Blessed, Playa Escondida, 2008.
Come to the edge, he said.
They said: We are afraid.
Come to the edge, he said.
They came. He pushed them
And they flew.
Guillaume Apollinaire
***
When I started this year, I named it the "year of flight". It turns out that it has been so far ~
I got married and
I had two incredible ceremonies ~
I got a new job offer
I am working on my creative dreams
I am connecting with kindreds
I am building a nurturing and supporting community
I am taking more 'risks'
I feel lighter in general...
Which does make me feel like
I can actually fly!
Imagine that?
Even the "unthought-of" happened last week.
I've attempted jogging!
Truth be told ~
I'd always been a little jealous of runners.
Oh. Shucks! (Am I getting in trouble here?)
For a lack of a better word...
They've always seemed so damn "cool"
Too cool...
With their fancy shoes and music gadgets.
For some reason I idealized the whole thing
And I just never thought I could be one of them.
But for some reason...
I decided it was about time I tried it.
And so I'm proud.
I'm jogging!
Little sprints alternated by walks
That is where I am at right now.
Little sprints of joy!
But I am indeed jogging
And that makes me happy.
It makes me feel like that kid
Who will no longer need to hide from PE class :P
Anyhow.
I wanted to tell you this,
because it is from this perspective
that I want to share some other thrilling news with you:
I opened my very own Etsy store!!!
GYPSY GIRLS GUIDE PHOTOGRAPHY ~
I've also added little snippets about the stories behind the images
Check it out and let me know what you think :)
I'm slowly uploading the images. So stay tuned.
I was going to announce it only when it was all done.
Silly. There is never such a thing is there?
Since I picked up the prints
I've been running around in circles
I've been in such euphoria...
I could not even post about anything else
(hence why it's taken me long to post here)
I can hardly describe it.
It's a great feeling ~
I guess this process made me come alive!
I remembered:
Little sprints, Alex.
Little sprints will do.
So...
I am a little shy
As I stand before this cliff
Just before I hit "publish"
And just before I take flight.
On the other hand...
I know you will cheer me and hold me ~
I know it does not matter how far I go ~
I know it's all about feeling the wind on my face ~
Here I am
Arms, Wings, Heart
Wide Open.
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