some of the things around me

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This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of it's furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.

--Rumi

 

 

 lots o love to you

it's been awhile :)

The program here is two weeks shy of finishing and the light is bright and long, together creating a palpable excitement in the air.  For a lot of the people here, myself included, is what next. Some people are going home, others traveling and some doing amazing projects such as creating a café on a bus and touring different festivals around Scandinavia and Europe.  For me, so far, I have bought a ticket to go see a friend in southern Italy and then to Switzerland to visit another friend.  Then I am not exactly sure how but traveling in Germany and then to England to hopefully teach a painting workshop and see some relatives and my godmother.  After moving around for July and the beginning of August I will come back here to Sweden before flying to Asheville North Carolina.  Now this is a lot and to be honest with you, as I said I would, I’m not sure how I am going to afford it all. Despite responsible planning, life and people don’t always follow your plans.  I have often found myself in these moments in my life where I am not sure how the finances are going to manifest to support my intentions, its just a little bit more unnerving when your away from home!  But I still must trust that if I’m doing the right thing, if I am meeting the world in right relationship and working, then the money will show up.  And to date my life has shown me this to be true.  

a little spot for magic, june 2011

I offered a portrait painting workshop here and have been teaching yoga every morning.  And still new people from the surrounding community keep showing up along with a number of yippies.  I also continue to paint, albeit a little smaller.  It’s kinda funny that when I describe what I do, it changes little even when I travel!  Right now I am working on putting a workshop together for England, and it’s a struggle to organize things from afar.  Ok, even in the same city as the event I am planning, the organization and promoting challenge me, turns out everywhere you go there you are!  It would be dreamy to have an agent, but I fear that like gurus this is a dying tradition, a thing of the past so you have to work in the places you struggle.  Instead we build our reputation on the relationships we have and the experience we leave people with, allowing our integrity to be the source of attraction.  I will let you know how it works out :)

ah.. svasana ... and their portraits from our course hanging on the wall <3