(8/28/25 – I’m tidying my electronic/online household and deleting the original videos from this blog. You can find snippets from this Team Match at this Instagram post.) I did my first Team Match (like a friendly “competition”) a few days ago and wanted to capture my experience while it’s still fresh.  This Instagram post has … More first dance team match (friendly “competition”) – a reflection

nothing in the world brings me home to myself quite like NATURE + ART. carrying my own gear, getting sweaty, sleeping under the stars, pooping with a gorgeous view, and MOVING in STILLNESS. can’t wait to get back out there next month! ⛺️ ediza⛺️ big pine⛺️ minarets⛺️ can’t disclose the location. had too much fun … More nature + art

i’ve tasted companionshipi hunger for intimacy.i’ve waded in the shallowsi yearn for the depths.i’ve danced in the lighti ache for the dark.i’ve basked in satisfactioni desire true nourishment.i’ve studied teachers it is now time tolead and followmyself. thanks for the photos! 🌻 @ericapablo @ericapablo_film

this morning i got tolead women in my fight songduring a poetry class. i said,“poetry doesn’t have to bepretty or polite or shiny.”what poured out of them was soraw beautiful honest.i think sometimes (often)i say to others what ineedto say tomyself.my dreams don’t have to bepretty polite shiny.today is the first day that i feltturned … More desire

i love revisiting my old art. i’m 31 now, but this idea still haunts AND motivates me endlessly 😳🤤 saw this very creative, simple, powerful poster that demonstrates a 90-year human life as measured in weeks. i don’t get to know if i will get more or less time. but working the schedule i do … More weeks

i renewed my ALS again. it always puts me in a reflective mood! + “advanced life support,” previously “advanced CARDIAC life support,” is when a patient’s lungs and/or heart stop & we work to resuscitate him/her. this certificate is good for 2 years. i remember the first time i did it in 2015. (photo from … More renewal

day 15/100 #the100dayproject #unleashingtogether + it’s okay if you feel happy or sad or lonely or grateful or ecstatic or frustrated or hopeless or hopeful or annoyed or amazed or alive or all of the above. or a mix of all of that all at the same time. today. and every day! + this phrase … More always applicable

dear future husband, if you are creepin’ on my page, i’m pretty low maintenance. just get me sunflowers every so often, play outside with me, and let me nap as much as i want. and listen to my random excited rants about my wiiiiiide (but interconnected!) range of interests 😅🌻 what do you need from … More dear future husband

day 11/100 #the100dayproject #unleashingtogether + saw this on a shirt. loved the idea. hated the font. had to play with it myself! + too tired to make this caption fit in the 2200 or whatever characters allowed in the caption, so here are some screenshots from my blog + as much as i love this … More being selfless by being selfish

love letters from the (still) single bridesmaid who is now (proudly) 30-years-young There is a lot of polarity in the world, but I think one thing we can ALL agree on is that 2020 is a WILD RIDE. I was looking back through my photos and blog and completely forgot that I wrote these letters … More love letters from the single bridesmaid – quarantine edition