Sweet times with Leonie Wise, San Francisco, 2007.
This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting one of my “bloggie” mates ~ Leonie Wise ~ from Chocolate Covered Musings ~ and her sweet husband Nic. Leonie was one of my first readers and she is now the first gypsy girl I had the pleasure of meeting in person through this blog. Yay! All the way from Wellington, New Zealand. I gotta say… It is pure magic to cross the line from virtual to real! Joined by our fellow sweethearts, we exchanged life stories and enjoyed some very tasty Mexican tapas (accompanied by a few too many margaritas) at the Colibri Bistro in downtown San Francisco. I’m still overflowing with joy!
I was first attracted to Leonie’s blog because of how she described herself “an adventurous spirit, a loyal friend and a seeker of truth… both in myself and others.” I thought: “What more could I wish for in a kindred spirit?” And I’m glad we started corresponding, because meeting her was truly a gift. If you have not been to her blog yet, I highly recommend you do. Check out her fabulous book reviews, photos, her inviting, honest and hot (yes! hot!) poetry… I’m thrilled to have found her and I look forward to seeing her again very soon.
Also, even though I’ve been sort of “nesting” lately, this whole experience brought me back to what I love the most about traveling: making connections. I think there are few things in life that are better than the spontaneous friendships that come to us while traveling… Oh! I speak of the delights of sharing sunsets, meals, tips, soulful conversation, laughs or simply a bumpy bus ride… These moments are nothing but delicious and unforgettable. And that is what I want to create here. A place to connect, a hub for information, a bridge, an incentive to travel and a safe harbor where this community can find shelter and fun on the road.
And since I can’t go traveling right now, I want to keep this feeling of openness alive and invite all of you to look at your life as an adventure as well. Free yourself to possibility and invite special moments in by simply following your heart’s interests and clues. Sometimes the main journey is exactly where you are. Let happiness come your way…
Archive for March, 2007
Gypsy Connections
Between the lines
Between the lines, San Francisco, 2006
This week I am pushing myself to be more transparent and to magnify all the thoughts and ideas I am usually too careful about. I want to experiment with exposure, embarrassment, imperfection and truth. My heart is wide open.
Between the lines
Between the lines lay our truths.
Next to them sit the fear of failure
And our friend safety.
By their side, hope doesn’t stand a chance
And tears roll quietly down the blank space.
Thoughts of regret follow
Sweet little lies down a straight
And predictable path.
Passion is muted by the void
We create, as we let anxiety
Take over the smallest gaps.
Things are left unsaid and silence
Commands a new direction.
Before we know it, a joke
Covers up the surface and
Shadows of laughter and resentment
Obscure the purity once found
In fantasy and dream.
Timing finally wins over truth.
Soon is too late now
To find the way back to possibility.
A moment of restraint is enough
To stop the flow of emotions.
A lack of faith deviates us
From full acceptance and true living.
Sometimes I wish we had
Subtitles beneath our hearts.
I wish we could read
What can’t be translated.
I wish there was a way to
Understand the mystery
Behind the logic
That keeps us hiding
And seeking
What can be found, surely,
When we expose the truths
That lay between the lines.
