Poem: The weight of a feather

You have journeyed far, bearing the suitcase of your past and countless lifetimes. Every step, a testament to your endurance, each breath, a whisper of resilience. It is time now, dear traveler, to transfer its weight from rock to feather. Unzipped and peeled back are the burdens, no longer to be dragged or summoned as echoes of what was.

In the gentle twilight of one’s soul, you honor the reflection and its remnants that echo through the corridors of time, sending them kindness, compassion, and gratitude for the journey that has brought you to this sacred space now. Within a paused moment, you acknowledge the lessons, the scars, the tears. Each one, a page in your book, to be filed into the Akashic of your becoming. You place them gently on the shelf, their purpose fulfilled.

Grab laughter by the hand, happiness, and love as reminders that the climb is no longer. You awaken, woven into the threads of all that is. Time is no longer linear but ripples that encompass you, gifting you sight to open windows and walk through doors without hesitation or worry of where each step will take you. You trust, even when it is unclear where you are going. Faith and hope are all that you carry now, with love guiding the way. 

Those pesky thoughts!

Which voice in your head are you listening to? When I find myself in the space of negative thinking, I have a little chat with myself. Sometimes it’s a middle finger in the mirror, followed by ‘we’re not going there today’—I’m so not kidding. I usually always laugh after, which is needed. We all have days when we are a little harder on ourselves. So, give yourself a breather and acknowledge that you’re just having an off day without being overly critical. Treat yourself with the same kindness and understanding that you would offer to a friend, and maybe try challenging yourself by redirecting your thoughts to your strengths and accomplishments, not on what’s not going your way or working in the moment. Everything will be okay. You’ve got this!