The Party Continues

Greetings,

This post is a follow up about a party that happened in the part of Here termed "Petaluma, Ca" and the part of Now termed "Last Saturday night". Further down in the post, I ask for input about what an ultimate party would look like for you. If you are moved to share your visions and wantings in the comments section, I would love that.



Dear Friends,

I woke up beaming the morning after Saturday's party and spent a chunk of time almost floating around in the backard garden. Everything was so alive! It was as if the bushes, the vegetables, the trees, the flowers, the bugs, the birds, and a rabbit, were still having a party!

While I was drinking this all in, I found myself asking: Hmmm, where are the humans? I was so clearly ready for more party with each of you. I was pondering how folks party in places like Bali or South America. They party for days, sometimes weeks. To my surprise, I found myself thinking: I would love to have a life with parties like that.

Somehow partying and celebrating feels so natural and fundamental to our humanity. It provides us with essential nutrients. It feeds and satisfies our deep tribal roots. We are able to vibe in with the big party of earth-life at its best, that big party which is going on all the time.

After awhile, Marien, (my sweetie) came outside and we did our usual extensive post party review, while a rabbit hopped around us. We looked at the previous night scene by scene as one would an incredible movie. We talked about the dances that were danced, the dynamics that unfolded. We talked about what worked amazingly well, and about what we might fine-tune for another time.

And, perhaps most importantly, we talked about what we would like to create next. Together we came to the same conclusion we always come to after every big party: Have more intimate smaller parties! The rest of this email is about my/our vision for this.

The deepest and most powerful part of Saturday night for me, by far, was the small circle exploration that emerged close to midnight. Seven of us focused our vast beingness and big hearts on just one topic and dived into it together. Each of us had a unique perspective, a unique flavor to add to the collective brew. As we were traveling together in one direction with one intention, I had the thought: “This exquisite synergy has the power to move mountains.”

Marien and I came up again with the idea of wanting to host smaller dinner parties around specific topics. We talked again about how fun and interesting it would be to invite different mixes of people at different times and watch the magic that would unfold.

I am sending this email to you, because I would love to have your amazing Presence at some of these events. Whether we spoke only briefly on Saturday night, or had a long conversation, I enjoyed our interface. I am feeling a lot of gratitude for the quality people in my life. I would love the opportunity to have more contact with you and savor your offering to the group.

As I see it, these dinner parties / wisdom circles are a total co-creation. I would like to hear from you about what topics, or non-topics, would feel most juicy and hot to you. What would you be most inclined to what to show up for? What pool would you just love to dive into? What focuses might fulfill a deep thirst in your being?

What inspiration would you like to sing from the roof tops? What do you want to be heard about? What internal research would you love to report on? What deep secret would you want to reveal with just the right folks? What art would you love to share? What laugh? What sorrow? What dream?

Would a totally silent party interest you? A party enacted in slow motion? A party where we only communicate with sounds and gibberish? A party where every communication is sung? A party were we move and dance as we speak? This one is high on my personal list. What experiment would you love to try out?

What would an ultimate party look like for you in this moment? What would you like to create if you really knew you were on your own holodeck? If you knew you could create anything you wanted? What way of sharing space would be most deeply satisfying for you?

Would you be interested in coming to a party that is focused on creating parties?

I would enjoy hearing from you in regards to these questions. There is infinite space for you to post in the comments section.

I feel like I have been dancing a dance as I’ve been writing this post. While this body has to be sitting still to hit the right computer keys, my Spirit has been soaring through regions of infinite possibility as I write.

I have enjoyed sharing my unique this moment’s dance with you. I look forward to watching and enjoying more of yours. Yes!

Much love,
Bruce