Namaste and Sussreekall! Salaam et Bonjour! Hola y Merhaba! And a Mightymighty OiOiOi! LoveyBeauties, it is almost OVER!!!! LOL! Yes, Friends, 2009 is coming to a close.
Om Nama Shivaya. Good Fucking Riddance, right?
Well……I dunno. Every year is so different. Every year has it’s vibe, its own signature.
Death was pretty big, this year. Love to everyone who is in mourning this year: and I know A LOT of Broken Hearts right now. Gentlehealing energy to you. *hugs*

Someone said the planets were all out of whack and some major “planet-n-stars” stuff was dictating.
Reeeeeeeallly?
I say Annastasia was lonely+waiting for some loving friends to have pats+rubs from? (Happy-place-brain, I know. Don’t kill my fantasy!)
Death is ready. It is an inevitable expected outcome for the physical body. We know+accept this, of course. Pragmatic and aware, we, as a Global Community, deal with death on a daily basis. There is hardship, War, Genocide, crisis, bad weather, accidents. There is cancer. There is foulplay.
There is a lot we are desensitized to, in this decade.
What does the future hold for the World? What does the future hold for our beloved families? For our friends? For us?
We can’t predict. I know some people who GO TO PSYCHICS, and they believe THEY can predict! Wow. Go on wit ya bad self! Whatever works for you.
For moi, I am always IN AWE of what each year brings! Always.
I am ALWAYS SURPRISED! EVERY YEAR!
And though it is not unlike emotionally-flying-by-the-seat-of-one’s-pants, I like it and I believe it is good.
Because EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
And because THE UNIVERSE ALWAYS UNFOLDS AS IT SHOULD.
Word.
(My mama agrees with me, and my father does NOT agree with my “flippant spirituality”. LOL! Awww, Dad- c’MON!!! Ya know I’m right! LOL!)
As we prepare to “ring-in The New Year” we are looking forward to the opportunity for RENEWED HOPE and a FRESH START or a CLEAN SLATE.
I think this is HUGELY POSITIVE!
I am going to make my own list, and suggest your own efforts, to get IN WRITING the deal I will make with myself to “Do Better” in the upcoming year.
It is a goood opportunity and I am veryvery grateful for that. I need a kick in the pants/catalyst to motivate GROWTH and MOVING FORWARD in a few areas in my life, and “New Year” is a perfect opportunity! I’m so very appreciative for that!
I look forward to your own lists+suggestions, and I will compile mine which I will share in the next blogarooni. :)
Until then, Beautiful Ones, I encourage you to have a CEREMONIAL WASHING-OFF THE YEAR (and do NOT take that the wrong way..and if you DO, pleeeeeze do keep your naughtybits to yourself! LOL! )
As you can see, this is
Nicklas’ Bath in the photo I’ve included…….also you can see the beginnings of my- NEW TATTOOOOOOOOOO of The Taj Mahal on my back!!!
(And yes OF COURSE I have an “Azadi” tattoo remember? For FREEDOM! )

Make your LAST BATH/SHOWER OF 2009 be a long one and a thourough one! LOL!
Start FRESH!!!!
it will be the FIRST opportunity of the DECADE!!!! Yeeeeehawwwww!
Horns!
Get excited! It’s gonna be YOUR year! (Because its MY year and HIS year and HER year and NICK’S year and…well, you get the picture)
Get pumped! Get amped! Get ready!
It’s gonna be FUCKING EXCELLENT! *beam*
May the Wonder and Love of The Universe dazzle+delight you all! Om Hare Om.
Love and Blessings to you,
Biffy
Xoxo



Namaste and Salaam to everyone! Welcome to Winter! According to the calendar- it is officially SOLSTICE and we should be doing some sort of Pagan ritual. I suggest a Snoopy-esque Happy Dance! There is no snow in Vancouver….but Cypress and Grouse Mountains are mere minutes from my place and we MAY actually go up!!!! Booooyah!! I anticipate a SHRED in my immediate future!! Yep. Still can’t navigate a pair of skis but my old Burton FL is getting its annual tune-up as we speak!!!
I will keep you posted. :)
This week I’m guessin everyone is runningcrazy with “Christmas” anticipation. If you are flying-please try to enjoy the process. Why not? You are likely en route to relatives? (Or Bali??? LOL! I wish!)
Most of the pals I have are not travelling “home” as they spend Christmastime with friends.
Chosen Family.
For reasons happy and for reasons sad. I know a lot of people for whom “family” has been an awful, triggering concept. Many of my friends carry with them the scars of abuse. Om Nama Shivaya. I wish you love on your liflong journey of healing. *hugs*
And, some of us have done The Work. It is a journey…so remember to be gentle with yourself: its YOUR healing process…there are hiccups. Honor them. Love yourself. Just sayin.

As adults, as busy people, many of us find ourselves unable to see our mommies/families this time of year…so we “play Christmas” with our comrades. I think this is beautiful! My pal, Denise (Chula’s mom) spends every Christmas with her friends in a cabin on the Sunshine Coast. They do it every year. It is a lovely and loving tradition, and allows them to enjoy what otherwise would be a “weird” and “isolating” time of year. I think a few other people I know have their friends over for “Christmas Dinner” and make a tada! TOFURKEY!!! LOL!
Family is whoever shows up. That’s pretty neat!
Family is whom we CHOOSE.
Don’t lose your minds over “Christmas”. It’s a birthday-a religious holiday.
Its only one day. :)
Don’t let it bug you. And remember- little kids like it a lot! Embrace that!
I am sending everyone all of my love and wishes of happiness….from the photo we see Nicklas with his “family”, even though Sri Annastasia is not here…Chula and Shaggy ARE. Hare Om!
Eat lotsa vegetables!!!!!!! Kiss a turkey!!! Kiss your friends! Have some chocolate! Hug yourselves!
You are LOVED!
Bliss and Highest Blessings to you, BeautifulOnes.
See you at Cypress!
Love,
Biffy
Xoxo

Namaste and SussreekallSalamHowdyHo, Yo! All of you beautifulbeautiful people are the inspiration of the core feeling I walk around with:
GRATITUDE
Fuck, you’re awesome! LOL!
And I am grateful for my nimble fingers and their feeble attempts to type this. Grateful for the ability to use my hands. Grateful for my thoughts (even the selfdeprication, or the ChatteringMonkeyMind thoughts). Grateful for my vision, that I can see to type. Grateful for my ability to string a sentence together (sorta). Grateful for the sounds of the Alicia Keys rekkid (The Element of Freedom) I’m listening to (yeah, I bought it yesterday, in a store) thankful for my hearing, tinnitus-be-damned! Haha!
Grateful I can poop without a bag.
Grateful for the bananas I ate, quietly, at breakfast.
Grateful for the four walls I live in.
Grateful for my rubber rainboots.
Grateful for my flossing habit (no cavities!).
Grateful for my safe sleeping environment.
Grateful for the petrol in my car (and grateful, this week, for my car as I was babysitting Shaggy and I had to get back-n-forth from my place to EastVan with two dogs:couldn’t have done it on a bicycle, sorry….and though SOME people can, I am not that capable on a bike!! LOL!)
Grateful for my hair, no matter HOW much I whine about lookin like GaryShandling, because LAST year my head was bald and cold!!!
Grateful for my socks-with-bananas-on-em’! (Thanks, Mom!)
Grateful for solid sleep (even if it averadges three hrs per night).
Grateful for every eyelash.
Grateful for every breath Nicklas takes into his little angelbabydog body!! *beam*
Grateful for stamina.
Grateful for steely steel will!
Grateful for hemp.
Grateful for clean water to shower in everysingleday.
Grateful for a computer (yes, my handmedown MacBook from 07 I LOVE it!)
Grateful for bbc online, as a result.
Grateful for shanepowers.com, for that matter.
Grateful for my parents’ sense of humor.
Grateful for ice cubes.
Grateful for Primo Levi and Irving Layton books.
Grateful for Vancouver because I live here and may always….
Unless I move to Hawaii to live on a papaya farm! LOL!
I’m grateful for my history and everything that I’ve ever seen and done, especially alll the “bad” things because I’ve never held a grudge and live a life of non-judgement (a much as possible…..but I’m not a cop or animal cop—>if I WAS I would probably be so disillusioned all the time coming across cruelty and injustice….) You know what I mean, Jellybeans?
Anyway…..
I am grateful for this moment in my existence, and everymoment thereafter. I feel very lucky a lot of the time. Always have.
I got that P.M.A. !
(Positive mental attitude)
And, as you see in today’s photographic-submission-par-moi, I am grateful for these dishes.
I LOVE washingdishes. Seriously. I am a highly skilled dishwalla. Now, in my place, I have an automatic dishwashing machine. I don’t want to use it as it robs me of the simplistic mindful deliberation of dishwashing. But sometimes, say, after a big dinner where I’ve cooked for+fed a lot of peeps, I am grateful for having it.
And the plates.
And the food that went on the plates.
Yup. Fuckin’ grateful.
Its a week-from-Christmas….so be careful, out there, because people are going apeshit. LOL!
Have a lovely, Righteous weekend. Be kind-to others AND to yourself. Be happy. Feel good.
Breathe. And do the dishes in the sink. You’ll be grateful you did! Blessings and Sai Ram.
Hare Krishna.
Love,
Biffy
Xxoxo

Namaste, Salaam, Sussreekall, Bonjour, Hola, Merhaba, and RootietootootHello to all of you Beautiful People!!! As promised, here is my “Starter” list of Charity suggestions for your “Holiday Gift Giving” (ie: make a donation in your intended-recipient’s name!) Now don’t give me any guff about not including YOUR favorite charity! I have a better idea: SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION SO EVERYONE CAN READ THEM!!! YAY! Let’s ALL make suggestions!!! My list is intended to START the ball rolling on ideas. I’ve included a photograph from last year, of my Nicklas and his late wife, Sri Annastasia, at their favorite spot: Spanish Banks, Vancouver.
As you can see, Anna has a shaved back due to her sixth spinal-surgery.
I chose this photo to demonstrate how fortunate I am: affording surgery on my babydog (which a lot of people cant- so I’ve included a lot of animal charities in my list) and what a lovely place we enjoy living in (which is why there are environmental charities in my list) I also have breast cancer charities in my list (due to my own health….and, no, I don’t have my “bald+jaundiced” photo up here! LOL! Wait for my book, yo!!!) And many other charities I think you should look at.
I have “hyperlinked” the list, rather than explaining each of the names, because I want to encourage you to explore each one. :) Here is my list:

Liberation BC (liberationbc.org)
Rest Q. Animal Sanctuary (restqsanctuary.org)
Sea Shepard Conservation Society (seashepard.org)
PETA (peta.org)
Hearts on Noses (heartsonnoses.com)
AIDS Vancouver (aidsvancouver.org)
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (cbcf.org)
BC Cancer Agency (bcca.bc.ca)
WWF (wwf.ca)
David Suzuki Foundation (davidsuzuki.org)
SAINTS (saintsrescue.ca)
Greater Vancouver Food Bank (foodbank.bc.ca)
GREENPEACE CANADA (greenpeace.ca)
Farm Sanctuary (farmsanctuary.org)
Habitat for Humanity (habitat.org)
Human Rights Watch (hrw.org)
OXFAM Canada (oxfam.ca)
Operation Smile (operationsmile.org)
BCSPCA (spca.bc.ca)
Animal Advocates Society (animaladvocates.com)

I hope you all take time to investigate and discover some amazing opportunities to help. WE are The Change and WE CAN help!!!! YAY!!
Have an awesome week, Lovebugs!!! And, DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN THE “COMMENTS”!!!! Thank you!!!

With love and devotion and Highest Blessings,

Biffy Xo

Namaste, Salaam, Merhaba, Bonjour, and SHALOM to all you BeautifulWonderfulPeople! HappyHappyHappy Hannukuh!!! May PEACE be the Gift, and may you enjoy lotsa latkes!!!! Om Nama Shivaya!

Yes, Lovies, the season is upon us, and I am (as you are) noticing the madness of consumerism overtaking my beloved city. Traffic is ensnarled (a real forshadowing for Les Olympics!!!!) And people seem a bit more rushed and stressed. Awwwww! Remember this:
BREATHE and be PRESENT as “The Holidays” are celebrations (of “lights” and “birthdays”-ie: Jeeezus’ Birthday) TRY and keep perspective.

It aint no “stress” thang! It is supposed to be about GIVING of yourself (which, of course, should really be an “everyday” thing…but here in the Western world most of us are livin’ in a bubble and trying to manage and juggle and multitask, etc. Work, family.
Let’s be PRESENT about all the PRESENTS!!!!!

I have included a photograph of one of the BEST PRESENTS I have ever been given.
These socks are from my mother. (Thanks, Mommyji!!) THEY REMAIN MY FAVORITE SOCKS EVER!!!!! They bring me great joy when I wear them, and I always feel happy to have purplebananasocks on my feet!!!! I mean- come ON!!! They are PURPLEBANANASOCKS, for fucks sake! How awesome is that?????? How lucky am I????
Most inhabitants on the planet are trying to SIMPLY SURVIVE!
And I am wiggling my toes in the luxury of these socks!!!!! I am SO LUCKY! Everytime I look at them, I am reminded about the sheer goodfortune I experience everysingle day!

Om Nama Shivaya.

They are my GRATITUDE reminder.

I would like to suggest “SOCKS” as a gift if you feel you must give something material to someone. (My charity-donation-suggestion list is coming next week!! Check back!!!) Socks are a loving way of showing someone you care about them. Seriously.
And keep your wits about you, as many of you embark on Hannukuh and Christmas shopping, parties, dinners, etc. Keep some perspective and have a moment to think about the very LUXURY of the fact that you are shopping,partying, and eating.
We are very blessed that THAT is what we are doing!!!! REMEMBER that. Stay REAL!
Live in the moment and savour every minute of your life-even if it is traffic (be thankful we are not “running for our lives”) or lineups (be thankful that we are not trying to escape our countries or lined-up for a ration of rice) or office-party-scandal (be thankful for a job!) Etc.etc.
You get my drift.
Keep it happy. BE happy.
We are luckybastards, everysingle one of us!
And remember to breathe.
And eat a latke or two.

Above all else- stay on your wiggling, happy little toes. Blessings surround us!!! Fuck! That’s pretty cool. Bliss to you all, from my heart…

Love,
Biffy
Xoxo