An update long overdue.... The rainy bay area winter went by in a flurry of events that seem to keep upping the ante. The Ghostship fire struck at the heart of my community, and we are still dealing with the fallout. Many of my friends lost their warehouse homes, and the fallout continues. I was already in a state of shock due to the election, and it hasn't really stopped. I am ever more grateful to be living in California, but it is starting to feel almost selfish. More and more, I am asking myself what I am willing to stand up for, and willing to fight for. And then, suddenly, my warehouse was evicted. Technically not "mine" as I was only a part-time resident there, yet it has been my home for so long, and home to my closest circles. Mentally, emotionally, socially....it's like the difficulty level has been turned up.
And none of this sexy to talk about.... I see it as an important part of my job to provide a stress-free space, a place where we are freed from the mundane worries of the world. This refuge that we create is for us both. More so than ever, I am thankful for this and for you. Thankful that this work *is* such a place for us both, without further expectation on each other. Like a wonderful gift that we are giving each other, and every day I see that it is sorely needed.