30/09/2017
We're sitting here in Sammy's backyard listening to crickets. Doodling instead of planning, chatting with Jake, enjoying the dark night and soft breeze. We've been sitting here for what feels like 2 years thinking about the last 2 years, writing various versions to share. . . but here we are... . It feels good to be back (yes it does). The fact that there's a space, a time we can etch out for the two of us to sit together - sit here together - to be present. It feels miraculous. To be present on the same page. . .
The last 2 years felt like an eternity. For Sammy, an eternity filled with gratitude, grace, and Love. For Barbara, a marathon that brought gratitude, grace and Love. For The Living Room an opportunity to keep living her purpose as a space for self-healing. She was home for Barbara's family (and our extended family) when their home filled with water and refuge for a beautiful family of seven during their transition to a new life in America.
We are ready to be back with ourselves with each other and with you. Back in a forward kind of way. So where do we go from here? We stay here and expand out. All the pieces we've collected, collectively and individually are still floating around finding their place. Each piece a potential avenue.
One piece we've been missing is our monthly Live and Open (An open mic without the mic.)... each night was a unique moment filled with song, spoken word, music, inspiration, support, Love, bravery, food and magic. We are without a physical space, in the meantime, exploring ways to commune. So we're going to start a virtual Live and Open. Every Thursday this space will be a place to share something that's yours, something borrowed, something old, something new.
