the longer version…

By day, I’m a listener, an educator, who especially enjoys inspiring adolescents in the impulsive, expressive, vulnerable stage of life.  Adolescents seek me for solace in their daily crazy making… for clarity, security, an anchor, a life-line, a reminder, an inspiration, for peace of mind.  I want to infuse a personal touch into a robotic, mass-produced school system, a smile on a busy street corner, a generous hug to a friend.  I’m a true Pisces who loves to fizzle boundaries and challenge rules and is learning which to pursue and which to leave.

I’m a compassionate ear.  A quiet inspiration.

I learn from youth in classes while passing on wisdom.  I love to question deeply.  I’m a visionary.  A quick start.  An abstract random.   A polychrone.  My style statement is ‘sacred creative’ from the book by Danielle LaPorte and Carrie McCarthy.

I’m a ‘mama’ just the way my one year old used to belt it out – ‘maw- maw’, playful and free.  A fuller than life, enjoy the moments, giddy inspired, playful mama who hates to stifle any ounce of enthusiasm in my children – bedtimes, any time, but knows the importance of gentle, and firm.  Fun, fair, …  LOVE.  My two-year old’s wide toothed smile, infectious energy and power hugs. My seven-year old’s sparkling eyes, quiet gentle ways, deep thoughts and wisdom.   I cherish the moments and then need solitude.

I’m a playful, expressive, lover of the arts.  I express myself in journals, in quotes, in stories for children.  I love the combination of graphics and art – a simplistic, whimsical style in  greeting cards.  book notes.  heart bowls.  papier mache.  You’ll soon find them all here.

I love to move freely. Creative dance in the living room.  Music bellowing and complete solace.  Reaching for a plate in the cupboard can become poetic movement.  I play with it here and there, in hopes of breaking this robotic North American world.  Little steps.

Bursting assumptions, living beyond our labels, thinking outside the box, healthy rebels, challenging the norm, ‘off the grid’ – all feed me.

Sunshine and night-time.  Solitude and crazy crowds.  Yoga and full costumed tap dance.  Theatre in London then camping on Hornby Island.  Masculine/feminine.

Contrasts feed me.  Stories fill me.

I love the unknown, uncertainty, and rule breakers who have a beautiful purpose in mind…

in wild blossom spirit,

gillian berry