After having A. in the house for 10 days this last time and then spending a day on the road with him getting him halfway to Boulder, I have felt my anxiety regarding him lessening significantly. I'm not sure what it is that is allowing me this new peace, but I can't help but feel that chapter of his life is now over. That's not to say that some of ( Read more... )

 A. called tonight! It was such a relief to hear from him.

He was in the Circus Circus hotel in Reno, and had stayed several days longer on the Playa at Burning Man to help clean up. He met a man named Cornelius (aka The Druid) and his 17-year-old daughter, Blue. They live on an organic farm between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe where they have invited ( Read more... )

While walking with my best friend the other night, talking and laughing, I felt a lightness that was both filling and stimulating. I felt radiant--an almost spilling over of brightness.

LM and I have been friends since babies, when we lived next door to each other, and our parents would sit our playpens next to each other in the backyard, one on ( Read more... )

 I am at rest today ( Read more... )

 I've written about this before...and it deserves another mention today. Sometimes, when I've been absorbed in something (a person, work, a play partner, etc.), even if it's been a very short time, my energy changes and it's hard to sync back up with S.. I suppose it's normal and I shouldn't over-analyze it. Yet, this weekend at the cabin has put ( Read more... )