A Blogstar is Born!

After a wonderful jaunt with WordPress Goddess Shannon Kuykendall and design Goddess Nityia Przewlocki I am beside myself happy to announce la Volver Blog.

In true Volver fashion this Blog has some HUGE and beautiful desires:

I desire this blog be a beacon for goodness. Some of the things I will be writing about include pleasure, love, beauty, intuition, possibility, P*ssy, emotions, chakras, desire, self-love, truth, individuality, body, divinity, motherhood, flirtation, compassion, egolessness, creativity, sensuality, sisterhood, trust, celebration, energy, art, rightfulness and magic … to name a few.

I desire this blog to be as enjoyable as your favorite magazine. Where you will enjoy the latest of my adorable rants, “Returning” interviews with divine feminine/energy rock stars, “Dara’s Favorite Things” and general awesomeness that is sure to make our world a better place.

I desire to be a Top 50 Blogger.

Are you out there reading this?  Are you feeling a twinge of excitement?  Would you do me the BIGGEST honor and bless my blog with your three greatest pleasures du jour?  Right here, right now – leave a comment with three things that switch you to “ON.”  That remind you of your rightful place. That “RETURN” you to yourself.

OK – I’ll go first. Three of my most favorite pleasures are:

• A unique pair of shoes.

• A super warm bath (followed by sleeping naked between 400 thread count sheets!)

• An amazing Nia class.

What about “sex” you wonder?  Yes, sex is definitely one of my greatest pleasures – AND our culture is quick to equate the word “pleasure” with sex.  While sex is a phenomenally powerful pleasure, human enjoyment and sensuality encompasses much more than the sublime pleasures of sexual ecstasy.

So with that said, what are your fav-o-flav pleausures???  What do you LOVE about this physical experience we call life?

Beaming with appreciation,
Dara

March 27, 2010

20 Comments

Hooray to your blog and to all your desires!! :)

Here are my 3 fav pleasures that turn me ON:
1. Eating freshly made ice cream from Molly Moons (mmmm…Scout Mint!)
2. Taking nice leisurely walks in North Cap Hill(big trees, and unique homes)
3. Seeing my bank account grow from doing the work I love (i.e. helping other people)!

Thanks for posting this! I’m so excited about your blog!

Luv,
Michelle

Michelle Wong   ·   on March 28, 2010

Thank you Sister Goddess for blessing my Blog with your AWESOME PLEASURES. Just beautiful.
xoxoxo
D

Dara McKinley   ·   on March 28, 2010

I love your topics! I am looking forward to your posts!

I love:
dancing, especially Salsa and Belly Dancing
lazy Sundays
helping fellow sister goddesses realize how wonderful they already are

SG Sonia

Sonia Isaacs   ·   on March 29, 2010

thanks for this, dara! top 50! yes!

1. cooking long, leisurely dinner w a lover
2. long, long, long walk alone–with nothing to think about
3. swimming and baking in the desert sun

your blog will be part of my daily reading–thank you!

sarah

sarah   ·   on March 29, 2010

What a provocative question, SG Dara! How could anyone resist replying to that?! I’m so celebrating your blog and your blazing vision for it!

I sizzle with delight from these pleasures, among others:
- Laughing my tail off with funny people who ping me higher, and I them
- Hearing my son Cooper (almost 2) say something new and adorable that I didn’t know he knew
- Getting home with a bunch of fresh organic produce and touching and smelling and looking at all the fruit and vegetables and thinking about how I’m going to create edible art from them

Can’t wait to read other people’s turn-ons!

In joy,
Michele

Michele Lisenbury Christensen   ·   on March 29, 2010

1. Putting on clothes that look good on me.

2. Getting A’s on tests.

3. Watching my husband pull his wallet out of his back pocket when we’re on long drives in the car, and place it on the dashboard. It makes him look like such a man-and makes me feel like such a woman!

Lisa Thornton   ·   on March 29, 2010

Love your energy, Dara! A big three for me would be:

Singing
A fresh hot hair cut
Goofing with friends that blow me away with their humor and smarts.

Jenna   ·   on March 29, 2010

Wow Sisters! I am LOVING IT.
xoxoxoxoxo

Dara McKinley   ·   on March 29, 2010

Oh Dara darling, you know I love your blog!!! You are such a Goddess and you have brought so many wonderous insights to the forefront of my consciousness. Here are my 3 turn ons:

1. Teaching a Nia class that makes me hot and sweaty and maybe not just because of the cardio element
2. Listening to a piece of music that stirs my soul and then dancing it
3. Biting in to a delectable piece of dark chocolate with caramel that drips sensually onto my bottom lip, followed by a sip of a full bodied Cabernet.

Thanks…that was fun. I love you!
Jill

Jill Campana   ·   on March 30, 2010

And it is so fun to read! Thank you Nia Sister:)

Dara McKinley   ·   on March 30, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS! HOW LOVELY TO SWIM IN AN OCEAN OF PLEASURES.

MY FAVORITES ARE:

TO HUG AND PLAY WITH THE GRANDKIDS.

TO TAKE DAILY WALKS IN CONTACT WITH NATURE.

WATCHING AND CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS.

BUT THERE IS SO, SO MUCH MORE……!

VICTORIA   ·   on March 30, 2010

I feel your pleasures!!!

Dara McKinley   ·   on March 31, 2010

1. The Sun. Sunsets, the warmth, early morning rising. 2. Cultural diversity. Learning about people much different from myself and their customs and beliefs. 3. Ocean waves. The bigger the better. The mist in my face the euphoric feelings that it gives me. 4. Quiet meditation. Play time. A time to just grow in the possibilities of What if……

Betty Isenhour   ·   on March 31, 2010

Hi Dara,
I am new to your website/blog but have known about you teaching NIA for sometime in Seattle. I plan to make it to a class at OmCulture soon. I am inspired by your blog and may do the women’s group in good time!

Three of my grooviest pleasures include:

A slow walk in nature by myself and with my love
Expressing myself through free form dance
Quiet time reading and writing

Here’s to pleasure and balance!

Jackie Smith   ·   on March 31, 2010

Thanks so much for introducing yourself and sharing your amazing pleasures!

Here’s to pleasure and balance indeed!

Dara McKinley   ·   on March 31, 2010

I AM BACK AFTER A FEW BUSSY DAYS TO CELEBRATE THIS BLOG, ITS ABUNDANT ENERGY, ITS PROMISE AND THE MAGNIFICENT WOMAN WHOSE COURAGE GAVE BIRTH TO IT. LET YOUR WISHES UNFOLD TO THEIR MAXIMUM FULFILLMENT AND THAT ALL BEINGS BE TOUCHED BY THE FRUITS OF YOUR WORK.

MY PLEASURES OF TODAY

ENJOYING A BRIGHT SPRING DAY
WRITING THIS MESSAGE
QUIETING THE MIND

VICTORIA   ·   on April 3, 2010

I am thrilled to have found this place of inspiration and juicy wisdom.

My 3 favs:
- Reading books, blogs, posts, etc., that send truth bumps up my spine. I love the electricity I feel when my soul is sparked.

- Deep, authentic conversations.

- Walks in the woods when I’m surrounded by nature. Wow.

Glad   ·   on April 24, 2010

Hi Glad!

LOVE your pleasures. Thank you for your post/blessing/upride.
:) D

Dara McKinley   ·   on April 24, 2010

You won my heart with this blog post. We are universal sisters, mothers, writers, beacons of truth. Thank you for expressing you. Today you served as my stepping stone. The results of the milestone will soon show. Consider yourself bookmarked, SisStar.
My three faves are…

-dining out just for dessert with a girlfriend
-late night quiet = in the zone = writing = God
-my family

Cheryl   ·   on April 24, 2010

“SisStar” – LOVE it!

Thanks for shouting out and delighting me with your pleasure.

Here’s to changing the world;-)

D

Dara McKinley   ·   on April 26, 2010
 

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