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sipping merlot & contemplating love in this meditative state of starting ’08. ’07 was the bomb. i grew to the nth power by breaking with old patterns & structures. throwing the remnants away with gusto. standing my ground in solitude, relationships, & the overall struggle 2 survive, to grow, to welcome the unfamiliar & better into my blessed life. chillin in the east bay with a scorpio that’s close to my heart. i wanted to spend this evening with someone i love & was fortunate to run into 2 different scorpio women friends at a coffee shop in downtown berkeley between errands. decided to invite one of them to share an evening of chocolate cake & ringing in  ’08 with silent meditation.

wassup for 2008? the stars say i’m going to fall in love (yikes!) after february. no leads yet as to whom that might be with. i’m supposed to meet tons of new people this year, so the possibilities are truly without end. this year is a #5 personal year for me (add the month & day of your birth with 2008; add them all until you get a single digit–example March 3 or 3+3+2+8=16=7), a year of freedom from the past & changes (to find out what this year will bring you, see http://www.astrology-numerology.com/num-personalyear.html). meaning, leave the history in the past. word…2 ur mother.

 everything i worked for in ’07 & before is going to pay off this year. it’ll be my one year of two semesters of graduate school. a long year. but more fluid progress toward my goals & gaining recognition & recompense for all my planning, diligence, & precision. my poetry’s gotten sharper these last 11 months. went from writing tortured love/hate poetry to finding my true path & integrating that into my written works. i’ve taken on the project of documenting the collective recovery of my people. i’ve started by chronicling my own process, which has connected me to so many people, perspectives, & new items of information. has put me in touch with folks who share my struggle(s). seems that people will always be the most valuable resource. any one person could never write down the wealth of her own knowledge & wisdom acquired during a lifetime. life is the opportunity to share oneself with the world.

there’s always more to share. 2008 is sure to bring a couple of major experimental performance venues. i have been having the best time showcasing my new works to diasporic south asian communities around the country this past year & can’t wait to do more in oakland, berkeley, san francisco, los angeles, new york city, toronto, & maybe chicago again over the next 12 months.

i continue to give knowing that my destiny has found me & that my life will unfold into extraordinary colors & textures over the next years. that with much honest labor, all i want i manifest effortlessly–paradoxical, i know. but it works.

’08 manifestations:

health

relaxation

deep love (deep everything)

tantric enlightenment

wealth

good work

stamina

balance

expansion

success

precision

i’ve never anticipated the new year with this kind of intent. i haven’t indulged for a long while in empty new year resolutions & extreme methods employed to chase–rather than to create–balance. which i’ve got & maintain thanks 2 having 3 planets in libra. 2008 will be an exercise in establishing security & maintaining stability thru chaotic integrative moments where all my roots will be thrown into relief. my weaknesses underlined. it’s going to be a year of adapting to happiness 4 real.

i’m ready.

 bismillahirrahmanirrahim