I have known Chad for a long time. It is strange how in the years we have watched each other change and grow into the mutated interesting people that i love. Having Chad in my life has been a constant in a sometimes chaotic life, and that makes me happy.

I think it is amazing that people who have passion and love for certian crafts take time to create get events and things and bring all communities together and inform others ...

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~asha

When I visit Chad's page on Tribe it says: "You are friends with Chad Bennett", and that makes me feel warm and fuzzy, and extremely fortunate.

I consider myself lucky to know Chad. There's aren't many people out there I can say that for. One of Chad's most wonderful traits is that he is truly GENUINE. He has taught me everything about poi, and it has changed my life. He is a one-of-a-kind man, and I'm glad to know him. I moved to Boston from Houston a while back, and it wasn't until knowing Chad and others through the BU poi class that I really started to know my new Boston identity. Thank you Chad. You're the greatest.

When I was a baby I had a few near death experiences...I stopped breathing a few times and back then my father was sensetive enough to get the feeling he should wake up. He would try franticly to revive me but nothing worked untill he splashed cold water on my face. Looking back I viewed it as myself in babyhood trying to take the easiest way out I could. Maybe I knew growing up in this world wasn't going to be easy for me.....who knows. Well it wasn't anyway.... is growing up easy for anyone though? Yes.... this is going somewhere... Last week I had my first Poi class with Chad. For months I was tring to learn the weave and it just wasn't happening. With some help from Chad and a couple of other kind hearted individuals in the class I had picked it up by the end of the class. As Chad was trying to teach me the trick I had been having such a hard time with something he said struck me... It wasn't anything elaborate, not complicated....two words he spoke over and over again....
"Just Breath" .....he said "just breath" in my mind part of me thought, "how is this going to help?!" "he thinks he knows everything and he doesn't", "why is breathing so important anyway?" Why is breathing so important anyway. Each day every minute we are alive we breathe. When we concentrate on breathe we are making a concious decision to live. To be alive. To live. To breathe is to dance to sing....to do Poi....to love...... to laugh....to Live. Thank you Chad for reminding us to live and not to be afraid to try.
*Blessings*
Lily