opening to faith & falling in love...

~opening to  faith~

 

~& falling in love~

 

~relying on my strength~

"slay the dragon that holds you down"

words by joseph campbell

visual journal entry 010511

 

~i've been soul searching.  i don't believe in luck any more than i believe in coincidence~

 

~while the owl envelopes me~

 

~and pa looks over me~

 

~i harvest my words~

 

shed this thirst,

she shone without shore,

this ship will spill.

 

~i hold sacred~

 

~

 

~the pioneer~

you've been playing it safe for awhile now.  although the good persona served you well, it's now grinding against your nature to be a rebel.  an intelligent deviation from the norm will awaken your pioneering spirit and change the trend.

horoscope 010511 by nadiya shah

 

~on my way~

 

~you stepped on the brake a bit, that's ok~

 

~i've got my bottle of patience~

 

~and i've been preparing~

 

~i've done a lot of work~

 

~pa approves~

 

~and so it began on saturday 010811~

 

you invite me over for a cozy night in.  the 5 o'clock colts vs chiefs game.  i laugh and ask,  "we've reached the point where you subject me to sports, huh?"  i came prepared, with my visual journal and art supplies.  you watch the game, tend to the fire and re-fill my water and wine glasses all night.  i ask if what i'm doing in my journal seems odd.  "no," you reply, "i think it's awesome you can entertain yourself!"  i feel like a child, sitting on the floor in front of the coffee table cutting and pasting.  i love it.  you order vietnamese food.  we eat side by side on your black leather sofa watching the end of the game.  we watch portishead live in roseland.  and then massive attack videos.  this is interspersed by hours of conversation. and then a movie, true romance. at 2:30 am i drift off to sleep to ponyo in the crook of your arm after you tuck me in with an extra blanket.

 

~heaven~

 

~under the dr seuss tree on your kitchen wall~

 

~the stars are on my side~

quick n dirty journal entry fireside 010811

 

~lounging~

 

~new friends~

he laughed and said i was welcome to play with the girls toys.  which i did.

 

~stepping out the next morning, yes, this is the color of his front porch, and these boots were made for~

 

~walking by myself on the beach at 10 am~

 

~listening to the birds~

 

~leaving a mark~

 

~collecting treasures~

 

~jets leave contrails in their wakes for the same reason you can sometimes see your breath~

 

~open to receive~

 

~to see~

 

~to feel~

 

~leaving the island the next morning~

 

~green lights~

 

~everything seemingly in a row~

 

~running smoothly~

 

~feeling safe~

 

~no barriers~

 

~a mad crush~

 

~i'm writing my own fairytale~

 

~with 2 new rescue animals.  they are in the wash presently~

 

~opening to faith~

 

~& falling in love~

 

collected on the beach in alameda

010911

 

the bottom layer:

black rocks & white shell bits

hopes & fears

balance

where i've been

my knowledge

my intention

 

one hot pink bead:

the fairytale ending

a girl's gotta dream!

 

the base of the nest:

kelp

nutrition

support

of the vast ocean

 

and a crab leg

 

the top layer of the nest:

white feathers

from the dove, from me

angelic

soft

safe

dreams taking flight

of the air

and one dark feather

for balance

~~~

 

Comments

[lili young]

omg. you are my sweet inspiration and I'm so into your journal. please sir, some more.

[Allison]

oh, i just love every bit of this... we must talk in person soon. i may have to come to the EC to hear more and give you a dose of the moon. :)

[bill]

your openness takes my breath away

like leaping from a mountain top

or setting sail across an ocean

acts that are somehow only meaningful when taken without reservation

[Biglittlebiglife.wordpress.com]

simply stunning...
and to think of your worries a year ago...
would you have ever thought...
that this is where your dreams would bring you?

love ya!
Kari Ann - your fellow dreamer!