I am realizing greater each day that the more I wish to be a part of this creative community the more I desire to explain my intentions within it.  Here go my ever evolving-ever growing thoughts on self, creation and community.

NOTE: Anytime I switch tense to “you”, I am not necessarily yelling at you, much of this is transcribed from a journal where I talk to myself. :)

                Our greatest blessing is that our species is self-aware.  We have such amazing possibility…

 

Lately I've had this track in my head: Aesop Rock's "No Regrets"



It spoke to me, because often I feel that I have a great ability to envision my future but haven't put together an actionable plan to attain it. Sometimes I feel I can only think the things that I want, rather than creating ways to attain them, which sounds like a cop out. Probably because it is. It is my goal this year to change that. For my own well-being, growth, and out of love for myself, I am going to have to put…  

I'm a 3rd year burner going on my 4th year and only last year did I experience what it meant to be a hooper, even if in my hoop infancy. I always marveled at hoopers, their vibrancy, expressiveness, and pure joy emanates throughout a space; mesmerizing to be sure. Fire Hoopers are on a whole other level: wild, passionate, and overflowing with life. My second burn, a friend, more of a sister, Cheeta decided to experience her first burn. She had been playing around with a hoop for a while in our…