if you would know
the secret to healing
it is this:
the answer
lies not
in despair.
Category: brave
it is what it is.
Because it is.
That’s why.
This is the life you were given.
It has meaning simply because it exists.
Don’t run from it.
Face it.
Face the ugly parts,
the beautiful parts,
and especially the parts
that are beautiful and ugly at the same time.
Don’t try to reason with it.
Life does what it wants.
It won’t ask for your opinion,
and worrying won’t alter its course.
Life chooses us.
Our own choice lies in response, not in circumstance.
There is comfort in realizing you don’t have to orchestrate it all.
Given time, most things take care of themselves.
When we feel we have been denied something,
we miss what we have been given.
Honor:
the wound, not the victimhood;
the emotions, not the drama;
the pain, not the resistance to it.
Your coordinates in time and space are merely a starting point.
More important than what you make of it
is how you allow it to move you;
what you allow to bridge the gap
between form and possibility.
what if
what if
pain isn’t always wrong
tired isn’t always bad
boredom isn’t wasted time
what if
life isn’t about
feeling good
but about
finding meaning
what if
you create meaning
simply by
accepting discomfort
what if
no longer expecting
to feel good
is strangely liberating
what if
you can just rest
knowing that
who you are
where you are
exactly how you are
is just right.
love note to an empath
your ability to feel—
that is your super power.
feel so deeply
that it breaks you
yet against all odds
you withstand the pressure
& inexplicably
remain whole.
maybe it’s your job to be broken
so you can teach others
how to be broken
& still shine anyway.
superego vs. id
99% of the time
you need to push yourself
to make better choices
but 1% of the time
you need to feel what you feel
& just give in.
the cure
if you feel sick
you probably need to create something.
(illness
=
blocked creative
energy
?)
the cure:
allow yourself to be sick for a while
& see what comes up.
beyond happiness
maybe it’s a relief to be unhappy
because trying to be happy all the time is exhausting.
maybe there’s a place beyond happiness and unhappiness.
not between.
not in the middle.
BEYOND.
BEYOND = accepting both happiness and unhappiness.
they are part of every day.
expect them.
you don’t have to welcome them.
you don’t have to be glad to see your old friend unhappiness.
but if you’re upset, be upset.
if you need to cry, cry.
maybe if you allow them to be there
your tears will dissolve.
remember, your tears won’t dissolve into happiness.
don’t fall into that trap—
doing your spiritual work and still waiting for perfect happiness.
my hope for you is that you come to a place where you’re unhappy—
and THAT’S OKAY.
you haven’t done anything wrong
unless being human is wrong.
do not mistake peace for happiness.
peace is not a utopian state of ecstasy, pleasure or even comfort.
peace “goes beyond understanding.”
i can tell you this much—you know it when you feel it.
your heart settles
and your body is lighter.
gravity is less of a burden.
and even if things aren’t good, they’re still alright.
no matter what, my hope for you
is that you find a place inside yourself
BEYOND yourself
where you can finally rest.
hints
sadness contains a kernel
of sweetness;
fear a crumb
of truth;
& anger an ember
lighting the way forward.
monsters
Be at peace
dear child:
the monsters you dream of
you have already met
and your most dreaded fear
you have already faced.
two kinds of fear
there are two kinds of fear:
one tells you to turn on your heel, honey, and walk away.
this type of fear whispers you know better.
the other is a big, fat neon arrow pointing toward your dreams.
with this type of fear, you’re petrified, but you sense something delicious in your soul, something that’s begging to be brought into the world.
trust your heart to know the difference.
face to face with the sky 