Commemorative plaque

Change happens at a glacial pace. But speed has nothing to do with hope. And hope is an unfamiliar feeling to me.

A little under 12 months ago I took a wildcard chance, and I now have to opportunity to relive the past 25 years all over again… and do everything wrong, since I got it right the first time around. As I’ve said once before, if I want to fix my life, I need to ruin it first.

To me dreams are just goals I haven’t worked on achieving yet, or I have accepted as unattainable. So now that I have achieved everything I intended to, the list is empty. Maybe that part of me that never believed in dreams has, finally, died. It’s time to renegotiate my future and prepare a new list, one that may be a little more ephemeral than the previous.

Jump headfirst into the deepest waters. In the beginning it’s hard to stay afloat but then I learn to calm down; to tame the panic; to swim – until I eventually reach the other shore. Then the water is no longer scary to me.

For the 26th time.

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Tankas “Dark Rooms of Slow”

Morning bids me go.
In darkened rooms, I walk slow -
where night shadows grow.
I don't want to stub my toe.
Hence, my need for walking slow.

As I traverse the night,
you may say, Turn on a light!
(You know I just might).
I'm sure that would help my sight.
I'll still go slow when it's bright. #carefulSteps #ContemplativePoetry #dawnLight #humorPoetry #innerJourney #JapaneseIllustration #JapanesePoetry #lightAndDarkness #Mindfulness #morningPoem #nightShadows #poeticArt #shadowAndLight #silkscreenArt #slowLiving #SpiritualReflection #tanka #walkingSlow #wisdomPoetry #woodblockStyle

A different pace does not mean a smaller life.

Sometimes life asks for adaptation instead of acceleration.
Sometimes wisdom looks quieter than it used to.

The path changes.
The rhythm changes.
But the journey continues. 💙

https://1k97.com/why-aging-feels-different/

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Revisiting the Hermit...

A message to the lonely Seeker

The search can be exhausting and cold. Do not forget to keep your inner light burning. Illuminate us with what you have found. You mustn't wander forever.

#inkairiah #tarot #hermit #seeker #solitude #innerjourney #7

We can spend years appearing alive externally while feeling absent internally. Yet strangely ignorant of the experience.

#Consciousness #Spirituality
#InnerJourney #Awakening
#SelfDiscovery #SpiritualPath

Looking back, I see entire periods of my life where I was spiritually unconscious yet functioning normally in society.

#Consciousness #Spirituality
#InnerJourney #Awakening
#SelfDiscovery #SpiritualPath

Depression was often the only signal I had that something within me was deeply disconnected.

#Consciousness #Spirituality
#InnerJourney #Awakening
#SelfDiscovery #SpiritualPath

Moments of clarity became sacred to me because they reminded me there was more to existence than numbness.

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#InnerJourney #Awakening
#SelfDiscovery #SpiritualPath