Reflections

Reflections about enlightenment and the journey.

Allowing healthy love into one's life.

I Let Myself Be Loved

“When love and intimacy approach,the real truth about how I feelrises up:disgusted, terrified. I fear I will be snuffed out —the real me, unwelcome.Only an object is permitted here. But wait…I know enough now to remember:these are illusions —trees at dusk in the foresttaking strange, towering formslike dark monsters. So I zoom out.I back up.It’s […]

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Self Expression

I am that birdat the top of that tree, over there,chirping and singing. And yes,there are countless other birdsin all the other trees—each offering their gifts this day. Yet I wonder—do they understand my singing?Do they like my songs?And does that really matter? Because I must sing, anyway.I have denied it for too long.I must

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