I have been thinking about, talking about and manifesting hosting community beach clean ups for a long time. By synchronicity, a couple of things happened last week that sparked my passion and to take action.

I was reminded of something my dad told me when I was younger while we were at a museum. I, an aspiring artist, said something like “I could do that”. He told me “the difference is, this person did do it”.

It resonates today more than it did then. So while doing my normal beach walk, I could not help but notice how much trash was trapped in the sand. The following day, it was worse. Gas tanks, dead animals, plastic, broken cans, and lots of clothes, it looked like a scene from a movie. People crowding and staring at the trash dump that enveloped their space that usually allows decompression, connection and clarity. At least thats how it felt to me. A pit in my stomach. Thinking about pollution and environmental issues is daunting and intimidating and typically causes me to freeze. (in the sympathetic -fight, flight, freeze, faun…)

The voice in my mind tells me that nothing I do will actually make a difference and that we are pretty much fucked. It also that if I did what I dreamt about I would make some sort of difference. All of this to say, when the message my dad told me years ago floated through my mind as I was staring at the seaweed patch that was more plastic than natural, It was time to take action.

Feb 25, 2024- we did our first beach clean up at Playa Del Rey. The plan was to be out there 9am-11ish and we ended up powering through until 1:30.  

I was feeling so thankful for my people who came to support and insanely rewarded seeing how much we were able to accomplish. 

I provided gloves, trash bags, and sanitation wipes and I was so inspired when strangers passing by offered some of their time to clean with us. There were also people who were not able to help but offered us thanks and acknowledged what we were doing.

We ended up filling 5 large bags and left feeling connected to each other, the beach and the community.

Overall I am super proud of what we came out and accomplished today and I am super excited to watch it grow. 

In the future I can see events including yoga, meditation, coffee, food, music and community beach clean up!