Feeling profoundly inspired by all the API excellence I had the joy of witnessing the other night. Thank you to @unforgettablegala and @amazonmgmstudios for the lovely evening. Nights out like this are very much out of my comfort zone so I’m sending out a massive love to my hair and makeup artists, Judy Yonemoto @jyomakeup and Ai Nakata @ainifer. Those ladies are working so hard on @therookieabc and they took care of me on their day off. 🥹 And before you ask, these precious treasures that I am adorned by are from @camstudio.love She is a beautiful artist I know through the tea community and she very generously lent me some of her pieces. Go check her out! 🎐 in his acceptance speech @prabalgurung said, “nights like this are a sanctuary.” Beautifully put. Whole-heartedly agree.
SEASON 7 of @therookieabc JANUARY 7 set your reminders here and I’ll see you there! What are you excited for? Let’s gooo!!! #therookie #lucychen
More from the @entertainmentweekly Comic-Con Bash last night… Thank you @tvline for this sweet share about @therookieabc with our fierce ladies @mekiacox @alydiaz (Swipe Right to watch the clip!)
banking so many bts goodies from @therookieabc… I wish I could share but it’s nigh impossible to do so without spoiling this, that, and the other. here’s my deviated septum. No spoilers in there!
Sometimes we act a fool on this show…. but God Bless @therookieabc too! #bradford #chen #grey #therookie #season7 #vamos
Happy Birthday to this dear human. When I think about all of the happiness I have shared and enjoyed through the spirit and elixir of tea and Her life lessons that I’ve received and will be ever unfolding… the friendships found, the bowls emptied and the silences that have been a blessing to steep within… I am overwhelmed. An unparalleled sense of gratitude. None of it possible without this human here and all the seeds planted through their practice, devotion and heart rooted in zen, service and humility. Thank you for making such immense use of your life, and your endless gifts in service. Thank you for keeping it grounded and real, too… for the reminders to stay out of confusion. Thank you for the signposts along The Way. Honoring dear Wu De on this day. Very grateful for you and everyone that has helped you to share and to serve and through that to become who you are. Gratitude in every direction. Endlessly. On and on.
Elder Millenial Sleepover: For this recipe you’ll need four dope ladies. One beautiful homeowner host(!), one generous wine-and-empanada-toting-matching-pj-set-gifter, one cook/tea lady and one furry farter. Conversation should run the gamut between family, careers, life and love. Be sure to include a HEALTHY HEAPING of gassing up and reminding one another just who you each are. Make sure the food is clean and healthy ‘cause, you know – we’re old. The DESSERT should be INSANELY GOOD while being terribly healthy. Why?! Becuse it’s possible! Don’t forget facemasks and being asleep and in bed before 11. 😅 A brisk early morning tea over charcoal that opens up the heart space for more goodness followed by breakfast with chilean empanadas and you’re ready to send everybody off to their respective pilates and yoga classes! 10/10. Would recommend. 💕
The OFFICIAL SEASON 7 Trailer of @therookieabc! Enjoy, Enjoy! Our Season Premiere is NEXT TUESDAY JANUARY 7th! What do you think of the trailer? Xo
a note of gratitude.
I would have gladly taken more of November but happy to welcome in the last bit of 2024. 🍃🍁🍂
I would have gladly taken more of November but happy to welcome in the last bit of 2024. 🍃🍁🍂
Puuuurrrrrrr. 🎐 Reflecting on some snaps from work the other day… Under the canopy of trees and glittering sunlight, I can’t help but feel drawn to some of the incomparable prosody from the women of the Heian court of Imperial Japan. The refinement* and distillation* of the experience of nature into words – including the nature of love… is comfortably quieting and, well – terribly erotic. Enjoy. “If this were a dream I would surely see you again— why must waking love be left incomplete?” -Ono No Komachi “Since nothing surpasses seeing you, no need for words. Only concentrate on this, on this . . . “ -Izumi Shikibu Translations by: Jane Hirshfield with Mariko Aratani.
Puuuurrrrrrr. 🎐 Reflecting on some snaps from work the other day… Under the canopy of trees and glittering sunlight, I can’t help but feel drawn to some of the incomparable prosody from the women of the Heian court of Imperial Japan. The refinement* and distillation* of the experience of nature into words – including the nature of love… is comfortably quieting and, well – terribly erotic. Enjoy. “If this were a dream I would surely see you again— why must waking love be left incomplete?” -Ono No Komachi “Since nothing surpasses seeing you, no need for words. Only concentrate on this, on this . . . “ -Izumi Shikibu Translations by: Jane Hirshfield with Mariko Aratani.
🎐 Thank you 2024. More practice. More prayer. More life.
Dear Diary, I’m glad I did that. Sincerely, Miss-I-Don’t-Go-Outside. ✌🏼 ✌🏼 ✌🏼
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#HIKERSWING No.29 Anyone have a time machine?
reposting this carousel from @secret.losangeles My heart is breaking for this beautiful city and all of the families and animals that have been displaced, and all of the accompanying loss and suffering… Take care of each other. Be safe as you do. Give what you can. Help where you can. Check on your neighbors!!! Linked in bio are places to Donate, MutualAid’s Resource GoogleDoc, Verified GoFundme’s, and Volunteer opportunities. We will get through this together. Access the part of your heart that loves your family and let it expand expand expand. Let it move you to action. Prayer is real. Keep it flowing.
reposting this carousel from @secret.losangeles My heart is breaking for this beautiful city and all of the families and animals that have been displaced, and all of the accompanying loss and suffering… Take care of each other. Be safe as you do. Give what you can. Help where you can. Check on your neighbors!!! Linked in bio are places to Donate, MutualAid’s Resource GoogleDoc, Verified GoFundme’s, and Volunteer opportunities. We will get through this together. Access the part of your heart that loves your family and let it expand expand expand. Let it move you to action. Prayer is real. Keep it flowing.
The day after The Winter Solstice, we prepared and adorned her. We sang, mourned, prayed over her and finally laid her to rest. Beneath the gentle spirit of a younger mulberry tree and the bright glow of Jupiter and Venus, the first lights in the sky that night, birds began their evening songs as we packed the last of the sod back on to the heaping mound of earth that was now the home of our dear beloved Alexandra Crow-Demartini’s earthly body. Dearest Treasure. My earth dragon sister. All of the times we spoke about death and the ways we might tend to our loved ones – never could I have imagined that this is where we would be. Even in death, you brought people together. Your family, your community – I am in awe of your capacity, Alex. Our friendship was rooted in the good work. Without any false austerity that would deny our fallibility or our humanity, together we reached for and held each other accountable to our shared aim for internal uprightness. We would pray for each other, and our awakenings. And yours. We walked in two distinctly different fields both geographically and professionally but our personal practices bonded us in sisterhood. She was my fellow on the path. Yes, we drank tea, meditated and practiced martial arts together. But, to me, where we truly met and linked arms was in how we navigated in and through all of the gritty material that those practices supported us in facing. It was an honor to jam with her on the nuances of what was alive for us during the time of our togetherness. Love, partnership, friendship, family, community – the wins, successes, and disrepair that could and did enter those domains, the winding road of being a steward to a physical vessel, the dream of motherhood and all the spirals that came from that. All of it was infused with a groundedness that permitted an easy flow in and out of the gravity of situations while staying inclusive of a levity that allowed the light in even through furrowed brows. … (Contd in the comments.)
. My neighbor Aurora grows these beautiful roses. Parts of our street feel like these incredible hubs of vibration right now because there are a couple of trees that are autumn-flowering. The bees are out to get all the nectar they can and if you look closely, amongst the fallen leaves, the sidewalks are peppered with those who have come to the end of their life cycle. I wonder how far away they were from where they were headed. In any case, I suppose they arrived. the hum persists… as does the beauty. Enjoy. However this day has been for you, in all the ways it can be meaningful – I hope you “Know that you are loved…”
