“The only journey is the one within.”
~Rainer Maria Rilke
I am listening to the rhythm of all that surrounds me. I am listening to my heart.
With each breath and each step, I am realizing that I need to create my own equilibrium.
Around me there is chaos, a swirling amount of pain, loss, struggle, and so much more. There are also beautiful connections, loving hugs, an amazing trail to walk, and yes life. I am surrounded by life.
While loss is inevitable right now, so are new beginnings and continuous movement. I am sad, but I am also very much grounded in the simple gifts of now.
- My flannel sheets wrapping me in a cocoon when I go to sleep and when I awake.
- The three beautiful hard wood tapestry needles I found in the mailbox yesterday which are inviting me to weave again.
- Trusting my inner knowing even when hard or scary conversations will follow.
- Asking for what I want and need while learning to accept the outcome of challenging interactions.
- Love: I have been blessed to experience it, even when loss is the inevitable outcome.
- My writing allows me to navigate some rough terrain.
I am resilient.
I am the artist of my life.
I am deeply struggling.
I am wrestling with the divine.
I am hoping my cracks begin to heal.
I am alive.
I have made it 100% of my hardest days.
I am a creative.
I am beautiful as I am.
I am enough.
I am a thriver.
I am doing the ‘dance of emergence”.
I am dancing with the divine.
I am leaning into the darkness while knowing the blessings of light.
I am on a journey to live authentically.
I am navigating life the best way I can.
I am on the journey of my life.
Hineini. I am here.
With each moment, I get to:
take one breath and another
take one step and another
do one action and another
Again & again
Onward with love, light, and blessings
– now & always,
Chava
Hineniđź’–thank you.