THE PATH TO UNCOVERING YOUR SIGNIFICANCE
Surrender to your being, let your soul breathe.
The search ends here.
The way home is inward.
The path leads back to your temple.
There is nowhere else to go but into yourself.
5 key themes that unfolded in my year.
I followed the crumbs of my truth, and it led me down this trail. It's not a linear path, each revisit brings me deeper and nearer to the truth of my being.
I. RELIVING PAIN, RELEASING SUFFERING
Hope lies at the bottom of Pandora's box
Going back to where it hurts, where it mattered.
We can never be truly free till we confront the past that haunts us and integrate our experiences. You are bigger than your pain, don't let it shackle you.
The only way out is through.
—the Catharsis
II. FACING DEATH
Death is part of our everyday life.
Honor and discard that which no longer serves, make room for new growth
Shedding—
it ain't pretty
Inevitable—
a pilgrimage
of sacred growth
Unsightly—
beauty lies in the spirit
Crack—
through layers of veils
to reveal a new you
Transform grief to sorrow
—the Elegy
III. FACING LIFE
How do you want to live?
Declare your commitment to life.
The sky may fall, the waves may crash
I will not budge, I will not run.
I’m here, to take on whatever comes.
Crushed I may be, raised I may be
I will shiver, but I will not waver.
I will not hide.
I am here.
I will not die an unlived life.
—the Declaration
IV. LIVING
Life is calling; how will you respond?
Fulfilling our commitments through practice.
Growing, learning, becoming.
It's ok to be afraid. We're only human. Fear is not a sign of weakness. Stay, don't flee. Bear witness to your experiences, your life.
Get intimate with yourself. Honor your experiences. Blossom amidst your fears.
Labour, and wait in faith.
—the Practice
V. RETURNING HOME
Being one with the world.
Coming back to your Self
We fall asleep, we get lost, we bring ourselves back home again.
Listen, listen, listen.
Still your heart and listen in.Listen in to the rhythm of your breaths,
to each sigh and each glee.
Listen in to that which your heart beats for.
Leave and return. Leave, and return.
—the Remembrance
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