LunarMusings

Immersed

Its been so so long since I have paid any attention to my poor lonely blog!  I have been in all sorts of projects.  I can't seem to sufficiently compartmentalize my different tasks in a way that allows for everything to get equal attention. This is a story I either need to embrace or find a way to shift.  Not sure which quite yet...

I'm learning things.  Continuting to slowing get comfortable with a digital SLR, and exploring my visions while wielding such an amazing tool.  And Photoshop!  I love Photoshop!  Everyday its a new discovery.  I long for those days in my early 20s when I could stay up all night completely immersed in some project or another.  These days, I'm immersed until sleep demands my presence, or another responsibility yanks me away.  My head swirls quite a bit these days though.  I find myself making lists not to keep track of what needs to be done, but to remind myself of what it is I am actually in the process of working on.  Does that make sense?  Its as if my brain can't hold it all.

Just typing this makes me want to create a list again.  Its like an itch on my brain.  Is it age, do you think?

Ok... here goes:

Sacred Pregnancy Book Project
Preparation for WomanSpirit Faire
Is It In My Eye Art Exhibition
Summer Zine Issue
Photo Transfer Project
3 Custom made journals
Learn everything there is to know about InDesign!

This list isn't helping me.  I was talking to a friend today and she mentioned getting a huge white erase board that I can outline every project on so that I would have a visual of it all as each project progresses.  I like the idea but have absolutely no room for something like this on any of my walls.  We are at capacity here!

I need to practice the balance.  And still savor the many details of my life and options right now.  I miss my blog.  I miss all of you, and I miss visiting your beautiful corners of this wonderful Web we have woven.  I am dancing about... and will continue to poke my head in as often as I can!

Featured!

The lovely Leah from Creative Everyday featured one of my journals on Rare Bird Finds! Go check it out and support fellow artistes! 

Tripping Along The Journey

I have a massage I'm running off to in a few minutes.  And just before I took a moment to sit down at my computer to check for any last minute emails before leaving, I realized just how much I was running off to a massage in a few minutes. 

I actually ran this morning, and yet long after I went for my run, my head, the voices, the lists, the habit continued to run even though there was a stretch of 45 minutes where I sat down to watch last nights episode of Grey's Anatomy.  I was sitting, watching, doing nothing, and yet, the whole of me was running lists, sensations of pressure, and the anxious "oh... I have to get up and do something" mode.

So, I'm sitting here.  With intention.  With some long deep breaths.  To stop for a few minutes and slow it all down, turn it off, reconnect with conscious intention and approach my hour of healing massage with a restful mind.  I'm not beating myself up this time.  Its just a habit I trip over every now and again.  I lose track of the momentum building up around me, and let myself get whisked away and in the letting go, sometimes the noise that has been such a habitual friend gets trip on again. 

I am off to get a massage.  And rather then run off, I'm going to skip, stroll, dance my way there. 

Flow Temple in Los Angeles

Last night, after my grump fest, Jon and I went to a Flow Temple Party.  Dan, the organizer is a friend of Jon's from Thailand.  It was such an amazing experience.  Essentially, anyone who is an artist is invited to come and participate in the creative Flow.  Dancers, musicians, painters, sculptors, fire spinners, acrobats, photographers...  The purpose is to come together and allow the energy to move us all in creating.  It was fabulous, and last night was especially wonderful because some of the best Poi Spinners in the world came by.  The video you see below is of a fire dancer named Yuta, who hails from Japan, and has quite a following.  I am trying to find videos of last night on Youtube to share with others, and this one is the best so far.  You can actually see me in the background in the first half of this video! The last half of the video is at the end of the evening with the musicians left their instruments, and just let loose vocally.  So much fun!

I must say that this evening was the perfect remedy for how cranky I was feeling early in that day.  It was such an inspiration and energy rush to be in a room full of creative people celebrating each others art.  Most were performance artists, but there is room for all, as there are tables set up around the parameter of the space so artists can paint, sculpt, draw, etc while the music and the dancing is being performed.  I also got a chance to see Jon spin fire for the first time and it was quite frankly the sexiest thing I have ever seen.  No words...   :) I will be posting some of the photos I took last night on my Flickr stream in the upcoming days.  Stay tuned!

Update: Here is another fabulous video!

Cranky and Venting

I'm so cranky today.  I can feel it under my skin...  Have any of you ever had that?  It seems as if my flow is blocked at every turn.  Had some plans, expectations, needs for how I would work, be, organize and relax and for some reason... not going to happen.  The vision?  Kicked to the side. 

And I wonder if its hormonal.  I mean really, intellectually I get that I can go with the flow wherever it wants to lead me.  Its not like anything that is presenting itself is a big deal, some of it actually fun.  But its the inconvenience of letting go of the plan.  Ugh.  This is my stuff.  And sometimes I'm good at going with what spontaneously wants to happen... today?  Not so much. 

Oi... you have no idea how cranky I am.  I hope the rest of you are starting your weekend off in a much better mood!

My Sacred Life Sunday: Sister Tribe

My Sacred Life Project

I'm feeling a bit dry when it comes to typing, but its been such a lovely weekend filled with gatherings with Soul Sisters.  I've been hiding out a bit, trying to get work done, but this weekend was a biggie.  I needed a fix.  So Thursday night was a May Day ritual to affirm the Goddesses that we are, Saturday I hosted a dinner for 3 other fabulous girlies, and this morning I had hot Mexican chocolate with my Sweet Sister Heart, Tree.

Its been a lovely weekend, and now I have the rest of my Sunday afternoon to play with my art supplies.  Its a beautiful day indeed.  I am so grateful for the laughter, the love, the witness that our friends bare for us. 

Connections of the heart buoy us up, fill in the gaps created by exhaustion, and inspire... as in create a fresh deep, cleansing breath of air. 

Thank you my Beauties.  I love you all!