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G E H R Y
N O • F I L T E R The sun and atmosphere paint the sky a different hue every day. #golden #beach #slo #shiny #natureisart
To all the survivors of sexual assault feeling tender and defeated in this moment... sending you love and light. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” -Maya Angelou #grace #perserverance #faith #hope #resilience #patience
What’s this you ask? Cases and cases of #bubbly donated by @raymondvineyard for the best party in town! Party for a cause and join me at #LA Athletic Club in #dtla on November 2nd. Support teens with incarcerated loved ones. One in 14 children has had an incarcerated parent. @popstheclub provides nourishment, community and opportunities for self-expression. We also publish an amazing book of art and stories by our students every year. Help us reach more students. Be a part of transforming young lives. Get tickets at the link in my bio. Buy 2 tickets today and get 4 extra drink tickets. More JCB for you!! Or bourbon, or martinis... @popsclubecr #lanightlife #lanightlifeevents
G L A S S & L I G H T #chihuly #art #color
Today is my one year anniversary working for @popstheclub. It’s true heart work. Transformational, soul nourishing, deeply fulfilling work. Come party with us at @losangelesathleticclub on November 2 and help me celebrate this beautiful nonprofit that changes the lives of high school students with loved ones in prison. Follow the link in my bio to get tickets. #Dignity #Community #Voice #Empowerment #Love #popsgala #socialjustice
The meeting of water, air, sun, and where the sun don’t shine. #sunset
My grandma is 95 years old today. She’s an immigrant. Born in Basra, Iraq. She speaks five languages fluently and has corrected my kids’ writing homework for years, with her impeccable English spelling. She makes the best Madras curry masala, from scratch. A few weeks ago she sat herself down on my wood floors to pin a dress she was going to hem for me. When she was finished, I put my hand out to help her up and she pushed it away gently and said, “I can do it.” Of course she did. She can do it. She’s still doing it. Always doing it, with love. Happy Birthday, beautiful Grandma. You are still a force to be reckoned with. Thank you for sharing your boundless spirit and energy and love with me. You are a blessing in my life. Every. Day. ❤️ ~ This is one of my favorite photos of us.
The staff lay roses on the names of the fallen on their birthdays. #remembrance
Reflection from behind the lens. #photography #light #reflection #selfportrait
s u n f l o w e r G I R L I think she would be right at home in my garden. #sunflower #sculpture #art
Rest In Peace beautiful #QueenOfSoul Thank you for the music.
Here’s a pretty picture from a very rough night. ~ I was sick to my stomach and sunburned and windburned on our summit night, and colder than I have ever been in my life. I thought about how sleepy I was and wondered what it would be like to lie down in the snow and take a little nap. I felt strangely drawn to do it. Every step I took seemed to slide back below where I’d started and my head was pounding, pounding— my whole brain a neural pulsing of fear and stress. It was a full moon. Valentine’s Day. What could be more romantic? We saw porters dragging someone past us, down the mountain, on a large tarp. I turned my head away. I couldn’t look at that or think about that right now. The wind was swirling icy snow up into my eyes. I sniveled and whimpered. Stepping and sliding and stepping and sliding. And suddenly, in a moment I was only sliding. It happened so quickly. I slipped and lost my footing. I felt my body hit the snow and slide down. I jammed my poles into the side of the mountain. Hands instantly reached to grab both my legs and stop me. I wasn’t whimpering anymore. Now I was crying. Open, ugly sobs. I was so tired. So tired of fighting with myself. The summit seemed so far away. We still couldn’t see it and once we got there we would still have to come back down. At no point during any of this did I consider stopping or descending. I would have to unpack that scary bag later. And then @danabuchman brings her face so close to mine and says, “Not what you thought it was going to be, is it?” And because I did not have a free hand to hit her with, I started laughing. She was, infuriatingly, so right. I expected to brave the mountain and the elements. I did not expect that the part of myself who thought I needed to be more, do more, do it right, do it the best, do it with good hair, do it and make it look easy, do it with grace, do it without crying or showing pain, do it without knocking off my halo, do it with a smile... I did not expect that bitch to bring her A-game and knock. Me. Down. ~ That part of me. She’s all ride-or-die. And she’s probably going to sit shotgun with me always. I’m learning how to tell her to shut up. I’m driving.
E L K { w a p i t i } To see elk graze is to understand why that animal totem represents strength, nobility, stamina, survival, pride... not ego-pride but self-possession. The natural world we plunder and the Native American culture we have trampled still offer us gifts and lessons for the long journey. And they are such beautiful gifts. 🙏🏼 #elk #stamina #strength #nature #elkmedicine
Sometimes I have this going on inside my brain. #birdbrain #trafficjam #crowded #thatswhyimeditate
Even the shadow of this bridge is impressive. #bridge #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #shadow #bridgesnotwalls
M A M A S & b a b i e s #blackandwhite #zebra #mamasandbabies #love #likenoother
C R O W I love these beautiful birds. #crow #intelligent #problemsolver #blackandwhite #spiritanimal #blur
D R E A M I N G of mountains again. Not sure what that means yet, but I hear their whispers. ~ Dreams are the language of God. ~ Paolo Coelho #dream #dreaming #mountains #nature