UNCHAINED, UNBOUND AND FREE by Jackie VanCampen

Everything seemed to be going so well in my life...

...and yet, there was still this stubborn feeling that would not allow me to completely live the success I was creating for myself until, during a spiritual session with my mentor, when the word shame came up.

It was as if the light bulb was turned on and I could see clearly how shame had become a part of my and my lineage's story. After much crying and releasing, I felt the urge to express what was going on inside and give voice to all the women in my lineage who have and had experienced the pain of shame.

Photo by Julie de Waroquier

Unchained, Unbound, and Free

I felt the shame

Coursing through my veins

Poisoning my being

Contracting my heart

A shame which I did not understand

A shame that persecuted my freedom

Leaving me in pieces

The shame ran so deep

And fragmented my soul

Crumbling my possibilities

And burying my essence

I wondered how

This shame so deep

Could ravage my body

Corrupt my mind

Eat away at my heart

Like a locust

This shame that plagued

My DNA

I had to find a way

To eradicate its root

From the soil of my soul

And free not only me

But the lineage

From which I was birthed

And so it began

The cracking open of my heart

Diving deep into its cave

Exploring each crevice

Bringing light into the darkness

Letting in the healing power of forgiveness

Serving as ointment for my soul

Healing each wound

Smoothing each scar

And as I looked up

I saw the clear, blue sky

Feeling the warmth of the sun

Reminding me of life

The life that I can now create and live

Unchained, unbound, FREE

Jackie VanCampen: I am a Wise Heart Writer, which means I write wisdoms of the heart. When I write I feel as if I’m connecting with the essence of who I am. That essence is named Kahlia. She helps me access my innermost feelings and give them expression. Letters to my Daughter: A Mother’s Journey of Healing and Transformation was one such book that was birthed by the Wise Heart Writer in me. And since then, I have birthed poems and other forms of writings that speak to the Divine Feminine Goddess in each woman who reads these Wise Heart writings. It’s my greatest passion to awaken women to their beauty, worth, and knowingness through the words that come from my heart. I have been on this journey for the last 16 years and have come to appreciate the ebb and flow of the heart and its expressions through the written word. I also host a radio program called The Writer's Divine Den on Positive Living Vibrations. You are welcome to visit mywebsite here, or connect with me on Facebook, or Twitter.

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