Sunday, July 31, 2011

A heART and Soul Weekend

Truly there are no words to express the love and gratitude in my heart and soul for my life, my family, my friends, this Sacred Women's Circle, this land, and these experiences we have that fill up this time on earth being human and making meaning.

I am sitting here in the cabin on the land.  It has been about 30 minutes since I said goodbye to the last car load of ladies leaving and I am trying to just sit and process the enormity of such a beautiful weekend.

Bottom line is that it transcended my expectations (which were high already), expanded my heart, honored my truths, exploded my creativity, talked to my inner child, spoke to my soul, and allowed me to sing and dance like no one was watching, and bathe in the beauty and richness of womanly goodness and community and togetherness while still allowing us to  hold true to our own beings.

This weekend was the first retreat here on this land and I was encouraged by the love and acceptance and excitement of these women.  They felt it.  They got it.  And they want to help make create and explore and give.  They felt what we did when we first stepped on this land.  It is living and breathing, and old and deep, and healing and loving and full of possibilities if we just listen.  And them being here was the beginning.  This was an incredible blessing from them to me. To my family.

And our weekend together.  WOW.  We did it. Together. And deeply.

These women will forever be a part of the heart and soul of this place.

What we experienced this weekend was real.  Was powerful. Was collective. Was individual.  Was creative. Was laughter. Was crying. Was speaking our voice. Was raising the consciousness. Was being silly.  Was being serious. Was allowing it to be. ... as it is.

They've gifted two blueberry bushes to plant and let grow as the years move on.  They've given their art that we created this weekend to commemorate the experience.  They've also given a piece of themselves that will remain here forever.  What a blessing.

Bowing deeply in intense gratitude and love for these women, for my parent's who made it happen, for the vision, for the world, and for this land.  May the blessings be.

My heart truly overfloweth.



Sunday, July 10, 2011

Work Play for Independence Day!

My dear friend Dee put it best, she's off to visit her Cosmic Family....and what a family we have.  I couldn't have been happier last weekend then when I was sticking my feet in the mud and creating with my cosmic family.  There was a point during the day where I stepped barefoot into the pond and put my hand through the waterfall to the mossy covered rock.  When I touched that rock a shock of electricity coursed through my soul.  It almost took me down, the power and love and community and healing I felt, like a movie of a life fast forwarding through my brain.  And then I looked around and saw my friends there, shoveling mud, and laughing and sharing this wonderful experience.  It was truly something amazing.

This was our first annual dredging on the pond!!  We hope to make it a ritual every year to welcome summer.  This weekend gave me total confidence that we can build and expand and grow with this land and we know the right kind of people to help make it happen.  I get teary when I think of it.  Love love love love love, all you need is love, and a little elbow grease :)  Who wants to join me!!

I LOVE MY COSMIC FAMILY!