Wow. It's hard for me to believe it's already the end of January! It's been quite a month...a wonderful, magical, start to 2007. I am very excited to see what all this year will hold.

On the 17th of this month, I turned 38....and am full of gratitude that my life is going so great. I moved out of my studio apartment in the city where I lived for the 10 years I have been in California and am now living in beautiful Marin County. I LOVE IT! It feels so great to be out of the madness of the city and to have nature all around me.

There is a lovely lagoon right behind my condo and I must say that skipping alone in nature seems to suit me much better than skipping in public places these days. Not that I don't look back at my big city skipping days complete with mega-phone, cape, and crown and smile a big happy smile! It's just that my skipping is increasingly becoming more about my own personal spiritual practice and less about an evangelical mission. Nothing energizes my spirit like skipping does! Of course, I still plan on organizing group skipping outings in San Francisco from time to time, but for now my heart is here in Marin and loving every minute of it.

I also joined the local YMCA and have been doing some skipping there. In fact, I discovered a whole new way to skip this week! Skipping laps in the swimming pool! I got the inspiration as I watched some older people slowly bobbing from one end of the pool to the other...and when I started skipping, I couldn't stop! I felt like Forest Gump when he couldn't stop running. I skipped about 10 laps before the pool closed...and could have done 10 more! I highly recommend under water skipping. It's a ton of fun! Skip on!

I am having so much fun meeting like-minded skippers on zaadz.com. Several people have posted skipping stories already!

Here's an example of the skipping perspectives zaadsters are bringing to the table. This is from a woman named Romana...

"Skipping really challenges the 'boundary conditions' of consciousness…that is to say, it shakes up your box, and the box of those who see you doing it….in that way, it shifts the internal state both for the skipper and the skipper-watcher….and opens the field of potential and possibility….the odd thing is that it is so completely easy to do….and it leaves you with this question…why in the world did I ever STOP skipping? Of course, I am reminded there of a comment made to me by an lovely elderly woman a few days ago, where (upon my discoursing upon enthusiasm and going for it at 100%) she remarked, 'yes, but what about dignity?' Which of course, brings to mind the question, 'what have we sacrificed upon the altar of our dignity?' WHY would someone think it undignified to express enthusiasm?

Skipping is a fun, easy, simple, and free way to shift your state, to raise your energy, and to bring the walls of your box tumbling down….if you ever feel stuck, try this as an experiment and see what happens….you may never know what will fly in the face of your dignity….perhaps the inspiration of a lifetime? perhaps the answer to your stuckness? perhaps a moment to feel good and take care of yourself? perhaps the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything?"

Well said, Romana! Skip on!

Happy New Year! I hope your year is off to a great start...Something tells me this is going to be a great one...After all 2007 rhymes with heaven!

A couple of months ago, I joined a fabulous online community called Zaadz. It's like an intentional My Space....Everyone who joins shares the desire of wanting to use their lives to change the world for the better. It's VERY cool! Check it out...Espeically if you are someone who believes we must be the change we wish to see in the world.

You can start what they call pods about certain subjects...So of course, I just started a skipping pod. It would be great if skippers all over the world would join. (That means you!) Here's the description I wrote:

This pod is for positive energy people who love to skip! Yes, skip, as in leaping happily down the street...whether spontaneously in the moment or intentionally for joy, fitness, or to change the world!

Every time we skip, we add joy and positive energy to the world....All the while challenging well-entrenched, unspoken cultural rules about self- expressoin and personal freedom. Seeing adults consumed by the joy of skipping sends a compelling message about the power of the spirit over fear.

Let's experirment with skipping more intentionally and more often as a social experiment! Let's celebrate the small energetic contribution we make to the collective consciousness with each skip we take.

Let's get our skip on and share our magical experiences (skipping and otherwise) here!

If you join Zaadz or already a member please be sure to add me as a friend! My nickname on there is SKIPPER. Skip on!