makes so little sense to me, that I've decided to stay mobile, continuing to follow my heart, doing my inner and outer work, all the while keeping a lookout for opportunities to lead other people back to their hearts as well. I dance, I make music, I mentor and coach, I listen, and I try to understand. We are the ones who can build a world free of pollution, injustice, violence, and fear. We are the ones. It takes heart. This is A SPACESHIP OF HEART!
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