reaching the summit

there is so much to do right now that i have taken my eye off the ball, i had to. literally every time i start to think, "i'm moving to japan next week" i start to want to check my head out and see if i'm maybe just a little crazy. i know i'm not but it feels that way to think about it right now. instead i'm just chipping away at the huge amount of things that i have to do, a little each day and knowing that all will be okay in the end. it has to be, this is my dream.

i've finally touched back down to solid ground here after a weekend of bliss in the oregon forest. it was truely one of the most beautiful weekends that i've had here in a very long time. one feels so blessed to have good friends around, friends whom have taken the time, money and energy to fly across the country to come be with them and experience life for a moment. feeling blessed and very, very grateful. so much gratitude for those who dared to come and experience with me and dance with me and use their mad hula-hoops skills along side me! the string summit is always a beautiful experience, full of laughter, sunshine and inspiration at every turn, but this year was different for me in so many ways. it was a great release and reminder that life is good and that nothing is really impossible in this life if it is approached with love. kindness can overflow and strangers can become famiily through some hardcore gettin down and a few fat tires. the trees sparkled us into the mystic and the music tickled our toes into dancing long after our energy was gone or we believed that we could even move anymore. we meditated with alders and hiked up and down hills for hours. we payed our boogie tolls and barted for what we needed or wanted with cupcakes and bacon. we stayed together, we fell apart, we explored the world outloud and tied our lives and love together for a few fleeting days in oregon. it was a long time coming, it was a lot of work and preparation, it was hot and tired, but it was wonderful in ways i never anticipated it could be. thanks to all of those who helped make last weekend what it was for me. thanks to all those strangers who shared their smiles and their love with us. thanks to this beautiful oregon for sharing beauty that is unmatched in my lifetime with me. i will be back, i will, i have to; this land calls to me more than any place i've ever known. these are my people, this is my oregon.

namaste friends. i hope everyone who reads this is living an inspired life and knowing that the most important time in our lives is right now.