“How do I desire to show up and express myself?” asked the octopus.

July 1, 2023

On Thursday, June 29, I returned to a very green and beautiful Denver, Colorado after being gone for most of the month. I had left town on a very wet Sunday, June 4.

It’s always a good experience for myself to leave 27 E, because it feels different when I return – I see things differently. I wasn’t sure if the vibrant colors in the neighborhood as well as the mountain view was something I had been missing (as in, I didn’t notice its beauty in the daytoday), or if it was a result of something else. It rained a lot in June – moreso than typical. It was a gorgeous and uplifting homecoming.

In last week’s blog june., I mentioned the trip and a new route back to Denver. I would like to shoutout New Orleans. ‘There’s something about New Orleans.‘ My experience of NOLA is like my experience of wine: it was just this thing, until it was a thing. A 24 hour stay in the summer of 2016 (I think) transported me from wanting to leave as soon as I arrived, to feeling a mystical intrigue in this dense space on a historic waterfront in Louisiana. I had the same but different experience of Savannah, Georgia the first time.

Something more…

I only stopped briefly, for beignets, but had a fun, unexpected surprise in sharing my stickers.

A typical festive vibe before 10am on a Monday…

I also want to shoutout Louisiana State University. It was later in the day, I had been driving and had done Tulane after the beignets. It was also quite hot. But. There was something about LSU. The trees lining the campus were magnificent.

There were a number of highlights from the June Road Trip that I will continue to share (much to my own enjoyment). Many moments captured. So much goodness. I especially loved the book drops. I was always met with a bright, eager, hope-full look of a young person’s face when I asked if they would be interested in me sharing my content for themself or a friend. I also loved the surprise of finding a little free library. If I recall correctly, I found LFL’s to ‘drop’ my books in Excelsior Springs, MO; on campus at Tulane University; slightly off campus at LSU; and on campus at Wichita State University in Kansas. I dropped sets of books in Kearney MO (friend), Kansas City MO (corepoweryoga), Lawrence KS (1900barker), Bentonville AR (yogastory), Fayetteville AR (graduate hotel front desk), Oxford MS (multiple: otf, grad hotel x 2), Port Charlotte FL (parents), Tallahassee FL (orangetheoryfitness), New Orleans LA (mushroomsmokeshop), Norman OK (bookstore), Stillwater OK (starbucks).