Home from FSG

[sabrinamari]

I'm home.

The last few years have been characterized by excitement and happiness on my return home, rather than the more usual post-festival blues. I think this is because I have had such a happy home to which I could return.

But this year I return with a deep sense of peace and a profound joy. My dearest wishes were granted this year, and what could have been a scary change was actually a very natural and peaceful shift.

The last two years have been about creating a joyful home and family life, and this festival was about expanding that definition of family.

I've always loved my Blue Star family; all along, they have been what is most delightful about my life. Without Blue Star, my life would have been very unsatisfying for at least a 10 year stint. These days, I have added a happy home life and an expanded definition of family to that source of joy as well.

Wow.

In other notes: I did no workshops. It was good. I loved relaxing and lounging about and at the end---the very last day--was able to start missing teaching workshops a little bit, rather than thinking of them with dread. This is a good sign.

I attended no workshops. Too much happened and had to be integrated: family changes, Craft changes, deep personal changes.

I did not get poison ivy.

I drew.

I loved having most of my family with me. I brought home peace.

Next year, Trent and Michael will come for the whole time. I love my life. Happy sigh.

Comments

[phillyfyre.livejournal.com]

yay for you!

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Thank you, honey.

[phillyfyre.livejournal.com]

also good for you on doing a "no teaching" event. I was talking about this with one of the other exploratorium folk at Beltane. About how when an event becomes all "work" it loses something and how you need to step back as necessary to recharge and revitalize yourself. Hopefully we'll get to catch up with you soon...

[jasminewind.livejournal.com]

Wonderful that you were able to look at teaching with fondness instead of seeing it as a burden! Give yourself another 11 months off and you might actually be excited about teaching something next year!!!

I look forward to having you in the "family" crew next year! We all share snacks, some meals, much babysitting. It is truly a village raising kids together, so that you can do some thing you want while others watch your shorty and then you watch their shorties later!

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

laughing...

I am looking forward to this too.

[wylddelirium.livejournal.com]

I think one of my biggest regrets of this past festival was hearing you say that you wanted to pick my brain on something and then never getting back to you on it.

I am at your service.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

May I call you?

My email address is sabri dot chase at verizon dot net, if you are comfortable emailing me your phone number.

Thank you!

Sending a hug...

[roy-batty.livejournal.com]

I drew.

As in " . . . down"?

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[jasminewind.livejournal.com]

Ahh! I was thinking more artistically. Congrats to that!

[sligoe.livejournal.com]

I am so glad to see you peaceful, content, happy. It fills my heart with wonderfulness, and I send it all back to you with many hugs and more love than I can hold.

It was awesome to see you and Michael at the wedding. My cup overflows with love and joy when I consider the time and effort that was given lovingly on our behalf--it was a truly magical day. Thank you both for adding to our happiness.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you. I LOVED being at your wedding. It was a wonderful experience and a lovely day.

[rio-luna.livejournal.com]

this makes me so happy!! you deserrve all this ahppines and more!

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my dear!

[castalusoria.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you were able to relax for a change! It was wonderful to see you. If you have a YahooID, I'd be glad to send you a link to my calendar-- to see when we might organize a visit of some kind?

Trent and Michael for the whole week? Hot wow! I hope Trent will let me give him piggyback rides again!

Thank you for joining us Saturday night-- it was lovely to have you both with us in circle again.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

My YahooID is sabrinamari at yahoo dot com. I know it's a shock. I would love to link to your calender.

Your ritual tuirned out to be very personally important to me and I'd love to visit with you about it, actually.

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am so relieved you didn't let yourself get talked into taking on any responsibilities outside of your family. Hurray!!

Hurray for boundaries, happy families, and... did you say you drew? As in down? Spill!

[diekonigin.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you had a wonderful time :-)

[fuzzy1313.livejournal.com]

Yay, Sabrina! :-D I'm glad you had such a good time!

[siriciryon.livejournal.com]

Very glad to hear this, though I had the impression at the time. Yay!

[justusgirlz.livejournal.com]

Sabrina,

I am so glad you were able to take FSG "off"! I wish I could have been there, I saw the class listing and saw many I would have liked to have taken, but am sure, like Beltane, I would have missed most of them anyways ;-) But that's ok, too - as I have been here learning lessons of my own . . .

So very happy for you!!!!

I miss you, Michael and Trent - hugs and love all around!