Showing posts with label Birthdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birthdays. Show all posts
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Happy Birthday Viaggiatore!
Viaggiatore is 4 years old today! Happy Birthday my beautiful muse! We've traveled so far; over the world, through days and weeks and years, made many friends and discoveries and had countless wonderful experiences.
I'd never trade a moment of it! I am so looking forward to all of our days to come; each one special and precious.
Happy Birthday Viaggiatore!
From Viaggiatore~ The Lion of Lyon Tail, "...Viaggiatore was once a single thought... just one idea. Long ago, a good Samaritan selflessly saved the life of another human, with no thought for his own safety. The Lord was so pleased at this act of love, that he offered the Samaritan a wish... anything he wanted. The Samaritan said he wished only to continue to do good, everywhere he went, without ever knowing it. The Lord granted this wish, and then decided that it was such a good idea, it ought to be everywhere, for everyone.
He created Viaggiatore as a thought... it is him, in those moments of kindness when we do not know the good we do for others, he is a passing idea... a traveling thought that steps gently within us, and then moves on. As Viaggiatore passed throughout the world touching others, he walked away with remnants of each step touching him, and these remnants created a tangible body for him. The beauty of a world in unity incarnate in the skin of a lion. (Viaggiatore said) ".....I am made of the places that I have passed through, like any of us, it is the good and the bad that make me who I am and I cannot discard those things in my life that weren't good, any more than you can. It gives me character anyway, don't you think?"
*If you haven't yet met Viaggiatore (and you should, he's fascinating!) you can find out all about him here:
Viaggiatore~ The Lion of Lyon Tail
Viaggiatore~ Lion hide & Jungle Flight
Viaggiatore~ Sahara Sand & the Mediterranean Sea
Alidades and Destinations
Adventure,
Birthdays,
friends,
Imagination,
Life,
Love,
Viaggiatore
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Seeing Sin City
Alidades and Destinations
Birthdays,
friends,
Fun Fun Fun,
travel,
Wordless Wednesday
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Esprit de Corps of Muses
It is Viaggiatore's 2nd birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIAGGIATORE!!

My goodness, has it been two years already? My how time flies.
Two years ago, Seamus offered up 48 lions for adoption; an act that made both the adopter and the lion, members of The Shameless Lions Writing Circle. So began a journey of friendship, writing and travel for Viaggiatore and I.
Viaggiatore is my muse, my inspiration, and always my delight. He has never failed to bring a genuinely happy smile to my face every time I see him. We have written quite a bit, traveled so many places and met several wonderful friends. Time is continually improving our bond, moment by moment.
He is, to me, the 10th Muse.
There were nine, originally, according to ancient Greek mythology. He's in the good company of these ladies:
Calliope: she is the muse of epic poetry, her emblem is the writing tablet.

Clio: is the muse of history, and her emblem is the scroll.

Erato: who is the muse of lyric poetry, symbolized by the cithara.

Euterpe: the muse of music (which is also the etymology of that word), and whose emblem is the aulos.

Melpomene: the muse of tragedy; she carries the tragic mask.

Polyhymnia: the muse of choral poetry, whose symbol is the veil.

Terpsichore: she is the muse of dance, and her emblem is the lyre.

Thalia: the muse of comedy who carries the comic mask.

Urania: the muse of astronomy, whose emblems are the globe and compass (she is our favorite of the nine, of course).

Alidades and Destinations
Art,
Birthdays,
Events,
friends,
Fun Fun Fun,
History,
Imagination,
Life,
Love,
metaphorically speaking,
Shameless Lions,
Spiritos... divine inspiration,
Viaggiatore
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