Appreciation for 06/11/10

*The sky is heavy-laden with clouds full of moisture. Oh! How I LOVE summer storms! Bring it on baby! *Today is my 42nd birthday and I feel young and excited about what is to come! *A day full of possibilities that has started out with overflowing love. *Having everything I need. *Knowing who I am. *BEING alive! *The miracle of this last year. *Looking back over 365 days and seeing the huge growth. ~ What a beautiful path I'm creating!
Grace in Small Things

Let it Rock!

The night was every description of perfect. Amazing weather. Beautiful people. Energy that was soothing AND energizing at the same time. People showed up in droves and stayed most of the night. Everywhere I turned, there was the face of someone I loved. People loved my art and went home with their favorite piece - or pieces. It was an astounding experience.

This morning, as I prepare this update for you, I feel a curious mixture of heavy, unmovable and alert. I am experiencing myself today with the sensation of being full of cement, my body being reluctant to bend and sway. After the exhilaration of last week which showed up as the inability to sleep for several nights, I imagine that is the biggest reason why I am feeling the effect of gravity with monumental intensity.

I feel so blessed to have created this breathtaking experience for myself and those who chose in to experiencing it with me. I had people show up that were friends of friends, that I had never met before. I had blogging friends show up (Hi, Lynn!) that I had no idea would be in attendance and felt so excited to meet. I had many of my ALC buddies there and they stayed for the bulk of the night, adding laughter and connection to the event. My local, immediate family members were all there. And, how cool is this???! Three different people I knew from high school and haven't seen since, showed up simply because they had seen my information on facebook and felt excited to support me! Two of my beautiful friends (Hi, Liz and Nichol!) showed up first thing and stayed all the way through, offering me a home base where I could touch down and regroup every now and then. My former husband, his wife and his architectural designer friends came and, a little later, one of his employee's and his wife and step daughter did too. My lifetimes-long soul connection (Love you!) also offered his presence and strength, warming my heart and holding me up with his smile.

By the end of the night, my emotions were running so full, I was overflowing. There were no words. I could only cry. The love and the appreciations bubbled out of me in tears as people hugged me good night. I felt kerfuffled and, yet, peaceful. It was the most complete I have felt in a long while and I created it all! The feedback I received from practically everyone was, "You are radiating love and glowing. You are absolutely beautiful."

My mentors, Megan and Annabeth, as they were leaving both hugged me close. I could feel their appreciation and, knowing how much they have witnessed of my journey, I knew they could feel what I was experiencing. Annabeth could only say over and over, "This is SO big! I'm so proud of you! I love you!"

Megan stood in front of me and asked, "How do you feel?"

There were no words, however. So I showed her. She gets my body-movement language and I showed her what I was feeling as tears ran down my face. She smiled and said, "Draw that, Ang! Create that image. That is your million dollar piece of art!"

Indeed it is! Talk about a night of continual chivels!!!

I've said it before and I'm gonna say it again now... LIFE IS GOOD!

New Year's Do-Over

Yep. It's official. It's 6:54pm and I am absolutely draggin' my ass. My choice was well worth the exhaustion that is setting now, though. Karen and I chose into a New Year's do-over last night after co-creating a New Year's Eve in an Alternate Universe. It was amazing and uplifting and magical! And has ended up being my favorite New Year's Ever celebration ever! It will be a tradition for us that I am looking forward to. Her blog post has more eloquent detail than I am able to muster right now. Aaaaaand... there will be a Meditation coming Monday with more about my experience too. Don't wanna give away everything here and now, ya know. LOL I am just... so... tired. I must go to bed.

Above all that tiredness, though, is this gentle calm that I feel so grateful for. I feel excited for what lies ahead this year and am looking forward to each magical creation I will manifest.

Celebration

My lovely mentor Megan Sillito is celebrating her birthday today. She is doing this by spending time in sunny California at a speakers convention. She will spend her entire day receiving feedback on her speaking abilities and she is excited about that!

For those of you who are local, this woman is phenomenal and I would highly recommend you checking her out. My life is so blessed by her generous spirit and fun-loving attitude. I have discovered so much about myself through her gentle tutelage.

Happy Birthday Ms. Megan! Thank you for being born and bringing your vivaciousness into this world.

I love you!