A Morning Walk
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My life shifts when I take a morning walk.

Each morning I emerge as a beauty hunter, armed with my iPhone.  (Yes, though I have a nice digital SLR, all of these photos are taken with my PHONE!)  It's really that simple.  I pay attention.  My senses are enlivened.  And any residue that was left from the day before disappears, even if just for that time.  I truly believe that there is an opportunity for great healing in the observation of nature's beauty.  It brings us into this moment.  I return cleansed, alive, with eyes opened.  I often feel full and open.  
The word beauty gets a bad rap.  The beauty I speak of is quiet, subtle.  Often unnoticed.  Sometimes it's buried in things we don't want to approach.  Sometimes it requires leaning into dark places.  Sometimes you look like a fool squatting on the sidewalk in what may or may not be your pajamas, trying to get the exact angle.  It's all a great metaphor and a reminder of how I want to live.  
I want to train my eyes to see.  
I want to train my heart to stay open.  
I want to train myself to have the courage to look like a fool doing it,
if that is what it requires.  
I want this blog to hold a space for experiences like these -  
experiences of vulnerability, clarity, and sacredness; joy and beauty.

Welcome!

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Hi!  I am Erin Schlabach.
Most of the time we lead with what we do.
But instead, I'd like to start with what I love in this moment.
-Connection.
-Stepping outside for the first time that day and feeling the sun on my skin.
-The yellow bellies of the finches that visit my bird feeder (aka: "the hottest restaurant in town")
-The light that shines through peoples eyes when they smile.
-Bergamont baths.  
-Picking, then eating oranges from the backyard.  This is abundance.
I am a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant. 
I create ceremonies for new beginnings, transitions & healing. 
I am a freelance physical theatre director and devisor. 
I adore authenticity, innovation & magical-ness. 
I am a beauty hunter.
I am glad you are here.

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