Themes of unplugging and being off-grid seem to be on high right now for me, which is interesting given it’s Summer and that usually means an uptick in activities or gatherings. And while the latter is true, that is part of why I feel this to be extra important, at least for myself, to balance the energies.

So, there will continue to be more consistent away time upcoming – dips in and out – and it’s feeling supportive to resetting things, as well as exploring where and how I’d like to infuse energy into those things.

This may just be a “me” thing based on my energy signature for this year, yet I do feel how overall-supportive managing our energy and making time for ourselves and loved ones amidst the collective experience is.

Creating our own reality is always available to us and learning how to navigate and master the energies and laws within this experience is something we can choose to partake in, in more conscious and personally delegated ways.

Cause and effect is always in motion, yet we can learn to responsibly and consciously harness being the cause rather than effect and strengthen our positioning on the pendulum of experience in such a way that we always become the desired dynamic of that relationship between balancing parts.

There are so many options available in this experience of The All that can change the way we move through life and the expression of Thought that is ever-evolving with potential.

I’ve been contemplating a lot even with our being away and constantly tweaking things just enough that makes an impact and shift to new levels. There’s always a creative new twist available and fun ways to explore and implement new understandings of Mental Alchemy.

And Summer reminds us of that creative potential blooming forth from all open-hearted nooks and crannies.

This is just a touch-in of thoughts to add to that blooming before we head out again.

It’s too challenging to share the fullness of explorations we each go through, but we can offer pieces of potential through the way we move through life and even what we are moved to share beyond that embodiment.

To recap energy flows here, we left on Summer Solstice and were away through and after the Capricorn Full Moon, with love and union being the focal points of this bright portal entry point.

I don’t know how you experienced these days, as heightened energies can play out differently for everyone, but for us it was a beautiful, very flowing, and supported window with sweet signs all around us from our fur babies in the stars.

We’re so grateful every single day, moment, and for each experience. I feel that gratitude is also a meeting of cause and effect we actively take part in and consciously recognize the synergy of heart alignment inherent within that relationship.

Traveling on our anniversary was a fresh way to activate another layer of newness to our next phase of life and connected journey. Our new baby bunny friend even greeted us on Solstice morning, which was the perfect gift.

With a night flight out, this gave us time to enjoy a hike nearby before packing up and flying away – great nourishment and grounding for travels.

It also gifted me a red tailed hawk cheek feather and both of us a pair of swallowtail butterflies that flew toward and around us, and were engaged in a mating dance, which felt like a sweet celebration of our love day portal.

It’s amazing to me how much every day lately is increasingly so varied and what shows up is an incredible opportunity to explore different ways to work with the energy of it all. I’m finding patterns more fluid to shift and my flexibility of heart and mind to increase in stretch each day. Our capacity for change is far greater than we give ourselves credit for.

It was a whirlwind trip with every moment packed full of preparations, events, big city energy, and lots of people time. This is very different from our quieter life and low-key mountain activities.

We were away because of wedding festivities – attending a rehearsal preparation, dinner, and then a full next day of helping with preparations – we were on balloon duty to fill helium in balloons, tie them together and put them along the path so people could find the outdoor location – wedding, and reception.

Balloon duty was like a clown show with lots of blunders taking place with what seemed like a simple task. Luckily we have a great sense of humor and put aside extra time for execution.

We actually had two weddings to attend on the same day – a virtual one and an in-person one – that were back-to-back.

Somehow they lined up perfectly to enable us to be part of both without missing anything. One wedding was for a high school buddy of Dave’s and the other was for a sweet friend of mine that used to actually live here in Lake Tahoe for a while.

Weddings were a focal point of this past weekend – not just for us. I heard about a half dozen weddings through people I know, but I imagine there were many more because of it being the first weekend of Summer.

A time when blossoming heart energy and eternal love is highlighted, as well as recognizing the connective threads that enrich and bring value to your life through the people around you.

We also got to spend a day with Dave’s dad, step mom, and their rescue dog, Grace, again. It’s been good to see them more regularly and this also helped Grace to remember me and get close again. It was sweet to see her follow me and seek out my petting her. I imagine if we were around a lot, she’d be my best buddy.

Unfortunately, there was no opportunity for seeing anyone else we know in the areas, as we literally were on the go the whole time except for two small windows between events to get in some recharging beach walk time along the ocean – a much welcomed bubble just for us.

Other than that we only squeezed in a super short reading break at the pool before ceremony prep, as well as pool time at Dave’s parent’s house while catching up – all of which were important for us to have to ourselves and to celebrate our own anniversary time together.

We were also grateful to have those moments because we needed a little “quiet” time since we’re not used to so much activity and the big city energy.

Anyway, without going into details, the long weekend went great and although fast, was full and rich.

We were going to be away longer to visit Dave’s uncle, but things shifted to postpone that trip until later this Summer. That brought us back home for a little reset, mountain nourishment, recharge, and time to get a bunch of things accomplished, along with prep before we head off for another long four-day weekend.

While the time away was perfect and great to connect with and be there for everyone, it reiterated to us how much we know where home is to our hearts and souls – here in the mountain forest nestled two miles from Sierra Nevada’s literal crystalline gem – Lake Tahoe.

I didn’t grow up in the mountains, but the mountains surrounding Tahoe reflected my true nature from the first time I entered this realm back in 2006. And although I love all nature landscapes, just as I enjoy every season, and each nurtures and speaks to pieces of my soul and energies that are supportive in cycles of experiencing, there’s an element of vibrational resonance in this landscape that feeds my spirit in the ways I need most consistently.

I also don’t resonate with being in big city energies or mass amounts of people for long periods because I need to be on high all the time to create peace, balance, and be in my own reality, where as in the mountains I can relax and then have more energy to be able to connect with the collective from a fuller well.

I did find it interesting, yet not surprising, that the one and only person at the wedding we attended that was on the exact same page with me in all ways just “happened” to sit down next to me at our assigned table. I only knew two of the people at this wedding, although Dave knew quite a few.

And yet, there she was…my mirror…because we DO create our own reality and CAN create our own reality where ever we go by staying true to our frequency. This is alignment at its finest.

We seemed to be in our own little world talking the dinner away about things I wouldn’t imagine I’d be talking about at a wedding with people I didn’t know, but we were meant to meet and be there at that moment in time to “reconnect”. On top of all the synchronicities, it was quite something to learn that her daughter’s name was that of the Mayan Moon Goddess that’s been so connected to me – so much so I wear her on my back over my heart chakra as a sacred tattoo. There are NO coincidences.

There were so many time stamps that kept happening and at pertinent/key moments, especially the 5:55 and repeating 5’s on our Solstice anniversary and the Full Moon, continued other repetitive number doorways several times a day, signs, nature gifts like more red tailed hawk (hawk being key in my life) and barn owl feathers (my fav owl), as well as ocean treasures including this gorgeous, large, crystalline stone on the beach, and one sneaky little yellow starfish at high tide who peeked out just before a big wave would come crashing over the rocks.

We encountered other messengers like turtle, mallards, seagulls, great blue heron, wild mustangs, white pelicans, a gorgeous red dragonfly with glistening gold on his wings, butterflies galore, and koi fish from start to finish of the trip.

There was even a giant wild rabbit that greeted us on our last night when we arrived to our hotel before heading home. Astrid and all of my bunny loves are always making sure I’m well watched over by their friends.

And the kitty babies made sure we were seeing their smile upon us with our first morning’s latte that showed up with a surprise cat.

We were feeling the love and warm fuzzies, so we celebrated with vegan cake for brunch to kick off continued anniversary celebrations. Hehe!

We each enjoyed our own giant piece. Dave got the chocolate cake.

And me, the strawberry almond cake!

One of the most beautiful gifts was being able to sit twice in the presence of an old, sprawling sycamore – the site of the wedding we attended – that has been growing since 1570 – that’s a whopping 454 year old elder tree!

She was enhanced for the wedding…or rather, she enhanced the wedding.

I just had to get a photo with this Great Grandmother beauty.

And one with both of us framed by her wisdom and eternal love.

There was even quite a perfectly timed send-off on our last night before heading home. As we stepped out of the restaurant with Dave’s parents, right before us was this vision in the sky.

For a second I was excited of the cosmic potential, then we learned from some people who had stopped to watch it fly by too, that this was actually a Falcon 9 rocket sending 20 Starlink Satellites into low-Earth orbit. It had just been launched by SpaceX from the Vandenberg Space Force Base we were in close proximity to. Regardless, our timing was impeccable – much like so many things had unfolded during this Solstice and Full Moon doorway.

I also discovered that every outfit I brought with me, except for my travel outfit of earthen red, was all different shades of blue.

So that blue ray energy – of which has been prominent also in crystals for me – was the energy signature and color therapy that kept me in my essence.

I find that each trip or day, for that matter, calls forth a different color frequency.

This reflects how to stay in alignment and create the focal energy I need or intend.

This trip seemed to be about creating flow, inner peace, calm, and receiving water and sky inspiration throughout the busy elements of life unfolding all around us.

Blue always speaks to me of cosmic connections I have as well, my star song, and of course there are certain shades of blue that are and have always been my favorite color since birth because of their “home” connection.

And just like that, we were back home – although briefly – breathing in the refreshing alpine air again.

And I was greeted by a ladybug that was inside at our sliding glass door to the back deck. I usually have ladybugs finding me on the beach here. So to have one at the house upon return was like she really sought me out to spread her big encouragement and expansion in the tiniest of messenger ways for the heart and eyes that see.

We immediately immersed in a longer (eight mile) and more strenuous hike (climbs 1500 feet and has steep gravel descents) on our first day back where a group of raw quartz finds called out to come home. Not this one below, as it was quite the giant momma, but she gives you an idea of this quartz field.

Even the forest creatures like to recharge with their energy.

So I hauled the ones that said they wanted to come with me down the mountain, tied in my shirt. They felt to be part of a recalibration of energies needed and I later learned the importance of one of them – the largest of the bunch.

The hike was a great way to nourish that serenity of being with matching all-around vibes.

It was a successful and lovely trip and yet being home felt good, even if just briefly before heading out again – a great way to create abundance balance of receiving and giving.

I was glad to see my happy garden getting ready for it’s next stage of flourishing and as soon as we got back I cleaned up Spring’s transitioned blooms to help clear the way.

What was also exciting to see is how the area where the trees were cleared behind the house is really starting to come alive with fresh growth that is creating a meadow and I saw the first signs of wildflowers growing from the seeds we threw there.

Eventually it will all fill in and look lush and faery-full.

I also enjoyed seeing the potted deck plants beginning to bloom with Summer joy and got the idea post-big-hike-lunch on the deck that it was time to implement an idea and create a change.

We have an area to the right of my garden that we’ve kept open and done nothing with yet because we have gone through a couple of ideas that just hadn’t yet landed with us. Next to it, we saved a pile of cut logs and wood slices from the trees out back that they needed to clear for fire prevention. We’ve talked about leveling out this area and creating a labyrinth with garden bed surrounding it, as one idea.

Well, sometimes you just have to seize the moment and do what moves you. After lunch I was looking down at the area and the pile of saved tree parts and a couple of sparkly slabs of stone that were here from when we first got the house. And the moment moved me with inspiration. I took it upon myself while Dave napped to create a simple, sacred circle made of forest elements.

Wouldn’t you know I had just the amount I needed to create this circle around a center with an entry way that also had tree stump seats like the center where one could reflect upon their intention before entering.

It’s organic and mobile and for some reason it came upon me strongly that I needed to create this.

And I had just the perfect large quartz I found that day from our long hike that I brought down the mountain with me to anchor the energy for the seated center one could use to meditate at.

It’s nothing fancy, but I love it and was proud of myself for just doing it. It took me an hour, as I had to remove the bark from the logs since they were not in the best condition, figured out the placement of everything, and then had to discard of the pieces. After our long hike, I was pooped, but felt accomplished and happy with the creation.

It’s like a Druid circle where one can reflect upon their intention at the entrance and then choose to go clockwise or counter clockwise depending on the energy focus – or both – and then sit at the center to meditate. The whole thing creating a sacred space for a moving or walking meditation to contemplate upon things one wants to consciously connect with and create more of, release, integrate, and harmonize in their life.

I had a lizard and a couple of small birds watching me put it together and literally right after it was done the lizard was exploring the sacred forest circle. I saw him seated on the logs and stones. The morning after, a Steller’s Jay was doing the same and I imagine that all the little animals will be visiting it.

I’ll probably add more quartz stones to it when we’re back, as I have many special ones in my office that I found here in Tahoe from our hikes. It will be fun to see how it evolves.

Sometimes you just need to move energy and do something toward an intention to help it out, and even though this may not be a permanent thing, it felt important and sealed in something for the land here and the changes in motion.

And just as ladybug luck greeted us home, frog luck prepared us for the next trip by anchoring in a continuation of that energy.

We’ve been spending lunch time on the deck and a little tree frog hopped out of our couch to greet us. They like to hang out in the couch for some reason. I put my hand down to assist him and he hopped aboard. I took him over to one of our deck pots.

He was content in my hand for a while before hopping off into the plants and reminded me of the past dream I had with the large frog jumping into my hand.

This happened after we’d finished our daily wellness activity – a bike ride this time – where a young adult buck appeared before me.

Dave was ahead on the trail and missed seeing the buck because he came out of the trees after Dave passed.

So, the buck felt to be connected to me.

He didn’t seem afraid, although passed to my right with a few graceful leaps, and then came to rest in the open area to my left to graze while I stopped to watch him.

I loved the soft velvet covering his growing antlers – a symbol of the growth cycle – and his overall reflection of physical and mental vitality, strength, vigor, regeneration, determination, exuberance, adventurous courage, and the promise of fresh beginnings.

The next day it was bald eagle who appeared circling above our heads. They are also very rare to see here, but somehow since my finding that giant eagle wing feather before our trip, I’ve felt like there is extra purpose for eagle to be showing up at this time – and may show up more on this new path unfolding before me/us.

It’s been such a small window of being home, but full of potent experiences wrapped up into it, along with a lot of things we succeeded in accomplishing quickly.

I’m in constant awe of this waking dream we are part of.

And ready to always explore the endless possibilities available.

How about you?

Although you’ll be seeing this post as we head out again, and we’ll be back before the 4th of July and Cancer New Moon that follows on July 5th, I’m feeling the nudge to send out early wishes of renewal, in case things get busy, for what the meaning of freedom, nurturing, and connection is to you that supports your life path.

I am also listening to the loud messaging from the crystal skull and crystal beings that remain from the 6/6 New Moon release, and are anxious to be with their new cocreative partners during this Summer season of blooming potential. And that is to help those connections with a big 4th of July and New Moon Connection Sale.

There are just two crystal skulls and one crystal left – again, some of these have gone through an interesting process of guardian shuffling, which to me always speaks to a rearranging of energy to bring together highest good connections.

Each of them, as always, were offered at discount from their original value when first released. So with the currently extra 20% off, these are quite the offering especially for master carved skulls.

You’ll find these beautiful beings at the link below including an incredibly sparkly, benevolent, and cosmic Dumortierite elongated Skull – a Star Being and Ancient One – (there’s that blue ray energy that speaks loudly), and a stunning, endearing, and ultra harmonizing Unakite Magickal Child. And last, you’ll find a mystical and high-vibed elestial quartz crystal – keeper of the doorways to change. Each one is a keeper of unique energies and experiences you’ll discover as your relationship deepens. I’m always happy to reserve one, too, if you let me know your heart’s desire.

Crystals & Crystal Skulls

And just a heads up – I am still doing sessions in between travels and I’ll continue to offer Intuitive Guidance Sessions at the special discount pricing through 8/8/2024 (8-8-8). Starting at that Gateway they’ll return to their regular pricing. So if you’re feeling to want to work on things and sense a package may be supportive, this is a great time to take advantage.

Intuitive Guidance Sessions

New stuff upcoming, as energy is always moving and change is a constant part of that flow.

May you experience the resiliency of spirit in your daily walk through life.

Wishing everyone a blooming heart Summer Solstice today and an illuminating and harmonious Capricorn Full Moon tomorrow!

This will be a short and, at least for me, very sweet share to commemorate some special things that are dear to me.

Summer Solstice is a love-filled portal in my life, as it marks our 4th wedding anniversary (even though we’ve been together for 16 years).

In 2020, Solstice fell right on our wedding day like it does this year and just like it did on Astrid’s adoption anniversary day, seven years ago.

I love that our wedding and her adoption share the same day woven together with golden love and heart connection strings shining brightly like the star that she is!

But in the previous year, now 8 years ago, Solstice fell on the day of sweet angel Joy’s transition to the stars when it also happened to be a Full Moon – 6/21/16.

Full circles and balance are always flowing.

And while this year the Capricorn Full Moon will fall on the 21st again (tomorrow), the energies are potently connected and streaming through this doorway of the Solstice when Cancer season ignites as well – underscoring that harmony and unity.

We’re actually heading out today for anywhere between five days to a week, so I thought I’d leave you with something I’ve been saving until this day to immerse in.

Originally, this was something Astrid and I had wanted to have as a regular series that would have gone up on my YouTube Channel, but of course things unfold as are in divine order.

Our inspiration was to have a Story Time Corner to share special books with everyone.

However, we only got around to reading this one for you.

Because it would have been a series of its own, my amazing editor Kaz started to edit the first installment right after it was recorded. We never fully completed this one, and all subsequent episodes are completely untouched in any way. However, I thought to share what we did have edited with it because it just felt right to embrace the intention that is a beginning and ending all together.

I found it quite interesting that the first book we are reading together here has 9 chapters, Astrid was just about to turn 9 years old, I’m now in a personal 9 year, and 9 is a full cycle number before a new one begins.

These video chapters I’ll be sharing are very dear to my heart and a way to share an intimate part of our connection and journey with others. There’s a possibility I still may upload them to my YouTube Channel to have them all in one, easy-to-find place. For now, I’m feeling I may just share them for our friends and readers here, but will keep you posted if they end up on my Channel to access there. We’ll see how the energy moves me, but if they do end up there I’ll likely replace them here with a link.

They are completely raw, unedited (except for the few fun additions Kaz added to this first one), and done in one take with all human and rabbit bloopers intact. I like this very much, as it’s so in-the-moment, natural, and pure heart-filled like the two of us loved to be.

We felt strongly to have this air today for a Summer Solstice celebration that would act as a renewal portal for greatest heart expansion and abundant love to pour through.

We hope you enjoy the story and that you can feel the immensity of love beaming out. And if you’ve missed seeing Astrid, perhaps this will give you a sweet and nourishing dose of vitamin “A”.

I’m not sure if you’ll be able to see and listen to these videos if you’re receiving this through email, but in case not, please hop on over to the actual post link and all should leap forward well from there. You’ll want to view them in the order they are posted so that the story stays true to its timeline and makes sense.

Watching these just warm my heart and that’s our hope – to warm yours too and to inspire in what ever way the story might touch the light within you.

May you shine your unique frequency brightly and carry the Solstice vitality as your guiding star through life.

Now, pick up a cup of tea, snuggle in, and get ready for Chapter 1, Astrid, and me.

Just as I felt, June has sprung forth with vibrant exuberance from the get-go.

And while I’ve noted a lot of nitty-gritty kind of things popping up to focus energy toward, it all feels to be fundamental to expansive new terrain. Again, reminding me of that hourglass effect where things are squeezing into very defined clarity, streamlining, and sifting purposes in order to release into expansive liberation and creative forging.

From one reality to another we go!

From closure of May to onset of June I’ve also seen an uptick in alignment taking place, confirmation that many of us feel like we’re finally entering a time of doing what we came to do, and a lot of collaborative merging of soul family we in fact set out to do that with, really lighting up for the next level.

There are indeed many new collective ideas birthing and an underscoring to making thoughts and choices more conscious.

Do you realize the quantity of time spent in certain types of thoughts that are creating your experience, over the quality spent in presence of being the experience you want?

This Gemini New Moon of today – 6/6 – is opportune for reflections and shifts like these that are available to us.

It’s also the doorway for today’s New Moon Crystal Skull Release! YAY!

This is a personal release of a larger group that is ready for new guardians. I have recently anchored my collective by directive of frequencies for particular grids of which these beautiful souls assisted in energetic preparations, but are not part of the finalized group. Since I’ve been guided to work with groups, these ones have shared their readiness to move forward. I love them all so much and they will always have a home with me until they move on, or even if they don’t. Yet I sense that there are perfect hearts they would match up with so I’m letting them choose. Included are a few crystals that have also been integral to shifts.

More info can be found at the link below (please check out the initial paragraph description at the top of this page for this release):

Crystals & Crystal Skulls

What ever you would like to bring more of into your life like peace, love, joy, harmony, expansion, or abundance, may be assisted into being through a personal commitment of spiritual responsibility.

And if that sounds too heavy for you, even though the approach doesn’t have to be, perhaps just allowing yourself to soak up every bit of now that you can like a piece of bread savoring the last bits of your delicious meal, is more than adequate.

A gratitude soak in the presence does wonders.

As soon as June hit, it’s been like that for us here – soaking in all the goodness of these pre-Summer days.

That includes Sun Oven days, which we kicked off with homemade breads and cookies baking by sunshine frequencies and light codes of mmmmm!

The air is warm like a familiar friend, vivid green envelopes the ground, tight buds and new blossoms excite at the first touch of light, my skin turns gold with the same sunshine alchemy, and the waters flow in refreshing bursts of alpine surrender to a new season ahead.

The trails right now are filled with yellow beauty, as wafts of bitterbrush blossoms soften tight thoughts with their sweetness.

We love bitterbrush days, as their scent here reminds us of cinnamon and their vibrant color is like a stroke of joy to the canvas of life.

Even our house is surrounded by them.

There’s a new wave of flowers just beginning in our front yard too.

My blue and lilac lupine are popping first, along with the start of my purple allium (you might recall grew to giant sizes last year), and lots of other little wildflowers in a variety of colors.

My garden is just starting to get excited too, which I’ll share more of as the new season blossoms.

These are just hints of the lushness in first stages.

It’s going to be a beautiful Summer and the butterflies seem to think so too, as they are everywhere right now along with the sweet bumble bees.

And the wild creatures of the forest are so active right now, at least for us. As I mentioned, since the last day of May through start of June we’ve experienced an uptick in alignment and this has been especially so with the animals.

This kicked off on May 31st when we decided to do a higher elevation hike to see how the trails are doing in terms of melting snow and as we descended a favorite meadow that sits where one of the ski slopes of Winter is, we came eye-to-eye with two young does. It happened so fast there was no time to capture their beauty, as moving would also have perhaps frightened them. They were sweet and I could see remnants of still-spotted fur on their bodies. We rarely encounter deer because they stay away from people here, so this was quite the treat.

And then June was in full gear.

To say the month started off potent is an understatement, at least for me. The morning of June 1st was quite a powerful experience and a mixed bag of emotions from sadness to expansion. Right before we were heading out for our full day, I was getting my clothes from the dresser where Dave had recently placed framed photos of him with our fur babies to honor them.

I was looking at the one with Astrid from her last days, for a while, and a wave of sadness came over me because I could see she had the knowledge of her death and how she leaned into loving Dave for those last moments.

I then turned and a wild sight was right before my eyes. A small baby rabbit laid dead just steps away from the sliding glass door that wasn’t there minutes before, and a long tailed weasel was nearby. It was apparent the weasel had just killed the bunny because he was trying to carry her and failing at it since the weasel was so small himself. He likely got into the rabbit hole, attacked and then dragged the baby out. The weasel was maybe only a foot long and very thin, so he had to make several attempts to pick up the bunny and take it to its nest.

Dave had just come into the room when I noticed the baby bunny and watched with me – I felt his presence to witness this all play out was actually a key part.

In kind of a shock as to what I was seeing, I opened the door and stepped out, also wanting to check if the rabbit was actually dead. She was. And the weasel, although so tiny, I could tell was very protective of his kill, thinking perhaps I might take his meal from him. The weasel boldly came closer to me – not in any vicious way – but was trying to test whether I was a threat or not. I resigned myself once seeing the bunny was for sure dead and watched as the weasel tried to pick up and drag the bunny again. It took a few attempts, but eventually both the weasel and bunny were gone under a manzanita bush.

Dave was surprised by this whole thing too and kind of shocked as to our witnessing it. I was in a suspended state of feeling at first, kind of outside of it while also seeing other parts of me play out. It was quite something after having just had the touch-in with Astrid and yet I knew that was EXACTLY why this happened instantaneously. Astrid is so powerful and our connection is alchemically transformative.

I oscillated between two sides of the coin in feeling…and deepened into listening for Astrid’s message. Emotions were delayed because one part of me was outside of the experience from a wider perspective. Yet, something in me decided to let the other side have a moment and to lean into Dave. A short emotional release came and then went as quickly as it was embraced and I returned to the wider, outside observer. It was an odd experience that felt caught in this in between place that wasn’t fully committed to what might have been expected of me to feel. It’s really complicated to explain. My logic wanted to say this was traumatic and my inner wisdom couldn’t engage that.

I knew it was about the transformative power of death and the relationship we have to it. I knew also that my experience and way of processing this would be helpful for Dave and his process that he’s been working hard on since the death of all of our fur babies. How we move through things trickles to others and to see and hear, in the moment, how this process happens is much more powerful than just talking about it.

What I came to in message was reiterated when I decided to do a search about rabbits and seeing their death. I wanted it to really be clear for both myself and Dave in understanding.

Rabbits have always served as messengers between realms, given that they live below and above ground and are most active in liminal spaces. They also symbolize both life and its fertile abundance, growth, and creativity AND death with its transformative abilities – hence a harmony between both and rhythms of balance. They’re tied in with the Moon and cycles of nature.

Death is a passageway to new beginnings and new beginnings have natural cycles in the circle of life on Earth, but also the continuance of evolving cosmic consciousness and eternal cycles – life after death.

Death is an opportunity for spiritual evolution and deepening, profound transformation through release of attachments.

Rabbits serve as guides in navigating all of this and embracing the power of death. They are communication bridges who can travel between physical and metaphysical dimensions.

Astrid definitely did this that morning of June 1st.

I recognized the reiteration of her message within a very short period. I have moved through her release into the eternal with the greatest flow because of this understanding that has anchored me in being able to transmute any waves that came through over the healing process as short-lived and then experienced as joyous expansion – something I’ve been assisting Dave with in small steps.

The photo of Dave with Astrid in her last leg of life, was a literal doorway reminder and alchemy inducer for me to anchor this process. Astrid saw an opportunity to help play something out when she observed and felt how I went into that photo’s momentary story, she knew to quickly and profoundly shift things with a very impactful message to assist the two of us. And, therefore, the story evolved above, that I shared. Perhaps it could have been taken a different way, but this was my experience.

We are the writers of our story and experience, and any part we choose to dwell in and expound will become our story for how ever long we linger in the words and energy of it. She saw this as opportunity to drive home this message – with me leaning into the experience. I went there also because it’s what Dave needed to see and how quickly the shift is possible without losing the love, nor honor for the being who’s heart is entwined with ours.

Another piece of her message was reiterating what I’ve said over and over…that the sadness, pain, or loss is not what she wants me or us to remember and repeat in the mind. She wants the love and connection to be the focal point and to know that continues on when we focus there and acknowledge the door is always open to this experience – but we must walk through it.

Also, what ever you spend time focused on, is putting energy toward more of the same because it says to it, “this is what I want to experience.” I focused on the death and sadness that the photo evoked and therefore instantaneously saw death and trauma manifest. Astrid and I create powerful portals of growth experience together. So, if we want to experience something else, then putting energy and full embodiment into that will go a long way in manifesting an alignment to that resonance, OR a different way of perceiving the experience that is expansive.

It all shifted within minutes for me and I was able to take Dave through this exact process in real time.

There’s so much more to this whole experience in layers I think one can glean for themselves, but I felt called to just share this much. It was wildly potent. Astrid knows exactly how I work, how to make an impact that has greater reach, and what has instant and staying power with me. Love’s trauma and connection that cracks open the cosmic heart of eternal consciousness.

She wanted me to share this story for others as well.

Something else it spoke to, was more personal, and involves this “wombing” I feel to be in right now. This is not a Winter womb of darkness for reflection, but instead is quite a fertile womb that feels very vibrant and alchemical. And it’s an in between space – just like our road trip felt to be. On the one hand, it feels like parts of me are wanting to stay within my own experience and yet other parts of me – like octopus tentacles – are reaching out to feel the energetic terrain in fullness for the path of greatest alignment. There’s a LOT going on in the “wombing” and it’s a brightly inspiring and creatively lush space, just like my garden is right now.

AND, to circle back to the dead baby bunny, this “wombing” feels to be birthing something totally fresh. Not me embracing the old child core parts, but creating new child foundational parts because from the now we can rewrite the past and innovate the future. So that baby bunny felt also to be a death of the deepest parts of who I think I’ve known myself in this life to be, and realizing the perfection and expansive potential that opportunity provides.

Perhaps that all may only make sense to me, but I have a feeling it might speak to some of you so I’m sharing it.

The rest of that first day of June was magickal, continuing in a flowing momentum of alignment activated by this powerful morning experience once it was embraced and integrated.

We immersed fully into June’s invitation, with full days of pre-Summer activations.

First it was kayaking down the Upper Truckee River, which was absolutely serene and beautiful.

Afterward, we dropped equipment off, I made us a picnic lunch, and we loaded up new equipment for our first beach day of the season.

Alongside soaking in sunshine and crystalline waters, we were graced by my dear geese friends and one family of 12 goslings and mom and dad!

Aren’t they precious?!

And so perfect to see after the morning’s potent event.

Twelve goslings is 1+2=3 – my birth path number.

Talk about a celebration procession!

I then found these three goose feathers that ranged from dark, in between, and light. Interesting, right?!

A ladybug also decided to give us both some of her luck, love, hope, and guidance. She first came to me and explored my towel and then my hand. Once done, she flew over to Dave’s sock and hung out for a while.

Upon returning home from the beach I finished off the day with garden time, hands and toes in the dirt, and planting my last few babies.

I was wiped in a very full-spirited way.

The following day we headed out for another adventure and while driving from our house we had to stop for not one, but four, beautiful gray squirrels with giant bushy tails that decided to play on the road in pairs of two – something we’ve never seen. They seemed young and reflected that joyous nature and child-hearted way of viewing life for the first, fresh time.

We then set off to do one of our favorite bike rides – just a 12 miler – that combines a bike path, dirt trails through the forest, meadows, along the river and lake, and across a bridge, with a stop under our favorite Elder Juniper.

I also thought we should go down to my special place where I commune with my amphibian friends to see if the tadpoles had birthed and in fact they had!

I love to be with them in all stages of growth and will be returning to watch them evolve.

This day was also filled with feather finds and creature messengers.

While biking I found this beautiful mallard and Steller’s Jay feather – blue seemed to be the energy of the day.

We also went through a wetter meadow area and I noticed a garter snake slither across as Dave passed before me. I stopped to make sure he was okay and discovered he had a friend with him. I watched the two of them slither off together into the grasses.

Dave also saw a tiny mouse run across the trail, which I didn’t find out until later when we were walking down to an event from our house.

That’s one of the things we love about where we live. We’re on the forest and tucked away in nature at 6600 elevation, but close enough to everything – even within walking distance of things like the lake, the main TRT (Tahoe Rim Trail), other trails, post office, grocery store, and other parts of town.

We recently just got a new event center just 2 miles from the house and so after our biking day, we decided to walk down to our first show there and back, since it was a later afternoon performance and we’re having warm temperatures conducive to evening walks.

About halfway there something made me start to think about whether or not I might find a dead mouse on the ground that I would need to bury. I didn’t know why I thought that, but I kid you not…literally a minute later I see a dead mouse on the ground. We stopped so I could bury her and told Dave how I had just thought about this and there she was. He then told me about that tiny mouse, which he thought was a baby since it was smaller than this one, that ran across the path while we were biking.

I also found a transitioned bumble bee on the way there, that I tucked safely into my pocket, as I have a special nature space in my office that creates a natural portal to the Earth’s energy and children.

The show was featuring the music of John Williams, by the Reno Philharmonic, whose scores are from some of the most famous films like Star Wars, E.T. (my fav!), Harry Potter, Schindler’s List, and more. It was inspirational and the perfect backdrop for all the recent experiences.

On the way home we took a different route that Dave chose.

This aligned me with finding a great horned owl’s feather, a smaller, dark brown feather from a robin’s wings, and a mini hornet’s nest to add to my sweet little bumble bee.

We even went by the sweet, old, what looks like copper, mushroom heaven sign from the 80’s that almost bears my name (if you replace the “y” with an “i”. How perfect is that? It’s just a half mile from the house.

And because things usually happen in three’s, June 3rd completed the cycle of nature immersions and potent messengers with our very first sighting of a beaver.

We walked one of our favorite hikes, chosen by Dave again, just down from our house that goes to the lake, meanders through forest and meadows, granite outcroppings, and through some beautiful wetland habitats about a mile and a half from our home that have been built by a beaver family that came to reside here several years ago.

They’ve done a fantastic job, cultivating this ecosystem and yet we’ve never seen one, although can see a beaver lodge and fresh evidence of their amazing woodwork all the time.

This walk gifted us seeing the first wild irises, which we normally only see in one spot much higher up in elevation. There was just one surprise plant in the middle of the meadow.

And then my hawk eye caught glimpse of our very first beaver sighting, too, on this day.

It’s highly unusual that a beaver would be out because they are crepuscular like rabbits, meaning that they come out at dusk and dawn. Side note: I used to call Astrid a little beaver (one of many animals this shapeshifter reminded me of). Her fur and teeth resembled one for sure!

Anyway, as we walked by the terraced ponds the beavers created, I saw some brown fur moving through the branches. See her in the water swimming at the center of the photo below?

I pointed out the beaver to Dave and we were both so happy to see one finally and it didn’t have to happen by coming out at dusk.

Here’s a couple of short clips of her.

It was a young and smaller beaver – are you seeing a pattern here in all the young animals of these three day experiences?

We watched until she disappeared and continued on our hike where I discovered a small cluster of robin’s wing feathers (again), which looked like a faery’s fan.

I was hoping to see the beaver once more on the way back. We looked at the same area when we passed – nothing. Then, were almost passed the whole larger pond and end of the beaver habitat when something brown caught my eye in this open area.

See her at the center of photo here again?

I pointed it out and Dave thought it was just a tree stump. I said, no, it’s a beaver…I can see ears twitching. So we went to look from a different angle and lo and behold it WAS a beaver- the very same one.

We watched as she ate her meal this time – it was late morning around 11 am. She held it with her front paws, while sitting atop a higher area in the water and munched away. Then she returned to the water, dove under for a while and came back up with more of what ever she was eating in her paws, returned again to her spot, and continued eating.

This sighting was such a gift and I was grateful to get a few videos to share because I just love beavers!

She was not afraid to be out in the sunshine, but was very focused on her own integral details and piece of the puzzle – much like me.

Seeing this young beaver – a master ecosystem engineer and architect of such fantastic habitats, felt like a potent reflection of this fresh me “wombing,” as I devise my own new architectural plans within the collective evolution.

Every thread of these days was integral to the tapestry I’m working on weaving together.

Every single encounter and messenger had wisdom to embrace and integrate.

And the morning of June 4th, guess who I saw once again?

I saw the little weasel on our deck and Dave saw another small bunny hopping around not long after.

Cycles and circles keep spiraling and it reflects that what we see is colored by our focus or expanded by the lens of our hearts.

The frequencies we embody are activators for the field of experience. And these can shift just as nature ever-evolves before our eyes, but the potential for sustained harmony is ever-present even if we oscillate. This is the nature of being.

June’s energy is definitely in motion and even more is transforming here than I can share at the moment – shedding and regenerating like a lizard.

Not to mention a lot of details needing to be attended to and new patterns reflecting essence, to pour heart power into.

This is June.

I’m feeling an array of directions laid out before me like flowers on a table I’m putting together into my bouquet of choice.

May you linger in the fragrance of this field of possibility and imagine the expansiveness awaiting your presence to embrace and cocreate too.

As June begins – one of my favorite months of the year – I wound down May with some reflections and a butterfly fluttering at my window to the garden of life.

Hehe! Yep, that’s me, but there was an actual butterfly at my door.

We’ve settled into our new phase, since returning home, and will continue to stretch into this open space of creative potential we have before us to ignite new pathways in our individual and combined experiences together. Things will continue to evolve for us and how we’d like each day to look, but we’re both embracing the integration of new versions of ourselves that grief is the powerful and transitory bridge for from a previous era.

Since returning home we’ve prepped for the soon-to-shift seasons, which included a Memorial Day veggie BBQ and my cheezy, quinoa, kale, and onion burgers on a perfect Spring-to-Summer transition day and jumped back into the flow of projects, daily life focuses, self nurturing, and nourishing outdoor activities.

June is looking like a fun and full month with anniversary celebrations, two weddings to attend, a couple of trips planned, some great outdoors adventures up ahead (will share more soon), Father’s Day, Astrid and Joy portal days, and Summer Solstice – weeeee!

June will also be the window for one last, big crystal skull release for the New Moon of 6/6 (if you’ve been holding out for a special friend this may be your group), a dear-to-my-heart story I saved to share, and a community episode of Talks With Crystal Skulls. So keep an eye out!

I’m also currently doing some introspective feeling out of things behind-the-scenes that could develop into a couple of exciting opportunities/announcements resurfacing in a fresh way. Stay tuned for that too!

I always know when Summer is approaching as my tree frog friends will appear. Not only have we been hearing the frog melodies in wet meadow areas, both here and on our road trip, but two little ones popped out of our deck furniture when we set them back up after Winter’s storage below.

I also noticed that the area of forest behind our house that was cleared for fire prevention is now filling in beautifully like a meadow with green and blossoms. We’re awaiting how many of these newbies will be from the wildflower seeds we threw, as I do see so many tiny new blossom plants rising. I also found this very unique mushroom for the first time, growing in this area. You can see that Frith baptized it with his approval too.

It appears to be a calvatia sculpta mushroom, also known as the pyramid puffball, sculpted puffball, or Sierran puffball. I love it and it’s soon to be part of a creative project I’m gearing up for.

For now, the quail have been calling and scurrying across the now-meadowed forest and life is buzzing from little creatures to pollinators, and larger wild visitors I see paw and hoof prints from. In fact, just two days ago on our hike we saw two sweet, still-spotted young does crossing our trail. Renewal is in full swing.

Feeling anchored at home, gives me time to reflect on things and as always, writing is a powerful way for me to move energy and integrate it as well. In many ways blog posts are both journal memoirs of gratitude and also highlight the things gleaned and evolution journeyed. Even if one doesn’t read the posts, the photos I hope convey inspiration or supportive frequencies to shift things in the moment of viewing them.

Our road trip week away was a segue between old and new too, and was like a time portal outside of all experiences. It was not about the past and not about the future. It was purely about the present and bubbling us in a breath of fresh air.

Family, friends, and togetherness were a focal point from start to finish and of course Mother’s Day had been the marinade to this dish the Universe would serve us, just days before our taking off.

After saying goodbye to our last fur baby releasing into her expansiveness, we packed up immediately and headed out the door.

Our journey took us away for a week and six nights, which felt like the right amount for now to just shift the energy.

Three stages of connection rounded out our trip. It started with time on our own, moved into time with Dave’s family (coupled with a short window of old friends for Dave), and then ended with special friend time to integrate it all.

We decided to break up our first destination into two days of driving, which gave us the opportunity to check out Lone Pine, CA after driving through beautiful Nevada vistas. We did this to explore the Whitney Portal, which is basically what it states – the portal to Mt. Whitney in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains that we live in.

At 14,505 feet, Mt. Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States. Dave had done the entire climb of 6600 feet in one full day back in his 30’s, but this was the first time for me to be on the mountain and our first time together.

The trailhead started at 8500 and we ascended to 10,100, climbing 1600 in elevation after our four hour drive, lunch, and settling into our hotel. That’s the amount of hiking we had time for (6 miles) before the sun would be gone altogether from both the trail and the valley behind the high mountain range.

Also, you can only go a certain distance without a permit, as summiting requires one. We nearly hit that mark.

It was the perfect introduction and elevation to go, as we were just starting to encounter the still somewhat, snow-covered trail at around 9500 feet.

Much higher would have had a lot more snow coverage, so it’s definitely better to hit this trail when Summer rolls around, or Fall is starting.

We crossed a waterfall stream and a creek along the way, and saw varied terrain, rocks, and vegetation we don’t see in our neck of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

The creek was wide with a cool wood pathway to cross it and a wetland kind of area where frogs were singing away at such a high elevation – nearly 10,000 feet!

The hike was another confirmation to what I know about myself – that I thrive at high altitudes. I’m definitely a mountain goat at heart, even though I’ve had to work at my fear of heights on edges.

This thriving ability of mine vibed up around the 9500 elevation mark, as I literally felt this charge to my energy, kicking in a feeling of a reboot when we got to the highest part of our hike. I received this surge and boost that felt enlivening. The same has been true on high altitude travels like in Peru at 12,000 to 14,000 plus elevations – I experience no affect other than feeling great.

I even brought along this magickal one – a fascia jasper star being palm skull who blended in so well with the terrain and close-to-the-stars altitude.

Mt. Whitney is such an incredibly picturesque trail and we both feel that returning another time to do the full hike would be fun, even breaking it up into a backpacking and overnighter trip.

We had a great time on this mountain trail.

And the drive to Whitney Portal and back is equally as stunning.

At the gateway to Mt. Whitney lies what are known as The Alabama Hills.

This is an area of incredible rock formations in high desert flora landscapes that have been the back-drop to many well-known Hollywood films.

The rounded contours of the rocks in The Alabama Hills provide an incredibly gorgeous contrast to the sharp and jagged ridges above of the Sierra Nevada.

And although the composition of the rocks in both areas are identical, their appearances are completely different as a result of the weathering process – both over a 100 million years old.

We didn’t have a lot of time to explore The Alabama Hills, but drove through them twice that first day, stepped out to look around a bit and touch the rocks, and then returned briefly the next morning on the way out to catch them at different times of day – sunset and morning sunshine.

I felt it important we at least get out and feel these ancient stones, which were so amazing in formations.

Can you find me blending into the rocks under the moon in these photos?

You can see so many shapes, animals, beings, and images alive and ready to share their stories.

The energy here felt amazing and I loved merging with the rocks and landscapes.

Our car, Ruby, did too.

We found some rock treasures both in this area and on the mountain during our hike – including some of the only little raw quartz I saw in the area.

Then there was this….my absolute favorite vista spot right in the in between of The Alabama Hills and Mt. Whitney.

I found the most giant lupine bush full of bees, fragrance, and lilac beauty.

I was in faery and nature girl bliss.

The whole landscape of this area was fantastic and picturesque – a photographer’s dream, an artist’s inspiration, and a child’s world of imagination.

It all looks almost surreal, right?!

And the rest of our road trip equally fell into these categories, as everywhere we found ourselves was rich in enchantment and the things I particularly LOVE to be surrounded in.

Our alone time then came to an end and moved into the next stage.

We completed the second part of our driving destination that second day to Dave’s dad’s and stepmom’s house in Camarillo, CA. We spent the next two nights there and enjoyed a lovely time with them and Dave’s brother, who visited each evening for a meal. We also got to spend time with Grace, their surviving rescue Coonhound.

I say surviving, because not long before Sweet Pea transitioned, their other rescue dog – a Greyhound named Judy – had just passed as well. Grace has had a hard time with this loss and because she has a very traumatic history, Judy had been of help to her process.

Grace is a sweet soul who only at first connected to Dave’s dad. It took a year or two before she was okay with Dave’s stepmom. And literally, over the five years they’ve had her, there are only three people that she warms up to and will flop over on her belly for – the two of them and Dave’s stepmom’s physical therapist who comes on a regular basis. Everyone else she shies away from and literally will not even be in the room with or barely look at. Such a sweet girl she is, but with a lot of trauma built into her memory that needs patient, tender care.

That is, until this trip when I became the fourth person to be so honored by her trust.

We had a really nice time with Dave’s family, shared some amazing vegan meals, and incredibly beautiful and magickal walks with his dad and Grace.

I also got the chance to spend a full day with just his dad, stepmom and Grace while Dave attended a gathering with old buddies from high school days, which was really a gift. We have never really had that much alone time together, as we’re usually surrounded in family gatherings, shorter visits, or the four of us. So this was very special and allowed us to connect on a deeper level.

This also gave me the chance to really be with Grace. My understanding of rabbits (prey animals), domestic and wild animals in general, of sensitive souls, and my peaceful presence, I believe helped me to understand Grace and her needs. In the end, she came to trust me and on her own came to me to have me pet and massage her, give her energy, and then flopped on her side inviting me to rub her belly. I spent a good couple of hours just being with her and giving her tons of love. It was mutually enriching and the biggest gift to be honored with her trust. For me, souls in animal bodies that give their trust sparingly and ask of me to meet them, are the ones I’m most drawn to and find I receive the most from. For me, that process of patience, mutual honoring, and seeing of each other is priceless.

Dave’s dad was floored and so thrilled when he walked in the room to find my hands on Grace’s belly – the gift of her vulnerability feeling safe. He also said to Dave that he was so happy to really have gotten to know his wife – me – for what felt like the first time.

We shared some special moments and connecting over these two and a half days with Dave’s family. I was so happy we did, as every moment counts and I know that Dave doesn’t get to see his family that often so this was important and good to be surrounded in love during the grieving process he’s been navigating more deeply, as it has been more his first time with things in this way. And I was grateful to be a part of it all on a new heart level.

Dave’s dad took us on two beautiful and picturesque walks – through a gorgeous canyon blooming in wild flowers like he said he’s never seen – and through some amazing botanical gardens.

Everything was so lush and in full, vibrant splendor.

I was in faery delight and camera frenzy, as you can see! I wanted to imprint these scenes not just in memory, but to have as inspiration to look back upon and draw from.

I also enjoyed exploring their backyard on the day Dave was out visiting friends.

It sits on two beautiful acres of amazing vegetation including enormous bushes of aromatic herbs like rosemary, sage, and lavender (to name a few), as well as gorgeous and fragrant flowers.

It’s such a peaceful, enchanted, and totally private setting that cascades down and meanders dreamily.

There’s even a gorgeous koi pond with koi they’ve raised since little ones. Now huge and glorious in colors, they’re a joy to observe and reflect upon.

Watching koi fish is so peace-inducing and reminds me of the fluidity of spirit and the individual journey of embodied consciousness and resiliency.

There’s a legend about koi fish traveling up the Yellow River in China, fighting against the current to a waterfall where many stop and let go, back into the flow of the river. Some try to journey up the waterfall, but turn back and only one, determined to reach the top, makes it. Her reward is being turned into a golden dragon by the gods – the symbol of power and strength, for her perseverance and courage. This story and my connection to fish as a Pisces led me years ago to wear two koi fish swimming in opposite directions on my wrist as a sacred tattoo design. They also symbolize my personal journey and flow of creative life force from the divine through my embodiment. 

There was just SO much beauty and potency of reflection everywhere. Our being there couldn’t have been more perfectly timed.

I also went on a walk with Grace and Dave’s dad, while Dave was away, to a park and garden area where there was a pond filled with turtle friends!

This made me think of and miss my sweet Russian tortoise, Gaia.

These walks gifted me treasures of great horned owl and hawk feather, as well as rabbit fur and a patch of another wild creature’s fur I’m not sure of.

On our last morning before heading off, we went on one last walk through some botanical gardens where I found the hawk feather above, right as we were leaving the gardens – kind of a farewell gift.

I couldn’t get enough of all the beauty and Dave’s dad and I joked about how perfect a partner I was for Grace walks because we both love to stop and smell all the roses every few feet.

This last morning echoed every walk we did together – full of renewal blooming and sprouting everywhere!

Even the snail friends were out in full force to enjoy the morning dew drops.

Peace and tranquility wrapped us up in warm embrace.

While the elder tree branches assisted the streaming through of energetic frequencies.

We were so happy that weather was mild in the 60’s and slightly overcast with a marine layer so that our time outdoors was pleasant.

It’s a more humid climate that leaves you with that constant dewy glow – very different than our dry, sunshine-filled, high altitude home.

Our time with family then shifted into friend mode.

We left Southern California for Arizona, as we made our way to Lake Havasu City. This would be our destination for the next three nights – with our dear friends and godbun, Nova.

We hadn’t seen our friends since July of 2021 and we all agreed that was just TOO long.

As always though, it’s like yesterday when you come back together with soul family.

We had a blast during our short few days together and it was filled with everything we love and could have asked for.

On top of being with our dear besties, we got to spend time with the sweet Nova. Being godparents to this special bunny boy means the world to us and combined with the sweet gift Grace gave me, and then these super snuggle times with the SuperNova himself, was the best medicine ever!

I especially loved getting back into the swing of Midnight kisses – shhhh! that’s a secret between Nova and me!

I know all the bunny love was great healing for Dave too and for me, it was extra extra bunnylicious. I couldn’t get enough of all the loves!

And that was just icing on the cake to sharing some super fun days with KC (aka Bean) and Clint (aka Happy). They were SO accommodating of our last minute trip and made it the best it possibly could be in all ways. We’re so grateful for such great friends who take care of us and are there for us on so many levels. Friends and family you can always count on, love you for who you are, and that you can have fun and silliness with are priceless.

Days were filled with fantastic vegan feasts, lake and river boat fun, lakeside stroll, relaxing pool time, deep and light conversations, card games, movies, checking out KC’s new salon spot, seeing her family, talking plans, and loads and loads of silliness, dancing, singing, screaming, and fun!

I got in SO many belly laughs to literal tears over and over – it was the bestest!

KC’s parents lent us their boat for our first full day together on the Colorado River and Lake Havasu and we just immersed in sunshine, water, and yummies for the tummy and soul.

I even found a huge turkey vulture feather (to add to my other treasures from the previous leg of this trip) on our first beach landing, where some crazy discoveries sent us on our way to look for another LOL!

It was a gorgeous day on the water and once again we hit perfect temps around 90, which is fantastic for the lake and river.

Just look at those gorgeous rocks and water!

Even the ducks were happy and soaking in the relaxing good vibes with us.

And we spent the day at our own little cove, immersed in the abundance of body and soul nourishment.

On our way back we had a marathon of singing by everyone, combined with non-graceful ballet dance performances by KC and me (we both took ballet when we were little girls), an enactment of Titanic’s “I’m flying” scene with Rose and Jack, and even an audition for best horror scream by the two of us who know how to belt one out! LOL!

Luckily for you, the video of our sound barrier-breaking screams wasn’t in a format I could upload here so your ears are safe! LOL! We’ve both never found someone to match our vocal cord heights until now!

Yep, I walk in many worlds, but never lose my wild child heart! Love having friends who mirror that.

The boys got in on the fun too – laughing hard at us, of course, but giving their own song performances of some oldie, but goodies. Here’s just a tiny snippet of what was a long performance of these two cuties.

Dave really knows how to belt one out.

Can you tell what a blast we have when we get together??!!

This is my kind of fun…good ol’ let ‘er go full-on silly! Much appreciated and needed!

It’s all about no holds barred playfulness without judgment and self-consciousness. I’ll never stop being me or believing (Don’t Stop Believin’ get it?!) no matter how many silver hairs I have and how large the number is to my physical age.

When’s the last time you just let loose and had fun? I promise it feels SO good and is the best medicine for anything!

Then it was walk warmups for poolside fun and card games of the lucky and not-so-lucky. Everyone’s a winner when you have great friends though!

Nights were for snuggling up and sinking into a day well spent.

We packed in SO much in a short time, both feeling like rich depth and longing for more all at once. Very present in each moment of it all we were, and it was a great healing balm and medicine for all of our hearts.

It’s never easy to say goodbye to those we love, but we know this time it was just a farewell for now as the days of our lives are now part of a whole different world where we will spontaneously follow what flows through our veins in the moment.

And then our time transformed once again, and we were back to just the two of us – but walking in newly integrated versions of ourselves infused by the layers of heart-opening we experienced and continue to.

With each stage of connection we journeyed through, our fur children were honored in stories and came along with us through eyes infused with new vision because of that love.

We originally thought we’d break up the drive back like our drive on the onset, but decided that we felt ready to return home. So instead of stopping for a night and doing another exploratory hike, we only made a lunch stop in Bishop, CA and then drove the rest of the way home to Nevada. We discovered Mountain Rambler Brewery to be an awesome find for vegan options. They had homemade vegan burgers, a tempeh reuben sandwich, and vegan butternut squash empanadas. Definitely good to know, as this is a gateway for drives to areas we frequent.

Two nourished bodies and warm hearts, three states traveled through, three fur children woven into the stories of each day experienced, and lots of good memories from three stages of connection later, we were back home to our Forest Portal. Our hearts opened wider by it all.

And while you can’t get away from the things you leave behind, you can definitely integrate new layers of growth and heart perspective to face them with when you return.

Our journey away was not one of erasing losses, but one of recognizing the fullness we do have, and the gains we can continually cultivate and nurture by keeping our hearts open.

I think I actually laughed more during our time away, and recently, and that’s saying a lot because I am ALWAYS laughing on a daily basis and crying-to-tears is part of that. But it’s gone to a new level and depth that constantly invokes streaming tears of the source of life itself. It’s unstoppable and it’s all-powerful.

I have always loved the full body release that has no boundaries and just surrenders into complete vulnerable expression without thought to anything but what is moving through and feels SO good.

I’m so grateful for that amidst a contrasting world and during a time, in my own life, of losing fur babies where it might seem odd to be doing this.

Yet, it’s the joy of love and the sweetness of life that is pouring through my widely cracked-open heart. There truly is no end to the mysteries of the heart when we dare to open to it more.

Love is love and it really is a most splendored thing.