04/18/2024
One beautiful summer evening, when Bodhi and I still lived at the farm, we were out to dinner at a restaurant in a nearby country town.
After dinner, we last-minute and very randomly decided to go for a stroll from the restaurant rather than heading straight home.
We ended up meandering and surprisingly happened upon a town fair that we had absolutely no idea was even happening!
It was almost as if this fair magically appeared in front of us as we walked towards it.
As we entered the fairgrounds, Bodhi saw the rides and the typical fair treats, and began excitedly asking the predictable questions…
“Mama! Can we go on this ride!?”
“Mama! Can I please get some cotton candy!?”
But there was something strange happening to me…
It was as if there was a magnet inside of me that wouldn’t allow me to stop from quickly moving us through the crowd and the entirety of the fair. It was as if time was of the essence!!
I promised Bodhi we would return to the rides, but that we had to keep going!
We came upon local art vendors….Oo, my favorite! But, sadly we had missed them! They had all closed down their stands 😞
All except for the one…at the very end.
We hurriedly walked straight to it — straight into the essence of Randi Hoyt’s Heart/Art.
My jaw hit the ground.
This woman’s art was straight out of my dreams.
Women as Trees!
Women and the Earth!
Bodhi and I ravenously shopped from her treasure trove, while at the same time Randi and I connected as if we had known each other forever. As we checked out, I handed her my business card, which of course is a Woman as a Tree. We looked at each other in the eyes and knew we had met a kindred spirit in each other.
We’ve been deepening our bond ever since.
She gifted me one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever been given, the artwork for my last album “In the Arms of the Mother” We also got to collaborate on holding a Women’s Day Retreat last fall, ‘Sisters of the Earth’.
And that’s exactly what we are. We share the same passion and desire to hold space and invite Women to reconnect with the Earth, with themselves, and with each other. And I’m so happy to share that we are going to be doing more of just that.
Keep your eyes open for our upcoming summer day gatherings…out in nature, heart to heart, soul to soul.
Feels like a “Pinch me” moment. I genuinely feel so lucky to get to dance and weave with you, Randi…to get to share space and hold space with you, my fellow Sister of the Earth 🙏🏼💃🏻🌎🌳💃🏾
Thank you for your Pure Heart of Gold.
And thank you to our Souls for magnetizing us back together again this Life. ❤️🧲❤️