Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Alternative Easter on the Beach

Hello Loves!

In a break from my pedalstool of self-love and shameless self-promotion, I wanted to share my fun Easter tales with you. I decided this year, since I unexpectedly had the day off from everything that I do, that I wanted to have a fun Easter adventure on Lake Calhoun. I invited all of my chums and we woke up to what was luckily a dazzlingly cheerful morning. I was especially excited because while I was prepared to host if the weather was...well, Minnesotan, I was pumped for beach time. We did end up surprised and blessed by a perfect lakefront day.



I call upon a diverse set of religious beliefs, but I don't want that to be evident in the festivities. A lot of non-Christians (or people who use Christianity as a base, but have beliefs beyond that) use Easter as a day to celebrate rebirth, renewal, personal triumphs, etc. I still felt like for what I wanted that was a little isolating, so I saddled up my picnic baskets, and set out for a all-inclusive celebration of friends, food, and...well, sunshine.


We (my friend who helped me get it together and I) did bill the festivities as Pagan-influenced, but for our event that mostly meant sharing our skills of divination, being truly appreciative of the water, sand, wind, sun, and connections with each other, as well as open, free discussions. Some hilarious conversation actually came about in the process. Everything from my roommate joking with a friend about directing a production of King Lear where we fly Lear in and he just hovers over the whole play...which by the way, takes place in the Metrodome (pre-blizzard collapse), to another friend wondering why everyone was walking...apparently not understanding the point of exercise as leisure while we sat around munching our strawberries and cupcakes.



We did end up getting to some (spot-on, I must say) tarot readings and an astrological discussion where we probed the darker side of our respective signs' natures. Eventually my roommate and I headed back to our apartment where we indulged in chardonnay and watched Exit Through the Gift Shop. While initially I was disappointed by the turn out, it ended up being the most (let's be honest, probably only) truly relaxing day I've had in a really long time...and I can't wait to do it again, for a holiday or no reason at all.

Hope your Easters (or just your weekends) were full of peace, passion, and love!

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