The fire of the summer continues to sizzle at my soul, scorching away my ego layer by layer. Nothing has been easy. It has all been fun and in the name of love, but ease is not the case when your going up hill. It's all good, for I would rather be headed up than at the plateau. I want to peak, coast downhill, and find another mountain to explore. The thing about up hill is that is takes a while. It's tough, but the bird's eye view is worth it. It's important to be able to zoom out, eliminate the detail, and see a bigger picture. The thing about downhill is that is fun, short, easy, simple, effortless, and then over. Leaving you with a huge smile and saying "I want to do that again!". Downhill can't last as long as we might like, for that would be more like an avalanche, and you could become buried in the rubble.
The Mountain of Lewisburg, WV have been wise with their teachings.They have shown me truth. This is the real world. There is life abundant that is not human. There are winding roads that require complete alertness or you will end up 50 feet down the bank, injured and with a totaled car. I hear ambulances at least once an hour. The town is small. You must value yourself enough to know that your actions will be heard of, remembered, and repeated. I'm learning the importance of a good reputation. I've also learned that hula-hoops are in high demand here in Lewisburg! I've sold so many, and taught a class at the local yoga center. This town has really embraced me and accepted me. I am so grateful :)
Speaking of hoops , while selling hoops at the Farmer's market this past Saturday morning I met a girl named Susan who is a fire performer from Maui. Ok Spirit, the signs are clear! Susan, at the ripe age of 18, has been the catalyst to make the commitment to myself that I WILL be on Maui by December. I am going to live with my cousin Bekah sometime this fall in LA, and from there I will save as much as possible so I can be on the island as soon as possible. I am on fire. I am on fire for the fire. The nature of fire is to consume, and I am ready to direct my fire to my passion and my purpose.
Susan is bad-ass with poi. She has other super fun toys, too, like fire nun chucks and a neat little thing called 'The Zipper'. (Stay posted because I have a crush on that toy!) What I'm getting at I spun fire with Susan the other night around a camp-fire to some awesome live music (thank you Xander, Orion, and Justin of BrownChicken BrownCow String Band!) I had never spun poi before, but it felt right, it felt good, and it felt natural. I am sure of my purpose now. It is no longer a pipe dream. It is becoming real. Meeting Susan helped me realize the next step. I can't do it alone, plus I love doing things in fun groups, so it's time to find a Troupe. Cali or Maui is where I feel that will happen. So this is my mission: To dance with fire, and find other people who already dance with fire and learn as much as I can about this type of performance as well as many others.
Ok, back to the grindstone. I'm working the lunch shift at the Tavern, a local fine-dining restaurant downtown. I have to be there, like, now :) Until then, thanks again for being such a beautiful light reflecting back to me all of the love that is available to all of us all the time. You are radiant, and I love you <3
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