So I'm a bit out of touch lately, and hoping to get back in touch soon.
I have times of feeling inspired to write beautifully worded blogs describing my new house, the beautiful irridescent termite wings, the dolphins spinning in the bay right outside my house, but once I'm here in front of the computer I am too tired and less inspired to write.
Unfortunately, I don't have internet access at my home, much less cell phone access. Let's see, lately I've been going to the Burning Man party in Pahoa...paled in comparison to the real thing. Swimming in the Champaign Ponds, trying to get my life in Hawaii settled, seeing Jason off to Mass, getting a job at Kona Boys kayak, surf, and dive shop. I'll be going on a kayak tour tomorrow for my first day. My adventure career has started. Horray.
That's it for now...sorry.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Trying to keep up with myself
So I guess things have been a little crazy...too much fun to write a blog everyday. I wish I would have kept up since I've had some amazing experiences and lots of fun have been had by all. Here are the highlights...
My friend Jenna came to town a couple of days after I got here. It was perfect since she had a car and I had a place to stay. It was a good trade.
me, Jason, Jenna
Jason and I being silly on the grass
Ahhhhh! This was in my bed one night.
After we got the cennipede out Jenna said, "Good night, don't let the bed bugs bite". Jerk
Jason has become by best friend in Hawaii, he hooked me up with my beach house and introduced me to fun people and generally welcomed me to the island. Next week he leaves for Massechusetts for 2 months so I'll be on my own after that. But it's been a gentle transition here.
The next arrivals were Seaweed (Jen) and Eddy (Kristin). They were here for two weeks, and we had lots of fun.
We had delicious papaya...they are papaya nuts.
This is the sunsetting at the Place of Refuge in Honounou
Here we are at the Kava Bar, all blissed out on Kava...that boy is another Jason, we call him Dream Jason because he interprets dreams.
And here's my new house:
My friend Jenna came to town a couple of days after I got here. It was perfect since she had a car and I had a place to stay. It was a good trade.
me, Jason, Jenna
Jason and I being silly on the grass
Ahhhhh! This was in my bed one night.
After we got the cennipede out Jenna said, "Good night, don't let the bed bugs bite". Jerk
Jason has become by best friend in Hawaii, he hooked me up with my beach house and introduced me to fun people and generally welcomed me to the island. Next week he leaves for Massechusetts for 2 months so I'll be on my own after that. But it's been a gentle transition here.
The next arrivals were Seaweed (Jen) and Eddy (Kristin). They were here for two weeks, and we had lots of fun.
We had delicious papaya...they are papaya nuts.
This is the sunsetting at the Place of Refuge in Honounou
Here we are at the Kava Bar, all blissed out on Kava...that boy is another Jason, we call him Dream Jason because he interprets dreams.
And here's my new house:
Friday, April 6, 2007
My New Life
Okay, I'm back in Captain Cook, Hawaii and things are falling into place very nicely. This is day three and I've manifested loving new friends, potential new collaborators in authentic expression, a permanent place to stay on my favorite beach (Ho'okena), my taxes will be returning $2000, a potential other retreat center in our neighborhood, a rubber duck floaty, a free meal, two swims with dolphins already, my friend Jenna from SF who has a car and has been driving me around, and just an incredible life all around.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...I am so gracious for this new life experience.
This is not even to mention all that was manifested before I left for the Big Island. I had a wonderful last few days in Santa Cruz. Everything wrapped up smoothly and easily as the days grew nearer. I had a garage sale on Saturday and everything was taken except 2 bins of stuff which were graciously taken to the Goodwill by Seaweed. Squishy found a temporary home with a friend of mine until Jen could take him on Tuesday. Then my mom came and we attended Adayashanti that evening. Of course, it was mind blowing again...he does his job well. Then we stayed at the Coast Hotel (the old Dream Inn) overlooking the bay and the pier. Wow, it was wonderful. I ended up staying there for the next three days until I left.
On Sunday my mom and I attended Inner Light which was an incredible service. Serena and her new housemates threw a wonderful party at her new home in Soquel. It was beautiful to say goodbye to my beautiful community in Santa Cruz in that way. Thank you to everyone for so much love and appreciation flowing my way.
Monday during the day I got an Ayurvedic massage from Talya and the grand finally was that night when all the girls came over and we had a hotel party. It was wonderful to say goodbye to my wonderful female community. I love them so much and can't wait to rejoin them in different places all over the world including back in Santa Cruz and Hawaii.
Serena and Seaweed spent the night and early the next morning the limo...you read right...the limo picked us up to take us to San Jose.
Our flight was easy and uneventful and we actually time warped from Honolulu to Kona in 20 minutes instead of the 40 minutes it was supposed to take.
Meg's new house has spectacular views of Kealekekua Bay and we just found out that it's for sale and that the people who lived in Meg's house before had intentions in creating a retreat center there. It is a magical place too. Wow...life here abounds. As I said before, today I secured a room with a lovely woman my own age in the first house from the beach in Ho'okena, my favorite beach ever. We have swam with the dolphins for the last two days there.
Last night Jason, Jenna, and I went to Kona for margaritas and kava and we had a wonderful adventure, meeting interesting people exploring imagination.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...I am so gracious for this new life experience.
This is not even to mention all that was manifested before I left for the Big Island. I had a wonderful last few days in Santa Cruz. Everything wrapped up smoothly and easily as the days grew nearer. I had a garage sale on Saturday and everything was taken except 2 bins of stuff which were graciously taken to the Goodwill by Seaweed. Squishy found a temporary home with a friend of mine until Jen could take him on Tuesday. Then my mom came and we attended Adayashanti that evening. Of course, it was mind blowing again...he does his job well. Then we stayed at the Coast Hotel (the old Dream Inn) overlooking the bay and the pier. Wow, it was wonderful. I ended up staying there for the next three days until I left.
On Sunday my mom and I attended Inner Light which was an incredible service. Serena and her new housemates threw a wonderful party at her new home in Soquel. It was beautiful to say goodbye to my beautiful community in Santa Cruz in that way. Thank you to everyone for so much love and appreciation flowing my way.
Monday during the day I got an Ayurvedic massage from Talya and the grand finally was that night when all the girls came over and we had a hotel party. It was wonderful to say goodbye to my wonderful female community. I love them so much and can't wait to rejoin them in different places all over the world including back in Santa Cruz and Hawaii.
Serena and Seaweed spent the night and early the next morning the limo...you read right...the limo picked us up to take us to San Jose.
Our flight was easy and uneventful and we actually time warped from Honolulu to Kona in 20 minutes instead of the 40 minutes it was supposed to take.
Meg's new house has spectacular views of Kealekekua Bay and we just found out that it's for sale and that the people who lived in Meg's house before had intentions in creating a retreat center there. It is a magical place too. Wow...life here abounds. As I said before, today I secured a room with a lovely woman my own age in the first house from the beach in Ho'okena, my favorite beach ever. We have swam with the dolphins for the last two days there.
Last night Jason, Jenna, and I went to Kona for margaritas and kava and we had a wonderful adventure, meeting interesting people exploring imagination.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Final Days
Two days until I leave for the Big Island. I am watching the sunrise over the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz. Someone is testing the rides and one by one they illuminate in the dark of the morning like fireworks. Then as night shifts into morning the sky puts on another show of sky blue and magenta...my colors.
I am at the Coast Hotel on Cowell's Beach, it's a beautiful final view of Santa Cruz. Almost everything is complete with my life here. There is only taxes and maybe shuffling a few final things around in suit cases and boxes. Oh the things. The never ending things. Letting most everything go has been easy...and now it almost seems like I could just let it all go...why am I even holding on to these few final items. What do these things mean? Are they what I really need? I have a sense that I don't really know what I will really need in my new life.
It is interesting to see what is kept when almost all has been shedded. The motorcycle, the art supplies, the clothing...so much clothing, the computer, the art, the books. I wonder what I'm holding onto with these things. Is it the truth of who I am? Or is it just the final grasping of what I used to be? It's all alright, it's all okay...it's all just my journey...my adventure.
I am at the Coast Hotel on Cowell's Beach, it's a beautiful final view of Santa Cruz. Almost everything is complete with my life here. There is only taxes and maybe shuffling a few final things around in suit cases and boxes. Oh the things. The never ending things. Letting most everything go has been easy...and now it almost seems like I could just let it all go...why am I even holding on to these few final items. What do these things mean? Are they what I really need? I have a sense that I don't really know what I will really need in my new life.
It is interesting to see what is kept when almost all has been shedded. The motorcycle, the art supplies, the clothing...so much clothing, the computer, the art, the books. I wonder what I'm holding onto with these things. Is it the truth of who I am? Or is it just the final grasping of what I used to be? It's all alright, it's all okay...it's all just my journey...my adventure.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Fun times in Santa Cruz
We had a magical day at Serena's house on March 18th. After Inner Light we had a sushi picnic in Serena's garden, then listened to Marc's new CD and danced around, layed in the sun, napped and generally felts wonderful. Here are some pictures.
Monday, March 12, 2007
It's official
I'm moving to Hawaii. And yes...I'm freaking out.
Date Leaving: April 3, 2007
Location: Captain Cook, HI (The Big Island)
Date Leaving: April 3, 2007
Location: Captain Cook, HI (The Big Island)
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Marrying Joy and Celebrating Life!
Come celebrate with me...it's my birthday and this year I will be marrying my joy. There will be toning/singing, dancing, sacred ceremony, poetry, ocean, tarot reading, hot tubbing, sleeping over, licking of dessert plates, flowers, dressing up from silly to elegant, cartwheeling, fire, and anything that makes us joyful! Bring your instruments and your inspirations and above all else...bring your joy.
We will be exploring the senses with sound, touch, savory food, eye candy, wonderful smells and more so bring something to stimulate the senses!
No presents please, just your presence.
My marriage to joy and birthday were incredible.
The following are my vows to joy:
I promise to look for you within me forever more.
I promise to know that you are mine and mine alone, and the joy that others feel is their's and their's alone.
I promise to look for you and the yumminess in any situation, and go toward that.
I promise to know in my heart that everyone else is also trying ot find their joy.
I promise to look for and see the amazing qualities of each person I meet and also know those qualities are also reflected somewhere in me.
I promise to pay close attention to my body, for it is the only indicator of my joy.
I promise to see myself as an adventurer looking for my treasure.
I promise to stay focused on the beauty of life, and not get too caught inside my head.
I promise to know that when I'm not feeling in my joy, that it is only so that I may know you again more deeply than before.
I, Joy, promise to be here always for you, you only have to look and ask for me.
Horray for the most magical birthday ever. 22 people showed up...my favorite lucky number is 2 and what could be better than one 2 but two twos. Including me, there were 23 people there, which is the next most magical number since my age this year is 34 and I'm all about sequences of numbers this year.
I brough costumes and everyone dressed up, I wore my blue wig with my blue dress and underneath my hot pink tank bra...all my core colors that express me in all my glory...clear aqua blue as blue as the sky and the ocean and hot pink for sassiness, fun and excitment.
We started by eating the wonderful feast my mom had created and waited for everyone to arrive. After dinner we began the ceremony. Rosa, was the master of ceremonies and we all called in the directions and elements for creating sacred space together. She had brought hand fans for air, candles for fire, seeds and flowers for earth, and water balloons for water. Each group got to create the way they would call in the direction and each was marvellous in their oun right. Then it was my turn to call in center and I read my vows to joy. I kissed myself, then everyone came up and kissed me...it was awesome. Then Rosa passed around golden rings and everyone made a wish for joy into the ring and linked them together, which I now wear around my neck. Rosa opened up the circle for anyone to join in and Eric recited two poems...one by Rumi and the other Hafiz. He also recited one while Serena and I danced together in an improvisational outburst of love. She also recited a poem for me. Talya presented her delectible Misha truffles and there were the perfect amount for each person. Jenna sang a song, Meg sang Unwritten (our theme song for Hawaii) and Eric instigated an awesome improve game where one person would start a movement and sound then pick another person and they would copy it and then transform it into their own and so on. For the grand finally Meg led a sounding circle of appreciation for me where I sat in the middle and everyone laid down with their heads toward me. It was amazing as I looked around and touched each of my dear friends. We closed the circle and began the dessert eating and dancing.
Other highlights were the pink and black polka-dot tank top Talya made me with the duck barrets. All the flowers that I'm still enjoying in my little house. And the incredible oil essence of Joy that Tricia made for me. YUM.
Hottubbing, sleepover, breakfast, beach/forest walking, and Chinese New Year were all super fun. I'm still reeling from all the joy filled love that was exchanged.
We will be exploring the senses with sound, touch, savory food, eye candy, wonderful smells and more so bring something to stimulate the senses!
No presents please, just your presence.
My marriage to joy and birthday were incredible.
The following are my vows to joy:
I promise to look for you within me forever more.
I promise to know that you are mine and mine alone, and the joy that others feel is their's and their's alone.
I promise to look for you and the yumminess in any situation, and go toward that.
I promise to know in my heart that everyone else is also trying ot find their joy.
I promise to look for and see the amazing qualities of each person I meet and also know those qualities are also reflected somewhere in me.
I promise to pay close attention to my body, for it is the only indicator of my joy.
I promise to see myself as an adventurer looking for my treasure.
I promise to stay focused on the beauty of life, and not get too caught inside my head.
I promise to know that when I'm not feeling in my joy, that it is only so that I may know you again more deeply than before.
I, Joy, promise to be here always for you, you only have to look and ask for me.
Horray for the most magical birthday ever. 22 people showed up...my favorite lucky number is 2 and what could be better than one 2 but two twos. Including me, there were 23 people there, which is the next most magical number since my age this year is 34 and I'm all about sequences of numbers this year.
I brough costumes and everyone dressed up, I wore my blue wig with my blue dress and underneath my hot pink tank bra...all my core colors that express me in all my glory...clear aqua blue as blue as the sky and the ocean and hot pink for sassiness, fun and excitment.
We started by eating the wonderful feast my mom had created and waited for everyone to arrive. After dinner we began the ceremony. Rosa, was the master of ceremonies and we all called in the directions and elements for creating sacred space together. She had brought hand fans for air, candles for fire, seeds and flowers for earth, and water balloons for water. Each group got to create the way they would call in the direction and each was marvellous in their oun right. Then it was my turn to call in center and I read my vows to joy. I kissed myself, then everyone came up and kissed me...it was awesome. Then Rosa passed around golden rings and everyone made a wish for joy into the ring and linked them together, which I now wear around my neck. Rosa opened up the circle for anyone to join in and Eric recited two poems...one by Rumi and the other Hafiz. He also recited one while Serena and I danced together in an improvisational outburst of love. She also recited a poem for me. Talya presented her delectible Misha truffles and there were the perfect amount for each person. Jenna sang a song, Meg sang Unwritten (our theme song for Hawaii) and Eric instigated an awesome improve game where one person would start a movement and sound then pick another person and they would copy it and then transform it into their own and so on. For the grand finally Meg led a sounding circle of appreciation for me where I sat in the middle and everyone laid down with their heads toward me. It was amazing as I looked around and touched each of my dear friends. We closed the circle and began the dessert eating and dancing.
Other highlights were the pink and black polka-dot tank top Talya made me with the duck barrets. All the flowers that I'm still enjoying in my little house. And the incredible oil essence of Joy that Tricia made for me. YUM.
Hottubbing, sleepover, breakfast, beach/forest walking, and Chinese New Year were all super fun. I'm still reeling from all the joy filled love that was exchanged.
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