I am a misfit mermaid in a land-locked lagoon;
a dazzling disco ball of
human magic and messiness!
I am a misfit mermaid in a land-locked lagoon; a dazzling disco ball of human magic and messiness!
At a very young age I was shoved into a sad straightjacket of external expectations, tossed unceremoniously into a cold carriage of corporate conditioning, and carried off carelessly to an ivory tower of pride and pain, privilege and purposelessness. I sat stymied, unwittingly wearing the weight of responsibility and respectability, reduced to a dim, dreary life of desperate yearning, looking always out to distant lands and foreign fantasies.
But all was not bleak and barren before me. I always felt an internal levity and luminescence in the form of my iridescent imagination and intuition throughout this grey era of emptiness. I was also robed in and rescued by my outlandish disco mermaid quintessence, whose gaiety and glitter could not be concealed or confined, and would inevitably burst forth in sparkly spectacles, attracting other odd and authentic auras around.
Still, I never truly found my long-lost lagoon until a month-long quarantine post-surgery gave me the space to step back with intention and reflect on what I truly wanted and what would make me happy. A few months later, I embarked on an epic quest to escape my pretty prison of prestige. This auspicious adventure across South America gave me the clarity and courage to take a leap of faith into the unlimited unknown.
Hitherto I had been fleeing the forces of force, but upon landing in the City of Fair Winds, I finally paused with purpose and planted myself in this new plane. In stopping to savor the scenery, a splendid serendipity sprang forth. I found the fertile soil in which to connect and create art and community; something I could never have conceived, captive in a corporate castle.
Today, I feel fortunate to have found flow, fanfare, and fantasy in my austral arroyo. I delight in sharing stories, spaces, and my starry-eyed spirit in order to bring people together to rediscover a sense of childlike joy, vitality, and wonder. In doing so, I hope that in some small way, this oasis of vibrancy and authenticity spills out onto the sand and the land becomes lush with beauty, bounty and bliss.
At a very young age I was shoved into a sad straightjacket of external expectations, tossed unceremoniously into a cold carriage of corporate conditioning, and carried off carelessly to an ivory tower of pride and pain, privilege and purposelessness. I sat stymied, unwittingly wearing the weight of responsibility and respectability, reduced to a dim, dreary life of desperate yearning, looking always out to distant lands and foreign fantasies.
But all was not bleak and barren before me. I always felt an internal levity and luminescence in the form of my iridescent imagination and intuition throughout this grey era of emptiness. I was also robed in and rescued by my outlandish disco mermaid quintessence, whose gaiety and glitter could not be concealed or confined, and would inevitably burst forth in sparkly spectacles, attracting other odd and authentic auras around.
Still, I never truly found my long-lost lagoon until a month-long quarantine post-surgery gave me the space to step back with intention and reflect on what I truly wanted and what would make me happy. A few months later, I embarked on an epic quest to escape my pretty prison of prestige. This auspicious adventure across South America gave me the clarity and courage to take a leap of faith into the unlimited unknown.
Hitherto I had been fleeing the forces of force, but upon landing in the City of Fair Winds, I finally paused with purpose and planted myself in this new plane. In stopping to savor the scenery, a splendid serendipity sprang forth. I found the fertile soil in which to connect and create art and community; something I could never have conceived, captive in a corporate castle.
Today, I feel fortunate to have found flow, fanfare, and fantasy in my austral arroyo. I delight in sharing stories, spaces, and my starry-eyed spirit in order to bring people together to rediscover a sense of childlike joy, vitality, and wonder. In doing so, I hope that in some small way, this oasis of vibrancy and authenticity spills out onto the sand and the land becomes lush with beauty, bounty and bliss.