Portland, OR

So, I'm posting my pics of my vacation... I thought it would be nice to share something personal, instead of work work work all the time.  It was great to see my hanai family! I needed my girls. I was also in desperate need of a real vacation before wedding season started!

I've been going through a time of transformation recently, and as I was reading "Wild" from Cheryl Strayed, I thought what could be more perfect than Oregon at a time like this?  I even met a chickie that actually hiked the PCT by herself. I am still in awe of that lady. Little bit of a girl crush. She knows. 

We crossed the Bridge of the Gods (from "Wild"), went hiking, stood in awe in front of waterfalls, chilled at some vineyards, played at Canon Beach where The Goonies was filmed, ate oysters in front of the ocean, and had some significant spiritual time at The Grotto...

I am lucky that my old friend, Jen Kane, is the best energy healer out there in the world. I have to give her a shout out--  http://shiftintojoy.com/  -- "Shift Into Joy represents a full body, mind, and spiritual shift."  Try it. You will not be disappointed. It is truly amazing. 

I am very blessed to have the people in my circle that I do. I am so grateful. Thank you for the aloha...
 

Bridge of the Gods

"A corvid... A symbol of the void... It's a good thing. It's the place where things are born, where they begin. Think about how a black hole absorbs energy and then releases it as something new and alive."  -- "Wild", Cheryl Strayed

PCT hiker! Amazing strength and courage. That entails most of my fears all at once. Maybe some day...

My beautiful and inspiring energy healer...

Photo of me, taken by Miss Jen Kane

Caribou on the side of the road, taken while driving

GRYP at the GRAM

Grand Rapids Young Professionals, at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, on Friday, May 7th.

Thank you to Chris Stoffel Overvoorde for the educational tour, and also for sharing his experiences on creating his own body of work, showing presently at the GRAM.

Photos taken by Lisa Shaw, from The Bigger Picture Photography.