And now a message from Christina . . .

Dear Friends & Family of Heart, 

“So much to do, so little time!” said the White Rabbit…  

And that is exactly how I feel. I just celebrated my 60th birthday a week ago, and am feeling wide open to the experience of living into my 7th decade of life as a human being! As I have aged, my sense of “time” morphs more and more often. Sometimes, each moment unfolds with my awareness riding what I like to call “the Crest of Creation” (think wave here… as opposed to particle…), while other moments seem endlessly filled with what I call brain fluff. You know, all the random and not so random bits of verbiage / judgment / perspective / acknowledgment winding like a river in the background of my awareness…. 

Goodness, does anyone comprehend my just written paragraph? Like, mainly me? Not that it matters, which makes the whole thing rather fun to play with. 

Matters of the heart; One of my personal loose ends is sorting through my remaining boxes of my parent’s possessions. A couple of the possessions I have integrated into my daily life, an object sitting on a shelf, or a shirt hanging in my closet, a book in the bookcase.  But the truth is everything else stays all boxed up, and relatively useless unless you feel like developing muscles lugging boxes around. I don’t, and it is time to make these items available to others who may enjoy them. 

To do this, I am setting up an E-Bay auction, to list a number of RAW collectibles, along with “just random” stuff that belonged to Bob and Arlen, my parents. 

Before you make assumptions about whatever will be listed, and why I would do this let me explain! In late 2007, I also sold some memorabilia, as I needed desperately to raise money to take care of Bob’s past debts, family needs, and to take some financial weight off me as I attempted to help my brother. I was so grateful for folk’s interest and support, and was deeply touched and amazed at some of the notes I received! 

Fast forward to today; I have several boxes, not a lot, as Bob and Arlen really never owned much. And, most of what they did own was often second-hand, well-used, etc! But … I have a sense that some folks would really enjoy having an object infused with RAW’s history and life; whether every-day stuff, or not! And, again, the income (whatever is received) will help to pay bills, and move Hilaritas Press forward! 

For instance; here's Bob in his beloved Esalen hoody sweatshirt that he got while doing a workshop at Esalen in 1986. I have Bob's little Hotei statuette, his small Jain Hand of God copper wall hanging, various books from his personal collection, a wall mural (!) and a number of t-shirts and other memorabilia.

Click over to my Hilaritas Press blog post
for more auction details and photos!

I have gone through months of “wanting to keep” and “wanting NOT to keep” all this stuff. I have been approached by some to see if I wanted to donate his archives to a university or other institution, but I think I would rather spread the vibe to those who loved him, & enjoyed or were touched in some way by his body of work! Plus, these are not manuscripts, these are his items that were in use in everyday life. Why not bring them into your life? 

Once ready, you can access the RAW memorabilia e-bay auction from links on www.rawilson.com and elsewhere. 

More soon!

All my love, Christina

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