Radical Authenticity

We all play a roll in the healing of our world and the beings that inhabit it. If who you are was exactly what was needed in the cause of healing our world, what roll would you play? Is it the one you’re in now?

“Be the change you wish to see in the world” - Mahatma Gandhi

I wrote a poem the other day after reading this quote from my daily meditation reader. It doesn’t have a title yet, but here it is:

Dare to feel your desire. Dare to long for it, to feel the hunger in your soul, the ache in the absence of its fulfillment, and the pain that lets you know exactly how much you want it.

Dare to speak it, to name it all, the hopes, the fears, the endless contradictions. Dare to let it move you and move through you, out into the world to touch the longing in others. Do not confine it with perfectionism. If it’s messy, dare to be in the mess. If others don’t understand, dare to let them misunderstand you, and let them see you anyway. If it’s not convenient, dare to inconvenience.

Then, dare to entertain the possibility that this desire will go met. Dare to surrender whatever path you hoped would bring it about, grieve its death, and give yourself over to the uncertainty of the unknown. Release it, rest wide open, and dare to receive.

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Being real with others is vulnerability. Being real with ourselves is courage. Together, they create authenticity.

Authenticity isn’t over-sharing or trusting strangers with our wounded hearts — it’s being real.
Real about who we are, how we feel, and what we want…

Do we dare admit what’s true inside us?
Do we dare to be seen for who we are?
Do we dare to own our stories and do what we came here to do despite the fear of failure?

This is shadow work. Through the darkness we can see our light✨🌑✨

Happy new moon vibes y’all!

Next workshop is tomorrow!

When I google codependency I get a lot of definitions and explanations that use words like "enabling," "destructive behavior," and "dysfunctional relationships." It's no wonder we have a cultural stigma around codependency…
But what if dealing with codependency didn't mean you were doing something bad or wrong? What if it just meant you were a human being responding to challenging life circumstances with your natural human instincts and unique life experience? What if you could suffer less just by considering it?