Saturday, April 30, 2011
Musical thoughts
I've never seen the video before now, posting it now so I can watch it again and again. Love this song, beats running through my veins.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Just feeling like a Diva this morning.
Dancin in my hallway, singing in the shower. Ate fresh picked grapefruit from my tree in the backyard, lots of beautiful friends and family. Creativity is the force!
R E S P E C T to the utmost:
R E S P E C T to the utmost:
Monday, April 18, 2011
Be the Change You wish to See in the World
Gandhi's infamous quote is engraved on the pendant which I wear around my neck. Ever grateful for the reminder.
A few videos that came across the Facebook land recently:
Spreading light through music:
I keep on keepin on ;)
A few videos that came across the Facebook land recently:
Spreading light through music:
I keep on keepin on ;)
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Full Moon a coming!
I'm feeling it, of course, the full moon approaching. I am female goddessness and the tides are pulling this restless fish back to her ocean home, with every phase of the moon's monthly change, so do I feel my energetic pulse.
I'll be doing yoga this coming full moon - April 18th on the hills of the Papago Park preserve, directly off of College & Curry off of Scottsdale and the 202.
It is a Monday evening, so I'll be gathering for the sunset yoga from 6 till sunset, then meditating to the rising moon thereafter. If there are any other events around town to celebrate the full moon, I'll be finding them ;) Otherwise, there will be full moon dancing and hiking, perhaps a potluck of generous treats to share for all who want to participate.
Here's a big more info about this moon's phase!
I found this site MoonTracks to follow the moon phase, I sure love this gazing into the night sky, becoming mesmerized by the guidance of that big ball in the sky.
http://www.moontracks.com/monthlymoonphase.php
Just as relative is the moon to the sun, this month with the sun in Pisces then Aires and moon in Virgo, we are embracing a transition into a Libra moon, continuing on with the Aires sun into Taurus.
To read more about it, I like what Astrogrrl posts on her blog following is a little snippet and if you want to read more, the links are attached below.
The sun's influence this month: http://www.astrogrrl.com/2011/03/sun-in-aries-march-20-to-april-20-2011.html#axzz1Jg0K6Kn8
What does this full moon bring for this month?
Full moons signify the completion, culmination of what may have been initiated during the previous new moon in Aries which encouraged us to just do it! This Full Moon in Libra casts a spotlight on our relationships (with one another as well as with ourselves), our value system (what we value in life and why), and our worth (materially and spiritually speaking). In our relationships with others, the Libra-Full Moon may be shining upon issues about balancing the identity of the individual self with the shared self -- being in relationships without losing who we are and being brave enough to be in relationships without compromising our core values or silencing our voices/desires for the sake of another.
Elsewhere in the sky during this full moon, Saturn (reality/commitment), who is also in Libra, is locked in a challenging alignment with Mercury (thought/communication) who is in Libra's opposite sign, Aries. Both planets are retrograde (introspective). We may very well have love and relationships on the mind -- the relationship we have or wish we had, the commitment and hard work that goes in to a fostering healthy connections, and/or how our relationships have changed us -- for ill or for good.
Read more: http://www.astrogrrl.com/2011/04/full-moon-in-libra-april-17-2011.html#ixzz1JgE0Iuyz
Original content by Jan | astrogrrl
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
Friday, April 15, 2011
late night Sherm songs
So as I lay me down to sleep.....
or sit in my bed, with thoughts that are running through my head
creativity comes to me in the late night, obsession about projects and ideas keeping me up till the early morning light.
I call days like these my white rabbits, (and will be posting them to that site, just a bit TMI for this post I think) All of the people that I somehow come into meeting and the experiences I have are reminding me that I am living presently and on the path of where I need to be. So grateful that I am surrounded by incredible artists, musicians: all creatively inspirational individuals. `I know like attracts like, but also I know there is no coincidence for what I have gone through, the people whom I have opened my heart to sharing myself with, and vice versa. I reflect on the full of life experiences that I am continually surrounded by my soul family consciously collective loved ones. in this constellation of a not so vast universe.
These songs are what I call Sherman songs. Oh Sherm, how I love your presence. At present, I have yet to share in this blog a playlist of my beloved singing to me from not so far away though most of my inspiration for writing these days comes from reflection on the white rabbits in my life. I'm not afraid to share them now. In the beginning, I knew it was him. Days after his body passed from this earth, I couldn't stop noticing the coincidences of the songs which I would hear driving in a car, then out at a shop, or when I was at home with my random player pulling up songs so closely related to him. I started to understand it was not just coincidence. I would share with friends and family that Sherm was talking with me and I'm pretty sure everyone thought it was just more of Ashley's talking crazy talk.
Expression of our talents is endless with support from those who appreciate the arts. Today was especially inspirational for me. During the day I met with my musical friend, his inspiration is fueling some current projects. I am so grateful for this present moment when my teter is moving from the past to the present moment mark and further to the other side of the tipping point. My evening was spent with friends at the RawArtist event downtown, supporting the gathering of musicians, artists and how we all collectively gather to appreciate art. Thereafter in my late night owl times I went to a neighborhood gathering amongst one of my most favorite groups of living artists who unite every week at the Blunt Club. Tonight, was a special evening where I felt the outpouring of love in support of a child Noah Stout. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137627986310669
How blessed I am that I am embraced by the unconditional love of a friendship with so many special people, my Tempe-Phx brothas and sistas, a family constellation within this graspable universe.
OHere's what came to my ear waves at the end of my. I like to read the lyrics or just close my eyes and see the light of the stars align amongst the darkness of the inside of my head.
Radiohead Polyurathane
Go.
Disjointed we scare ourselves with all that we wanna be.
Just got paid and now you’re going, how long should you be?
If I get scared, I just call you.
And i, miss your glow as I unsettle,
Oh I’ll always feel, I’ll always be.
Right.
One, two, three, four.
So sell your suit and tie, and come and live with me.
Leukemia, schizophrenia, polyethylene.
There is no significant risk to your health.
She used to be beautiful once as well.
Plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene.
Decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean.
If you don’t believe in it, sell your soul.
If you don’t get into it, no one will.
Oh...... oh........
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Runaway
I was feeling sad
Can't help looking back
Highways flew by
Run, run, run away
No sense of time
Want you to stay
Want keep you inside
Run, run, run away
Lost, lost, lost my mind
Want you to stay
Want you to be my prize
All along, not so strong without these open arms.
Hold on tight.
All along, not that strong without these open arms.
Lie beside.
All along, not so strong without these open arms.
Ride beside.
I was feeling sad
Can't help looking back
Highways flew by
Run, run, run away
No sense of time
Want you to stay
Want to keep you inside
At night they would go walking ‘till the breaking of the day,
The morning is for sleeping…
Through the dark streets they go searching to see God in their own way,
Save the nighttime for your weeping…
Your weeping…
Singing la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, hey…
So we rode down to the river where the toiling ghosts spring,
For their curses to be broken…
We’d go underneath the arches where the witches are in the saying,
There are ghost towns in the ocean…
The ocean…
[Cemeteries Of London Lyrics On http://www.elyricsworld.com/ ]
Singing la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, ey…
God is in the houses and God is in my head… and all the cemeteries in London…
I see God come in my garden, but I don’t know what he said,
For my heart it wasn’t open….
Not open…
Singing la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, ey…
Singing la lalalalala la lé…
There’s no light over London today…
Beetles Don't Let me down comes on directly after Cemetaries of London by Coldplay. Really Sherm. I start to feel like: "what?!" what am i supposed to do with this? I know, mon raison d'etre, l'amour de ma vie, in my life we shared the most pure love. I learned how to love unconditionally when you shared your life and then your death with me. I am reminded that as I settle my head into my pillow, lying in bed with memories, every person whom I have shared my heart and soul with, knows me this true, though i have never experienced such a loss, as loosing the life of my dearly beloved Sherm.
When I need to bring it all back to center, music brings me there. It reminds me that my connection to spirit is beyond this earth oftentimes, and before I explode into the sky like a star (something I've posted many a time previous to this), I will meditate on death, then on life.
Karma Police:
Karma police, arrest this man
He talks in myths
He buzzes like a fridge
He's like a detuned radio
Karma police, arrest this girl
Her Hitler hairdo is
Making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party
This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us
Karma police
I've given all I can
It's not enough
I've given all I can
But we're still on the payroll
For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
Endless tears come to my eyes as I hear the words which are so true of the past many years that I have been in search of myself, lost myself, and just when I feel I have found it again something devastating happens, I loose a soul mate.
The years past have been difficult to get over, and daily I work on myself through yoga, healthful foods, and hopefully surrounding myself with people who respect and support me because they know me true. When I return to the center of Tempe amongst my dear friends, my soul brothas and sistas, it hits me that I know I am not alone, even amongst a crowd of people sometimes I feel alone, though Sherm is always with me, as I am always with others in physical presence, we are all together in spiritual presence.
A day filled with new opportunities as I continually find myself amongst artists and musicians, I am reminded that this project BanyanTri is being supported and will continually be supported by others because it is organically already happening http://banyantri.wordpress.com/banyantri-houses/ By sharing space and appreciating the talents through supporting events around town, we continue to support the artistic community. This is what I am here to share and do, I am ready.
This day and night has come to an end as I finish writing these words, expressing what was on my mind, and letting it rest. I am excited for the projects that are budding right now during this beautiful sunny spring time in Arizona. I will accept the time it takes for them to come to fruition, with effort, then surrender.
If you can, lie down and meditate to this one with your eyes closed. Let the wave of sound rush over your body and take you to a higher place within the connection of spirit.
Explosions in the Sky The only moment we were alone
or sit in my bed, with thoughts that are running through my head
creativity comes to me in the late night, obsession about projects and ideas keeping me up till the early morning light.
I call days like these my white rabbits, (and will be posting them to that site, just a bit TMI for this post I think) All of the people that I somehow come into meeting and the experiences I have are reminding me that I am living presently and on the path of where I need to be. So grateful that I am surrounded by incredible artists, musicians: all creatively inspirational individuals. `I know like attracts like, but also I know there is no coincidence for what I have gone through, the people whom I have opened my heart to sharing myself with, and vice versa. I reflect on the full of life experiences that I am continually surrounded by my soul family consciously collective loved ones. in this constellation of a not so vast universe.
These songs are what I call Sherman songs. Oh Sherm, how I love your presence. At present, I have yet to share in this blog a playlist of my beloved singing to me from not so far away though most of my inspiration for writing these days comes from reflection on the white rabbits in my life. I'm not afraid to share them now. In the beginning, I knew it was him. Days after his body passed from this earth, I couldn't stop noticing the coincidences of the songs which I would hear driving in a car, then out at a shop, or when I was at home with my random player pulling up songs so closely related to him. I started to understand it was not just coincidence. I would share with friends and family that Sherm was talking with me and I'm pretty sure everyone thought it was just more of Ashley's talking crazy talk.
Expression of our talents is endless with support from those who appreciate the arts. Today was especially inspirational for me. During the day I met with my musical friend, his inspiration is fueling some current projects. I am so grateful for this present moment when my teter is moving from the past to the present moment mark and further to the other side of the tipping point. My evening was spent with friends at the RawArtist event downtown, supporting the gathering of musicians, artists and how we all collectively gather to appreciate art. Thereafter in my late night owl times I went to a neighborhood gathering amongst one of my most favorite groups of living artists who unite every week at the Blunt Club. Tonight, was a special evening where I felt the outpouring of love in support of a child Noah Stout. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137627986310669
How blessed I am that I am embraced by the unconditional love of a friendship with so many special people, my Tempe-Phx brothas and sistas, a family constellation within this graspable universe.
OHere's what came to my ear waves at the end of my. I like to read the lyrics or just close my eyes and see the light of the stars align amongst the darkness of the inside of my head.
Radiohead Polyurathane
Go.
Disjointed we scare ourselves with all that we wanna be.
Just got paid and now you’re going, how long should you be?
If I get scared, I just call you.
And i, miss your glow as I unsettle,
Oh I’ll always feel, I’ll always be.
Right.
One, two, three, four.
So sell your suit and tie, and come and live with me.
Leukemia, schizophrenia, polyethylene.
There is no significant risk to your health.
She used to be beautiful once as well.
Plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene.
Decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean.
If you don’t believe in it, sell your soul.
If you don’t get into it, no one will.
Oh...... oh........
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Runaway
I was feeling sad
Can't help looking back
Highways flew by
Run, run, run away
No sense of time
Want you to stay
Want keep you inside
Run, run, run away
Lost, lost, lost my mind
Want you to stay
Want you to be my prize
All along, not so strong without these open arms.
Hold on tight.
All along, not that strong without these open arms.
Lie beside.
All along, not so strong without these open arms.
Ride beside.
I was feeling sad
Can't help looking back
Highways flew by
Run, run, run away
No sense of time
Want you to stay
Want to keep you inside
At night they would go walking ‘till the breaking of the day,
The morning is for sleeping…
Through the dark streets they go searching to see God in their own way,
Save the nighttime for your weeping…
Your weeping…
Singing la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, hey…
So we rode down to the river where the toiling ghosts spring,
For their curses to be broken…
We’d go underneath the arches where the witches are in the saying,
There are ghost towns in the ocean…
The ocean…
[Cemeteries Of London Lyrics On http://www.elyricsworld.com/ ]
Singing la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, ey…
God is in the houses and God is in my head… and all the cemeteries in London…
I see God come in my garden, but I don’t know what he said,
For my heart it wasn’t open….
Not open…
Singing la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, ey…
Singing la lalalalala la lé…
There’s no light over London today…
Beetles Don't Let me down comes on directly after Cemetaries of London by Coldplay. Really Sherm. I start to feel like: "what?!" what am i supposed to do with this? I know, mon raison d'etre, l'amour de ma vie, in my life we shared the most pure love. I learned how to love unconditionally when you shared your life and then your death with me. I am reminded that as I settle my head into my pillow, lying in bed with memories, every person whom I have shared my heart and soul with, knows me this true, though i have never experienced such a loss, as loosing the life of my dearly beloved Sherm.
When I need to bring it all back to center, music brings me there. It reminds me that my connection to spirit is beyond this earth oftentimes, and before I explode into the sky like a star (something I've posted many a time previous to this), I will meditate on death, then on life.
Karma Police:
Karma police, arrest this man
He talks in myths
He buzzes like a fridge
He's like a detuned radio
Karma police, arrest this girl
Her Hitler hairdo is
Making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party
This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us
Karma police
I've given all I can
It's not enough
I've given all I can
But we're still on the payroll
For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
Endless tears come to my eyes as I hear the words which are so true of the past many years that I have been in search of myself, lost myself, and just when I feel I have found it again something devastating happens, I loose a soul mate.
The years past have been difficult to get over, and daily I work on myself through yoga, healthful foods, and hopefully surrounding myself with people who respect and support me because they know me true. When I return to the center of Tempe amongst my dear friends, my soul brothas and sistas, it hits me that I know I am not alone, even amongst a crowd of people sometimes I feel alone, though Sherm is always with me, as I am always with others in physical presence, we are all together in spiritual presence.
A day filled with new opportunities as I continually find myself amongst artists and musicians, I am reminded that this project BanyanTri is being supported and will continually be supported by others because it is organically already happening http://banyantri.wordpress.com/banyantri-houses/ By sharing space and appreciating the talents through supporting events around town, we continue to support the artistic community. This is what I am here to share and do, I am ready.
This day and night has come to an end as I finish writing these words, expressing what was on my mind, and letting it rest. I am excited for the projects that are budding right now during this beautiful sunny spring time in Arizona. I will accept the time it takes for them to come to fruition, with effort, then surrender.
If you can, lie down and meditate to this one with your eyes closed. Let the wave of sound rush over your body and take you to a higher place within the connection of spirit.
Explosions in the Sky The only moment we were alone
Monday, April 11, 2011
women Wo Man
I am going to a gathering for women this evening, and my task was to bring something that signifies womanhood to me. When I think of what it means to embrace my feminine energy or bring something to the table so to speak, my mind threw a blank. It is difficult to describe with words what I live throughout my life as a woman.
What is it to be a woman? I question this fairly regularly. Mostly because I have now entered the next decade of my life, no longer am I in my twenties. I am a 30 year old woman. Younger, early twenties-somethings call me 'maam, but don't worry, I get on my soap box of what a woman should be called, I prefer madamoiselle or chica (both which oftentimes have a more sexual connotation so not to be concerned, my feminine activist self is not encouraging the slang use of the words, I find it kind because of my experiences when I was traveling in Ecuador and Argentina: shop keepers and cafe servers would greet us with Hola Chica! I loved that!) Lioness.Queen.Goddess. Sister. these words may better embody the female I am true
Oh this woman. Ms. Badu.
I am surrounded by women. I surround myself with special women, those who have gone through life experiences and who are able to share what makes them vibrant. I feel blessed by each woman who I am fortunate to have in my circle of soulful goddesses.
Presently, I live my life knowing the strength because of my past struggles that I have risen through all the difficulties. Here are just a few female artists amongst many who at one phase of my path to a woman, inspired me to keep going forward.
If you know me, you know my love for Beyonce, isn't this how we young females were all influenced, by the pop divas?
I'm a survivor, I'm not gonna give up, I'm not gon' stop, I'm gonna work harder, I'm a survivor,I'm gonna make it,I will survive, and Keep on survivin'
After all of the darkness and sadness,
Still comes happiness,
If I surround myself with positive things,
I'll gain prosperity
I forgot the influence this song had on me when I first heard it, though it wasn't until I started to grow my dreads that I understood what hair meant to me. We will see how this all plays into my book someday ;)
I am not my hair, I am not these clothes
I am not your expectations, no
I am the soul that lives within
She has been with me since I learned about my love for music, and my talent of playing the piano has been influenced by Tori since, I am forever grateful for this woman in my life. This song, cliche and popular as it has been over the years, was what helped me to open up as a young teenage girl, budding into being a woman. No longer am I silent all these years. I have been a woman with my voice since I could speak, no one has ever been able to silent this voice, nor will I ever be silenced again.
Oh Ani, how you have connected me to other women in my life. And now I understand your influence in this realm as a female businesswoman, I can continue with strength and determination, believing that my dreams will come true with effort then surrender. When I need to come back to myself, I listen to this song.
i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
i do it because it's the least i can do
i do it because i learned it from you
i do it just because i want to
because I want to
everything i do is judged
and they mostly get it wrong
but oh well
'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged
and the woman who lives there can tell
the truth from the stuff that they say
and she looks me in the eye
and says would you prefer the easy way?
no, well o.k. then
don't cry
and i wonder if everything i do
i do instead
of something i want to do more
the question fills my head
i know that there's no grand plan here
this is just the way it goes
and when everything else seems unclear
i guess at least i know
i do it for the joy it brings...
Learning about love, this song reminds me of my truest ability to love unconditionally. Thanks Ella.
What is it to be a woman? I question this fairly regularly. Mostly because I have now entered the next decade of my life, no longer am I in my twenties. I am a 30 year old woman. Younger, early twenties-somethings call me 'maam, but don't worry, I get on my soap box of what a woman should be called, I prefer madamoiselle or chica (both which oftentimes have a more sexual connotation so not to be concerned, my feminine activist self is not encouraging the slang use of the words, I find it kind because of my experiences when I was traveling in Ecuador and Argentina: shop keepers and cafe servers would greet us with Hola Chica! I loved that!) Lioness.Queen.Goddess. Sister. these words may better embody the female I am true
Oh this woman. Ms. Badu.
I am surrounded by women. I surround myself with special women, those who have gone through life experiences and who are able to share what makes them vibrant. I feel blessed by each woman who I am fortunate to have in my circle of soulful goddesses.
Presently, I live my life knowing the strength because of my past struggles that I have risen through all the difficulties. Here are just a few female artists amongst many who at one phase of my path to a woman, inspired me to keep going forward.
If you know me, you know my love for Beyonce, isn't this how we young females were all influenced, by the pop divas?
I'm a survivor, I'm not gonna give up, I'm not gon' stop, I'm gonna work harder, I'm a survivor,I'm gonna make it,I will survive, and Keep on survivin'
After all of the darkness and sadness,
Still comes happiness,
If I surround myself with positive things,
I'll gain prosperity
I forgot the influence this song had on me when I first heard it, though it wasn't until I started to grow my dreads that I understood what hair meant to me. We will see how this all plays into my book someday ;)
I am not my hair, I am not these clothes
I am not your expectations, no
I am the soul that lives within
She has been with me since I learned about my love for music, and my talent of playing the piano has been influenced by Tori since, I am forever grateful for this woman in my life. This song, cliche and popular as it has been over the years, was what helped me to open up as a young teenage girl, budding into being a woman. No longer am I silent all these years. I have been a woman with my voice since I could speak, no one has ever been able to silent this voice, nor will I ever be silenced again.
Oh Ani, how you have connected me to other women in my life. And now I understand your influence in this realm as a female businesswoman, I can continue with strength and determination, believing that my dreams will come true with effort then surrender. When I need to come back to myself, I listen to this song.
i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
i do it because it's the least i can do
i do it because i learned it from you
i do it just because i want to
because I want to
everything i do is judged
and they mostly get it wrong
but oh well
'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged
and the woman who lives there can tell
the truth from the stuff that they say
and she looks me in the eye
and says would you prefer the easy way?
no, well o.k. then
don't cry
and i wonder if everything i do
i do instead
of something i want to do more
the question fills my head
i know that there's no grand plan here
this is just the way it goes
and when everything else seems unclear
i guess at least i know
i do it for the joy it brings...
Learning about love, this song reminds me of my truest ability to love unconditionally. Thanks Ella.
Monday, April 4, 2011
i heart Tempe-Phx
It's been a couple! Lots to catch up on, been super busy on my project BanyanTri
http://banyantri.wordpress.com/the reason and purpose unexpectedingly yet anticipatingly for this next phase in my life and the path I know I am taking.
Lots of White rabbits lately, so gaining a lot of material for http://whiterabbitwanderland.wordpress.com/ but still not quite ready to let it out of the bag yet. I still have some things to think about on this one.
As for the collaborative process, it is incredible how many of my beautiful soulful brothas and sistas have been coming out at night and finding me amongst the healing skies of the desert we are all interconnected! I have missed the sounds of the train, the beats bopping all over that remind me of the soul of the heat of the desert. I am so blessed to have been back in town for this past 1.5 weeks in Phoenix once again, and now I am already in full force with the BanyanTri projects.
Of course for First Friday art walk in downtown Phoenix, my involvement as a wanderer of the arts for the past 10 years has been transformed into an active participant within a space. Check out what the Women Living With Purpose were up to this past First Friday art walk downtown http://www.facebook.com/womenlivingwithpurpose We started the night off casually with only a few of us, and with expedient female energy we transformed the house into a fluid home to visit by many of the art walk. It was an experience having been created by little hands and feet, a lot of intention and a forward hope for the gathering of numerous people within this space.
I love my Tempe roots to this BanyanTri Life I live! Last night I was a part of a "family dinner" amongst old and new friends. In Seattle I was creating a "family dinner" with those starting intentional communities in the same way. I came to Phoenix with the understanding that my roots are planted here and these are the dear ones of my life. Now having reconnected with so many loved ones, and then embracing the new connections created during the past 2 years in Seattle, I am reminded that I surround myself with others who are also on the same vibration of spiritual consciousness. This gathering inspired the next project I'm going to be producing in the next couple days I'm super excited to be putting my energy into a positively interconnected arena of active and involved friends and family. I'll be posting for this event to come via the BanyanTri page...so stay tuned!!
This gathering reminded me of the gathering I had just experienced amongst new friends in Seattle amongst the friends of the Citta Crew http://cittaflow.com/ who are reminding me that the intentional communities I have began to connect with in Seattle will be there when I return, and that it is through effort and my intention that we can continue to make these special locations thrive.
I am so grateful for the many kind and loving eyes during this time back home in AZ. I have forgotten the unconditional love shared through the love of music amongst friends, in support of these talents we all embrace, sun worshiping daily via bike rides and patio sitting, which is why I'm back here, to remember. I am overcoming the gloom of the winter holding others' hearts hostage during the deep Seattle Freeze and hope to bring back the light and energy of the Valley of the Sun!
http://banyantri.wordpress.com/the reason and purpose unexpectedingly yet anticipatingly for this next phase in my life and the path I know I am taking.
Lots of White rabbits lately, so gaining a lot of material for http://whiterabbitwanderland.wordpress.com/ but still not quite ready to let it out of the bag yet. I still have some things to think about on this one.
As for the collaborative process, it is incredible how many of my beautiful soulful brothas and sistas have been coming out at night and finding me amongst the healing skies of the desert we are all interconnected! I have missed the sounds of the train, the beats bopping all over that remind me of the soul of the heat of the desert. I am so blessed to have been back in town for this past 1.5 weeks in Phoenix once again, and now I am already in full force with the BanyanTri projects.
Of course for First Friday art walk in downtown Phoenix, my involvement as a wanderer of the arts for the past 10 years has been transformed into an active participant within a space. Check out what the Women Living With Purpose were up to this past First Friday art walk downtown http://www.facebook.com/womenlivingwithpurpose We started the night off casually with only a few of us, and with expedient female energy we transformed the house into a fluid home to visit by many of the art walk. It was an experience having been created by little hands and feet, a lot of intention and a forward hope for the gathering of numerous people within this space.
I love my Tempe roots to this BanyanTri Life I live! Last night I was a part of a "family dinner" amongst old and new friends. In Seattle I was creating a "family dinner" with those starting intentional communities in the same way. I came to Phoenix with the understanding that my roots are planted here and these are the dear ones of my life. Now having reconnected with so many loved ones, and then embracing the new connections created during the past 2 years in Seattle, I am reminded that I surround myself with others who are also on the same vibration of spiritual consciousness. This gathering inspired the next project I'm going to be producing in the next couple days I'm super excited to be putting my energy into a positively interconnected arena of active and involved friends and family. I'll be posting for this event to come via the BanyanTri page...so stay tuned!!
This gathering reminded me of the gathering I had just experienced amongst new friends in Seattle amongst the friends of the Citta Crew http://cittaflow.com/ who are reminding me that the intentional communities I have began to connect with in Seattle will be there when I return, and that it is through effort and my intention that we can continue to make these special locations thrive.
I am so grateful for the many kind and loving eyes during this time back home in AZ. I have forgotten the unconditional love shared through the love of music amongst friends, in support of these talents we all embrace, sun worshiping daily via bike rides and patio sitting, which is why I'm back here, to remember. I am overcoming the gloom of the winter holding others' hearts hostage during the deep Seattle Freeze and hope to bring back the light and energy of the Valley of the Sun!
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