So now I’ve handed out the rest of my tickets…save two that I’ve promised to save…one for Marisa, and one for Phil.

I had a few left on Thursday and gave them out at the Full Moon gathering and drumming at Alex Grey’s Chapel of the Sacred Mirrors.  I didn’t get a chance to go to their camp at the burn and see Alex painting so I figured I would see them all still with their after-burn glow at the chapel, and that there would be plenty of playa energy floating around.  Sure enough I ran into many of those I missed seeing at black rock city, and also to connect up with those who did not go dancing and drumming with spirits and hearts wide open.  I was not dissapointed to say the least and had so much fun giving valentines out and dancing ecstatically.

Afterwards I met up with my friend alfred/amelia-naire  who took over my campsite, allowing all my things to still be on the playa, and my costumes to still have fun out there,  got me to the airport on thursday for my early return to nyc, and  now returned to me the rest of my valentine tickets that still were meant to be given.

So I decided that I would still give them out and have been thinking of how to keep this going…to keep valentining and sharing love with people throughout the year….

so a great place to start was friday night at Body Temple’s free party on the Hudson on the pier at 68th st.  When I arrived I found a writhing and bouncing crowd of high energy dancers, blissed out to the beat.  After bouncing around and dancing a bit myself I started valentining people…. and before you know it the tickets were all gone.  

Tonite I was out without the tickets..so I brought a little stamp I had made that says Love Will Shine Today and has under it the  website.  The stamp at night is a bit hard to see but for now it will do until I come up with new valentines to give out through out the year. 

So much fun to give things to people just because.  Very interesting to watch people’s reaction, from scepticism, to curiosity, to recognition, and delighted appreciation.  I find it to be a great exercise in learning to love unconditionally without expectation, whether people appreciate it or even get it.  Of course I hope more people get it and can take in a little bit of love, and if you got a ticket I hope you are reading this and I wish you much love…..and if you want to be in the raffle get me your info this week…we’ll be picking a winner this next Saturday September 16th.     

  love will shine today

Sunrise Valentine

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as i look through my pictures of the playa….I’m brought back to the sun rising over the playa first on Tuesday morning as I run out to greet the dawn.  Then Wednesday morning as I race my friend around the man chasing led lights as the sky lightens and as I dance then under the sun to space cowboys, handing out valentines..dancing until the play their last beat.  and finally Thursday morning with my pink pussycats dancing out on the playa to isaiah’s morning spin…love is the ticket as I am filled with love by the sun…which radiates out to those around me.  hoping that those I give tickets to can see in my eyes and smile and the sun that shines so brightly that love will shine today….