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Being Born

"Despite all the darkness, human hope is based in the instinct that at the deepest level of reality some intimate kindness holds sway. This is the heart of blessing. To believe in blessing is to believe that our being here, our very presence in the world, is itself the first gift, the primal blessing.

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Shadow

"Real shadow work does not leave us intact; it is not some neat and tidy process but rather an inherently messy one, as vital and unpredictably alive as birth. The ass it kicks is the one upon which you are sitting...

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Holy

I don't care how many times I have to cry, my tears are prayers. If I slip, I don't mind getting back up with scrapped knees. When anxiety grips me, I am okay with the discomfort; I may have forgotten something in that moment, but I am digging my toes deeper into the Earth...

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the sea

People say,‘There are other fish in the sea.’I say, ‘Fuck you; he was my sea.’- J. Faulkner

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Women and Wolves

Wolves and Women have much in common. Both share a wild spirit. Women and Wolves are instinctual creatures, able to sense the unseen. They are loyal, protective of their packs and of their pups. They are wild and beautiful. Both have been hunted and captured. Even in captivity, one can see in the eyes of a Woman, or a Wolf, the longing to run free, and the determination that should the opportunity arise, Whoosh, they will be gone…..- [Women who run with the Wolves]. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

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