"Trust the energy that courses through you.
Trust, then take surrender even deeper.
Be the energy.
Don’t push anything away.
Follow each sensation back to its source
In vastness and pure presence.
Emerge so new, so fresh that
You don’t know who you are.
Welcome in the season of
Monsoons. Be the bridge
Across the flooded river
And the surging torrent
Underneath.
Be unafraid of consummate
wonder.
Be the energy and blaze a trail
across the clear night sky like lightning.
Dare to be your own illumination."
~Danna Faulds
What does “being your own illumination” mean to you?
For Me~
Being my own illumination means
blazing my own trail,
sparking my own path,
lighting my way through darkness, and fear, and resistance.
Being my own illumination means
that I have to make bold moves,
to venture into uncharted territory,
to be brave, to have courage.
But also,
to surrender
and follow the flow,
and guidance of the universe,
because none of us can do this alone.
We must champion one another,
and find strength in our togetherness,
in our tenderness,
in our loving compassion for one another.
This is how we survive,
and thrive, and grow
– together, united, as a collective.
Swimming against the rapids that want to bring us down,
that want to pull us under,
that want us to sink into the muck and the mire and the distastefulness of all the rest.
But, we can rise above this?
Together, we can fight the urge to succumb to our fears,
can’t we?
Together rising, I always loved that idea.
Rising tides lift all ships, isn’t that the saying?
I’d love to be that beacon,
that first lead ship,
to steer us towards a brighter, better future together.
But am I strong enough?
Am I brave enough?
Do I trust in myself enough
to know how to steer through these dark and murky waters?
I feel the fear arise within me
and I swallow hard
trying to keep away the nauseous thoughts and feelings
of unsureness.