How Much Pain Can We Hold? {poetry}
Equinox is coming, a time of equal light and dark. This season, we hold the opposites. Those who did not show up and love me, and those who did.
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Reflections: We Are the Same, You and I.
We seemed so different on the outside. Different upbringings, lifestyles, religion, even different-colored skin. I used to look at my arm lying over your body in wonder of how different and beautiful it looked. Light against dark. But I think on the inside we always knew, we are the same, you and I.
Walk with Grace Through the Dark Night of Your Soul.
This is a walk we all must take, and it is a rite of passage into clear awareness and an ability to make your mark in the way you are truly meant to.
Kali Yuga and the Dark Medicine of the New Moon.
When we willingly meet our shadow and offer it compassion, it no longer has the power to cause harm, and instead becomes another part of the whole. The concept of oneness that we are taught through plant medicine, Yoga and other spiritual practices becomes embodied wisdom, sunk deep into our ...
On Being Forced to Master the Mythical Demon of Fear.
Why has fear become so present in my world? Fear of dying, fear of cancer, fear of seeming inauthentic, fear of offending someone, fear of writing something unoriginal -- which leads to not writing at all, fear of fucking up my kids, fear of not loving good enough, fear of isolating myself, ...
I Like Taking Walks on the Dark Side.
In a room full of men, I’ll sniff out the one who’s recently been arrested or convicted for human trafficking or locked up in a mental institution. I can tell how bad his childhood was by the way he moves. Sick sense. The unhealthy, unhappy and inappropriate. These boys churn my stomach sick ...
Come Now, Woman, into the Dark Night of Your Soul.
Let the vacuous darkness come and be birthed within its timeless womb. At last, remove your mask, your golden crown, your warring armor. Strip back all that you know and teeter at the edge, tempt your devastation with open palms of candy courage and roar at the wind that turns tricks in your ...
3 Key Steps To Self-Compassion.
The Dalai Lama says that having compassion for oneself is the basis for developing compassion for others. When we have learned to have compassion for ourselves, this leads us naturally to unlimited friendliness toward others.
I Am Afraid Of Geniality: A Conversation With Kali.
This is terrifying to me -- that the word geniality could have had such an impact on my self-understanding. I realize that kindness is a very real fear for me, and it’s not because I don’t wish to be a kind person -- some days it’s easier than others -- it’s because by being kind I open myself ...
Dark Am I, Yet Lovely.
And he accused her of wasting his strength away, needing his arms to stand. And he accused her of needing his arms not enough... had he not seen her dancing in a shadow? How was it that she wanted darkness more than him? What if others saw her standing in the shadows? He would be marred -- he ...