“A-Ha!”

I am so proud to share THIS, my husband’s first TEDx Talk, for so many reasons: ✅ Allen Voivod, host of Star Wars 7x7, has put the work in *every single day* since July of 2014. ✅ He has created & produced more than 2,161 daily podcast episodes, plus hundreds of videos for his #SW7X7 YouTube channel. ✅ He has conducted hundreds of fab interviews with creators, designers, authors, comedians, podcast hosts, fans, collectors, etc. in the #StarWars universe. ✅ His podcast has been downloaded in 150+ countries; thousands of fans tune in daily! And NOW, Allen shares the idea of HOPE by way of the Star Wars galaxy. NOW, in this moment when Americans NEED to feel more HOPE, so we can become better, more empathetic and compassionate humans... NOW, as we struggle to remember how connected we all are, as fear and judgment cloud our ability to SEE HOPE and SPREAD HOPE and BE HOPE... NOW, with this #TEDxTalk, Allen digs deep to offer a new way of looking at, believing in, and using HOPE in our own lives. Please give yourself the gift of 17 minutes to feel Allen’s heart and story here. You don’t have to be a #StarWarsFan to appreciate the message. Because we could all use a bit more HOPE right now. Perhaps now more than ever. #HyperspacingHope https://youtu.be/86rAMsM-7r8 (at Star Wars 7x7) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBSQ1LnKZ6/?igshid=2lbf0ox2d4lp

🙏🏼💚✌🏼 It’s hard - really HARD! - to stay open, vulnerable, and fiercely compassionate when we’re witnessing so many triggered reactions in the news, on social media, and in real time. Still, challenge yourself. Try, please try, to soften the edges of your heart, maybe let a bit more light and lightness in. See “others” as someone’s son or daughter, someone’s mother or father, doing their best to work their own 💩 out. It’s hard, but it’s worth it. 💜🙏🏼✌🏼 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_uIgXHngMh/?igshid=i7bgf0q3qps5

“Be here meow.” - Swami Cato 🐾🙏🏼🐾 (at Gilford, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DOxj5HEH3/?igshid=nrtxrbe5h6bi

View from above. #SlowMoCampfire (at Gilford, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7xA9yHrB4/?igshid=1ejojeruqrzsv

It’s the Easter Sunday adventures of #MulletBoy and #Pinky! (at Gunstock Mountain Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5RW69HLo_/?igshid=8mp8rokj7qjq

Back off, ladies! #MulletBoy is MINE! 😁🤘🏼🥳 (at Gunstock Mountain Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5QNMxnVWT/?igshid=fem1b8ajbtq

Even the freaking bunny cake looks like it’s been #socialdistancing for a month. #PantryImprov #NoFluffyCoconutFlakesThisYear #HappyEaster https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5DGz4H_m-/?igshid=6bzbrizusvut

Don’t worry - she washed her paws thoroughly with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds before she stuck her tongue in my mouth. #HappyEaster 🐰 ✌🏼 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-45Ax5HZrG/?igshid=a9g29dfw99ng

Dear @pitmansfreightroom - you are a #NH GEM, and one of the greatest places ever for #DateNight. Thank you for being in #Laconia! 🙏🏼💙🙏🏼 (at Pitman's Freight Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ebfhKHXFu/?igshid=93kfl3uobyik

Pets are freaking hilarious. 😁 #Cattitude https://www.instagram.com/p/B9UBTTSnP1v/?igshid=y06kvscxz5mz

This is not a staged photograph. It actually happened. #YouCantMakeThisUp 🐶 🐱 🤓 (at Gunstock Acres) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CupT1HDem/?igshid=lcnsjwb4wex6

A flight before my flight. You know, for nerves. And they’re so PRETTY! 🍷 🥂 ✈️ (at Boston Logan International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/B817jrnn2RB/?igshid=11k4sa4si4edj

We ROARED into the 2020s so hard it took me five days to post these pics! 🦁 😁 🥂 Hats off to @tavern27 for throwing such a Gatsby-tastic soirée at the historic @belknapmill. So much fun was had by all! 🎉 #T27NYE2020 (at Belknap Mill) https://www.instagram.com/p/B682UwCHqJ_/?igshid=st0aohkg0pa6

Freaking JERRY JAM. Thank you to the gods of MUSIC, KIND MINDS, and GOOD TIMES for making this profound and epic weekend possible. Thank you to Jerry Garcia and his deep-rooted legacy of #KindMindsGoodTimes. And thank you, @veggieartgirl and @annapicknell and @samuelbe86 and @brett.picknell and the rest of the JJ crew for dancing and laughing so hard and so thoroughly with me alllll weekend. I may not have taken many pics, but the JOY and FREEDOM and FUN is embedded into me 4Evah. 😎 And Fig? WELCOME TO 40, BABY!!!! BOOM!!! 💥💥 🎶 👌🏼✌🏼🖐🏼🤞🏼 🎶 🥳🤗🥰 (at Bath, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Od2HjnNcO/?igshid=1tvh30i0h7sf5

#TrueStory ☀️ 😎🥳 (at Gunstock Acres Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqgP3AHsLR/?igshid=1mahoznn0q6lv

I first read this #SARK poster in 1997, when I was in my mid-20s. I believe it changed my life. @sarkifylife’s art and words led me to her books, which led me to a whole new way to think about the world, engage with the world, and play with the world. I started filling journals up with Sharpie-splattered ideas and doodles, shapes and thoughts, dreams and memories. The color and the free-wheeling journaling technique helped me see my soul differently, and sent me on a much different path than I expected. So today I’m chilling out in @katelemay’s YMCA Overnight Camps office. Session Two officially begins in 27 minutes. Both of my boys will be in this session, as will many of their friends. And I get the gift of visiting this poster again, here in Kate’s office, reading it my my older-and-wiser heart, and just being wicked grateful for the whole darn journey. Boy, you just never know what art and encounters will stick in your psyche, and what impact they will ultimately have on you. Thank you, SARK. 🙏🏼 🌈 💚🥰 (at Todaro YMCA Leadership Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzn2JcfnALl/?igshid=10q2mt6852t4c

It’s a beautiful day to risk delight. 💙✌🏼🤗 (at Gilford, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BznMlwLnAH2/?igshid=khb47f88l0wy