I said this out loud the other day when responding to a complimentary observation of my perceived generosity: “I live in Potlatch.”

The truth is that I don’t live in a perpetual state of potlatch, as that would be [delightfully] exhausting, but I am influenced by my environment.  Even on the less than pristine tree farm on which I live, even those who aren’t looking for it cannot help but be taken aback by all the abundance. 

The people around here—my neighbors, the community in the nearby vicinity—are also great examples of generosity.

I am not going to attempt to discern the WHY or how, but I am going to move through and into the future one step at a time, appreciative, cognizant, grateful, activated, whole.

This is a glorious dance of co-creation. 

The mystery we have touched upon, into and through is amazing and it’s a pot of gold so intense that I should barely be able to inhale its essence, let alone take a sip, yet here I am, bathing and basking in it, consuming it by the gallon as it consumes me.

And yet there is no scarcity, no risk of diminishing returns.  The more we create, the more we have to give, and it’s already manifesting as such, as we reach out, extend, and give back to others, to each other and to ourselves.  I am cussing at myself a lot less lately.

I have been living a beautiful life in Potlatch and I’m not trying to say that’s why I got the biggest party of the century calling my name gently.

Marianne Williamson is awesome

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. 
 -Marianne Williamson

My brother is getting married this year.

For the wedding, my parents and I will be escorting all four of my lovely grandparents by plane from MN to NY. What a wonderful carnival this will be! I am so excited that they are all coming.  I just found out and I am crying tears of joy at my desk this morning.  I have this feeling that I am going to be doing a lot of that this year (tears of joy).  

Burned clean through

If (when) ever tragedy strikes you, may it transform you eventually, and truly strengthen and mold you into a more resilient version of yourself, like a snake shedding its skin or phoenix rising from the ashes.  Happy 11th (!) anniversary to my lovely co-survivors of what could have been a much worse scenario de fuego.  I bring it up not to dwell and cling, but to celebrate how far we've come and our connectedness still.  Love to my women!

Gratuitous and vague self-referential back-story:  http://nagezil.blogspot.com/2008/02/alive-and-well-in-february-2008.html

It's been a long time/I shouldn't have left you/Without a dope quote to vibe to

Sent to me by another loving correspondent, just as I was building the courage to dive in heart-first: http://www.katsandogz.com/onlove.html