āBeing fully present isnāt something that happens once and then you have achieved it; itās being awake to the ebb and flow and movement and creation of life, being alive to the process of life itself.ā ā Pema Chƶdrƶn, The Wisdom of No Escape
Apr 8, 2025
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not clinging to beliefs/identities/expectations frees up so much space to flow w life ć°ļø
releasing fear/shame/doubts about sharing art & authentic self,Ā
releasing fear of being wrong
releasing fear of being vulnerable
letting go of destructive attachments to egoĀ
letting go of the need to be perfect/right/in controlĀ
surrendering to lifeās mysteries is so much more peaceful & free !Ā
Feb 7, 2024
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Canāt pigeon hole people. I can hold ten thousand identities and feelings at once.
Today I was overwhelmed with the world and my place in it. it all seemed too big and confusing. We live in such heated times where our identities are put on trial. itās hard to embrace who you are when you are constantly confronting yourself. There seems to be little comfort or sense in any of it.
Then in this online world Iām flooded with every bit if information possible and it keep putting my brain in overdrive. I seem to be loosing myself in it.
But then again Buddism comes through with its view of the self. Fluid and forever changing. Their is no defined or definite self we are our environments and everything we have ever learned and been a part of. This lack of constant on my being seems to calm the confusion on who I am or who I am supposed to be. I am fluid and forever changing.
All I ask of myself is to embrace this, open myself up to this world and explore whatever I can.
Dec 8, 2024
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My core desire is to continue cultivating this inner energy.
I am, unequivocally, my priority. This awareness has directed my existing energy inward, revealing its transformative power. I've witnessed how this energy blossoms into something profoundly beautiful, a feeling that resonates deeply when one is grounded and whole. I've also seen, during moments of fragmentation and grief, how I rise again, how I transmute pain into beauty, tears into beauty, fear into beauty. This process is becoming increasingly visible.
It's not that pain or fear cease to exist; rather, I consciously choose to transform that energy, refusing to remain trapped in sadness or fear. I choose to transmute it into something far more beneficialāa light that not only illuminates my own path but also radiates outwards, illuminating others.
Apr 5, 2025
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Iām not a parent and do not plan to be. Kids can wear me out fast with their high energy and noise level; it leaves me very over-stimulated. But itās pretty extreme when people say they āhate kidsā and I often feel itās a reflection of their childhood and beliefs around how kids āshould be.ā That they were expected to be quiet, obedient, and out of the way by their parents when they were little.
Itās fucking hard to be a kid. Youāre dealing with a rapidly-changing body and underdeveloped brain, managed by flawed adults who are enforcing boundaries that you do not understand. Itās confusing and hard to manage your feelings and honestly just a lot.
People are impatient with kids when theyāre brand new to the world and figuring it all out, and this is a time kids need a friend the most. Children can also be teachers to adults with how they are less habituated to the world. They teach us how to be free and open-hearted and silly and imaginative.
A good practice is to be kinder and gentler with kids. If that feels difficult, start with gentleness toward your inner child. Maybe thatās the child in your life that needs your attention and kindness most.
Apr 16, 2025
I meant to post this yesterday. Absolutely beautiful morning for walk.
This morning is also beautiful but in a spring rain kind of way.
Mar 23, 2025
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Prescriptive gender is a prison. Rather than gender being a form of self-expression, gender is treated as a pass/fail test for how well you can conform to cultural expectations.
Since I was young, I remember feeling a great deal of pressure to conform to these expectations around what āmenā are meant to be. You like sports, cars, womanizing, aggression, and not having feelings. I felt so distant from this ideal. I was sensitive and shy, and I preferred spending my time being creative in some way
For a long time, I felt like I was failing at ābeing a man.ā In many ways I was! Because I didnāt need toĀ bea man. All I needed to be was myself.
Itās taken me a long time to separate myself from prescriptive gender, sharpening in on which aspects of masculine energy I identify with and which I donāt. Iām not done yet. Maybe I will never fully be. The self continues to evolve over time, and I suspect aspects of my gender will too.
Mar 15, 2025