"do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplacable spark. in the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. the world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours."--ayn rand
may day: happy beltaine bonfires are ablaze for purification and renewal as we enter the happy summer season! let there be a brightness in all things this season!
current pleasures: tapas and white sangria with mary at the truly fabulous
meson sabika (really the bacon-wrapped dates are an aphrodisiac!) watching great films over the past week, especially ang lee's masterpiece, "lust, caution"--based on writer eileen chang's story of the japanese occupied city of shanghai in the forties--wow! listening to new music, especially madonna's catchy new cd, "hard candy"--sweet and dancey! also, reading some wonderful books of poetry right now too--loving richard siken's "crush" and mary jo bang's "elegy" in particular!
happy birthday me: taurus--"have you ever been filled with a terrible yearning to become something new? do you know what it's like to be racked with a ferocious hunger to change your life? speaking from experience, I know that such a state can sometimes feel heavy and dark. but i'm here to tell you that it can also be a tremendous asset. the key to transforming it into a gift, ironically, is to see it as a gift. so your assignment, taurus, is to interpret your ache for transformation as a potent blessing. to do so will give you the power to perform magic you can't even imagine yet." --
"free will astrology"
