brooklyn (part 1)

i just kept thinking about the cosby show . brooklyn, august 2011

the conversation started a few months ago after i saw a note on twitter that made me think, "i'm going to call that girl today." so i picked up the phone and dialed jen lee's number and within moments we were right into the good stuff. we shared stories and ideas and laughed and said "me too" and talked about the work we most want to be doing.

and then we talked some more and a plan began to form that sounded a bit like, "i think you might need to come to brooklyn this summer so you can work on this."

and i stood in my kitchen and the thoughts ran into each other and were filled with phrases like, "i could just get on a plane. by myself. and head across the country to new york city? i could make this choice for myself and my business and work with a friend on a new project just like that? i could ask jon to watch ellie jane during some of his last days of summer break while i do this?" 

the response to all these questions and the others that followed was always: yes. just like that. you can make that choice.

so that is how i found myself in brooklyn in the middle of august in the humidity and the rain and the i might be melting through my clothes but i am so living this dream into reality truths and the stories and the beauty and the moments of feeling deeply seen and the moments of standing inside what i most need to look at and sift through and notice.

good stuff. all of it. good stuff.

there and back

brooklyn . august 2011

last night, i returned home from a quick, soul.full trip to brooklyn. i tucked so much inside the pocket of my heart while i was there, and i am sifting through the beauty and realness a bit at a time in between the moments of living that being home brings.

more soon...

until then, i would really love to know how things are in your corner of the world.

breathing above water (in westport, washington)

in my dreams
they nudge me hello, then teach me to breathe
and i twist and turn and swim beside them

and saturday, i got to spend time with them outside my dreams
and they came as close as ten yards from the side of the boat

i laughed through tears of joy
as my heart felt like it was home

*photos taken by jonny*

a little wdw for your viewing pleasure

a few people have asked me why i haven't posted more pictures from disney world. the truth is that it just takes me forever to resize and choose and all that when i am looking through a whole big batch of photos.

so here are a few for you...i am adding a few more to flickr here and there in a set (you can go to the set just by clicking through to my flickr account by clicking any of these photos)

hope you are having a beautiful day, wherever you are in the world.
i am hoping for blue skies here in washington...

five (really) good moments from last week and happy (belated) new year

please share your five (really) good things...or moments...from the last few days...catch me up on what is happening in your world...

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i wanted to post this video on new year's day...but i got caught up in all the fun and enjoyed a vacation away from my laptop...though i am going to post my belated new year's wishes to you all the same...
update: some of you let me know you are having trouble watching the video. not sure what is going on, but you can click here to watch it.

hope your first few days of 2008 have been full of light and peace...