What does Affirming and being affirmed create?

This has been a great week. It began with a 2 1/2 hour session of restorative yoga at the Yoga Room and it was the first time I have experienced singing bowles in such a completely spiritual and meditative context. Then a wonderful, playfully erotic shower with my male friend and on to Monday to a talk by Father Roy Bourgeois, M.M on the challenge of " Peace" at the remembrance of the anniversary of the assasination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and marking the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq- thru to reading a great book entitled, " Spirit Taking Form" by Artist Nancy Azara. Cleaning the House and feeling complete.


Interesting how one was a sort of stepping stone for the next affirmation. The restorative yoga
class creating the affirmation of the Holy. Around me, and I could feel the inner light in side of me, that presence of the divine and the inner voice resonating. The shower was also Holy. For the first time I felt like a silly wild child letting go of her inhibitions and just loving the warm water, soap and the other silly wild child playing with me. Everyone has the opportunity to heal. We get to play and affirm our right to learning to love ourselves, each other and the world again and that evening We were peace makers in the shower. A. is an ex-gang member from east l.a and sexual abuse survivor and I with my history. I am always learning that my past and his is a part of us but does not define us individually .

Native American Prayer

" Sundancer, dance into the light , We give our whole being to open up our sight

That we may see the vision, every landscape unfold

that we might dance through the crack between worlds . "

The Book actually has been very helpful to me in confirming and affirming my inner world and addition to allowing me to create a vision beyond the times when I feel stuck artistically.