It is all so simple
I sit to write on the porch of a cozy little cabin in the woods. There is a quiet peacefulness that is hard to replicate here — birds chirping, the sweet scent of fresh air, wind swirling, trees dancing, the soft whoosh of a distant passing golf cart, the faint hum of people chatting.
I’ve returned to the community I lived and worked in the last two summers. Only this time, I’m here for a 5-day residency. There’s something incredibly spacious about being here, in this place that has deeply molded me, without the work obligations.
There is space to just be, presently. To feel, and witness, and work on my projects in quiet clarity and joy.
I have so much to say about this residency, about seeing myself clearly (and all the ways that I don’t), about seeing familiar faces that ooze with warmth and approval, about being back here on this land.