Alaska Seems So Far Away

Today, Alaska seems so far away from everywhere else in the world!

I've been watching youtube videos of fire hooping, and am just blown away. I wish there was someone here who I could learn from in person. I'm just craving a community, wishing that I could go to Burning Man this year, wanting to be immersed in crazy performance art, hooping, and anything else that is bubbling to the surface from our collective creativity. When I lived in New Mexico (Taos and Santa Fe) I felt so much closer to the flow. Here in Alaska, it feels so much more isolating most of the time. I joke that in Homer if there's something you want to do or see, you have to create it yourself.

(When I was pregnant, there were no pre-natal yoga classes, so I had to teach one myself. Then after I had my baby, there were not post-natal support groups, so I directed a play, "Yo' Mama!" that takes place in a post-natal yoga class, and convinced my friends who were also new mothers to do the play/yoga class with me. A couple of years ago I really wanted to see The Vagina Monologues but it wasn't playing in Alaska, so I ended up getting the script, staging a reading, and performing the piece.)

So, I guess if I want to see fire hooping in person, if I want an underground, kick-ass crazy performance art group, I'm going to have to create it myself?

I don't know if I can. I know I can't do it alone. I really need some peers. It's hard to be the catalyst all the time. Some times you need a solution!

So, Universe, I'm looking for a solution. I would like to solve the problem of always feeling alone in my creative endeavors. I would like a community that pushes me, supports me, inspires me, and draws out my highest potential. Is that too much to ask?

Thank you for infinite possibilities.