Hello friends ◡̈ I’ve been feeling the urge to write to you for some time now; to share what’s on my heart and just describe where I’m at. Physically emotionally energetically……we are having fun, we are keeping it loose. Keep your sense of humor strong and alight in these times, it’s truly the medicine and THE way!!!

I know all too well the fleeting nature of poignant places and points in time. And right now certainly feels like one of those times, and one of those places…like I’m on the brink…a new era will soon envelope me, ushered in by the colour pink and walls I can hang my art on. This room I am currently nestled up in: it is 6:05 PM on a Wednesday, the dehumidifier is on and warm light glows as rain falls outside. I’m thoroughly enjoying a bowl of food prepared on the Krishna farm nearby, sold by donation at my local op-shop. I’m wearing a very light cotton t-shirt and no pants, because It’s Summertime here in Australia baby….nearly summer solstice; the longest day of the year, my second one this year! And Christmas coinciding with summer will never add up or sit right in my Midwest-coded brain.

The last time I wrote, “New Moon, New Town,” I shared about the recent transition I’d made. Yet another pivot in my path—this being one of the hardest for me to truly accept, because it had to do with my relationship. For the record: I am a deeply passionate lover. A nearly four-year relationship entwined with distance, emotion and parallel growth; an undefinable love , but a rock-solid love nonetheless. What wasn’t serving me didn’t come from a “problem” with that relationship…it came from the stories I had compiled so masterfully in my mind. What the outcome should be. The expectations I had placed on myself + us. The foundation I had built and walked upon was fragile, and that all came to a head a couple months ago just before I moved to the tiny town I’m in now. It was time to Start Again. Build from the ground up.

And wow. Dude. Babe. Let me just say…I could never plan anything better than what Life / God serves up when I am willing to Listen and be open to redirection. God makes my plans…sounds like a new answer I’ll be giving to that question I receive every so often. Because truly, I went from having no clear picture as to what my life would look like after moving here…to LIVING a full, juicy, lush, expansive, easeful yet stimulating existence—an adventure, truly—and where I’ve landed is more insanely beautiful than I ever could’ve dreamed up in my own head.

Green hills. That’s essentially all I asked for. I prefer to live perched somewhere up high, overlooking a view of some sort. Green hills have become a symbol for me. And I commune with my symbols. They represent: a womb of sunlight, a curvy mirror, a safe nest, a gleeful giddy feeling as I cruise the narrow roads cutting through them.

And my home, which found me: a little jewel of colour, sat at the top of the property overlooking the most gorgeous expanse of hills and valley. I can see cows from the shower window and the toilet flushes and is indoor……(if you know you know, it really is the little things). I have a cozy room with my own art decorating the walls, and a bed tucked up close to the timber ceiling reached via ladder, exactly as my seven-year-old self would have dreamt up.

The Land here is extremely powerful. This specific region, Bundjalung country, is known to be supercharged and initiatory. I’ve been told it is where many ley-lines of the Earth intersect. To me, it feels cosmic, psychedelic, confronting to a certain degree. It continues gifting me potent lessons and experiences, and when I lived in this part of the country four years ago, I left highly transformed. Alas, everything comes full circle…

I now reside within the Tweed Caldera, one of the top-three biodiverse hotspots in Australia. Surrounded on all sides by dormant volcanoes. Gondwana rainforest. Ancient trees and boulders holding memory of Deep Time. Every day I swim in (and drink from) a spring-fed creek that bubbles straight out of one of the most sacred mountains, Mount Wollumbin. All of this just steps out my front door, quite literally, makes me feel like an absolute queen. I cry with delight. I overflow with the abundance and beauty of it all. I am wholly grateful.

Seeing as though it is summer, the energy is high and amped. I’ve been spending my days working in various gardens, on properties doing physical labour, as well as a couple days a week helping a dear sister with her small business, packing orders and playing shopkeeper. I am just about ready to get myself a planner…it sounds kinda silly but it’s been so long since I’ve had this many responsibilities, and I couldn’t be more stoked about it.

And of course, it wouldn’t be honest to share all of this without noting the deep ache of longing to be closer to my family, especially at this time of the year (but really always). I call my mom nearly every day, I call my brother as many times as it takes for him to answer…I keep myself in the loop. It brings my heart peace knowing my family is happy and well. I am building my own foundation and riding on the wings of trust, AND I so look forward to the days where travel is lightning-quick and easy. I imagine us all meeting in Hawaii for lunch one day. Where my worlds can merge that much more seamlessly.

So to conclude, here are some Closing Thoughts. I am done comparing my journey through life with that of another. I embrace my wildly unique path and let God make my plans. I take my time. I buy myself the flowers. I enjoy a little treat of haloumi for breakfast with my eggs! (sorry to those in the U.S. who are unaware). I open my eyes to a world which is rapidly transforming — as within so without. Veils are lifting, and I remember I CHOSE THIS EXPERIENCE and at the very least, I have the choice to open my heart to love. no matter what. As I’m reminded more and more lately, this really is kind of all just a game…and the cosmic joke WILL play up on you…and you just simply have to laugh and shake your ass and play right back.

I hope you are all happy and laughing and well-fed my friends!!! More soon ◡̈・❥・