both can live here <3
i snapped this picture yesterday, not noticing the tails penny until I zoomed in on it later that evening. that immediately brought me back to remembering, two seemingly opposing things can exist in our being at the same time, and when one of those is heart, I think we are on to some big healing <3 and, it reminded me of something i wrote two years ago and, and ;) while it was two years ago, our world is still burning #sigh
{disregard the lovely toes, yoga is HARD on a pedicure.}
let’s celebrate. seems a little 😬 to say, see, and hear that word as our cities, country, the world is living amongst such chaos. but hear me out. our hearts and our bodies and our minds can hold space for it all. and in my opinion it’s imperative we do this. i am just coming off my youngest’s bday and celebrating that sweet boy triggered this whole brain dump. it wasn’t until the last two years that I truly felt and understood this holding space for opposing energies to max capacity. when my aunt was dying in front of our eyes (my aunt who absolutely held near mother status in my heart), my sons were bravely performing their first theater stage show, and both utter grief and joy flooded my body. i had never experienced such enormous seemingly opposing emotion at one time. and yet there it was. neither was forced. both were real and I allowed both their time and space. and the seeing and feeling and celebrating everyday joys was the soft landing for my pain. recently, i realized i am experiencing something similar (although not as extreme) as my kids are growing up and i am struggling quite a bit. parenting years 0-7-ish just came more natural for me. the born for it kind of natural. however little big boys are not my forte. their interest and mood swings and stink 😉 is just unfamiliar territory and it’s hard and sad and at the very same time BEAUTIFUL to see them healthily grow. it is truly bitter-sweet. the big sweet filled joy moments being the guide and stable ground that supports the more bitter moments. and so, my point is this ... the world right this minute is burning and i feel it BIG for myself, my family, my friends + strangers of color, and to not get consumed or immobilized by the fire, i must celebrate the joy that lives among the flames. seek it. see it. feel it. create space for it so instead of burning to the ground i can ignite passion, compassion and transformation.
#ramblinofheart #breathe #move #embody
