Do not let this tear us appart:

Although we are in a time of great change. Indeed there is some tribulation on your part about who we as A NATION elected as the 44th president of these United States. I ask you not to run in fear. Not to bash or take low blows on the man the majority of us decided was worthy enough to save our great country. I ask you to rise to the occasion. Have faith that this wasn't a popularity contest. This was an election. And a very very gracious and close one at that. I ask you to challege President Elect Obama to back up what he talked. Do not turn your back on the decision 08' just yet.


I ask you.. most importantly.. do not turn your back on those who would stand for Barack Obama. Keep this in mind. We are all Americans. Weither it be an issue with race or politics. We are all trying to do what is right for our beloved country. Trying to make this place the land of milk and honey again instead of the land of paper and oil.


I love you all from heart to heart, from patriot to patriot. Do not stand down defeated and angry. Stand up STAND TOGATHER ready to make Obama prove himself rightfully as our leader, our great commander, Our President.


United we stand, divided we fall, I love you all so much.
Ashley

I wrote this to a bunch of my friends on myspace who are McCain supporters. Alot of them where immature and being what we are all fighting so hard to stop, racist and divided. Some of them came to their senses shortly after the democratic victory and realized that this is going to be our president and decided to support him.

Some,however, where giving racial slurs and very tasteless blows and even hopes of death to a man they haven't taken the time to get to know as a person or a political figure. It is rightfully so that they are taken aback at the loss of their candidate. But I, as I'm sure you, feel that there is no need for hate crime or wishes of terrible things on a man the majority of us chose to be our President.

I am sad that there can not be even a bit of understanding in this country. A little faith that we are not picking this man because he is black or talks pretty. It's this kind of attitude that has held us back from taking the step to actually being UNITED STATES. This attitude will continue to hold us back.

Freedom of speach not only gives us the right to think these things but to say them. It is our own morality that keeps the more civilized McCain supporters a chance to look past their feelings of defeat and hopelessness and see what we see in Barrack Obama. It also gives the less gracious ones a chance at petty verbal attacks.

I am send HUGE ammounts of love and light to The Obamas because this man has a very long and hard road ahead of him. I will stand by him as a person. Not as republican or democrate. Not as white or black. But as American and Human.

I also send huge amounts of love and light to all the people who supported McCain and don't have the decency to respect the chosen path. I hope they can look past the tip of their nose and see the wide world ahead. I do not want anyone left behind in our movement towards a more loving and unified exsistance. I want them to feel the great power of light and hope that this shift in energy and economy and brotherhood and sisterhood and EVERYTHING. 

I love you all, every single one of you. Nothing can change that. You can accept it or reject it.. either way you still have it. 

All my blessings to you my friends, 
Ashley  

Baby got back... by sir mix-a-lot.. with my niece.. :D

I like big butts and I cannot lie.. you other brothers can't deny.

So I've been poking around a few of my favorite pods. I came across, yesterday, a post that said 'I've noticed that there are small gaia clicks. People who kind of congregate togather on here.' I  noticed that it is so. We do travel in our little packs as humans tend to do.

What is different about our packs and the cliques of real life, is that even though we are groups of tight knit friends. As tight knit we are.. we are open to others joining our groups. 

I can only come across one way to say what I want to say here. And that is to paint a picture.

I picture of my beloved Gaia. I'm sure you all have an idea of how this will pan out.. what it's going to look like and what not. But I really need to do it. I think this painting will bring an end to my obsession with earths and painting, drawing, sketching, revolving, around them is a gloriously small yet lovely rendition of how grouped we are.. but how we span outward with our love instead of keeping it stagnant by circulating it inward.

look for it soon. When an idea like this comes up.. I can hardly contain myself.

I love you all,
Ashley

Depends on what's got  me in an uproar. Gaia.com keeps me peaceful when I'm frustrated with the world. Painting keeps me peaceful when I'm frustrated with myself. Meditation keeps me peaceful when I'm annoyed with reality. Breathing keeps my peaceful when I'm in over my head. 

:) 

I am overcome with emotion.

As I scroll through the countless conversations and see the most beautiful words I've ever seen spoken. By you and me. I cannot help but forget how cruel this world can be at times.

My life has been a rollerrcoaster for as long as I can remember. It was not until some monthes ago that I decided to get off the rollarcoaster and touch my feet to the ground while I keep my head in the sky and my eyes on the stars.  

I have must admit that I have come across this site before. (while searching for pictures of the earth or something having to do with the word Gaia) I just saw the opening page and never looked past that.

I believe deeply in my heart that I was not ment to actually find it untill the exact time that I did.

The perfect occurance of August 22nd has brought me some of the truest friends I have ever beheld.

Never in my 21 years on this earth have I experience the purity and love that I have here. The open-ness and beauty that you all have shown is almost to much to bare. But I do with great great reverance for all the people that put time and effort into this site as well as the world.

You all are the hope for our future. The growing light that burns within every single one of us. The very manifestation of our divinity and ability to love and be loved, the divine catalyst that puts our change into motion.

I love you all. I say this with sincerity beyond sincerity. I love you all so much. I want nothing but the best for you. I want nothing but the wonderful fullfillment we are all ment to have but to scared to acheive.

To a few particular people, you know how you are I hope.
Having you in my life has been a joy and blessing and only the great spirit within us can explain to you how grateful I am that you are in my life. You have shown me more support and love that I am used to. It makes me feel so happy. My sisters and my brother nothing could ever break the bond which you and I have created.

You have my heart in your hands my friends all of my Gaians. I know you'll care for it as if it were your own.

Thank you for being you. Thank you infinently for knowing that there is more to this world that just the things that seem real to us. Thank you for being human, divine, beautiful, passionate, couragous, loving, light, and for being my friends.

I love you all with all the intensity that my soul can achieve. 
 
Your fool,
Ashley

I loved being woken up by my cat's .. they'd tap my face and purr and meow, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I don't get woken up like that though for the most part. It's mostly BANG BANG BANG! ASHLEY.. WAKE UP.. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS. YOUR GONNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.. WAKE UP ..ASHLEY! ugh.

Okay.. sappily amazing. WE ARE ALL HERE AND ALIVE.
not so sappy. That I am actually working on my color and design project. yikes.

and awesomely. The sun is peaking just through the grey clouds making the sky seem likes its glowing..

I don't remember exactly where I saw that. But I liked it.

Anyway. If any of my dears have taken a look at my goals you would know that at the tip top of the list above all other things is QUIT SMOKING!!

Today is the day that that happens.

I have chronic bronchitis and asthma. I have no business smoking. Every morning I wake up with a smile on my face and a huge ball of mucus in my throat. (I know to much info)

Even though so much light is engulfing my life right now I still feel like I'm drowning in a tray of ashes gasping for air but only breathing smoke. It's quite literally choking the life from me.

What has kept me from quitting you ask? Well aside from that annoying little nicotine addiction. The idea of gaining weight is particulary scary. I'm only 5 foot tall. I already weigh to much for my height and although I maintain that weight quite well and it's not hazardous to my health if i gain so much as 10 lbs on my quest to quit.. well then it will be hazardous.

Today I ran. Ran like I was running on air. Ran like I had wings on my back. I came to the conclusion that I LOVE RUNNING. I love it. Absolutly and positively love the euphoria it gives me when I've got the music bumping and a steady stride. I love the burn in my legs and the way the air feels in my lungs. I love the feeling of my blood pumping throughout my body.

Red faced and heavily breathed I came out side for some air (we have a treadmill, hooray) and almost went back inside to run some more. My gramma had a hissy fit.
:P "Ashley! Don't overdo it!" She was right of course. But I'll tell you. I haven't smoked a cigarette since then.

So I think I've found my new nicotine. It felt so good I want to do it more. Almost as good as... well.. you know. :p

So my friends. I've devised a plan. To keep me from smoking and gaining weight.(and maybe loosing some too) Early to bed. Early to wake. excersise(stretch run.. various other excersises) . School. Home. Homework. Dinner. stretch and run. Meditate.Down time (Gaia.com :P)  Bed.

Of course I can't expect this beautiful scheduale I have mapped out to ALWAYS keep. But I want to run at least once a day. Once in the morning and once at night. And of course I'm going to eat better. Instead of the chicken fried steak/tattertot burger/melt thing with some crisco on the side that they serve at my colleges cafeteria. I'll visit the nice salad bar we also have.

WISH ME LUCK. I am going to need it battling this nic addiction.

breathing slowly but surely,
Ashley

all you need is love.

What did I discover recently?

I discovered me. I've discovered that we are all one. I've discovered the euphoria of being at one with the universe. I've discovered Gaia. I've discorved many beautiful and outstanding people. I've discovered that peace is possible, love is infinate, unity is required, harmony is acheivable and evil is inevitable but conquerable.

I've discovered the world.... what about you?

Please send me music. Anything your listening to.. I would be happy to add it to the



Playlist.

Music is a window to the soul. I wanna see yours. I want you to see mine.

lovingly,
Ashley

my spirit.

1) What are you thankful for today?
That the negativity that I've been experiencing all week is gone

2) What do you appreciate about the Earth?
Her everlasting abundance... and EVERYTHING

3) Who is the last person you said "thank you" to?
Aki! For tagging me! 

4) When was the last time someone thanked you?
My friends Craig and Jenifer

5) What is your favorite way to say thank you?
Very sweetly.. and warmly

How I'm going to pay for my much needed supplies for Color and Design.
Anybody wanna contribute to a starving artist?

:P

Um.. not counting mine.. I would say It was Rene Magritte

Ceci n'est pas une pipe

Where is your voice?

Is it lost amoung the millions of other voices echoing throughout this passive aggressive democracy. Is it hidden in the throat of a person to afraid to see the forest through the trees. Is it screaming from the roof tops that this is a free country and should be treated as such?


Where is your voice?


We have the freedom to be. We have the will to live. We have the power to change.

Click here. And use your creative abilities to make a voice for yourself and have a chance to win 1000 dollars!


Many blessings,
Ashley

People who love who I love and love me in return unconditionally.

:D