Recap

As I sit here listening to Dubstep, smelling the Playa wafting through my room (because I refuse to clean it off my stuff) wearing a bright orange sarong and burning sage I can't help but feel the confidence surge.

What I learned at Burning Man is that you can make it what ever you want it to be. And for me it was a glimpse into my personal utopia. The fact that it can indeed exist, was created by random people and contributed to by me makes me feel as though I can carry it with me everywhere. It's been a little over a week and I still feel the personal power, confidence, creativity, and general sense of community. When I feel it start to dissipate I speak about it to someone or smell my jar of dust and it all comes flooding back.

And what's more is I can tap into a raw creativity and self perpetuating positiveness that I've never conceived of before. The day to day challenges of life, relationships, bills etc. all seem manageable because of my deep knowledge of who I am and what I want. It's like a light switch has been flicked.

I understand how semi-hippie this all sounds but I truly mean it. The amazing part as well is that when I express these things, people around me understand to some degree. Even my conservative family completely support me in this new shift. My mother actually meant it when she said my art was amazing with no words of critique. Honestly that's all I've ever wanted from her.