At first the voices in my mind grew louder, shouting at me, even daring me to move forward, or shall I say more deeply inward. Over time, it became nearly impossible to move at all–I FELT PARALYZED. Going backward didn’t feel like a viable option either even if I wanted to. I’d gained too much …
As I began my journey inward I drew into my perception a different word to describe this dark space…and that word was “shadows”. Something about this word piqued my curiosity and softened my trepidation. Memories of my childhood began to permeate my imagination and along with them my deep love of shadows. And then it …
So how does one embrace the darkness? And what does the “darkness” even mean? I’ve heard it called many things over the years–flaws, dark nature, weaknesses, fears, character defects, negative qualities, demons–none of which sounded attractive to me. I understand why many of us would choose to ignore these aspects or lock them away so …
The intention I’m holding for my blog is to create a loving and intimate space for ALL experiences to be shared from a state of wonder, awe and surrender–the peaks, the plateaus and the valleys (those forbidden spaces or shadows that many of us learned to cast away and deny). Those of you who have traversed this deep …
