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October 15, 2007
My Sacred Life: Day 5
Anytime you want your brain to slow down… to just be… to sit right there in that very moment and just be still?… give me fire. I’ve been sitting by fires my entire life, and it never fails to calm me. Mesmerized by fire… as a little girl camping with my family and eating smores, bonfires in the backyard in highschool with random people coming and going (I don’t think I would have made it through HS without fires), stories and heartfelt discussions fireside. Fire helps me figure it out. Oh fire. I heart you. (I am also a master of building fires — a fact I think I’ll add to my resume.) ;)
So last night I fell asleep with the scent of fire in my hair and on my skin. my very favorite…
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Also — check out the gallery for the Monster Mash (mwah-ha-ha!)… they are totally rockin’ out! Are you working on yours? Submissions are due Oct 31! (I was thinking about doing one too … maybe some kind of sculpture? I thought that might be fun!)
October 15th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
You’re a fire girl after my own heart ;)
I pretty much say ditto to everything you said…
In high school, me and my little sister started a ritual: every Sunday night, we would have a campfire in the backyard, and drag out our couch.
It was pretty much the best ever.
When we headed home in July, my dad started calling me and hunky man “the firebugs” - we’d wake up early in the morning and the first thing we’d do was stoke up the fire. Every night was out there, basking in the warmth, under the stars, breathing in and breathing out.
It’s way-oh-so-interesting on a soul level as well.. how smoke and fire cleanses me ~ it’s like being smudged by a giant smudge stick :)
have a hap-hap-happy day!
xoxo
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:30 am
I can definitely relate to the feeling of serenity when in the presence of a fire. I love the feeling and the mental idea of making smores, talking and hanging out. The last fire I was at the girls brought their violins and the guys had their guitars and we all sang and relaxed for hours around the fire. It was idyllic.