with this shift in self, i have moved from scripting my life to translating it. i am full of words. they roll around inside my self waiting for the right moment to align them in a way that is meaningful, and when i’m lucky, perhaps also beautiful. i think it is my gift, this desire and ability to take a moment of raw energy and have the guts to try to capture it in words. it’s not always successful, but when it is, my heart beats slow and strong and my spirit seems to root itself further into the earth when i feel i have done that moment justice. i let it live a little longer. and occasionally, i get to share those words with someone else and perhaps then they too get to experience that moment for the reality and truth of what it was. . . . → Read More: the opposite of falling: love in translation
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 2 comments  blog  bravery, chaos, connection, feeling, gift, hope, lies, listening, love, quiet, reality, reciprocity, translation, trust, truth/honesty, words what are our schools doing? who are they creating? it seems to me we’re are simply churning out workers. people go to college not to learn, but to get a degree, a piece of paper, to ensure that they make more money at a job. think about it. how could our world be different if people did what they love? if we had a society that allowed each of us to figure out what that is! imagine if we were encouraged to follow our hearts. if we were taught to learn because it made us better people. imagine if we stopped putting education on a pedestal. a pedestal only meant for certain people. imagine if we had education that taught people not just to think, but to be better at whatever they love, at whatever they want to do…thinking or not. imagine if our schools taught us how to better versions of ourselves. . . . → Read More: education and the Self i have had several events this week that have left me feeling like the odd person out. it’s a space i often occupy. but each situation holds its own distinct lesson. weaving them all together to bring clarity into my life (and this blog) is the difficult part. the other day i was having a conversation with . . . → Read More: one person, many paths i used to walk through my world defensive: walls up, proverbial fists raised, ready to react to any potential threat. i am a successful survivor. i am incredibly skilled at faking it. hand me a difficult situation, and i promise you’ll never know it if i don’t want you to. my life has given me the gift of these skills. and i am grateful for them. but, i can attest that successful survival does not lead to happiness. it is coping. and only that. coping saves lives. but it is a partial existence. i made a conscious decision to stop coping and start living my life a year and a half ago. and so far i know this: that is not enough time to have it all figured out. . . . → Read More: feeling the world |
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