Dru glanced around the room and could sense the pride brewing amongst her fellow vineyard-creatives. She smiled as she felt her own igniting. This prompted her to jot-down her thoughts so they wouldn't escape. If this moment was to be an episode of epic-proportions she didn't want to lose sight of its imperative impressions. Just then, Sensei's voice broke the silence and she asked everyone to gather inside the section of the room that's responsible for it being named the GrandStoryRoom. She instructed them to bring only their journals and pencils.
StoryStudio77 is located on the 4th floor of the Solomon G. Brown Salvation Army Bldg on MLK Jr. Ave. SouthEast, DC. Eury; also-known-as the StorySensei and one of the Studio's founding-creatives, prizes herself as a music-muse, a Hood interpreter, and vineyard-creative narratologist. She specializes in the guiding-counsel of folks striving to compose their most authentic Story, Art, and Acoustic-Alchemy --- this is her life's mission. Dru's concord is with Eury every Friday and Saturday morning. The GrandStoryRoom is a lofty space with two large soft-leather sectionals joined together along a long wall with windows. The wall to the right of the sectionals has been entirely covered with chalkboard paint and adorns a pedestal bird-bath full of assorted chalks and erasers. Sensei likes to invite all who visits to sign-the-wall. Because of this, all sorts of calligraffiti and chalk-art decorate the wall along with inscriptions like: #FLO'LoveForPresident! #GrapevineGratitudeOfGreaterDC #reVersingTheCurse #INTRA2CluesCuesCloaksDaggers #HailINTRA2VineyardCreatives!
Dru and her classroom-homies Ambrosia Dove, Elody Mason, and Sheba Lovehall took up the end of the sectional closest to the chalk-wall. While many got comfy on the huge sectional-rug just in front of the sofas with fluffy floor-pillows; by which all shoes were to be removed upon the 'magic carpet'.
As everyone got settled; Sensei began again, "Yesterday's introduction was a tiny pebble upon the vast beach of romantic-intelligence, cosmic-chemistry, sacred-synchronicity and hu-man utopia. ... And to truly, authentically complement and or compliment something or someone, one must discover its own unique hues of romantic contribution. Yesterday's lecture purposely launched from the point-of-difference. Mainly because I needed to discover who would notice this ...and... better yet, who would have the courage to point it out to me. I always like to identify the OptimusPrimes amongst my Vineyard-Creatives. So, here's the follow-up: there isn't much within this hu-man existence that is absolute. This means that Fire can surely romanticize Earth and Water ... and Air can absolutely adorn as the Ace and compliment us all. But, whenever this is true ... there are high-eclectic circumstances and cosmic-specialty at-play. ...I received permission to share a tid-bit of a romantic triumph and tragedy with you. I shall make no identifiers upon whose stories they belong to, nor shall we judge this example in terms of shame or blame. Romance shall always be the master-teacher, regardless of outcome/results. ... Okay, lets explore case no.1 -- An Earth-sign and a Fire-sign; friends since high school (late 1980s), which swiftly transformed into a blissful romance (early 1990s), which was rudely interrupted two years later and went dormant for a solid eight years. It was immediately rekindled upon the reactivation of their friendship (which lasted on-and-off for five years), eventually contouring into a uniquely esteem'd kinship of BFF stature (no romping has ensued over the last eight years). It is clear their acquaintance has reached the thirty-year benchmark. It's also clear that the love they harbor for each other has withstood the test-of-time and is beyond any romantic-gesture. They are privileged with an objectively vetted-view of the other's lifelong growth, process, and challenges. This includes their willingness to render honest-transparency and front-row-seats to the other during times of urban-ugly(ness). Today, they are both beyond age 40; with maturing viewpoints about life, liberty, and the pursuit of S.E.L.F. actualization.
...Our proposed assignment is solely for the purposes of cosmic-contemplation. ... And... I will have you notice that I held back revealing which SunSign is the Girl/Guy. While engaging this exercise -- you are only to consider the chemistry of Elemental-magics and romantic-compliment with cosmic-complement. This is best understood only thru the respects of Nature's intentions: Earth and Fire is in-fact the perfect example of such possibilities. On-one-hand; a warm-summer breeze upon the beach with a camp-fire glowing the mood. Or...a hard-core disruption of mountainous-terrain and volcanic preeminence, unruly and spewing hot-lava everywhere; killing everything and everyone in its path.
We are exploring this case to (philosophically) deem it complement, compliment, and or complication...Gather your thoughts, research-and-develop further your understanding of Earth and Fire characteristics, jot-down your key notations, and ponder the possibilities. ... Oh, and please drop last night's homework in the box. Happy Autumn-Story Season! Now, go-forth!"
Dru, Ambrosia, Elody, and Sheba went back to their seats at the table and pulled out their homework assignments and dropped them in the box. Sensei went quietly around the room and sat with everyone for a short while and guided them into their curiosities.
S.E.L.F. = Source Energy of Life Force
