Talking With Gala Darling About #RadicalSelfLove

[ 10 February 2010 ]

I’ve been following the online adventures of John ‘Halcyon’ Styn for a very long time. From his Globalgasm project all the way through to Grandpa Caleb & HugNation, I have always loved his flair & personal bravery. Most of all, though, I adore his commitment to using the internet to create digital intimacy & foster love on a global scale!

I’m pretty sure his pink tresses are what inspired me to go pink for the first time in 2006, & when I met him at Burning Man a couple of months later, I was very shy & very starstruck!

Fast-forward to Austin, Texas, 2009. We finally got to spend some time together during the madness of SXSW Interactive & it was great. I have met a lot of people through the internet (you better believe it!) & John is hands down one of my absolute favourites.

Last week, we did a little interview over Skype about the Radical Self Love phenomenon…

This is reposted from John’s Lifestudent site, which is amazing, you should hop to it!

I hope you enjoy it!

Last week at HugNation I read from GalaDarling’s awesome #RadicalSelfLove project… I was so inspired that I reached out to Gala and asked if she would be up for a quick Skype chat to talk about Love. And because she is awesome, she agreed. Here we are talking Love, life and pinkness:


Love & love & love,

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  1. there’s something really true u guys say .. since i started reading Things I Love Thursday, i also started noticing fancy, freaky, cute little & funny news on the web & around me. I started stressing out stuff i was really into in that moment.
    & i also started my own collection! its in my blog, & its once a week as well. I love to call it a collection or a summary, cos i keep all things i really like in one post.
    so thank u gala honey, it was of good help for me.
    and, PS, i LOVE ur accent!

    <3 krySal · Feb 10, 12:01 PM · #

  2. ‘Success is having the time free to do what you really want to do…and if your work is what you really want to do, then you’re succesful.’

    YEAH

    <3 Helena · Feb 10, 12:18 PM · #

  3. Gala, you should be proud of legacy you’re leaving behind. It’s quite awesome.

    <3 denise · Feb 10, 01:54 PM · #

  4. I just thought i’d share this since it’s in the same vein, but in the latest issue of Sark’s eletter, she sent out a heart you can print out that reads “I ____ am so in love with myself” It’s a perfect totem to print i think!

    www.planetsark.com/eletter_hom…

    yaay!!

    <3 sara · Feb 10, 02:25 PM · #

  5. U r truly a treasure

    <3 Maile · Feb 10, 02:30 PM · #

  6. Woohoo! You guys are both awesome! You go girl! ;)

    <3 Katya · Feb 10, 03:29 PM · #

  7. I’m with Helena on the success quote. Amazing, thank you! x

    <3 Unlaced · Feb 10, 03:33 PM · #

  8. Haha,I looked up Radical Self Love on youtube last night, so I have already seen it!! I adore it

    <3 Tegan Francesca · Feb 10, 04:05 PM · #

  9. I just watched this today on the Lifestudent website! I think both you and John are doing a great job in spreading the love. As he says himself, we call it a “web” because we’re all connected!

    <3 Niamh · Feb 10, 04:22 PM · #

  10. thank you so much for this video. you always say right things and i wonder how easy, beautiful and happy life could be :) and thank you million times for the guide to radical self love. you can’t even imagine how much your blog has changed my life. it’s the first time i write something here but it’s more because i don’t know how to explain what i feel. it’s so cool to have a place where i can always come and feel myself better in a moment. thank you for it.
    with love, Ann :)

    <3 joies_de_la_vie · Feb 10, 04:35 PM · #

  11. I think your definition of success is wonderful and so true.

    <3 Midnight Cowgirl · Feb 10, 04:50 PM · #

  12. i’m a devout journaler…
    i’ve kept one since i was 7 and flipping through that time capsule is so profound… i remember what i felt at exactly those moments and it’s such a strange but intimate feeling to be transported to your younger self.

    <3 Lisa · Feb 10, 04:59 PM · #

  13. Radical Self Love Desktop Background!
    img692.yfrog.com/img692/5033/r…

    If you want something a bit different, let me know and I can make one more to your liking.

    Loving this radical self love month!

    <3 mag-elicious · Feb 10, 05:12 PM · #

  14. what a fantastic video! two of my favorite radically self loving people together at one time! how in the world did you make that video!!! :)

    love to love to love to love to love you

    <3 georgette · Feb 10, 05:51 PM · #

  15. Gala Darling, I love you.

    <3 Michelle · Feb 10, 06:05 PM · #

  16. Hey yous guys!! I love that you can talk about radical self love and love and all those things without sounding cheezy or touchy-feely-without-depth! Thank you guys so much!

    <3 Nelly! · Feb 10, 07:00 PM · #

  17. This was great! Very inspirational. :]

    <3 Stephanie · Feb 10, 07:03 PM · #

  18. the picture of you two is really cute.

    <3 aja · Feb 10, 07:15 PM · #

  19. Bawwww, you guys. I loved this interview!
    Um, I just saw this and thought it was totally applicable.
    Source:http://unicornology.tumblr.com/post/382704828/if-you-can-think-of-times-in-your-life-that-youve

    “If you can think of times in your life that you’ve treated people with extraordinary decency and love, and pure uninterested concern, just because they were valuable as human beings. The ability to do that with ourselves. To treat ourselves the way we would treat a really good, precious friend. Or a tiny child of ours that we absolutely loved more than life itself. And I think it’s probably possible to achieve that. I think part of the job we’re here for is to learn how to do it.”

    -David Foster Wallace.

    <3 Lauren · Feb 10, 09:07 PM · #

  20. i have been fallowing your blog for a little bit now and i just want to say you are truly inspiring! thank you so much for being you!!!!

    <3 laurence · Feb 10, 09:35 PM · #

  21. Do we know which lucky lady won the tutu yet? Or has it been postponed or something :/ ^^ Love you Gala, you do so much for so many young ladies out there :)

    <3 Marjorie · Feb 10, 09:37 PM · #

  22. I am loving your posts of late. iCing is evolving and I love it! :D

    <3 Kerry · Feb 10, 09:45 PM · #

  23. I must say that’s a winning attitude.

    “If everyone liked me I’d be a watered down version of myself and I’m not really into that.”

    Epic win for sure!

    <3 Katrina · Feb 11, 02:01 AM · #

  24. ARE YOU LADY GAGA?!

    <3 Steph! · Feb 11, 06:53 AM · #

  25. I love what you think about purchasing too much. I am a total Scrooge so I was so excited when I actually got both my radical self love bible AND totem for free! :D

    The bible is pretty plain but the totem is this Minnie Mouse pen I recieved while attending an interview for Disneyland Paris. It is pink and sparkly! ^^

    So… when does the next homework come up? :D

    <3 Louise · Feb 11, 06:58 AM · #

  26. I had no idea you attended Burning Man in 06! Any plans to make it out there again? I helped run a teahouse in 2008 and we’re trying to get it together again for 2010. Would love to invite you over for a cup of tea if you happen to be in the neighborhood. _

    <3 Erin · Feb 11, 07:30 AM · #

  27. I love this!

    I went to his website, and from there, watched all the videos that he did with his Grandpa.

    I’m so impressed by this man, he’s amazing.

    <3 Alex · Feb 11, 12:20 PM · #

  28. you guys are seriously awesome. you’ve both managed to put a smile on my dial. :) you’re just so laid back & happy.

    <3 emma emma! · Feb 11, 04:02 PM · #

  29. What a fantastic interview, he obviously loves you as much as we all do.

    You are such an honest and fantastic person Gala,
    it is such a joy to read your blog every day.

    <3 Janet · Feb 11, 06:16 PM · #

  30. that’s fabulous! I’ve enjoyed his youtube videos as well—very inspiring!

    <3 liz · Feb 12, 04:26 PM · #

  31. This was so fun to do! And what a treat to connect with so many cool GalaDarling readers. As we discussed in the video, you people are AWESOME. ((hug))

    <3 John Halcyon · Feb 13, 01:17 AM · #