all of this.

School starts today, but since I don't have class on Thursdays, school starts tomorrow for me. whoot whooooot.(: So, I'm just sitting in Tap Ex, working on my schedule for this semester and creating my planner for the year with a composition book. It's quite sexy. Tonight, sessioning again after 1 1/2 weeks. Gonna try to get those handstands.

I wish I had more interesting things to blog about, but I don't. REACH! core retreat was the business; it wasn't as intense as I thought it would be, so thank goodness for that. Looks like it's going to be a good year with core team (I hope I didn't speak too soon). Now for SASComm ...

Introduced to me by Henry Nguyen. The Naked and Famous. Love it.



"In the time it took to get this back, I could've made this work but all I had was the hope that pieces would take shape, and we could watch them all fall into place ..."

with you.

My heart speaks freely and truly.

letter from inside.

"Take care yourself and your family also, smile everyday to let the world to see that their is happiness in this crazy world we had now. God bless you/your family always..."

I didn't get a chance to blog about this, but last week, I got my first letter from my person inside, Alladin. He wrote something in the letter at the end that really brightened my day. Thought I'd share it because I believe everyone needs to be reminded of this magnificent power we have (excuse his grammatical errors).

jackson square in oakland.

Went to Jackson Square yesterday for an all-styles jam. Had an amazing time watching and cyphering and just freeing myself. I was close to entering the jam with Sampson, but after long moments of hesitation, it didn't happen. Here's some pictures I took with Francis' camera (Nyla) though. Can't wait to get a camera of my own...

soul liberation.

listening to brown skin lady by black star. ahhh bliss.

What in the world do you mean Emily? What in the worlddddd (duh duh duh duh lol). Perhaps it's releasing my soul when I dance, capturing every beat of music, and releasing every knot of stress. Perhaps it's even more. When I talk about liberating my soul, I'm talking about feeling a sense of freedom with any and every activity I do. I want the sense of freedom when I'm surfing the internet, when I sing along to old school songs, even when I'm writing a paper for class. This is the type of liberation I want. I'm on the verge of something that is about to burst out with positivity. It's beautiful. It makes me alive.

sleep on the floor, dream about me.

The more I pay attention during mass, the more I realize how much my life revolves around the practice of giving and loving ... it's a hard thing to do and I'm still learning.

I just want to work hard, play hard, and sleep without thinking.