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If anybody can recommend good Spanish movies I would love to know! I took Spanish classes in school years ago and now I'm trying to get whatever fragments of the language are buried in my brain to resurface before my trip to Spain (and Europe) in October. Muchas gracias!
Eeek! I'm so lucky! I'm going to be a part of the SG UK vacation! This will be my first time in the UK and I'll be meeting so many of the SG's for the first time too. I'm incredibly grateful to have been chosen!
I'm hoping to go from there to Barcelona between Oct. 10th and 30th or so. Perhaps taking a train through France into Spain might be a good way to see the countryside? I've barely begun to check out costs and such so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Barcelona has been my dream European destination for years, though there are a ton of other places that I would love to visit, like Austria, Portugal, France, and Germany. I really don't have a time limit so I plan on going wherever the winds push me, granted I don't run out of money.
I'm hoping to go from there to Barcelona between Oct. 10th and 30th or so. Perhaps taking a train through France into Spain might be a good way to see the countryside? I've barely begun to check out costs and such so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Barcelona has been my dream European destination for years, though there are a ton of other places that I would love to visit, like Austria, Portugal, France, and Germany. I really don't have a time limit so I plan on going wherever the winds push me, granted I don't run out of money.
I had the best Shambhala festival experience yet! Choplogik and I ended up randomly meeting up with all of our friends and camping together. They are all such special people and the entire festival had good energy! My highlights of the weekend were the spectacularly genuine hugs, which still bring me to tears and leave me all warm and fuzzy inside when I think about them. I might have to become a huggy person after all, which would be a big step since it takes me weeks to warm up to new people enough to hug them.
In the past, I'd heard that a sober Shambhala is the most magical experience one can have, and I must say that I now agree. I can't describe how amazing everything was on those nights that all I had in me was an energy drink (which isn't exactly sober, but...) , they were by far my favorite nights. I did have a few nights of not-so-sober fun as well on some so-called "legendary" party favors, which makes it even more striking that my favorite nights were the sober ones.
I'm still processing all of the awesomeness that occurred, and figuring out the why's and how's. What I'm coming to realize is that it's important for me to have some kind of a reset button. I'm always reminiscing about a few years ago when I was in a particular place in my life, everything was so vivid and raw and open. I'm hoping to get that sense of life back, I think it has a lot to do with being around more people and having significant experiences with them.
In the past, I'd heard that a sober Shambhala is the most magical experience one can have, and I must say that I now agree. I can't describe how amazing everything was on those nights that all I had in me was an energy drink (which isn't exactly sober, but...) , they were by far my favorite nights. I did have a few nights of not-so-sober fun as well on some so-called "legendary" party favors, which makes it even more striking that my favorite nights were the sober ones.
I'm still processing all of the awesomeness that occurred, and figuring out the why's and how's. What I'm coming to realize is that it's important for me to have some kind of a reset button. I'm always reminiscing about a few years ago when I was in a particular place in my life, everything was so vivid and raw and open. I'm hoping to get that sense of life back, I think it has a lot to do with being around more people and having significant experiences with them.
My big summer road trip is about to begin! I'll be heading all through BC, ending at Shambhala music festival! I'm finally beginning to get excited about hitting the road since it's been a long time since I drove for hours on end, which I love.
It's a bit late, but I've finally been pondering what I would like to get out of Shambhala this year. In the past it's been a very spiritual event for me, but the last year was mostly about seeing old friends. Sometimes I feel like my imagination is falling away, perhaps because I feel so content with my life right now. My life has grown so much in the last few years, to the point that all of this would seem a miracle if I had glimpsed it back then. Now everything simply feels normal. So, I'm hoping to reconnect with my spirituality a bit, see the magic in my life, take it to the next level. I want to envision a life even grander than the one I am living now, as if I am writing my own sci-fi future ...
It's a bit late, but I've finally been pondering what I would like to get out of Shambhala this year. In the past it's been a very spiritual event for me, but the last year was mostly about seeing old friends. Sometimes I feel like my imagination is falling away, perhaps because I feel so content with my life right now. My life has grown so much in the last few years, to the point that all of this would seem a miracle if I had glimpsed it back then. Now everything simply feels normal. So, I'm hoping to reconnect with my spirituality a bit, see the magic in my life, take it to the next level. I want to envision a life even grander than the one I am living now, as if I am writing my own sci-fi future ...
It seems that my 2 personas are beginning to overlap. People have begun to ask aloud on my "real me" Twitter whether I am an SG. It's quite a compliment that my work has become recognizable, however, I'm a bit sensitive about the subject because the majority of people might not take kindly to me being erotically naked on the internet. I'm not ashamed of any of this, but I don't want to alienate anyone who doesn't understand what SG is about. I also find it a bit disrespectful and ill-considered to just call someone out on this kind of subject. So I must ask that if you happen to recognize me or my work in other spaces, and want to inquire as to whether this is me, message me in private or here on SG.
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The ladies would like to say hello 
P.S. I have hormones to blame for this. At least they are good for something?
P.S. I have hormones to blame for this. At least they are good for something?
In regards to my last post, I think my frustrating stemmed from the fact that nothing, at least for me, compares to the expressiveness of art. When taking a break from art, I was unconsciously trying to find other outlets for my creativity and finding them to be so much less satisfying than painting. Also, the meditative state that I achieve when working is probably something I needed, more than I knew. Even when doing yoga, I just wasn't quite going as... deep, probably because I'm not as practiced at it. Now that I'm back to painting, I'm more content and happy! It was a good little experiment, though, and I'm keeping up with eating healthy and exercising almost everyday.
Something is bugging me. The less absorbed I am in my painting work, the more narcissistic I become. Now that I'm taking some time off, I'm thinking so much about my body, health, exercise that my head is clouded and I feel like can't think straight. When I'm painting, nothing else matters. Now I'm thinking about outfits, hair, makeup, stuff that was irrelevant when I only had time for painting. It's as if I just got out of a long marriage and am trying to get back into dating. Ha ha!
Edit: So then I drew this...
Edit: So then I drew this...
