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hey there,
so nice to jump on again and say hi
so many things unfolding, percolating, bubbling up, hard to know where to begin...
just performed in "the exonerated" a week and a half ago in london
portrayed sunny jacobs once again (did it in new york dec 2003), what a true and courageous soul that woman is
sitting here in the maldives, enjoying the magic of this stunning place...
all my favorite things:
--nature
--rest (this is truly, the first time i'm resting...)
--ocean
--books
--scuba diving
--swimming
--boxing (been loving it lately, want to do it more..not with anyone in the ring, just for cardio training)
--one of my dearest friends on the planet--good girl time
--sailing
--chatting
--reflecting
--writing
--thai massage
--unrecognizable fruit
tilling my inner soil...
taking a break for the last while has proved to be a great thing, as i try not to create from a depleted place (unfortunately, i am capable of doing it...so i have to stay vigilant about not...).
i have been enjoying the many other forms of expression that i may not be as "known" for:
--writing
--dancing
--decorating
--traveling (yes, it's an art!)
--cooking
--acting
--designing
etc etc
--and, the greatest art of all, attempting (key word) to do NOTHING
taking care has been a theme....being gentle. it's so easy for me to listen to the whip cracking voices inside that say "hop to it" when i take even 5 minutes to myself. or just the militant voices in general.
so oriented toward service that i notice i have often forgotten to include myself in the list of those i love to serve
i'm able to focus on some things that i don't need to focus on when i am off touring around the planet
fostering a true sense of home...a true and touching version of community...connection with my family....
deepening my intimacy with my loved ones
i guess i keep coming back to the theme of gentleness...as an aspiration more than anything...
reading a lot of pema chodron and buddhist texts and doing some amazing gestalt work (the awareness practice, what i consider the "gentle" version
--dream work...so cool what comes to me at night
i dive into a couple of dreams a month that rock my socks off.
got a motorcycle and my license...bought a bonneville (triumph) and am slowly getting more and more comfortable on it (recreational riding
been filling up my journals and i feel pregnant with ideas
am excited about the many forms they will take in perfect time
such faith and surrender and courage in the face of expectation...is required as an artist who is committed to live by their own organic rhythm...medals we all deserve, i swear
i know that the many forms of art and expression that i love all inform each other
when i take a break from songwriting, i get excited to act.
when i act, i get excited to write
when i write i get excited to perform etc etc
they all fuel each other
so important for me not to burn out on any given one
and when i do, to make sure i don't force myself back into that form too early (i've done it many times)
just having fun letting it all become clear.
this art of perpetual becoming is one that i hope to finesse with this little word in the driver's seat:
gentle.
xo
love you,
alanis
voila ce que notre chanteuse preferée raconte je c pas si quelqu'un peut traduire en gros ce qui est dit
voila
floflooo
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ps: bonne vac a tous