Divinity Rising: All Part of the Show -

There seems to be a lot of shifting going on lately. Lots of people all around me losing homes, losing jobs, looking for a landing place. Don’t forget that when we refuse to jump from the nest and fly, we sometimes find ourselves pushed!

I have finally been able to upload “LOBA”, the short film that we made last summer for the 48 Hour film festival. I play an insane woman who thinks she is a werewolf. It scared ME the first time I saw it, and I wrote it! Check it out.

Coming up, I have a lot going on with Sub Rosa, and it’s keeping me quite busy! I’m also staying busy with the production of Diaries of a Godling: the Promise …I can’t wait to share it with all of you!

I hope you’ll remember through all this shifting that when we go through dark times, it reminds us to take a moment to look at the things that are weighing us down so we can let go of them…. when we do, we rise.

(You’ll have to visit www.doggeddreamcreations.com/divinityrising to see videos/pictures)

Most of you know my delight in transforming “trial” to “gift”. This past week gave me a great opportunity to do just that.

I had dinner with friends on Wednesday, and my phone stopped working for no reason (I blame Mercury). On the way out the door, I thought, “This would be a great time to be stuck on the side of the road (with no phone).”

Sure enough. On the way home, Cody and I were mid-laughter when a loud noise interrupted our fun. We pulled over and the tire was FLAT.

Being in the middle of nowhere on the x-way in the middle of the night with a child and without a phone or spare (stupid, I know – but I already used the extra wheel I had a couple months ago) was not an ideal situation for me. So, I did the only thing I could..drove on the rim to a public place (which just so happened to be a few miles away), so I could use their phone to call my roadside assistance. The grating noise of the rim on the road as we drove was excruciating to both my ears and heart.

So, lesson number 1: Replace spare tires immediately – because there is nothing more frustrating than driving on a rim, knowing how awful that is or having to call a tow truck for something you know how to fix.

Once we were home safe, I found that I would not be able to replace it until this week. This gave me a perfect opportunity to catch up on “at desk” work, and I was super productive with an excuse to not feel guilty about not attending social events.

So, the major Fruit of this adventure is this:

The Diaries of a Godling series website is now live! I have been working towards this for the last several years, and I’m happy to say there is a release date ( March 14) for the first book, The Promise.  Check out the website, sign up for updates,  watch the video and begin the journey (it’s a puzzle!), and reserve your copy of The Promise!

Just a little clue to you: everything I do is in layers..So, investigate everything thoroughly!

Also, here’s a heartwarming and ear wrenching gift: A bunch of us got together at Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard and sang All you Need is Love by The Beatles. As you can see, this was unrehearsed and spur of the moment.  It was tons of fun, though. We hope it fills you up with as much cheer as it did us!

And as I push to have my band ready for our March 14 debut, I received a very interesting surprise. A fan of mine has put together a street team! I hadn’t thought of it before, so I guess it’s a good thing someone else lit the fire under my butt!   She suggested I think of something nice to do with or for them, so I went ahead and created a section of my site for Street Team Members.  If you’ve appreciated and followed these writings and  want to help me spread the word about Diaries of a Godling or Sagun (my new band), you can join the street team (I am looking for captains in different areas of the globe). This will help me in coming to perform/speak in an area near you.  Visit  The Street Team Page to see the goodies in store for street team members.  I am so grateful for how much support has been lovingly offered to me! Thank you all for inspiring me so, sharing your dreams with me, and for believing in mine!

Please help keep the ripple of Divinity going by sharing this on facebook, twitter, myspace, emails to friends and family and wherever you can.

Have a great week full of wonder and mysteries!

* don’t forget to come to the site to see the photos if you’re reading this by email. While you’re at it, keep the ripple of Divinity going and hit “share on facebook, twitter, email” etc…

I am so grateful for the last year and the many blessings it held.

I realized that with Sub Rosa, we held close to 100 shows, featured over 100 musicians, filmmakers, visual artists, comedians, and poets, inspired the sale of hundreds of dollars in local original art, music, inspired the community to pay more attention to local original art, saved a life, volunteered, created murals, videos, music and more together, witnessed love and the beginning of relationships, held each other through tough times, saved people’s stuff from being lost, helped bring awareness to local businesses, and had members gain more media attention. I am so proud and grateful for everyone who has helped this dream for our city’s art and entertainment industry to unfold!!

You can see some of the awesome people who helped to make it happen at The Sub Rosa web site.

The transition between years seems to have been a rough one. The last couple weeks have been even more crazy than usual.

“Oh Divinity, that’s what you always say.”

No, really. Everything from murder* to setting boundaries to accidental death to finalizing debut dates of my first book and the band.

*by murder, I don’t mean I murdered, I meant it affected a close friend.

Everywhere around me people seemed to be dealing with loss, with change, with letting go..and most importantly..with being vulnerable with each other.

One of the hardest things I’ve had to learn is the strength of vulnerability..to not be afraid to be angry, or cry, or be scared in front of others…It is okay to ask for help.

One of the biggest steps in growth for me was to attend a public open mic (With lots of friends in the audience) and read a letter I had written to my mother. I was terrified signing up, because I knew I was going to break down in the middle of it, and I did..but I made myself do it, and I made myself finish. I got that pain out in a circle of people I knew AND strangers. When I was done, the room responded by rushing the stage and smothering me with so much love, I was buried and had to say into the mic that was still in my hand, “Guys, I can’t breathe!”

Being able to be that naked in front of people is freeing. It’s terrifying, but once you step through that veil of fear, you realize the universe will respond to you and give you all the help/love you ever need (though maybe not from the people you think it should come from).

I am more grateful than ever for the life ahead of me, the amazing things I get to do everyday, and I have found the best motivator of all to be changing the words “I have to” to “I get to”.

The things I get to do now and in the next few months have me so excited, my face could melt.

I get to continue working with my new band, which we have named “Sagun” (pronounced Sah-goon). We are pushing to be ready for our debut March 14 at a powerhouse show called “Poets, Prophets, and Punks” that I am producing. (Tickets on sale at Great Escape, Ear – X- Tacy for cash, at divinityrose.com for cards)
(Core members: Divinity Rose, Rosella Pearl, Kelly Newton)

I get to work on and release my first Diaries of a Godling book, “The Promise”. – Will be released with book signing March 14 at The Great Escape before the show..as having the books before the show will be greatly beneficial…Will also be available at the show.

I get to host a contest to inspire and encourage high school students to write.

I get to start working with a personal trainer to get myself in the shape I want to be in for the show.

I get to host a bunch of AWESOME shows with Sub Rosa including Pin Ups and Hot Rods on January 30, celebrating my dear friends’ Porscha and Pam Newman’s birthdays and the cd release party/mardi gras party on February 13 with Revenge of Ricky Williams and Squallis Puppeteers.

I am so excited for 2010. There are so many wonderful experiences I want to give myself and others. How about you?

Speaking of “Get tos”, Cody and I got to go to and be part of a dark carnival for the cd release party of “Sonic Epitaph”. What a great spiritual journey! Check them out!

Sonic Epitaph!
Pick up a cd and for crying out loud, support these master weavers of mind webs! They’ve worked hard, are super real and nice, down to hand making the signs on the walls of the concert hall…They deserve all the blessings about to pour upon them!

Most of these photos from Awesome photographer Linda Carmella ..email her at sweetestangel13ATgmail.com

I just wanted to make a quick post to say Happy Holidays to everyone. I am so grateful for all of the wonderful support and friendship over the last year. It has been an amazing year. I swear I’ve lived 5 lifetimes in the last 12 months. … Such is the way of the phoenix, I suppose.

For the holidays, I’m just going to share some pieces here that I don’t believe I’ve posted before. Some of them are darker pieces, as I’m bound and determined to love and accept my dark side with the light. I hope in the coming year you will also realize and accept the parts of you lurking in the shadows and allow them to feed your passion’s fire.

I hope you enjoy them Let me know which is your favorite at divinityrose at gmail.com

Spiritually Aroused

“I love them..
The sacred speakers of the God words.
The ones who rip us apart as they weave prophecies and spit fire.
The ones who continue the hunt for holy no matter how mad it makes them.
The ones who ride insanity like the dirty whore she is until they are done with her and send her on her way to tease another poor poet who is hungry with lust for the divine.
They make my breath catch, my heart beat, my loins burn and my eyes roll back in the back of my head in a fit of uhhhh.
yeah, I’m spiritually aroused. ”

Phoenix Forged
“In the fires that burn those who are caught sleeping
I am forged, springing forth stronger and brighter than ever.
The trials that many cry about
Are the rites of passage
That afford me the secret wisdom
I have sought for.
I emerge pure and shining,
Illuminated from within
To light the world around me
As I fly to the west.
Digging in, I grasp the earth with
My still smoking talons
And take her with me for a ride
That leads nowhere and everywhere
In the blink of an eye. ”

My Two moms:
You called her crazy.
She called you a liar.
You cut me with your words and ring,
She killed me with sugar and spice
before abandoning me again.
I hate you both
I love you both
I am you both.

ebb
“Within me beats a primal drum
A sound that’s only felt by some…
Those who are still enough to hear
the music that’s unheard by ear.

I feel an ebb. I feel a flow
I’m fed by what there is to know.
I twitch my pen to watch words fall,
I utter sounds to shatter walls.

My seed within you sprouts new growth
your heart’s desire: a sacred oath.
The earth rumbles when I sigh
Waters rise as I learn to fly.”

Poet or a Prophet?
“Am I a poet or a prophet, or just a pile of misplaced words and magic chords who’ve become unjust lords as they run through the wires once forged by liars who used to scream a lot about hellish fires.

I’ve journeyed far, I’ve journeyed near, running from this thing called fear, swayed by every jaunt and jeer, waiting to be in the clear..reaching for that next mountain top, will it never stop?
I’m waiting for the sky to drop.”

Techno lies
“Technology helps us lie…
Pills mean you don’t have to cry.
Superman can really fly,
and it takes so long to die.
Everyone can spell,
and no one goes through hell.
Push a button if you fell
It’s true, your broken thoughts can sell. ”

That’s it for now, I guess. See you next year Can’t wait to see/hear about your next recreation of yourselves. I know you’re gonna be fabulous…just as soon as you realize you already are…

I remember people throughout my life  calling me fearless. As I gain experience, I realize that a large portion of my “fearless” appearance was a mask to many fears I was unaware of.   A lot of those who seem fearless just have different fears than most people or are unaware of them.  I wasn’t aware of it at the time, but I look back at my years in high school and realize what a wild child I really was.

Spiders? No problem.  Snake? Let’s catch it! Getting in front of people? Yes, please! Talking to strangers? Couldn’t stop me! Spinning donuts in the park in a dodge omni? Guilty.

but…. Being Wrong? Heaven Forbid! Marriage? Run for the hills! Making lots of money? ummm. Following through on ideas I believe in when someone else doesn’t?  Creating and Promoting myself…and believing that my talent is good enough to stand on its own?  Hurting others unintentionally? Losing “love” or attention from others?

These are the fears I have been overcoming one step at a time. Some of these were not always there. Some of them were learned from being hurt by others.  I know I’m not alone on this. It really feels great when you can recognize and name these fears, because then you can recognize when they arise and affect your choices/behavior. Then you can consciously choose to act in a different way, finding release and freedom from the pesky little buggers.

For much of my life, my philosophy  was to face a fear head on the moment I realized it was there. It was like a need.  However there were a lot of fears I didn’t/couldn’t / refused to see.  Pride kept me from recognizing them.

Over the last couple years, I’ve wandered around a bit, learning about and getting to know my fears.  It’s been a wonderfully freeing experience. I’m amazed what fears are shown to me when I am brave enough to look. I wake up every day hoping to be more fearless

In a step to overcome the fear of pushing my own talent: The big news this week is that I am going to be debuting with my new band in March and I’ve set a goal to release my first book in the “Diaries of a Godling” series at the same time.  It’s going to be an awesome show called Sometimes Poetry ain’t Pretty: Poets, Prophets and Punks and has a really amazing line up. More on that later.

Here’s some other  recent news:

The star wars vs star trek party was a lot of fun, and a local weekly paper “Velocity” sent their photographer out..she arrived late, and my paint job was wearing off… (I fulfilled my debt and hosted as an Orion Slave Girl)

http://louisville.metromix.com/bars-and-clubs/photogallery/star-wars-vs-star/1649158/photo/all

Also, if you’re in the Louisville area, pick up a LEO this week – a lovely photo of yours truly in it for their staff pick for our Sub Rosa show this coming Monday.

And, here’s some recent random writings from my journal: been a while since I’ve posted some:

Technology helps us lie

Pills mean you don’t have to cry

superman can really fly

and it takes so long to die.

Everyone can spell

and no one goes through hell

push a button if you fell

it’s true your broken thoughts can sell.

Am I a poet or a prophet or just a pile of misplaced words and magic chords who’ve become unjust lords as they run through the wires once forged by liars who used to scream a lot about hellish fires

I’ve journeyed far, I’ve journeyed near running from this thing called fear, swayed by every jaunt and jeer, waiting to be in the clear. Reaching for that next mountain top, will it never stop? I’m waiting for the sky to drop

Within me beats a primal drum

a sound that’s only felt by some

those who are still enough to hear

The music that’s unheard by ear.

I feel an ebb, i feel a flow

I’m fed by what there is to know

I shake my arms to watch leaves fall

I utter sounds to shatter walls.

My seed within you sprouts new growth

Your heart’s desire: a sacred oath

The earth rumbles when I sigh,

Waters rise as I learn to fly.

That’s it for this week. I don’t really have a lot to share other than that. I’m in a big production and development stage which makes me a little hermit-like. I will close in saying that I am so grateful to have all of you, the wonderful support and to be finding myself surrounded by more amazing and beautiful people every day.  As the holidays approach, I ask that we all find the strength within ourselves to let go of the things that no longer serve us and prepare to step into a very bright and shining new year.

Hello Everyone!

(just a note, if you’re catching this on facebook, or another site, You’ll have to visit http:// www.doggeddreamcreations.com/divinityrising to see the videos/photos)

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful fall as we move into colder weather. I have found myself quite blessed as I settle into my new home and transition from hosting so many Sub Rosa shows into developing my own projects again with Diaries of a Godling.

I am so grateful to be in a place of realizing that I am now living the life I once dreamed of. Several years ago, I set out on a journey to find and create my dream..It’s been a treacherous and nerve wracking journey, but after sticking it out, I’m ecstatic to say I’m definitely more in alignment with my dreams, although the journey is never done. That’s what makes “being in the moment” so vital to knowing peace. In every moment we find ourselves in, we will have a new future vision of perfection – it is what drives us to continue to grow and evolve….So, we can’t really focus on “getting there”. If we continually draw joy from the future, we miss out on the present, which is what we used to dream about being! I’ve found it helps greatly to focus on what kind of person I want to be rather than what we want.

There are times during the journey that I would feel deflated, that I still get frustrated or feel I haven’t accomplished enough, but you lovers have all been so wonderful in picking me up when I need it. I’m so grateful for all of you. Thank you for taking this journey with me as you read. Thank you for your words of encouragement, art, and gifts. Thank you for letting me into your hearts and minds.

I am so honored when I inspire others to create and am floored by this video that Sarah Donahue made for me, and even more in awe of the comments people gave her to use…sneaky little monkeys!!! ( I really want to spell that “monkies”, by the way).

Sarah is an amazing and beautiful young woman who I know will find herself most successful with any creative endeavor she undertakes.

I haven’t been able to post in a while, so I wanted to make sure and catch up, so excuse me if this update has a lot of different tidbits in it.

As you may have read in some of my posts, I’m a huge fan and supporter of A Mighty Kindness, a nonprofit group in Louisville Ky that is focused in emphasizing the UNITY in community.  I was honored to attend and spin fire at their recent fall hootenanny (gathering of local  artists, farmers, businesses, organizations, etc) in Willow Park. I appeared in an interview that featured the festival for the web show “Living with the Locals”.

In an awe inspiring moment at the Fall Harvest Hootenanny (with the mascot always being an “owl”), the entire crowd found themselves blessed as a gray owl came and nested in the tree to the right of the stage.

On a stranger note, I’ll be completely green in two days. I made a deal back in July for a themed event: if over 100 people came out, I would host a following show as an Orion Slave Girl. Well, i have to make good on that promise at our Star Wars vs Star Trek event Saturday at Diamonds Pub and Billiards. ( I know, my geekidermis is showing. I can’t help it. I dig fanboys). As always, info for my Sub Rosa shows can be found at

For those of you that came out over the last year to Carly Raes to enjoy local art, music, poetry and to perform with me – I am sad to announce they have closed their doors. I will miss the great environment, people and open hearts. The last year was amazing to behold…to see people come out despite third degree burns, in the midst of city wide blackouts and ominous snowstorms, after earthquakes, and driving from other cities. Thank you. You’ve all played a big part in my growth. All of you are welcome to join us Mondays at Diamonds. Please keep in touch, keep up the writing, singing, and over all awesome being. If you’d like to find other open mics, please look at the website listed above – there is a link to all the open mics in Louisville that I know of.

I recently directed a psa type short film for a two day film challenge at Western Kentucky University. We had 48 hours from receiving necessary elements (a 9 iron, a character: Nate, lame college kid, a jail cell, and the line “Over a lifetime, college graduates make 1.2 million more than non-graduates.”) Cody got to deliver a rockin line and the team I worked with was awesome.

Check it out:

And last, but certainly not least: here are a couple pics from the early experiments on style for Diaries of A Godling. I hope they don’t scare you.

Shoot me an email or sign my guest book, and let me know what you think:

Aside from the creation activities, I’ve been focusing on some healing. I’ve been going to the chiropractor several times a week to try to continue to improve my health I’ve spent so much time in mental/spiritual learnings over the last several years, I’ve forgone dealing with my body some.  As someone who’s never really liked to “deal” with things and not wanting to be a sissy, I’ve had some injuries that were never properly dealt with ( from car accidents, extreme boffer fighting, etc).  In addition to that, I quit smoking two and a half years ago, YAY ME! It’s a great achievement, but I’ve put on a lot of weight, so I’m working on getting in shape.

So, that’s what’s been keeping me busy. Thanks for all the wonderful 2009 memories. So many beautiful souls in place to harvest and reap their rewards. I’ve met so many amazing people and am in awe over it each and every day.   I send my love to all of you.

It’s about time. I’ve been so busy,  a couple months have passed without me being able to capture and upload the footage from the zombie fashion show that took place during the release party for “The Dead Walk the Earth”.

And since the haunting season is now past, I am releasing “The Dead Walk the Earth” for viewing online. I hope you enjoy it!   That’s right, this is the official online premiere/release of “The Dead Walk the Earth”!

Special thanks to the many many people involved in making it!

The Dead Walk the Earth

The Fashion Show

I can’t believe it. I’m sitting here reflecting, and I’m amazed and grateful to say I’ve survived October with only a few minor scrapes and bruises.

The last week of October was packed to the brim, but amazing. Here are some awesome moments:

The mythological creature fashion show by Genna Yussman at our Libra/Scorpio Fantasy Birthday Bash

Fashion Show by Genna Yussman, produced by Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard from Subrosa The Gypsie Courtyard on Vimeo.

Then, Thursday, I was able to perform in a poetry reading at Actor’s Theater of Louisville and got to see my dear pal Ron Whitehead for a while, which was awesome. I hadn’t seen him in a long time.

Friday night, I got to perform at Psychomania Haunted House with Darshwood the Conjuror and Shawna the Dead, human pin cushion courtesy of 4th St Dental…best thing of the night was getting to watch people run screaming from the exits of the haunts.

All day saturday, I was on hand at the site of the painting of the peace mural I helped to organize. Thanks to Kenn Parks for asking me to get involved.  The intent of all involved and the School of Metaphysics, who set the ball in motion, is to create a constant communication of peace to the surrounding area. It is as beautiful as the many souls who helped to make it happen. Video coming soon.

Then Halloween night, I rushed over to host Sub Rosa. It was a lot of fun with some fun surprises. At the end of the night, I got to experience an amazing and deep conversation with a lady on her own spiritual journey . Who says bars can’t produce a great setting for transformation?

Jared, Manager of Diamonds, and me

With the close of October, I’ve found myself pretty on target with what I had hoped for. I’m mostly settled in to the new place and ready to begin the in depth development of Diaries of a Godling. With a hope to open in January, I’m going to have to stay really focused.

With so much going on, it’s easy to let my focus slip to what I want to happen. I am so grateful to be surrounded by beautiful people that remind me that I want my focus to be on the kind of person I want to be first, and what I want second.

More than anything, October was a bountiful month that proved time and time again just how blessed I am and the power of miracles.

Thank you all for the shining reflection that you show me

October has been such a busy blessing! I have so much to share with all of you. I’m not sure how the onset of fall has pushed things into fast forward, but it has. Everywhere around me, everyone’s schedules seem to be more than full. They’re overflowing!

I ended up with 14 shows this month! Diamonds, Psychomania, Carly Rae’s, Oshea’s, two at an adult daycare facility, a halloween parade in addition to a speaking engagement with high schoolers, a two day film contest, and the creation of a huge peace mural. In addition to that, I was gifted with an awesome new apartment that needed some work, so with the help of some amazing friends, I’ve been scrubbing and painting and trying to get it into something more livable than a maze of boxes and paint cans. You could say I’m the monster in the labrynth right now, but amidst this chaotic energy I’ve found a great peace. Things are really shaping up!

The real peace has come from settling into this new home. Believe it or not, I’ve found time for lovely meditation by candlelight, and I’ve realized I’m doing it! Like a kid on a two-wheel bicycle without training wheels for the first time, I’m running through October screaming with excitement: “I’m doing it! I’m doing it!!”

I realize that I am now living the life I was dreaming of. Three years ago, I sold or gave away most of my stuff and set off into the great unknown to follow the calling I heard from within. I spent the next few years pulling myself apart to discover the things holding me back. It was shifting, transient, painful, frustrating and nightmarish at times. I got so involved in that journey, I felt stuck in living for the day when that dream would come true. With time to sit and look around, I realized I am now there. I have reached the place I set out to find. I can only go and grow from here, but it is an amazing feeling to realize that I am now the person I once only dreamed of being, surrounded by things and people I love: things, people, circumstances of value that mean something to me.

I’ve met others along the way: Magical people with amazing dreams. A good portion of them are coming together Halloween Weekend to create a shining communication of peace to my hometown Louisville, Kentucky.

You can find more information at the bottom of this post. Even if you can’t be there in person, please send your love and spend some time thinking of us. Lend your magic to our message.

On the Sub Rosa front, I’ve reconnected with an old friend, and thanks to Terry, the winner of the costume contest on Halloween will win tickets to his upcoming show featuring Gwar.

In my quest, I’d say that one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that freedom can be found within boundaries. The difference between being free or not depends on who has created your boundaries.

As an artist, I realize that I am a girl who is fascinated with potentials and possibilities. I am in love with ideas. The problem with that is that ideas are fleeting. To be any more than that, you have to give them form, and form begins with boundaries. Whose boundaries are you flowing within?

Love, Light and blessings to send you through your dream.

Below is the information for the peace mural: please pass this info on.

Every ending leads to a new beginning, and Halloween weekend marks just such a transition. As Louisville sees the end of the haunted season, it celebrates the opening of a new season: The Season of Peace. Put in motion by the School of Metaphysics, a huge mural will be created on the side of Amazing Grace Whole Foods and Nutrition. This monumental interactive event is a collaborative effort by an impressive cross section of Louisville artists, businesses, entertainers and non-profits. It is the first of eleven weekly events to celebrate what the School of Metaphysics calls the Season of Peace (November, December).

From sun-up to sun-down on October 31 and November 1, the parking lot to the west of Amazing Grace will be a bustle of painting, entertainment, activity, and fellowship. The local community is encouraged to come and enjoy concessions and entertainment as the artists work on the mural that will depict many of our world’s recognizable peace leaders. The purpose of the mural is to create a central communication of peace in our community, because visual art is a universal language that transcends cultural, lingual and other barriers. There will be music, interactive art activities for families, and an opportunity to sign the global document, the Universal Peace Covenant, which states, “We call upon each individual to create and foster a personal vision for peace.”

Artists, entertainers, businesses, and nonprofits involved include:
Kenn Parks, Andy Cook, Carol McLeod, Evan Lebowitz, Jason and Becca Baldwin, Divinity Rose, Derek Gregory, School of Metaphysics, Amazing Grace, 4th St. Dental Spa, Sub Rosa the Gypsie Courtyard, Our1planet, IPP, Peace Postcards, Center for Interfaith Relations, International Network of Social Entrepreneurs, Scotch Bonnet Sounds, Lotus Blake Productions, The Sirens, Gary Constable, and many others.

Other Season of Peace events include laughter yoga and an international potluck for peace. Each of the 11 events lead up to the Universal Hour of Peace on New Years Eve.

To document this moment in Louisville history, there will be a photographer, a video team, and participants will be listed alongside sponsors on a painted scroll on the wall to the side of the mural.

Amazing Grace Whole Foods and Nutrition is located at 1133 Bardstown Road. Anyone who would like to become involved or make a tax deductible contribution for supplies may contact Victoria Nelson at 502-452-2501 or at louisville@aom.org.

Thank you to all of you who have created a flood of birthday wishes! October 14 is Day of the Theater! Go figure! A very cool birthday gift, Cody and I have moved into a new place that needs a little work, so for those of you who asked what I want for my birthday, I say “prayer for extra elbow grease” and for everyone to take a moment to send love, respect, and gratitude to the woman who brought me into this world,(for it is not easy to birth a force of nature), for the families who cared for me (for it’s even harder to contain one), and take a moment also to give love, respect and gratitude to the countless souls who contributed in raising me… (including yourselves).

Today is my birthday…

my.. birth… day… my day of birth…what i mean to say is
the day I separated and became an individual representation…

the day my imagined likeness came into view….

the day…well, i guess the day I became new.

but that’s every day….

So I guess any day, it could be true that
Today is my birthday

And the best gift of all is sitting here in the middle of the night, exhausted but unable to sleep because I am looking around at all the art and cds and videos I have gotten from local lovers over the last year at Sub Rosa, and thinking of all the spirits who have supported me online, and I am struck with awe at how I am surrounded by so many amazing and shining hearts, dreams unfolding, beautiful people, tall tales, talent gone wild….I’d have to say I’m probably one of the wealthiest people alive. <3 You all fill me with such joy, I feel like my heart might pop, or I might start humping random objects. I think this is how the orgy was invented.

Thank you. May I be even half the blessing to you that you have been to me. You keep me continually spiritually aroused.