Spring is almost here! Yey!! I have endured one of the hardest winters in the mid-west in over 30 years! The snow has fallen ruthlessly and endlessly week after week. Here and there a day of 50 degrees sneaks its way in but within 12 hours we experience a 35 degree decrease in temperature. One day it is rain, the next morning it is ice. The following evening brings on a treacherous winter storm, the morning after opens up in a day full of sunshine. This depicts the very essence of what my life has embodied over the last 8 months....continual change, some good, some not so comfortable or pleasant, some expected, some surprising. Some days finding myself as happy as a bird peacefully singing to the heavens with praise and gratitude for all that I have received and some days cursing the Gods who have sent me to this what felt like miserable hell of existence. Life is truly memorable, it is a blessing, it is a challenge is a great game and one that involves the courage to grow.

So here I am still in Chicago. And here I have decided to stay at least till the end of summer. Not sure if I can endure the depths of another long cold winter. Am hoping my path will lead me back to the warm place on the west coast where my heart still lies deep within the Ocean, sleeps in the Mountains, my soul budding with the wild flowers and lingering through out the Sequoias......I feel that I've made it this far in the city, I mine as well stick around for the most precious time of the year here.

Never would have thought I had the energy of a city girl still within me! But here I am enjoying this life, learning, growing, finding a bit of happiness in the downtown skyline sunrise so early in the morning :) And I am finding many beautiful outlets of connecting with nature in the North, and connecting with lovely special new friends and old ones as well. Family surrounds me. There is new life and it is fun to watch them grow! Moving closely back in with family gives me the opportunity to test the knowledge that I have gained over the years we have been apart. They are a huge reflection for me and give me a chance to share with them all that I have learned.

The hardest part is being so far from my family in California. My time away has given me the chance to reflect and truly truly appreciate what is there. The family that I have in LA is like nothing I have ever experienced in my life. Unconditional love, support, honesty, commitment, silliness, warmth, acceptance, non judgmental attitudes, and freedom. Oh, of course one of the best things is lots of fuzzy cuddle times with lovely people who grow from the simple healing that is cultivated through affection. It is a unique community to be a part of and I look forward to my return when the time is right.

Looking forward to my visit for this months FMG. Can't wait to get down on the dance floor and honor our Moon as she is so beautiful! It has been almost a year since I made it to the desert so I feel that I am in for a big treat. And I will visit the Ocean, sit in the Mountains, lay beneath an Oak tree, roll around in the sand, love up that warmth shared by the Sun and be grateful that I get to come home for a bit and get a hug and a hello to all the special people in my life that have help me along my path :) Feeling truly grateful on this new Moon.

Thanks for letting me share.....

lots o luv n light :):)

Ah, and I almost forgot...for any of you wishing to come and check out a lovely city in the midst of summer, my home is always open to you........

"There are two ways of spreading light; To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."