When I was a little girl and my family moved to a new neighborhood, my Grandmother took me door-to-door in search of new friends. We knocked on every door and she would say, "This is Kim. She just moved to the neighborhood. Do you have any kids that can be her friend?" I was three or four at the most. What a gift my Grandmother gave me by doing that!

I've been hearing so much about My Space recently I decided to check it out for myself. I thought it might be a cool way for skippers to connect. So I built my own page at www.myspace.com/kimskips. So far, all it has helped me do is feel like the new kid on the block! I only have three friends...(1) The founder of My Space who is the first friend of everyone (2) Someone who saw a posting I put on the exercise board about skipping (3) Extreme Gene of Extreme Skipping fame who has a myspace page.

If you are a skipper with a myspace page....I'd love it if we could be friends! Or perhaps you aren't a skipper, but are one of the following. Here's what I wrote in the "Who I'd Like to Meet" section of my My Space page.

***Awake individuals who can hear their hearts and dare to follow them. People who say YES to their dreams.

***Kindred spirits with a clear intention of contributing as much positive energy to our world as possible.

***Do gooders. Free spirits. Yogis. Dancers. Skippers. Bubble blowers. Meditators. Burners. Prayers. Anyone who wants to make the world a more positive, loving place.

If any of the above describes you, come see me on mypace...or send me an email and tell me where I can find you there! Skip on!

This weekend was the annual Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco. I skipped the actual race (as in I slept in vs. actually skipping the 7 miles that winds from Bay to Ocean throughout the city.)

I did manage to get myself to Golden Gate Park at the very end of the race. As soon as I arrived, my friends put these bright colorful balloons on my back and I got my skip on!

After about an hour, it started pouring down rain, but those of us who were playing in the park were undettered. We skipped and danced and splashed in puddles! It was the first time in a long time I've fully enjoyed a torrential downpour. It's good for the soul!

Skip on!

I got this letter from a doctor in England and wanted to share....

Dear Kim, I'm a doctor in Paediatrics in the uk and i'm writing an article on why adults don't skip? like kids, any comments? quotes? opinions? Many Thanks, Dr. Devadas

Here's my response...

Dr. Devadas, Many people I have talked to have memories from Junior High School of their teachers telling them to stop skipping because it is for little kids.... As we get older, we forget about how important it is to be joyfully present in the moment and spontaneous. We become so focused on "being adults" that we lose touch with our childlike spirit that skips gleefully down the street without a care in the world.

It's fascinating to me how many adults are unable to let go of worrying about what other people think of them enough to skip down the street! As we get older, we want so much to fit in and to be respected that we learn conform. In the process, we lose touch with our innocence, our creativity, and our zest for life. We lose touch with who we realy are in our hearts and at our core.

Every time I skip down the street, an inner dialogue occurs. The kid in me says, "I love skipping down the street! It makes me feel free and joyful and happy!" The rational adult in me says, "You can't skip down the street. People will think you are crazy. Adults don't skip." Every time I choose to listen to my childlike spirit, it gets stronger.....and the part of me that is so worried how others will react loses power. Life is MUCH more enjoyable when your spirit is soaring and you aren't afraid to boldly express yourself!! Skip on!

Last week, I got an email from two skippers named Sophie and Emma who sent in their answers to some of the profile questions from iskip.com. These two skippers say they are boppy and merry skippers whose motto is, "If you skip, you are hip." They are 25-years-old, live in Perth Australia, and have been skipping as adults for three years.

Emma and Sophie say skipping is a tantalizing experience that makes them feel special and in the groove. They even have a cat named SKIPPER! Here are a few of their answers to my questions..

Where do you skip? We like to skip on the beach, in the park, or just around the neighborhood. We skip down random streets because we are explorers!!! We get a kick out of skipping everyday!

What kinds of reactions do you get from people when you skip? Sometimes people look at us strangely. but we just say, "Wassup skippers" and skip on!

Do you have any words of advice for someone who is hesitant to start skipping? Just keep skipping skipping skipping! Become a skipper today!:)

Any favorite skipping stories to share? Well we were skipping and this dude came up to us and said, "Hey sexy skipparooooooos, wanna skip with me back to my place?" So we did and now he's Emma's boyfriend and we have been close with him ever since. So get skipping skippers!

If you are a skipper who would like to be profiled on this blog just email me the answers to the same questions Emma and Sophie answered above...If you also send a photo of you skipping, I'll gladly put you on the skipper profile page on iskip.com too!

I just got back from working at the LA Times Book Festival down in Los Angeles. My boss Monique and I drove a mini-van packed with books down from SF on Friday. It was fun to get out of the office for a road trip.

I got to see an advanced screening of an upcoming new movie called Peaceful Warrior that is based on one of the books the company I work for publishes. You can watch a trailer for this amazing film by clicking here.

The book is Dan Millman's The Way of the Peaceful Warrior. It is a novel that is based on actual events from his life. It is the story of a young gymnast who meets a wise older man he calls Socrates who offers him important life wisdom in a really cool way. I just found this totally cool interview with Dan about the book and movie from Vision Magazine's website.

I can't recommend this movie highly enough and am really excited to watch how it does at the box office!