From Today On...

I learned something new from Joe Vitale today.
It goes like this: I'm sorry, please forgive me. Thank You. I Love You.
It is a simple conversation with the Divine.
I like when things are simple.
I have been spending a lot of time working on myself. A lot of time.
We (Teresa and I) have been working diligently to get our metaphysical shit together.
And like any process, that takes time and effort. There have been many ups, downs, and distractions.
I have much to blog about, or not. I am not even sure where I would start.
I do know this. I feel very clear. Very Clear. And the universe is in motion around us.
We must expand in order to be in alignment with our universe. Expand and expand some more.
Perfect alignment is the goal and destination.

Life Get's in the Way

Life gets in the way of documenting life...?! Yeah, it's true. I now have a small backlog of stuff that I want to add here. Stories and pictures soon to come. But in the meantime, just checking in - with myself mostly. We are in the latter part of February and things in my life are chugging along at a just beginning to thaw pace. Work is slowly starting to come my way. New people. New experiences appear as a train in the distance. I am waiting at the station. Quite patiently, I am waiting. I know that when the train finally gets here that everyone rides. I am looking forward to the ride as it will be a good one, with a good time had by all. Anyway, Life Get's in the Way of the documentation of Life... sometimes that isn't a bad thing. The sun is out and it is slightly warmer than it was yesterday... I am smiling and waiting at the station.

Tuesday Darts

Darts will be throw tonight at Big Dawgs in Atlantic. I am sub to the sub to the sub or something like that... I may actually just be cheering and eating popcorn. My favorite thing to do at the bar is people watching, hours of entertainment. I will admit to feeling like that scrawny kid sitting on the bench hoping that the coach will look his way. In time I suppose. I am having a pretty fantastic day so far though. I went into Channel 10 to transfer more Super8 film to video - came home and did some body art with Teresa... After eating a small mound of spaghetti a piece we did some drawing with make-up pencils and lipstick on each other... we laughed a lot, I feel quite blessed to be in a relationship with someone where there is joy and laughter. It makes even a really bad day not so bad after all.

Dropping Cards with Teresa and Kit

I dropped some cards with Kit (the fuzzy one below) the other day... she reads the cards like a pro... because she is... actually Teresa helped... we more or less read for each other. Part practice, and part because we actually needed to figure some things out... I love working with the cards. My current favorite deck is something called The Cosmic Tribe Deck. It would be like if you went to a Rainbow Gathering and Burning Man Gathering and said I want you, you, you, you, to be on my cards. There are three Lovers cards... two women, two men, and a woman and man... reminding one that love comes in many different persuasions. Anyway, we got some much needed answers on emotions and plans in progress and how to proceed. I have no problem reading for myself and interpretting the results - I get a little less than confident when reading for others however... I am working on that. Teresa is really good at connecting the dots of symbolism and meaning in the cards... she takes that and works intuitively from there... she will use several decks at once. Teresa will do a reading and in the end there will be 20 or 30 cards from different decks on the table - and it will all make sense... in an AH-HA kind of way. I like runes, a lot. I am also trying to find some non-traditional things to use for divination. I was thinking of making a series of photographs that are fairly abstract... I figure if something as abstract as tea leaves can be read... why not photographs.

Darts of Destiny

So, Teresa and I at the asking of Chris and Leigh have taken up darts. Actually they didn't really have to ask. The hurling of sharp objects across the room towards a tiny red dot for fun and profit... or at least an enthusiastic "Ata Boy!"... just add beer and let the good times roll... the rules and the math are a little tricky... but I know we'll get the hang of it soon. There has been much practice and many new holes in the wall. In the picture here we realized that the board may have been placed too low for Teresa. Six or seven inches up should do trick... Just kidding... we're still working on the whole aim thing .... but hey, nice cluster.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!!! Ok, I am not so so much about the Groundhog... but it is 2 February... which to some of us is also known as Candlemas, Imbolc, or in Celtic traditions Bridgit's Day. Bridgit is the Goddess of the Forge and Fire, also of Creativity... It is the beginning of the end of winter... a time to begin proparing for Spring. It is a time for reflection as the days now begin to get longer and hopefully warmer. Teresa and I did a small candle reflection to release some unwanted personal and psychic clutter... and just spent time talking about what we hope to accomplish as Spring approaches. And today there will be poetry.

Brayton Life - Welcome to Brayton, IA

Welcome to Brayton, IA population 145 give or take depending on who you ask. My name is Nathan and I moved here about two months ago with my fiancee' Teresa to be closer to where my daughter Anya lives. Brayton is north of I-80 at exit 60. Why Brayton? Why not? I have discovered in my travels that any place that you put yourself for long enough can be home... I think that home in an attitude and a feeling as much a location. Home and community are tightly woven together for me. I am very outgoing and I love to meet and talk to new people. I hold a BA in Communication Studies with a minor in Theater Arts (Technical Theater) from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. I am a filmmaker and work as a professional photographer. The unifying element in all that I do artistically (photography, film, writing, theater) is people - it takes people to make a community and the same people to keep that community strong and vital. I really believe that. With this blog/vlog, I will share my experiences, adventures, and observations here in this tiny throbbing metropolis. Teresa and I have already made a few friends. The very first people that we met here is the fellow who does maintenance for this house (affectionately know here out as Brayton Place) and his girlfriend Leigh. Chris, is part-time Guru (he is very wise) and full-time Satellite Installer and definitely one of the kindest people I have ever met. Leigh is also very wise and has a sense of humor that'd throw a man straight out the nearest window. We hang out with them a lot. We have also met the Post Master, a guy named Rick who always walks his dog at midnight, the guy from the water department (which we live next door to), and the City Clerk... So the adventure has begun - let it rip. More later. Going to close here for now... will be adding pictures as well... also check out the vlog on YouTube - there is a link to the left.... see ya.