Another Day UnNaked: Day 28: Technical Difficulties/Free

I am in an area that has very little cellular service/internet access so this post will be short. The true "Day 28" post will be up tomorrow morning. In the mean time, enjoy this picture of me on a stripper pole.

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Currently back in San Diego, I have successfully made it through my first Coachella Music Festival and am now feeling the nostalgia that follows such an amazing experience. Sunday was filled with last minute crazy adventures with some of the greatest people I know and amazing shows that I will never forget. As I write this now, I am listening to songs that I heard live only a short 24 hours ago. I am so grateful for having the opportunity (and the funds) to be able to go to Coachella this year because it has been more than just an phenomenal weekend filled with music, art, lights, dancing, and incredible memories. In its own unusual way, my weekend at Coachella has helped open me up to life again. It allowed me to forget about everything that usually haunts my mind on a daily basis and just be where I am–here. Or rather, there, at Coachella. There was no where else I could imagine being than where I was. I was "in the moment"–I was free. I think that is what I'll miss most about Coachella. Not the outfits or the dancing or even the music. I'll miss the freedom. The feeling of no goal other than that of having an amazing time. But if I have learned anything this weekend, it's that freedom is not a place. Freedom is something that comes when you are able to feel yourself again. When thoughts are second to what you feel. That's what this weekend was. I cannot tell you at all what I was thinking this weekend. Frankly, I don't remember nor care to dig into that vast pit I call my mind. But I can tell you what I was feeling, and it was beyond words really. But to sum it up in just a short little adjective, I was happy. And "happy" is something I hope to care with me now. Even though now the sun has set over my weekend at Coachella and a new day must begin.