you spin me right round

The Bluegrass Roundup was this past weekend, and WOW--what an amazing event.

A fantastic, diverse crowd from ten states descended on Louisville for the weekend.  As a part of the planning committee, I hopped around busily throughout the event, but that didn't prevent me from surfing wild waves of fun.

On a personal level, I'm still absorbing the profundity and poignancy of the whole experience.  This is my third round-up, and these events have an alchemical quality.  They leave you changed, and often in unexpected ways.  I'm sure I won't realize the full impact for weeks to come...

I reconnected with some folks I hadn't seen in months, and I made connections with folks I'd never seen before in my life.  I was floored by the power of friendship--the open exchange of unconditional love and affection.

In many faces, especially those with years of sobriety, I got a glimpse of wonders to come--living out loud, happy, joyous, and free...

Something broke open deep within me spiritually as well--a shift I'm only beginning to understand, but one that seems to have changed all the rules. 

The weekend was intense, exhausting, and liberating.  I'm deeply grateful to have been a part.

Passion, beauty, and love, folks--24 hours at a time...