Transformation: An Inside Job

So much of our culture tells us that freedom comes from leaving, from walking away, from reinventing, from finding something new. But what I’m learning, in love, in work, and in the slow evolution of the self, is that staying is what actually c
There is a power that isn’t obvious
Until every bomb has been thrown. The power that licks wounds,
Forgives,
Humbles itself,
Admits defeat. This power makes no claims
Because it has nothing to hold on to.
It is life itself,
Waiting quietly fo
The purification process of love Not the movie sort of romance and drama, But true, wild love. The love that stands with life, That comes deeply into all the places where we hold, confine, construct ourselves, Telling stories that the world is dange
I’m longing for more collective rituals… the ones that help us come together, Emote, grieve, feel, tremble together and allow us to go deeper into life- together. I’m starting to see that fear is the guardian of these deeper lay
Knowing when to penetrate,
When to hold back,
My will versus thy will,
A delicate dance, a sacred negotiation. There is a rhythm to life, a pulse that speaks softly beneath the noise.
Deep listening becomes the practice—an attunement to what i
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