All you friends of mine in Tribeland, who know me and have met me personally, know that I try to be as giving and open as I can. I truely believe in the philosophy that the more we grab onto "things" the easier they slip from our fingers, and all "things" are just a form of energy, which if we try to posess them stops the flow, and restricts not only the flow from, but also the flow INTO our lives.

This energy can take many forms, but most notably time, money, attention, respect, affection, love, care, support and genuine interest. We need to be willing to GIVE of these in as many ways as possible, in order to make the flow happen and bring that flow back to us. It's a universal law I'm sure you all know. So here's the quiz.

Why on earth would I get my Camera stolen. And not only that, but containing some precious shots I had only just taken but hadn't copied off. Shots which meant a great deal to me. On top of that, I find that my Insurers won't cover it because of a technicality (which I'm prepared to challenge). It wasn't the most expensive of Cameras, but not the cheapest (a mid-range D-SLR Canon). And to be honest, with my job the way it is (very time consuming), photography is one of few pleasures I can do anywhere and anytime.

So what is the lesson I need to learn here? I recognise that there may be a lesson for the person who stole it. Also that the other people who were affected by the loss may have something to learn from this. Fighting the Insurers seems such a relative task, and just reinforces the illusion of duality. So where do I go from here?

I have been able to buy another Camera on the credit card, but it's going to take a bit before that's paid off (especially with Xmas), but I still haven't figured out the lesson I have to learn from this.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate it.

I know I have been almost completely absent from Tribe since last Xmas.

As I wrote in my last blog, I left the US early January and returned to the UK to take up a Snr Consultant role. Since then I have hardly had time to stop. Its been a very full period, and very fulfilling in a number of ways, but it's also been a very emotional and sometimes lonely period. I've driven well over 10,000 miles, and spent many nights in hotels.

I wish I had more time to keep in touch with the people I came to know through Tribe. You know who you are, and I want you to know I think of you all regularly and with tremendous respect and fondness. You helped me through a very difficult period in my life, and I will always be grateful for that support.

Love and light.......

PS. I decided to sign up to Webshots to publish some of my Photographs. As some of you know, I showed in a couple of galleries around the Seattle area during 2005, but have been too busy to continue that passion much since. Feel free to check them out at community.webshots.com/user/newstartech