Posts Tagged ‘letting go’
huachuma wisdom
Some wisdom from the Huachumas: Stand firm and tall, and be gently moved by the wind as it comes. Stand your ground. Root down. Grow up. Draw in your sustenance and nutrients from the earth, the air, the sun, the moon. All are in support of your life, your growth, your legacy. Your self-protection is…
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Dear Person, When I think about you—or something you’ve said to me, or that I might want to say to you—I can feel myself start get foggy and begin to spiral. My body reacts with a kind of inner chaos: excitement, confusion, unclarity. It feels out of control. When I’m around you, I often feel…
Read Moreowl feathers
I opened my back gate to look for my cats, and something white caught my eye in the dry grass. As I walked closer, I saw two feathers—at first I trusted my instinct that they belonged to an owl. Later, I convinced myself they must be red-tailed hawk, until a friend gently corrected me: these…
Read Moresacred pause
Today I curated a day for myself filled with things that make me happy. Several moments happened organically that enhanced & deepened my happiness. It’s so beautiful & sacred to fuel & savor my own happiness. My current happiness holds as much no as it does yes. As much anger as joy. As much freedom…
Read MoreFirst smell of fall rain
First smell of fall rainStoking my desire for moreLet go letting go Seasons change, people change, and I change. I want with all my heart to be the most current, accessible, and loving version of myself at all times. I can be all those those things and still struggle to let life flow through me…
Read MoreReleasing Control
I am ready to stop trying to control my heart and my feelings. I am ready to release control of trying to feel the right amount of feelings or order my feelings to arrive on a certain schedule that is synced up with someone else’s feelings. I am ready to give up trying to control…
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