Dec 31, 2017 12:47
I did a hell of a lot in the past year in terms of new learning and explorations.
- new relationship with Adolpho, many ups and downs, he is very difficult and I've learned a lot; many relevations about boundaries, giving and receiving
- helped find Adolpho a new place to live and even helped him paint and move in despite being very unwell
- body work
- drove to Bellingham and Seattle; learned about the food co-op in Bellingham, antique stores (Ral's), the fire hall, went swimming at Whatcom lake up Chuckanut road; discovered Fiama Burger, home made root beer; went for a walk in town through a green causeway, saw deer; had many moments that were tense or beautiful together; started using my PO box
- healing work, acupuncture, learning Esoteric Acupuncture, Boulder CO
- Brunswick beach, spring water, removing invasives from the slope, planting arbutus seeds
- swimming across an ocean bay for the first time
- ballet, real progress in dance
- tried out contact improv and discovered Leviathan
- tried out working at The Village
- tried out working at Poke
- experimented with crypto and the stock market for the first time
- got a settlement from insurance after much negotiation
- took improv dance class, did more Laban movement analysis
- learned new stretching, became more flexible than I ever have
- became more physically fit than ever
- took poi workshop at Leviathan, did fire for the first time, met Beau and had our magical day/night under the Cancer moon
- performed choreographed fire for the first time at BITF; stood next to the effigy as it burned
- flared again, but managed to stay out of the hospital
- learned about MAP, tested positive, started the antibiotics for it: convinced my doctor to let me try the protocol, self-guided
- diagnosed with A1AD
- learned a huge amount about modern medicine
- got closer to mom, helped her health, learned a lot about hormones for the first time, spent months together, sorted out more karma between us; Halloween Parade of Lost Souls marching band with mom, then time in nature toward when she was about to leave, miss one another; she bought me a gold cross and blessed it with her own prayers
- learned about vitamin IVs and injections
- applied to nursing school
- learned about the Real Self, early childhood trauma, the "cry it out method" and early dissociation
- did a lot of counselling
- learned a lot of new cooking techniques, mostly thanks to Adolpho
- began my Pluto transit in Feb 2017