(published Dec 20th through my newsletter) The weirdest dream woke me up at 2 AM a couple weeks ago. It roused me with the very distinct instruction that I need to seriously take up watercolor painting. This thought was so strong - it dug down through the deepest sleep state and hoisted me into waking … Continue reading Woken Up By a 2 AM Call to Watercolor Paint
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A Hateful Night of Walnut Cake and Local Yoga
(published Dec 13th through my newsletter) Last Tuesday evening, just before sunset, a comment on one of my Instagram posts cropped up and annoyed the heck out of me. It was a simple, innocuous comment by a stranger that contained no harm or ill will. But it still pissed me off. Given my irrational reaction, … Continue reading A Hateful Night of Walnut Cake and Local Yoga
Following the Signs to an Enchanted New Place to Live
(published Dec 6th through my newsletter) It is a dark desert night and it’s hard to know which story to tell you, as so much has happened over the last couple weeks. Perhaps I should tell you the story of my move to this mystical new property... I left the animal sanctuary. I knew I … Continue reading Following the Signs to an Enchanted New Place to Live
It’s True, I haven’t Taken a Shower in Over a Month
(published Nov 22nd through my newsletter) It’s true. I have not had the exquisite pleasure of being drenched with a warm human-made waterfall in over 30 days. I used to take 2-3 showers a day in NYC. (Although it was probably more of an energetic thing than a cleanliness thing.) On this little desert ranch, … Continue reading It’s True, I haven’t Taken a Shower in Over a Month
Ariel Meets Animal Guides in Real Life and Meditation
(published Nov 15th through my newsletter) Yesterday I went to a medicine wheel ceremony intended to introduce me to an animal guide that held insight into the next steps on my path. It was shockingly beautiful. Funny how this event came about. One of you who reads my posts (hi Toni!) told her dear friend … Continue reading Ariel Meets Animal Guides in Real Life and Meditation
Joshua Tree Love and Shoveling Manure
(published Nov 8th through my newsletter) It has been over a month since I moved into the Scamp camper and it’s become strangely natural to live like this. I’ve been in the same spot, on this animal sanctuary, for over two weeks and I’m well settled in. The first week was spent exhaling and catching … Continue reading Joshua Tree Love and Shoveling Manure
First Day Alone in the Desert
(published Oct 25th through my newsletter) After ten days in Los Angeles, I have arrived at a dusty desert town in rural California where I'll be staying for at least a month. It feels like the true beginning of this journey, as it is the beginning of my time unscheduled and untethered. Back in Los … Continue reading First Day Alone in the Desert
Crashing (Emotionally) in Los Angeles
(published Oct 18th through my newsletter) I gotta say, this new chapter living in the Scamp camper has been remarkably dazzling so far. But last Monday I seriously crashed. It was my intention to get from Vermont (leaving on Sep 28th), to pick up the Scamp camper in Minnesota Oct 1, test it out there for a … Continue reading Crashing (Emotionally) in Los Angeles
Talking Mindfulness with 3 Old Cowboys
(published Oct 11th through my newsletter) For a week and a half, I've been on the road now, and my old life feels very far away. It is presently blue dawn over a small lake in Elk City, Oklahoma. This town is rather wonderful. I strolled up and down the main strip yesterday and found … Continue reading Talking Mindfulness with 3 Old Cowboys
Notes From My First Week on the Road
(originally posted in newsletter Oct 4th, 2019) It’s not quite dawn and I am writing this from the woods in northern Minnesota, sitting at the dinette in the Scamp. Outside the light is soft gray and the squirrels are starting to chat in the trees above. The forest is dressed in yellow, orange, red and … Continue reading Notes From My First Week on the Road