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you & me

Fumbling Attempts At Learning To Receive.

At this point, I just surrendered to the tears that fell. She put me back down, put her hand against my cheek, and started to sing the faintest of lullabies. At first, I thought I was imagining it, as I was being held in kindness by this loving stranger. After a few moments, she hesitated, her  ...

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wisdom

Surrendering To The Warrior Circle Within.

As we dance together in this connected exchange of power and control, we instinctively realize that we are not isolated from one another, even in our mistakes. We truly recognize that we are comprised of the wisdom and spirit bestowed by those who have committed to guiding our journey, and that  ...

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poetry

A Holy Rhythm. {poetry}

To age he finally cries Cruelly, he limps atop time, crippled only in the throes of its touch Fighting and fleeing the throngs that have descended into its cold and callused crypt

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wisdom

On Days Like This: Finding Courage Amidst Despair.

Though I always initially resist when she shows up, despair has taught me so much about silence, about the virtue of moving slowly, about doing tasks for the doing itself, not just for the completion. She has shown me the depth of my courage, but the greatest of all of despair's lessons is the  ...

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wisdom

When It’s Time To Surrender And Start Something New.

Sometimes it seems easier to keep holding on because these things and relationships feel safe and familiar even when they’re very painful to us. But how can you receive something new when your hands are full with holding on to these old memories? There comes a time when you, carefully, need to  ...

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art

The Beast And I: Seeing All Of Myself.

And as my heart told her that it loved her, that 'I' love her, she began to sob. She sobbed the trillions of tears that had formed the great ocean within her. And I held her in my arms as I watched them fall, one by one to the ground, and explode into a million particles that quenched the  ...

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