hmm...

I have to give myself some credit for breaking old patterns. Isn't that what growth is all about? 

Also, I like to think that since the solstice I have felt a flood of rawness, a glittery edge and unexpected flow. xo

for manifesting!

a home

a project

health

these are the things I want so so much.

xo

this time

Is special, according to some. We are approaching the winter solstice, which can be seen as the beginning of a new year. A Mayan cycle is ending, and from what I have heard; this is a time for letting things go and manifesting future glory! Combined with the consumer Christmas season, what a powerful paradox, right? Everywhere that I look are messages telling me to change this and buy that. 

What I want most of all to leave behind is this urge to consume. From what I put in my body to what I put on my bank card, I have a sneaky feeling that most of it is a big fat waste. What wolf am I feeding anyways?

I would like to create, and make do. I would like for the output to equal the input. That is all, please. :)

xo

typical cosmic giggle

Looking for a classic "cult" point and shoot last week, I compiled a master wish list, perused every thrift shop I encountered, only to come home and find not one, but TWO in my dads own closet. I am absolutely swimming in cameras. xo

yes, and...

can be used for better improv, and life. xo

Example

Last full moon I made a mandala. And then I moved into my new room, where said mandala uncannily matched the decor.....see?? These are the little things, that often blow my mind. xo

"Something unknown is doing we don't know what"

Well that explains a lot. xo

another puzzle piece

Your creative spirit type is: Journey Walker

'Journey Walkers' Laura Hollick with Journey Walkers. Photo by Kevin Thom.

You are on a journey.  You are searching to find your purpose and heal all the pieces that have disconnected you from your truth.  Your great power is your desire and passion for learning and discovering.  You might take this quality for granted, but know that it is desire and passion that creates worlds.  You are ripe to burst into a new level of awareness and launch a dream that has been held within you forever.  When you feel safe you have a childlike openness which keeps your mind young and healthy.  There may be lots of questions swirling around within you right now, write them all down on a piece of paper and release them to the wind for every single one will be answered as you continue on your journey.

Your greatest challenge:  While you are on the journey to know and discover who you really are you can feel lost and confused.  The journey can feel tiresome at times because you might think it would be easier if you just had all the pieces. But, your challenge is to trust your process and know that it is unfolding perfectly with your best interest at heart.

Your greatest opportunity:  You are on the journey of discovering your true purpose.  This is the opportunity of a lifetime. You are on track to ignite a dream held deep within.

Your call to action:  Trust yourself as you continue to move forward on this journey.  Keep moving forward even when you can’t see where you are going. Think of a situation in your life where you need to trust yourself more.  What would you do if you did trust yourself?  Do that now.

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sometimes I feel

Like an antlered, prancing creature. What about you? xo

The Moon

When I get this card, I let the querent know they're in for an emotional and mental rollercoaster ride. They're going to be moody, sensitive, and a little irrational. They can do two things, either wander through this crazy, lunatic landscape howling at the moon (get drunk, wallow in depression, alienate friends and family with wild, antisocial behavior), or get in a boat and go through it purposefully. Meaning that they should probably take up painting, writing poetry or some other creative endeavor where they can transform all they're seeing and feeling into something beautiful. 

(from aeclectic tarot.net)

coyote

has played his first big trick, rendering me sheepish and contrite. Sheesh.

xo

focusing on

The Peripheral. xo

source?

I am beginning to notice a the following pattern; about once a year around springtime, I injure myself doing something totally mundane and ordinary. Examples? Holding a baby. A relaxed day hike. And most recently? SLEEPING. On what was supposed to be a ski and yoga filled visit to Bend, I awoke one morning with a badly swollen wrist and no good reason. Four days later and I am still popping Advil like candy, indulging in self-pity and wondering, what is the deal? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? And when will it get better? I can't even clip my fingernails without crying. Sheesh. 

Also, for the past 3 nights I have dreamed about cats, specifically sick cats who need my help. Too many sick kitties and I can't help them all. 

Meow.

xo

soul fodder

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May you eat an unfamiliar dessert in a strange land at least once every three years. 

May you wake up to salsa music one summer morning and start dancing while you're still half-asleep. 

May you spray-paint Rilke poems as graffiti on highway overpasses. 

May you mix stripes with plaids, floral patterns with checks, and yellowish-green with brownish-purple. 

May you learn to identify by name 20 flowers, 15 trees, 10 clouds and one extrasolar planet. 

May you put a bumper sticker on your car or bike that says, "My god can kick your god's ass!" 

If you bury your face in your tear-stained pillow and beg God to please send you your soul mate, may you not slur your words in such a way that they sound like "cell mate." 

May you dream of taking a trip to the moon in a gondola powered by firecrackers and wild swans. 

May you actually kiss the earth now and then. 

May you find many good excuses to say, as physicist Niels Bohr once did, "Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true." 
* 
The preceding oracle comes from Rob's book, PRONOIA Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings. 

Thinking I am almost due for foreign desserts in strange lands...

take the invisible door

(if you can find it!)

dear grammy

 wishing you peace and a joyful return home. I love you very much. 

xo

woke up

to mysterious piano chords. Where are they coming from? xo 

lazy day

This drawing sums it up pretty well. xo

3 things in 3 days

I put a postcard out for Nicole (let's talk soon darling, it's been months). She called before the mail left.

I can't seem to reach Erika, I have tried and tried. Strangers have been calling me though, asking for Erika.

Exploring a lost closet, I found a picture of Tekia. A student of dads' over 20 years ago (I looked up to her). Last night, dad begins a story.... remember my student Tekia?

Cool.

xo

A beautiful tangle

Rang in the new year at shi shi beach via magic tea, tide-racing on glassy sand, old friends and deep currents. I tackled the slick untangling of this kelp knot for a hot minute. There are too many metaphors here for words, but damn ain't it gorgeous? xo