Be... Dream... Play...

yes and no...

This week in my yoga class

Heidi's theme was yes and no

and how these two words have great power

in our lives.

What we say "yes" to,

what we say "no" to...

(how we do want to say yes - yes being the yes word)

but how saying "no" can often support

the greater "yes" in our lives.

This dynamic tension of yes and no

speaks deeply to me - I who love contrast...

and surely this play of shadow and light

will dance in my psyche for awhile.

But beyond the cerebral concept

of yes and no - she taught us how

in our bodies we can create a safe "no" boundary

which allows for a deepening into the "yes"

of any yogic posture.

I am loving the grounding of this sound concept

into the body - bringing it all home

and into the physical temple - feeling it,

embodying it

and attempting to express it

in the journal...

YES!

xox - eb.

yes, this is for you...

a warm blueberry corn muffin

and a cool breeze

yes, this is for all of you

and especially for Lucy

from the Bohemian Queen...

xox - eb.

solo flight...

My baby

the only one I've got

has gone west

to visit the relatives.

We are home alone

Daddy, Luna and me...

so we headed for the farmer's market

looking for diversion

and color 

yes - color 

in all its abundance

is there...

I soaked up the violets

to go with my blues

sometimes 

you just need

a focus

and suddenly

new worlds open up.

No worries

we'll be ok

I think that we are adjusting

pretty well...

we have fed Thomas' chickens

and duck,

picked more blueberries,

in keeping with the color theme,

watched Annie Hall,

taken several nature walks

and have some kitchen dancing planned

while we cook up some pesto.

I have also been

journaling

of course...

and journaling grace

is my new playground...

xox - eb.

grace...

yesterday

in my yoga class

Heidi's theme was

making space for grace

allowing grace

to come into our lives

allowing space

for grace...

Grace

is my Grandmother's name

and she holds

a very special place

in my space

for sure...

how

do you

make space for grace?

xox - eb.

taken over...

I am

taken over

by

radiant

and endless

possibility...

xox - eb.

ps: scroll down for my original inspiration

Taken...

First, you must let your heart

be broken open

in a way you have never

felt before,

cannot imagine.

You will

not know if what you are

feeling

is anguish or joy,

something predestined

or merely old wounds

flowing once more,

reminders of all that is

unfinished in your life.

 
Something will flood into

your chest

like air sweetened by

desert honeysuckle,

love that is too

strong.

You will stand there,

very still,

not seeing what this is.

Later, you will not remember

any of this

until the next time

when you will say,

yes, yes, I have known this before,

it has come again,

just as your eyes fold under

once more.

Dorothy Walters

via and thanks to

sweet Heidi Bock...

xox - eb.

sign language...

while wallowing

in this brief

and glorious summer

in between

rain storms

(regal in and of themselves)

and the seasonal

and sensual

farmer's markets

where I am ever so fortunate

to meet up with

old friends

and new;

I am sending out art journals

and art journaling love and lore

to share...

and even more exciting

I am preparing

for my classes at Squam.

A year ago - on a whim

I registered for a class there

and my life was magically altered.

As a result

I can not imagine

a more fertile place

to learn and become

who you might BE...

registration ends

August 15th

GO NOW!

discover, become, share...

the magic of Squam...

xox - eb.

blueberry stargazers...

breakfast looked like this

delicious blueberry, raspberry and banana pancakes

yesterday

we picked

well over four pounds

of blueberries

here

which have become:

pancakes (with raspberries and bananas),

muffins: plain and corn,

and cobbler with Ben and Jerry's vanilla...

our chef dreams of blueberry cheesecake

and other indigo deLIGHTs...

meanwhile

we are stargazing

enveloped

in the most erotic and sensual

of floral scents...

and cooling down

at the beach

family style...

xox - eb.

beach tic tac toes and a red moon...

we are wallowing

in summer bliss

after my office hours

we all meet up at the beach

for swimming,

rock skipping,

and some tic tac toe...

prepping an old journal

with today's yoga wisdom

to send out soon

and the red moon

rises tomorrow

may I suggest:

a moon bath...

relax in a hot tub

with lemongrass, citronella,

and roman chamomile essential oils

then...

go bask in the radiant

red full moon

absorbing the reflected warmth

of the sun

cast your very own

moon shadow

and then

maybe journal a bit...

xox - eb.

dressing disintegration and zephyr bride's secret...

way back in February

Seth at the Altered Page

inspired the disintegration project

it has unfolded in

unexpected ways

in many locations

and...

how was I to know

that I would become

an Aunt Polly to my very own

Tom Sawyer...

white washing

the remains - or the creations

of this disintegration project?

well who knew?

who would have known

or predicted

a turn to the colors

 
of WHITE?

none-the-less...

here they are

zephyr's bride

and her secrets...

let me say this:

summer is holding her sway

and oh how I am

swept up

into this zephyr

this gentle breeze

of sweet creation...

many thanks to Seth

and to

all the disintegration participants...

xox - eb.