I spent the weekend in Maryland, on a very cold beach, with some very close friends. We “retreated,” meaning that we actually worked (a little) on ourselves, instead of the general drinky mayhem that happens when we all get together. Don’t get me wrong, there was a little drinky, but on the whole, it was 48 hours of, well, Awakening.

There is this moment, at least for me, when I first see the ocean in person. Its a little gasp of awe, even if its 30 degrees and the wind is threatening to take away my rainbow warrior bandana in some sort of cathartic sacrifice to the salt water spirits. But, its that first glimpse of just how incredibly big and powerful the forces that surround me that takes my breath away, and in a way, that moment may be where I just hung up my need to control what was happening that weekend and just let it happen.

Man, did it “happen,” too. I’ll just say that this weekend was a pivotal moment in my life and move on to the stuff I can actually understand.*insert upside-down paranoid smilie face here*

We had pedicures, starbucks, food, a few drinks, there was make-up and videos and more food. I was barefoot on the sand, almost killed by and subsequently stolen from the sand by the ocean currents that I was very bravely standing in in the 30-degree weather.

My Artemis Moment 2010

Very, very cold water

Whale poo

I also learned from where my need to pour drinks for friends has originated, plus a few other past life connections, and that lapis is the most amazing stone on the planet. Looooove my lapis. Touch my lapis…. beeeeee my lapis….

Could this be Zee Blue Boot?

The wisdom from these adventures always comes in waves, and I expect to fully come out of this a changed person. My card today was The Wheel, and while I don’t really blog much about the spritual stuff I do, its definitely worth mentioning.

I also did manage to somehow end up at a bar (go figure) this weekend, and I may have molested a statue. Some things, regardless of enlightenment, never, ever change…thank Claude

SOTW!!