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July 2009 
More Wonderful than I could ever say
Posted on Aug 5th, 2008
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martha
martha
Back from Florence, Oregon---the Gaia meetup August 1-5. Well, not back exactly. I'm with Aley and Keith at their house. Honestly, there is no way to tell you about the meetup in a blog. It was magical! Dear friend, if you weren't there, and you wanted to be there, you will be there with everyone. Simply stated, we met and felt our presence with one another as a like-minded and open-hearted group. Recognizing each other, we melted into hugs and laughter and delight. Perhaps a little awkward at first (like the first 30 seconds) the uncertainty is quickly forgotten as the crazy known-yet-unknown and accepted-cherished-surprised-overwhelmed emotional dynamic unfolds. To look into each other's eyes and share the same space and hear the voices and even HUG them!!! ....Do you see, dear ones, why it's so hard to talk about? There are tears in my eyes now as I write.
So it's going to take a long time (I'd say for me, I"m looking at weeks, maybe longer) to unpack what's happening to me / us / them / life / the planet as we connect. I'm thinking now that you might be wondering why I'm making such a big deal out of it. You might ask how any of us getting together might impact "life" or "the planet." But I really feel something. Did you know that we met during the energy of the new moon, at a time when new energy is coming into its own? There are certain potentialities, in terms of ideas, opportunities, connections, coincidences that are set into motion from the convergence of so many people of new earth vision and deeply kind heart. This meetup has deeply touched us in ways that we know and that we cannot know. The picture above is of a collage that we made together. Like this blog, it is only a glimpse, a suggestion of some colors, and parts of the larger words and ideas. We'll understand the rest in time.
So it's going to take a long time (I'd say for me, I"m looking at weeks, maybe longer) to unpack what's happening to me / us / them / life / the planet as we connect. I'm thinking now that you might be wondering why I'm making such a big deal out of it. You might ask how any of us getting together might impact "life" or "the planet." But I really feel something. Did you know that we met during the energy of the new moon, at a time when new energy is coming into its own? There are certain potentialities, in terms of ideas, opportunities, connections, coincidences that are set into motion from the convergence of so many people of new earth vision and deeply kind heart. This meetup has deeply touched us in ways that we know and that we cannot know. The picture above is of a collage that we made together. Like this blog, it is only a glimpse, a suggestion of some colors, and parts of the larger words and ideas. We'll understand the rest in time.
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Links to other blogs about the Florence, OR meetup:
Keith
Aley
Buddingspritelett
Lisa
Doug
Mamakat
(will add more when I find 'em!)
Here's a link to Dryad's blog
I love that collage and the other creative expressions that occurred during our time together. Amazing stuff, wasn't it? I had no idea that we met during the New Moon…that's really significant/powerful.
I'm so looking forward to how this all continues to unfold…
No questions here. Joy on! You deserve it!
sherri
:-)
Yay! That sounds so fun. Just reading about it made me smile. :)
Hi Lisa! Yes, there's so much about that day, time, mix of people, mood, allignment, season of the heart, and so forth! Right now, our season is that we have the luxury of connecting with each other! Isn't it wonderful?
Sherri, you too! Joy! Joy! Joy now!
B.B. :)
Hi DesertGirl, You have a wonderful Canada trip… I think you're going to Canada. Stop and smell the flowers when you can…
I hear you, Martha. And I am already gasping at the energies that may arise as other Gaians meet up in a week or so…and continue to connect beyond and beyond. Thank you so much for sharing your beauty, your love, your creativity, and your wisdom with me, beloved friend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlOFN2SYaEk
This is how I feel…I cannot get this out of my head.
Big love Martha…
:)
Aley
Hi Mamakat! It was truly a privilege and a pleasure to meet you! Weren't we lucky to be there? Wow. And thank you SOOOO much for bringing your BEAUTIFUL daughters that TOTALLY ROCK!!!! Robin helped me so much with her wisdom and vision(s). It really gave me a lot to think about. Please tell her that later on I realized that I am afraid that this person will stay with me because I am not wanting to let him go!!! :) (She will know what this means.)
Aley! Thank you SO much for posting the link to that wonderful song! That's what this is all about!
What the heck?!?! One of my AZ friends went! How did I miss this blog? :-)
Thanks for sharing this. Seriously.
Martha,
I can feel your joy and the joy of the others that experienced this with you. Thank you so much for sharing this. It seems very reasonable to me that as we each reach the open hearted joy at our center we can't help but change the planet….and a gathering like this one is a powerful way to increase the joy exponentially.
With love and appreciation,
Helen
Martha, so glad you all had the opportunity to spend time together. It's been so fun reading through everyone's blogs to hear about it from different angles. I feel heartened by your line: Dear friend, if you weren't there, and you wanted to be there, you will be there with everyone.
You are so right….we were there with you….and we're experiencing it now by reading the words. Our spirits were there. It's just sometimes are human forms wish we could have made it, too. :) So happy for everyone!
{{{{SIGH}}}}
You're gone.
Martha, you barely hide your wings, you know. This, the Grand Gaia Summer Adventure of 2008 wouldn't have been what it was without you.
Our door is always open for you, our friend. Blessings to you always.
Powerful Stuff! =)
Such a Wonderful Community!
Boy, it's so much! I'm back home now, and there's still SO MUCH to think through, connect with, and put into words, and assimilate from all others doing similar things. I'm still overwhelmed, in a good way. So thankful! So joyous!
Well Heemes! There's always the next gathering, you know? Let's catch the next AZ meetup through the AZ pod. See you soon!
Hi Helen, Yes! The Healing is Wonderful! As an individual experience, I have felt a definite shift toward more confidence in simply being present with LOVE as a way of dealing with life and people and what they need and express and so forth. I agree that the healing starts with us, and as we meet up, it magnifies and will have a very positive effect on our world. And you rock, Helen!!!! YOU are a positive wave, and it's definitely a wave “Hello!” (that was a pun :)
Centria dear and quiet one, it's not a metaphor. I've got to find out what state you live in. Meetups are GOOD!
Keith, that little {{{{{{sigh}}}}}}} you made is so cute! Thanks! Now I have a new nonverbal thing that is way cool! You know what? You are so kind! There are no words to describe you, or how much you helped me! You and Aley are amazing. It is a privilege to know you both. And remember, next time you want to be in Phoenix, do NOT try that hotel on 24th and Van Buren when you can come be bothered all night by our doggies!
Ariela! Yes! Powerful stuff, indeed. Wishing you happiness always!
What a great collage you all made, and what wonderful magical encounters and sharings.
I have felt a definite shift toward more confidence in simply being present with LOVE as a way of dealing with life and people and what they need and express and so forth.
That has helped me so much - thankyou! And thanks to you and everyone else who has shared your meetup with the rest of us.
Dear friend, if you weren't there, and you wanted to be there, you will be there with everyone.
Oh yes thankyou thankyou thankyou .. we were there!!
Anyone feeling like globetrotting to Andalucia this year or anytime is SO welcome.
{{{HeeHee}}}
Would love to romp with the hounds!!!!! We won't talk about “that” motel, please. Very traumatic.
Lynxie—like, Andalucia, like in Spain!?! Oh yeah! No need to think twice about THAT one, I'm SO there. No necessito pensar por mucho tiempo, Quiero IR!!!! And then we can work on improving my Spanish… :) Yes, I DO think we are all connected now, and meeting in physical reality is simply another dimension of that. Wishing you LOVE and happiness always!
Yeah Keith, we won't go there. We'll go to MY HOUSE!!!! YAY!!!!! :)
ms martha,
i cant say i read this without tears in my eyes. good, this will help me sleep as it is past my bedtime! but i coudl not rest until i read your post about your gaia blow out! your hearts blown open, your lives never to be the same. i am so happy for you and everyone there.
and the collage is lovely! holds such spirit. and no need for more descriptive words of your experience, we get it. this was deep, this was real and you'll carry it with you always.
lveo,
amry
Oh yes martha!!!! all of this and MORE!!! I am just now starting my blog. I know that I will have several about this incredible time we shared. There was so much. There were so many experiences on so many levels. I'm sorting my experiences out … and we all connected and we are all so UNIQUE and individual.
I love that you and Keith have shared our collage/mural … I just have to share that I started it on Sunday morning. I provided the border. It was a garden of flowers. The SEEDS have sprouted … and are in DENSE BLOOM!!!! the Center was meant to be the place to share our CREATIVITY and DREAMS - this was started after our intense emotional and intensely cathartic Saturday …. by the time Sunday evening rolled around almost everyone had contributed to the center of the collage!!! There are ways to make this really large and see it CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL … (go Martha's photo gallery).
I am just starting my blogs about this incredible time!!!
I'll let you know when I post.
I love you dear Martha!!!
Hey there, Mother Mary! We do have a special connection – on and off — close and far —- it's a different one, and I honor its energy. All for its own reason, as they say. You were definitely participating in the Oregon meetup, because we all felt your energy there! Thank you for your presence.
Peri, Girl, I've been, like, waiting! for your blog! — oh, and just a note folks, Peri told me that you can click on the picture of the collage in my photo gallery and it gets so big that it fills the whole screen! Who knew! :)
Hey!!!! Add two more blogs!!!! Judi and Amber posted something. Lets head over and read what they have to say …
I know the feeling…I'm just trying to piece things together after yesterday's meeting with some remarkable folks. Liza, Mimi & Victoria.