week seventy three>> "Yippee"

Sweet Cec,


These last two weeks of zbook non posting have gone by with blur and chaos and pain.
Seeing you yesterday was a much needed joining of our selves.
I crashed in the night, feeling bodily sick to my stomach - I know that the popcorn from Hallie and my outing, combined with the glass of wine was not sitting well, but also I think I ingested some of the emotional swirl which released in our time together.

"yippee"       click to view

On this 'yippee' spread, which we will now move from, didn't you tell me that the story words under 'Now I'm Free' are an accounting of your own life changing accident?  And I know I shared that the 'Yippee' is a characteristic quote from my Grandma who is now deep in the heat of a life altering year.  She told me recently that she is having trouble envisioning the future for herself, and that is so frustrating because she has more love to give and more time she wants to spend with us.  I imagine one of the hardest parts of that experience for her is that it is a new experience, being as she has been such an optimistic thinker all her life.


Ive got to go now.  I love you and am here for you with an ear, a hand, a hug, a home, whatever love.
Be well, -J.

week seventy one >> "Yippee'"

5 january 2012

writing in retro-post recalling this day of 10/5/11 as the day of my dear friend Shrine's accident, which shook us all to the core and shifted our days for for many days as we focused on his care and support. miracle after miracle led to not only Shrine's survival, but also ultra transformative healing and regeneration and today as I write 3 months later after the day, our ol' pal is thriving. Shrine is an unbelievable healer, and the love and support that has come from Shrine lovers from every continent has proved to be vital and exponentially powerful.  

if you would be interested in seeing how it all unfolded, please visit: the 

we love shrine blogsite, and scroll through the entries since that first week in October. 

∞ ceci

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week seventy >> "Yippee"

1/5/12


dear Hemphill,


I'm writing this in retro-post, as the intention to birth an entry for this 9/27/11 week has lingered and festered in my consciousness ever since that very week when no posting came to pass.  I was at my dad's this end of september week, didn't get on the internet much, and decided to make the post upon my return to lala. except that very night the unexpected happened and threw all plans out the preverbal window.  as you know, dear friend and housemate Shrine, prolific artist loved worldwide, was in a critical car accident the very night I got back to los angeles.  fascinating that my post for that week was going to reflect on a major accident I had 15 years prior, this same week, from which the initial context for Z page "Yippee" arose, of which I was going to share about in my post. and then Bam, same week Shrine faces his own, in fact it happened 3 months ago to this day . (dear readers: Shrine is thankfully and miraculously WELL, if you're interested in his status please see 10/5/11 post)

"yippee"    click to view

on the left side of Z page, just a few months after we started ZBOOK, you remember I was in Guadalajara recuperating from said accident and wrote some words about how I was feeling, which was rather trapped in limbo.  later, a year or 2 later, I looked at this page and proclaimed in bubble letters: NOW I"M FREE. to which you responded on right: YIPPEE


seeing this  I realized how heavy I had been through the intensity of my process, and what a JOY the intensity the ride truly was, for it enabled me to to reclaim my freedom. thank you for bringing your laughter, your healing cheers into life dear Hemphill.




∞ ceci
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