Mmmmm. From brain to bones. The settling into structure. The undertone of faith and trust. The straight up courage, the ways we press on in the middle of despair & destruction. The devotion to devotion, the surprising ways the hermit shows up, the beauty in mundanity rooted in ceremony!! Ugh.
A’ho! I’m still on this awakening journey as they call it. Back in the Buddhas time, it was all the rave to reach enlightenment and many thought they reached it only to find there was more to discover. What the reached was an awakening and another awakening after that. Enlightenment is hefty goal and maybe I’ll reach there one day but for now I’ll stick to the small lovely goal of awakening.
I’ve delved into Kung-Fu these past months and that’s another word that’s sticking with me. Kung meaning skillful work and Fu meaning time spent so all together it means something like skillful work through learning and practice .
Keep taking care of yourself! Pain and suffering cannot exist without joy and happiness. You’re moving on to good things. So excited for you!!
I always love when you drop all this knowledge on me. SKILLFUL WORK THROUGH LEARNING AND PRACTICE. So simple, yet so impactful when you really sit with it. Your energy is so appreciated Redd. Grateful for your love and support.
Wowowowwo Every sentence so beautifully articulated. I feel the clarity and groundedness in this decision and have so much respect for your level of devotion and intentionality. I had to re-read a few paragraphs over because it was so JUICY AND DELICIOUS but particularly my favorite line that hit me right in the heart was this one -- "Opening ourselves to a life filled with our grandest desires can be painful when a colonized mindset is still oscillating and learning to align with its true worth." Thank you for the way you show up. It's truly inspiring and expansive. Blessed to call you my friend. BIG LOVE <333 Janice
I love how we’re always holding up a mirror for each other. Thank you so much for reading and engaging with my thoughts love. As you already know, you have been such a huge inspiration and a major catalyst for all the big moves I’ve made these past couple months. I feel soooooo grateful to have you in my corner. To many more moments of big love and big friendship in 2025 and beyond.
The word I chose based on 12/1/24 Creative Dare is TRUST. Apparently, somewhere along the way a deep trust within self was lost and have worked on earning it back in December. I’ve decided to stick with this word going into 2025 understanding that I must practice maintaining it.
I was happy to hear to Rov sat in circle with you 12/31/24 and then she informed me that you won’t be on IG for 9 months, selfishly, I said “ah, what?, no!” But here you are, so yay! Also, she felt bad that she shared I went on a silent meditation retreat. I said, “no need to feel bad, she actually came up in my thoughts during retreat, I was gonna share with her anyways haha”
Awaken by a friends call, crying. Held space & was excited (stupid smile on my face to paint a picture) to check emails at such a late hour and see LUNAS by val roxas, There she is. So weird, can I not put emojis in this comment box? Gotta be the longest message without em bahhaha ok it’s almost 2am, should get back to sleep.
Look forward to your journey of continuous expansion..
The way my heart lit up from reading every line of these reflections!
I absolutely love the way you're engaging with the word TRUST. I actually resonate with this one so deeply and it feels even more special to me that Creative Dares prompted the word and that you've chosen to carry it throughout 2025. I TRUST that it will serve you in the most beautiful ways.
I was hoping to see you on New Year's Even but when I found out that you were on a retreat, it made me so happy to think about what you must've been experiencing that evening. I'm looking forward to hearing all about it.
It does feel odd to not receive emojis along with your text as that was the norm from you on IG. I'm grateful we're still connected in this realm as I continue my hiatus.
Also, was "mush" love intentional? I am going to use this so often now.
Mmmmm. From brain to bones. The settling into structure. The undertone of faith and trust. The straight up courage, the ways we press on in the middle of despair & destruction. The devotion to devotion, the surprising ways the hermit shows up, the beauty in mundanity rooted in ceremony!! Ugh.
My whole heart to you.
A’ho! I’m still on this awakening journey as they call it. Back in the Buddhas time, it was all the rave to reach enlightenment and many thought they reached it only to find there was more to discover. What the reached was an awakening and another awakening after that. Enlightenment is hefty goal and maybe I’ll reach there one day but for now I’ll stick to the small lovely goal of awakening.
I’ve delved into Kung-Fu these past months and that’s another word that’s sticking with me. Kung meaning skillful work and Fu meaning time spent so all together it means something like skillful work through learning and practice .
Keep taking care of yourself! Pain and suffering cannot exist without joy and happiness. You’re moving on to good things. So excited for you!!
I always love when you drop all this knowledge on me. SKILLFUL WORK THROUGH LEARNING AND PRACTICE. So simple, yet so impactful when you really sit with it. Your energy is so appreciated Redd. Grateful for your love and support.
Wowowowwo Every sentence so beautifully articulated. I feel the clarity and groundedness in this decision and have so much respect for your level of devotion and intentionality. I had to re-read a few paragraphs over because it was so JUICY AND DELICIOUS but particularly my favorite line that hit me right in the heart was this one -- "Opening ourselves to a life filled with our grandest desires can be painful when a colonized mindset is still oscillating and learning to align with its true worth." Thank you for the way you show up. It's truly inspiring and expansive. Blessed to call you my friend. BIG LOVE <333 Janice
I love how we’re always holding up a mirror for each other. Thank you so much for reading and engaging with my thoughts love. As you already know, you have been such a huge inspiration and a major catalyst for all the big moves I’ve made these past couple months. I feel soooooo grateful to have you in my corner. To many more moments of big love and big friendship in 2025 and beyond.
The word I chose based on 12/1/24 Creative Dare is TRUST. Apparently, somewhere along the way a deep trust within self was lost and have worked on earning it back in December. I’ve decided to stick with this word going into 2025 understanding that I must practice maintaining it.
I was happy to hear to Rov sat in circle with you 12/31/24 and then she informed me that you won’t be on IG for 9 months, selfishly, I said “ah, what?, no!” But here you are, so yay! Also, she felt bad that she shared I went on a silent meditation retreat. I said, “no need to feel bad, she actually came up in my thoughts during retreat, I was gonna share with her anyways haha”
Awaken by a friends call, crying. Held space & was excited (stupid smile on my face to paint a picture) to check emails at such a late hour and see LUNAS by val roxas, There she is. So weird, can I not put emojis in this comment box? Gotta be the longest message without em bahhaha ok it’s almost 2am, should get back to sleep.
Look forward to your journey of continuous expansion..
Mush love, Maddy Bear
The way my heart lit up from reading every line of these reflections!
I absolutely love the way you're engaging with the word TRUST. I actually resonate with this one so deeply and it feels even more special to me that Creative Dares prompted the word and that you've chosen to carry it throughout 2025. I TRUST that it will serve you in the most beautiful ways.
I was hoping to see you on New Year's Even but when I found out that you were on a retreat, it made me so happy to think about what you must've been experiencing that evening. I'm looking forward to hearing all about it.
It does feel odd to not receive emojis along with your text as that was the norm from you on IG. I'm grateful we're still connected in this realm as I continue my hiatus.
Also, was "mush" love intentional? I am going to use this so often now.
I appreciate you Maddy Bear.
May 2025 be so damn good to you.
Big mush love,
Val