perhaps: when a relationship with a Master is cleared and clear—
clear of regret,
clear of shame,
clear of wrestling,
clear of projection,
clear of any and all obstruction—
then all is clear.
there is clarity.

perhaps: when a relationship with a Master is cleared and clear—
clear of regret,
clear of shame,
clear of wrestling,
clear of projection,
clear of any and all obstruction—
then all is clear.
there is clarity.

“We need friends who wince along with our pain, who tolerate our gloom, and who allow us to be weak…

In therapy spaces, we talk about “holding it all together” as thought it’s a fixed state—calm, regulated, and ideally achievable…

This past year, I read John O’Donohue’s poem “Fluent” for the first time, and it hit me right in the…