Journey of the Heart

The ebb and flow of the creative process presents us with two very different ways of looking at the times of stillness…  It can feel like a dreaded curse, or an invitation to enter our soft inner cocoon and transform, even just a little. This poem is for everyone who has ever felt stuck, lost and hopeless, and is a reminder that only in the darkness can we see the stars. When We Hit The Wall                                                    by Jenn Lui                                      The landscape before us changes                                                 There is an unbearable stillness   ...

My poems are dedicated to the purifying fires that burn illusion… They are written for all those who seek deeper than surface level splashes. Written for those who seek their truth. Truth is a sharp sword sheathed, but sometimes it needs to be taken out and polished. For it is a gift of love and prayer for peace. And you are a point of light between two eternal darknesses. Make it matter. Aloneness Our true friends. Who want us to be all that we can be, Will never rescue us from aloneness. Sometimes, the only place intimacy can be found, Is in the arms of the darkness of our solitude. In this place, the soul deepens. In this place we can become still enough to witness the hidden pearl as it forms. Making love with the darkness, takes a certain kind of courage. You will meet some shadows. And they may seem real and threatening. But they are teachers, one and all. In the darkness you will come to know your own light. So you need not fea...

For those days that seem darker than dark... ... remember this too shall pass. Always, there are new beginnings at every turn. “There is no coming to consciousness without pain.”  ~ Carl Jung~ ~Skull Artistic Self Portrait by Jenn Grosso~ Death’s Song By Jenn Grosso In the bleak and the despair Hold on tightly to yourself Be comforted by Death’s Song. These cycles they come and go Every day in every minute Another moment’s death. Breathe and take it all in The just beginnings And all their many endings. Nothing stays forever Change is the only constant Hold on tightly to yourself. Cradle your darkness in your arms Embrace the hidden opportunities As the shadows reveal the light. With every little death New found joy in the beginning Another moment is born. 'Winter Dawn' photography by Jenn Lui~ Jean  Lui  hails from a far and distant land imp...