Friday was all about relaxing and having a good time. Raphaella and I went up to Sarasota to the Ringling Art Museum, Circus Museum, and Mansion, http://www.ringling.org/. She and I toured part of the art museum and then headed to the place where the John and Mable Ringling lived while the circus was wintering in Florida. We sat outside and visualized living in such a place and what sorts of places we would be comfortable living in. This one looked too big for me! The inside though was very ornate, dark wood, and very uncomfortable looking, so we decided we liked the outside better! (see photos; Raphaella is in front of the mansion; the view of Sarasota Bay is from the terrace; the dew-covered green plants artistic shot was at the entrance)
We had the delight at lunchtime of connecting with Michael Mariano and Jenni Menon, friends of mine from Sarasota, who I just found out live in this area. Craig and I last saw them at Bosch Bahá’í School in Santa Cruz, California a few years ago. They had another friend with them (Dr. Laura D’Angelo who was visiting from Nashville). (see photo) After lunch, Jenni went back to work and the rest of us toured the Circus Museum, reliving our childhood memories of the 3-ring circus and lamenting that the next generation won’t get to experience it the same way. If you feel like watching Raphaella's 167-shot slide show of the day, you can go to this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heartfulart/sets/72157622273116954/show/
We had the delight at lunchtime of connecting with Michael Mariano and Jenni Menon, friends of mine from Sarasota, who I just found out live in this area. Craig and I last saw them at Bosch Bahá’í School in Santa Cruz, California a few years ago. They had another friend with them (Dr. Laura D’Angelo who was visiting from Nashville). (see photo) After lunch, Jenni went back to work and the rest of us toured the Circus Museum, reliving our childhood memories of the 3-ring circus and lamenting that the next generation won’t get to experience it the same way. If you feel like watching Raphaella's 167-shot slide show of the day, you can go to this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heartfulart/sets/72157622273116954/show/
In the evening, Raphaella and I went to a full moon ceremony on the beach. It had the flavor of a Native American ceremony (cleansed with sage smoke, appeals to the four directions, drums, talking stick). The leader asked us as part of the ceremony to identify and let go of what is not serving us in our lives. For me it is being tethered to one spot. I’m definitely feeling the need for lightening up my material life and be wandering for a while. So, I’m visualizing what that potentially looks like, and we’ll see what manifests! The sunset was beautiful, and it was great to beat a drum and have memories of drumming with Craig and of dancing around the fire with childhood friends at Pow-Wows in Saskatchewan.
This was the most walking and most energy-expending day that I’ve had in the last weeks, so it was great to feel that it went well, and I was tired but wasn’t exhausted at bedtime. Yay! Signs of recovery!
Love,
Susanne
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