Moon

Barefoot on the damp deck, I look up to the moon. 

She is out, out in the open night - whole, bright, and naked. 

I speak of my longing to live in my full joy, love, and power, to be like the moon, to be a being in my brilliance, out in the open - whole, bright, and naked. 

Figuratively, of course. I will be clothed in colored cloth. Most of the time. 

Naked as in pure. 

Naked as in authentic. 

Naked as in free.  

The wind blows then on my skin.

And it feels like a kiss. 

It feels like a yes.

These gorgeous souls ...

All seven are so unique and yet so full of empathy, sensitivity, and abundant authenticity.

 
Every child is a gift.

Every child is here to remind us to look within, to find one's own uniqueness, empathy, sensitivity, and abundant authenticity, one's light, one's gorgeous soul.

Once a year, these beautiful, wild beings, these young cousins, become siblings for a weekend.
It is beautiful. And it is wild!

Howling, hollering, singing, screaming, and whispering. Splashing and swimming. Dancing, running, and (as pictured) jumping! Snuggles and secrets and so many stories.

We are family.

We were born for and to one another.

Every one of us is a gift.

I hope you feel space to lounge and laugh and listen and LOVE your family this summer.

Yes, Go!

Walk into the ocean. Drop into the pond. Skip through the stream. Allow your pores to open in the wet cold. Bound from book to book to book! Move from the trail to the wildland and back to the trail again. Feel the wind on your skin. Listen to the rhythm of your blood drum. Stomp through the neighborhood in a downpour. Wear boots and bathing suits and a variety of hats. Write the letter. Drink the water. Try the tea. Climb the tree. Take a walk at dusk. And dance until you feel free. (Electronic. Rap. Rock. Pop. Classical. Clapping, stomping folk. Whatever music lures your limbs into motion...turn it on and turn it up!) And sing! Yes, goodness, sing. Whenever a song reaches out of your belly and touches your tender tongue, let that bird out and SING!

My Offering

Let's stop fighting in the dark. 

Rather, let's gather and awake in the vibrancy of light and color. That's where the abundance is. And where there's abundance there is joy. And where there is joy there is a powerful vibration and motivation to create, serve, and soar.  

I have been leaping and dancing toward my spiritual expansion for several years. Time, experience, and the wise words and offerings of others have all worked together like a hungry wake of vultures, devouring the dead weight of my unconsciousness. My soul's mission is one of seeking. I seek illumination. I seek evolution. I seek consciousness. 

It is a calling. 

It is a calling for inner peace. 

Once there is inner peace, there will be earthly peace. 

I love this hurting world. I do feel the need to weep within and at its shadows. I do feel the need to heal it. I cannot heal it alone. I am only one. However, I can help. I can heal myself. I can heal my energetic being and my human body. I can seek illumination, evolution, and consciousness. I can become greater. I can live lighter and shine brighter. I can live and breathe my authenticity. I can do this. I can be this. I can be this tender, vulnerable, brave, and wise. 

I can be me.