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Feeling a shift begin to take place. The rising of a shadow. Hello my friend, welcome back. Making photos here and there; mostly of my self, by myself, for myself. Thank you for being here with me. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7r-MA0nB-I/?igshid=aytm09mi6f45

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So still and yet moving. #bedyoga . Happy 2020 from this yoga loving wanderling who does not stay in one place for very long. . Less than a week left in SoCal and ready for my east coast return. . Catch me if you can. (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B61apK7HBVh/?igshid=7hf7uuxfc3gl

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This chameleon is ready to go natural again. 2020, it’s on. 2013 version of Hope photographed in front of my favorite portrait wall. If I’ve taken your portrait in LA you might recognize this fence. Florida humidity is not my favorite. Ready to fly to SoCal for the holidays but I’ll miss the @bru.trek truck. This will be the longest I’m away from it since I started with @planetarydesign in July. San Diego, OC, Long Beach, Los Angeles and surrounding counties; want to get coffee with me? I’ll be shop hopping. ☕️ Photo by Jutt, editing by @vinaychinni. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6M7RN5nHtC/?igshid=1egg7szfqou44

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It is warm enough for dresses in Florida! Skirt yesterday, dress today! My girl @ellalondon has been wearing dresses every day in December as an ambassador for @yellowco.co and @dressember’s effort to raise money and awareness for human trafficking during Yellow Does Dressember. Yesterday they invited all of us to participate in spreading the word today by wearing our own dresses (ties or bow tie), to post a photo, and donat $5 towards the campaign. I’ll post the link in my bio for the rest of the month for those who would like to contribute. Naturally, I found a yellow wall for my picture. I am fortunate. As a road traveler I am super sensitive to the dangers I face on my adventure EVERY SINGLE DAY and do my best to stay safe and stealthy. Unfortunately, more than 49,000 total cases of human trafficking have been reported in the last ten years, 75% of these cases are women and girls. (Stats and more details in my stories/highlight.) My heart aches for them. Each extraction is estimated to cost around $7,000 to rescue ONE person. You guys, this is insane. Slavery never went away, it just found a new face. 😭 I invite you to be part of someone’s survivor story, it’s the least we can do this holiday season. #yellowdoesdressember (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6KX-iDDoUb/?igshid=v53xwp7db4ij

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Anyone else notice their pinky finder drift away from their hand in blade mode? No? Just me? Okay. It’s a wild one. Nearing the end of my DC pass through, probably the shortest amount of time I’ve spent here in a single visit since 2015, and yet, the longest stay of anywhere I’ve been since hitting the road August 1st. Spent the weekend with my Aunt and Uncle’s family and am getting caught up on any old leads that I haven’t submitted since I started. Given that this is my first “sales” job I’ve been making adjustments to my daily schedule and working out my computer time for inputting data. Some days I’m so tired from socializing on the job, getting lost wandering a city/town, and making my distance drives between places that I have no energy or brain power left to open my laptop when I finally unwind from the day. My content creation has been down too, but I attribute that to exhaustion, not a lack of inspiration. Finding the balance between taking care of myself, honoring the work I am promising to do, and leaving space for the universe to guide me has been tricky. My morning pages have been lacking and I can feel a pull to get back to them. Making a promise to myself to open my journal and brain dump in the morning. I want to spend more time in my body exploring flexibility and becoming more comfortable with what is being communicated on a subconscious level. I call it body listening. For example, my neck has been a bit wrenched because I know I have more work to submit and I’m nervous about letting my boss down. I’m not communicating when I could be, I’m 100 percent avoiding it because I’m embarrassed at my follow through and disappointed that I don’t have more discipline or experience on the paperwork side of the job. I can talk coffee, hardware, and sustainability all day. But get me to “sell” something or submit a lead and I balk a little. Luckily @planetarydesign sells itself. I just have to Vana White the shit out of it, take notes on the info I need and pass it on to the office. Crazy that I started this position three months ago. I feel like I’m just getting my feet under me. Mapped out my next month of movements and will be going south. (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QbzJVDyWN/?igshid=1uudoanq6bul5

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I do not sell coffee. Repeat: I do not sell coffee. Did you know that 100 billion single use cups get tossed in the US alone, every year? Woof. And that is only the cups. My job is to pitch reusable hardware that can be branded and sold to consumers in the coffee industry. We offer solutions for storage, brewing, and consumption. Our gear looks just as good on your counter top as it does on the road. Wherever your day takes you, take our coffee gear for your adventure. @planetarydesign @bru.trek Photo by @spencerbeck 🙌🏻 Also, I’m in the DMV. Did I mention that? (at Arlington, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4G5GJHjaQm/?igshid=1uxxy828hz2d1

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Slowing my pace a bit. I’m basically on the east coast now. Entered Virginia on Wednesday and spent the weekend mostly offline for work attending @overlandexpo East hosted at @infinitydowns. What a riot. One year later and a lot has changed. I talk about my manifesting work with friends but I’m not sure how much I’ve posted online. Since late 2011 (I checked the date on my first journal) I’ve been working and applying the lessons and tools @juliacameronlive teaches through her series The Artist’s Way. It is a game changer. Over the past few months I’ve been a little pre-occupied with my new venture with @planetarydesign as their new @bru.trek ambassador. I’ve been on the road a little over two months and can report back that I am having a blast. Check out our gear online! About a month in something clicked and I realized a larger effect of my work can have and how it can influence green efforts and sustainability across an entire industry. We are in the midst of a crisis. Our beloved earth is hurting. It’s wounds are being compounded by our inability to properly reduce our waste by reducing the amount of things we acquire by investing in items that are durable. I’ve been minimizing my footprint in phases and do my best to reduce, reuse, recycle everything I can. Getting better every day! What sustainable practice have you picked up recently? Finally got myself a set of washable fabric squares to replace the cotton balls I had been using to clean my face. Stoked about the upgrade! In May I took a series of @advanced.selfie images and played with light and shadows while shooting @williamjacerain. Full image is in my stories, this one is cropped to meet the system’s requirements. I love this one. (at Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ndd8hnwUm/?igshid=1isnb9pe1uinu

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Making my way through the mid-west! Though, I’m in Portland now. What? Started the day in Nashville now I’m here. Planes are magic. And science. Lots of science. You guys, I recurved so much love received from my sad post. Thank you for showing up for me when I shared the vulnerable space I was in. I had a conversation with my dear friend @ellalondon and we discussed sharing wins as well as lows, and how that can affect your overall wellbeing. Even though my other post was dripping in sadness it was really only a small part of my overall feelings for the day. In my world 80% of all things I experience are amazing, life is a wonderful adventure I get to share with others. 10% of the time my response is more along the lines of “Oh yeah? Alright.” And the last 10%, “Bummer, but okay.” I was so sad last week that I decided I wanted to travel to @acrolovefestival in Oregon and hug as many of the humans I can. Collecting koala and bear hugs all weekend. Also, hand hugs. (That’s was I’m calling hand-to-hand from now on.) Come get yours. And if you aren’t in Portland, you now have an excuse to jump on a last minute flight to the city. Come prance in the rain and drink coffee with me. Always have, Hope P.S. It was 100 degrees and sunny when I left Tennessee, now it’s in the 50s with rain. I must love you guys, I put on pants. (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3LULZLjuJD/?igshid=1b17ks6znzu4a

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Should I keep my hair blonde or let it start phasing closer to my natural, more reddish brown color like in this photo? Slowly making my way across the states. I almost feel like I’m stalling autumn, it hit the 90s here. Hot and perfect skirt/dress weather. It is expected to break by Thursday. I was actually upset when I had to wear pants for the first time in two months while in Tahoe after the burn so this heat has been a wonderful surprise! The humidity I could do without though, ick, you can keep that St Louis. Still figuring out my new work flow. Making visits, socializing, and presenting the products is the easy part, making time to sit at my computer is hard. Doesn’t look like I’ll be in DC until later this year so image made new plans for my birthday. T - 5 days. Hug yourself for me. (at St. Louis) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3GxyZ7jGM3/?igshid=58ufavyutvh7

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I’m in Omaha and feeling the loneliness catch up to me. Decompression is hitting hard. Send virtual hugs and snugs. Took traveling through five states and visiting with friends and family before getting hit with a wave of sadness. Maybe it is partly because I am 10 days away from turning 30 and my celebratory plans have shifted dramatically in the last couple of weeks. Still not sure where I will be, what I’ll do, or if I will even celebrate. I am grateful for this truck, the job, and the doors that I get to open and the people I have the opportunity to interact with. Slowing down tonight. I’m going to journal, do some editing, and sit alone in my space. Feeling all the feels. (at Downtown Omaha) https://www.instagram.com/p/B25PRIejzbv/?igshid=5y180jxs4vjx

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I’m alive and well, I promise! On the road in @bru.trek 1 and keeping busy with work calls and travel. There has been a pivot, instead of booking it cross the country in nine days I will be taking three weeks to meander my way across. No more Asheville and the @vanlifediaries rally for me next weekend. Would have been fun but it’s nice to know I can slow down and integrate with the local cultures a bit more. This week was Tahoe, Reno, and Salt Lake City. Next week will be Denver, Boulder and potentially Omaha. Then to Chicago and Nashville before I route my way back to DC in time to celebrate my 30th birthday. Going to talk strategy with the boys in the office tomorrow morning. But with all things in my life, this schedule will be fluid and change according to desires of the fam at @planetarydesign. Reintegration after Burning Man is in full swing and I have yet to finish decorating the interior of the rig so that I can share what it looks like with me living inside. Real talk, I love to sit on my carpet with my back against the cabinets working, journaling, or stretching. With all this I could take advantage of the table but what fun is there in that? This is my floor culture. Signed up for a Planet Fitness membership last night and already burnt my bum and armpits in their upright tanning booth. First time fake baking, we’ll see how this goes. All I wanted was a collagen beverage afterwards, my skin is pink and tender now. For those who have reached out to make sure I’m okay, I’m doing well, check in with my Instagram stories for a more candid view of what I’m up to. These feed posts and slowed down as of late so if you are curious you can poke around on the @bru.trek account too! Aiming to be in Park City Saturday morning for a mountain sunrise and coffee adventures. Much love. Always have, Hope (at Salt Lake City, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2VRXg-npCv/?igshid=oswqn5ju90k1

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I’ve returned to the rig just in time to show it off during @adventurevanexpo Tahoe this weekend. Wrapping up a short visit in Reno post Burning Man and feeling so grateful for the life that I live. It’s been a wild and surreal adventure since this time last year and I stop several times a day and ask myself (and others) “Is this real life?!” In 2011 I picked up @juliacameronlive’s book, The Artist’s Way, and it forever changed my perspective. Through her coaching and guidance I learned to listen to my inner child that doesn’t ever want to grow up and to notice the sparks of desire and that live deep within my soul. While sitting with myself I have uncovered truths that cannot be denied, and understood patterns that do not lie, all while coaxing my playful spirit to enlighten and share joy with others along my path. Another book that has greatly transformed my life is The Celestine Prophesy by @jamesredfield.cv. I constantly recommend this book and ask others if they have had the chance to pick it up. I search for it at thrift stores, just so can can hand it out to friends. That book taught me the value of crossing paths and recognizing the person on the other side. Because no matter how long our paths cross we are meant to learn somethings or share something. And we’ll keep crossing paths as long as there is something to exchange. So then, if a time comes when all information has come to pass the two individuals will continue on their paths, separately. And, if for some reason, there is more to share in the future, we will cross paths again. Both pieces of literature have greatly influenced my existence in the world and pair well with what I have learned about my Human Design. To all my family, friends, acquaintances, and social circles, l love you and look forward to crossing paths again. Happy trails to you and yours at the end of this summer season. I’ll be hitting the road Monday for Asheville, North Carolina and aim to arrive by the 19th or 20th. En route I’m planning stops in Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, Chicago, and Nashville. I’m hoping to get my interactive google map (with photos, videos, blogs, reviews. etc.) live next week. (at Reno, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2D1CLADX0j/?igshid=aqn92vnlwc0p

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I’m deep in the throws of Burning Man preparation and advanced team work. Going offline once I arrive on Playa tomorrow. Camping with @swingcitymonkeys which means you’ll sometimes be able to find me at 9 & E. Come for hugs, snugs, and daily meditations at 1 pm. Let me put you in a trance. 😉 Intention this year: See all the things! Meet rad people, take more photos. Where are all my burners camping? Photo taken by the darling @williamjacerain. 😘 (at Black Rock City) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1cQewBHGyX/?igshid=jd3zhtr87ff6

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On Thursday night I departed Los Angeles for an indeterminate amount of time. I‘ve called this place home for the last nine years and I’ve been nomadic for the last three of them. It is a city that will always have my heart and so much of my affection. People will tell you that Los Angeles is an awful, terrible, horrible place, but really it is what you make of it. It has been a wonderful experience and I look forward to visiting when the next opportunity arises. There were many people that I would have loved to hug and visit with but the pressure to get to Reno in time for @swingcitymonkeys advanced team convergence lit a fire under my bum to stay focused and take care of personal business, which meant embracing my hermit side. I did, however, get the opportunity to co-create with the ever so lovely sunshiny @ellalondon one more time until we cross paths again. She took AND edited this photo! For those I missed crossing paths with this week; I send my love and virtual hugs until we meet again. In the mean time, if you are going to Burning Man you might be able to find me at 9 & E on the playa, and then I’ll be touring the nation in the OG @bru.trek rig. Making new friends, drinking far too much coffee, and exploring new places. Closing thought: earlier this year, while riding my little motorcycle around, I realized that the experience of wonder might possibly be the antidote to concern. So if you find yourself furrowing your brow a little more than you’d like, go find something wonderful to embrace. Always have, Hope (at Louis Vuitton) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QFXkHj9yJ/?igshid=ircti69r1k97

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Week 1 on the road in @Bru.trek 1 is complete! Arrived in Los Angeles early this afternoon. Will be elbow deep in my stored things. Organizing, cataloguing, purging, and packing. Some will come on the road, a few back into storage, and much will be donated. Should have gotten rid of my DVDs back in 2016 when I wanted to, not one of them have been watched. #tidyingup Need to burn a few items, toss a few others. Return anything I may have borrowed that never made its way back to its home. Pretty wild what I’m about to do. First up: handle business in LA. Next: get to Reno and advance team the ish out of this burn and play with @swingcitymonkeys for almost three weeks. Then: hit the road cross county to roam the east coast through the end of the year “for work.” Ya’ll, is this real life? What do you want to know about my upcoming adventures? Portrait taken for the website, it’s only about two weeks old. Thanks for pressing the shutter button @zacharytsanders. Thanks for thinking of me @bug_sky_kid. And thanks for hiring me @planetarydesign. (at West Hollywood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FlkXKDEdi/?igshid=14fubeep72nla

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Been over here in Montana enjoying the hottest part of the summer and prepping the interior of the BruTrek1 rig for my move in. Been pretty quiet on my feed but active in the stories. I’m about to embark on an epic adventure. Leaving Missoula this weekend and heading south by way of Idaho (Boise for a night or two) and then continue on into Northern California. I would love to catch up with friends and family everywhere I go, in addition to meeting new people. Please stay in touch and let’s make an effort to cross paths! Bringing coffee gear and yoga to @sfoadventure’s High Sierra Convergence next weekend and will be rolling around the Bay Area before heading into the mountains. Up next: Boise, Idaho Then California: Redding —> Chico —> Palo Alto, San Jose, Stockton, Sacramento, and Beckwourth! Or at least something like that. We’ll see how it pans out. Stay tuned here in my stories or follow a deeper dive into this new venture over on the @bru.trek page! #brutrek #planetarydesign (at Bonner, Montana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0q2Q6mHHJ1/?igshid=xwettpu00f

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Tomorrow I leave for Montana and will begin training with @planetarydesign to take over as @bru.trek Ambassador and captain of the big rig (I think I have a name for it but that will come later). It’s real. And I’m excited for this project to find it’s flow once momentum picks up. I’ll be teaching a workshop during the @recconmontana Learning Labs, currently slated for the 3 pm slot in Tent #3. The topic is on Minimalism in a Digital Age and how you can start the process of turning your hobbies into paid work. This is something I’ve been integrating since 2012, and somehow I’ve found ways to do all of the things I would be doing anyways AND get paid to do it. Anyways, this is going to be quite a weekend. I’m really looking forward to the creative side of my new gig. My back has been a little fiery over the last week. I’ve been over working my spine, all intense yang practice (full Vetoga 1st sequence +, partner acrobatics, motorcycle riding) and not enough yin. More slow walks, seated stretches, and reclined movements please. A little history: Once upon a time I took loads of yoga videos and turned them into sets of photos. Then one day I went to take a video and thought, “What in the world am I doing?” I was climbing onto a table in a dress. I stopped. But that lighting, though. I became self conscious. Many people told me how much they loved seeing these images and yet it only took one person pointing out the strangeness of it to feel weird. I grew in so many ways during my #yoga365 year of self study. I sought out unique poses, interesting variations, partnering techniques, and beautiful locations for higher production value. I grew as an artist, creator, and coach. “Who is your photographer?” 🙋🏼‍♀️ Many of my favorite images were created on my phone, by me. I’ve been missing this aspect of my art and am looking forward to improving my #advancedselfie game and finishing my 200 Hour Vetoga Teaching certification. (at Arlington, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Glec5Hx8C/?igshid=rt972rebo4ck