Journey of the Heart

I have found as the light wanes and winter solstice draws near that the darkness comes with its own gifts of light... Alaska only receives about 5 1/2 hours of daylight by solstice time, and its rich, velvet, navy skies present a unique opportunity to connect with the beauty of night. December is a time of year where we are forced to work a little harder to find our joy and light beneath the waxing of the deepening dark and the waning of the sun.  Galaxies is a reflection on the stars above, the offerings of winter's sky, and the transformation that happens when we learn to take the dark of night and find its gifts. The void is where dreams are formed and imagination gives births to new ideas and new creation. The stars are where we look to find hope amidst the dark. And the night is where our edges dissolve, and we are allowed to further dissolve the shapes and structures that hold us in place in the day and stretch out into a greater space of being, so we- just like the ...

I had just finished my final teach for my 200 hour YTT and was given generous kudos on the class... It was November first the Mexican holiday Dia de Muertos , but I had no knowledge of this and yet I intuited an inclusion of honoring all who came before in my opening.  Within minutes however, I was informed that the quality of my written final exam had been below par and I that would receive a diploma pending a re-do.  My teachers felt disrespected by my not having given full effort.  OUCH! I had worked on surrendering in humility to the ego's demands over the 7 months.  I even metaphorically washed their feet. But there I stood facing my inner demons and fear of failure. Where did I take this pain?  To the page.... Tombstone Offering by Katarina Silva Hallowing the Day of the Dead by Anita Brown heart wails bounce off dingy, urine-scented  walls spiders scrutinize and hold vigil as I lie prone bowels twist like fishtail b...