Appear? No appearance, just IZn.

Happy? However I may appear,
I am always happy.
Happiness IZ.

Positive?
We do not exist.
What could go wrong?

This question is the them of my days,
and so I appear here to answer it!

Love
Diva Carla

I carry my healing space where ever I am, but there is one particular time and place that made this awareness possible.

A garage apartment several years ago, with one special lover who in one afternoon allowed me to know that there was nothing wrong with me.

Thank you, Banjoman.

I am peeling off my masks and going Naked this Halloween.
Wooo hoooooohooooooo! it's scary out here, in the dark without a mask!

Carla

Here is a description of my dream vacation, and you can come with me!
There are close encounters with whales, living in nature, and lots of food and friends. Read on!

You are invited to join me and Colin Garland of Raven Adventures on a 10 day Baja adventure in Feb/March, 2010.
We will spend 10 days on the earth, sea, and sky of Baja, Mexico, hiking, kayaking, and camping with the whales, dolphins, sea lions, birds, plants and stones of Baja Sur. We will create ceremony together at some power sites, and in our time on land we will hike among ruins and petroglyphs of the people who lived in the area centuries ago.

Please visit Raven Adventures website for more general information'
http://www.ravenadventures.com/ra/baja/baja.html

The time frame of our trip is February 24 to March 5, 2010.
The price, which includes all equipment, food, and air fare from the lower 48 states is
$1595.

To reserve your space, mail a deposit of $600 to Colin by October 15, 2009.
The balance of $995 is due by December 15th.

This deposit is non refundable, as it will be used to purchase your airfare and tickets may not be transfered to others.

These dates insure the best prices. After November 1st, the airfares go up, and the cost of the trip will increase.
Please email me (Carla) your intention to come on the trip, and let me know when you have sent your deposit. We only have space for 8 people.

When you send Colin your deposit please include this information necessary for booking your flight.
Departure city.

If you do not have a passport, you have plenty of time to get one. Your local post office can tell you the nearest passport application office.

There is more information forth coming, including confirming with Colin the address to mail the check.
Raven Adventures does not take credit cards.
This is an amazing trip. I spent 3 weeks in Baja last year painting whales, and visiting blue, humback, and gray whales. I did not get to go on the kayak adventure, which will allow me a more complete experience of the wild and ancient Baja.

I hope you will be able to participate. It's a big deal in these times. but worth it, and this opportunity may not be available at all next year.

My times with the whales last year changed my life, and I want very much to share this amazing experience, including the beautiful people of Mexico. In case you are wondering, Baja is a place in Mexico where you can drink the water and eat the food.

I look forward to hearing from you.

love and Blessings

Diva Carla

I am now choosing to make the choice not write about it.
Turn off the computer.

My friend Cris at Facebook posted this link. I'll embed if I can or just link to the website where you can choose from several Eagle Nest Live Cams in Victoria, British Columbia.
The links didn't work so I took them out...

Here is the link to the website:

Hancock Wildlife Foundation

from Dreaming Bear. Breathe. Open up. Let it in.


This poem say a lot about my galaxies paintings. I am grateful to my Diva Sistar Nejah for sending me this medicine for a sore heart.

The Galaxies I was working on are finished. I made a short video to show them to you.

Tonight I attended the Camden Festival of the Spirit screening of Fierce Light by Velcrow Ripper. He was present for a post film discussion.
With the film, Velcrow wanted to observe and connect with people around the world who are finding a strong spiritual core in their activism for peace, justice and the environment. These seem sterile words, for in most cases their lives, their freedom, their homes, and communities were at stake.  The people faced arrest, persecution, murder in order to organize peaceful actions in the cause of justice.
Watching the scenes of people marching, chanting, sitting, while tear gas, police, and bludgeons closed in, I wondered again: is it enough that I make art about love? That I pray in a sweat lodge? That I touch people? 
I had a question for the film maker but it eluded me. The question cried to be asked, but I couldn't find the words. Finally I borrowed this question: What if we can't save the world?
Velcrow offered a wise and eloquent response. He spoke of the difference between Hope and Optimism, saying he is not optimistic, but he has hope. (Optimists see evidence and conclude things are looking up; hope sees desperation, and takes action anyway.)
As Siona posted in her blog, Paul Hawken's book Blessed Unrest points to a world wide grassroots upwelling of small, local activist groups who are making real change. Velcrow likens this to an immune response to the war and destruction that has brought us to the brink. To poorly summarize his answer to my question: we continue our "soulful" activism without knowing if we will succeed, because we must, and because the rewards we receive now are so great: community, deep spirituality, and positive growth.
Spiritual activism is Light and Life giving.
I have a renewed appreciation for the presence and potential of the people at Gaia.com. I wonder if typing in blogs and posting videos is enough? It certainly does not make compelling cinema. But I think it counts and when we are called to put our Souls on the line for something big, I think we are ready.

I'll let the Kristin's Song and Colin's video of the whales speak for me.


This was filmed at Bay of Loreto National Marine Park in Baja Sur, Mexico. I painted whale murals here this winter. Come with me next winter and meet the whales.