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i do. i have some amazing readers who have become friends; i look forward to your messages and comments, your encouragement and support, and seeing how your journeys unfold throughout our spaces. i am honored to share this space with you as we develop commune-ity.
as this year draws to a close and i feel a new me emerging ~ a raging warrioress me, desperate to do brave and beautiful and true things ~ i can't promise that things will be predictable around here ~ or even pretty. sometimes i'm tempted to go private (and i give myself the grace to know that if i have to, i will) but regardless, i'm so thankful for all of you who have taken time to leave little love notes and to listen to me, and to open your hearts in response and be vulnerable and sit with me in the dark.
what better time than the christmas season to show my gratefulness to you?
please leave a comment sharing 1) your favorite post here on the sacred life, and what it means to you; and / or 2) tell me about a time you underwent a serious, personal change, and what were the risks? was it worth it? what advice would you give to others who are experiencing metamorphosis of spirit / soul / flesh? every comment counts as an entry. sometime this friday evening, dec. 9, i will choose two commenters through a random number generator to win a special, personalized gift package (you must be willing to give me your address!). in the event that the number generator picks the same commenter twice, i will choose a different person (one gift per person). i look forward to reading your thoughts! <3
12.9.11
updated: so happy that random.org selected 1 & 8 to receive a special christmas thank-you gift! thank you ALL for your sweet comments and love! i'd love to send you a little love note to share my appreciation. please email me your mailing address! have an amazing weekend! xoxo
THIS WAS my favourite quote I found through you. I have it posted in my emails:
ReplyDelete“The difference between loving yourself and not loving yourself is not in the things that you do, it is in the way that you feel when you are doing them. It means being honest and brave, and not spiraling into a pit of self-hatred when you don’t like what you see or how you feel. It means reassessing, doing what is best, and being very, very sweet to yourself when you are scared. It means proving to your body that you are capable of providing a safe and healthy environment to grow and flourish. It means melting away the shame that you’ve developed over the years about your size. It means going to bat for yourself, the way you would for someone that you love.” ~ Medicinal Marzipan
I also have your whole Equinox post in my blog drafts to remind me of creativity. I love all your posts but my favourite are when you are personal and shrouded with pure truth. Am I supposed to leave a personal story on this comment to? I was not sure:)
WOW
ReplyDeletepick one...that is a little unfair on a level, don't you think? lol
Well recently I was mesmerized and love the post you did on Nov. 3...labyrith
I loved the picture and even more I loved what you wrote.
I commented you were beautiful and you responded that the pic was not you...but you wished it was.
Funny thing is I knew the image was not you, but yet in some way it reminded me of how I see you
Of course we have never met...but through your words...this imaged resinated with me on the look of your heart.
I love the thought of soul recognition...
I love seeing you growing as an old tree...with roots that are strong and sure
I love to share, with you, the black and the light...the sorrow and ecstasy, the speaking and silence, the sojourn and the rest
you are indeed beautiful...with feathers in your hair
Love and Light
I'm new to your blog so I don't have a frame of reference for #1, so I'll go with #2. :)
ReplyDeleteI underwent a serious personal change after my first son was born. His birth was very traumatic and it absolutely changed the way I see the world. It took me a long time to come to terms with his birth, such a horrendous event that brought such a beautiful baby into my life. In the end, the paradigm shift I experienced was, I realized, much needed. I treasure the knowledge I have as a result of that experience. As far as advice goes, I'd say write everything down. Write it all down, and speak your emotions as often as possible. Our voices are powerful things in the healing/change process - well, always really. :)
http://sacredbe.blogspot.com/2011/10/of-love-and-life.html
ReplyDeletedo you know your posts change lives? because they do. you taught me to "weep for sacredness." you teach me daily to run, to chase, and to leap.
this post in particular, this thing of knowing you're alive, breathing the realities of life while still grasping the beyond.
i love you for what you do for me, for yourself, for Him, and for every one of us who reads your words.
This post actually is the one closest to my own heart. I hear your brave voice, your determination and your vulnerability. I feel like I'm on the same journey in my own way. Reading your words it's as if you're reading my heart sometimes and that is a true gift.. to have your humanness and your love and desire for growth and change to reach deep down into the soul of a person. You are so very real and this shines through on all your posts.
ReplyDeleteI went through a change when my I left my husband. It took guts and mourning and wondering if I did the right thing for my children. I went through so much grief I almost forgot how to breathe. I knew I had to honour TRUTH. I knew I had to find my own and I knew that while I stayed in that relationship, I would not have had a voice nor would he have. I did the hardest but kindest thing for both of us. I think I would tell someone to honour themselves and to honour God and to pray like crazy and to know that sometimes the hardest things to change are the ones which must be changed. I'm finally finding my breath after 15 years. Growth takes time but once it hits a growth spurt, nothing can stop it. xo
well, after pondering this all day, i decided that my current (yes, current, because it changes and i could never pick an all time favorite) is your October post "i will love you again". because that is what i need right now...to make a cognizant effort to take life by the face and to say, "yes, I will take you; i will love you, again." i don't want to. but i will.
ReplyDeletealso, please know that all your words are always inspiring to me. and i love you too. <3 and predictable is overrated. and pretty is relative. i will always be hear to listen, open my heart, and sit with you in the dark. (and i don't take my promises lightly.)
WoW how do i pick one post? All of your posts bring me to ponder and worship in ways that I didn't think possible. I will say that this:
ReplyDeletehttp://sacredbe.blogspot.com/2011/07/art-of-falling.html
the art of falling holds a special place in my life.
I am in the midst of going through a serious spiritual change right now as I step out behind the mask and attempt to be brave. I hope that it will be worth the risk in the end but right now it's hard to see. Just yesterday family chastised me, disappointed in my words, my actions. I come here for fellowship and to walk the journey alongside someone who understands.
Keep writing friend.
Oh Rain, you and your writings have meant the world to me. The past four years have been so intense for me, so difficult, and this past year, wow, I don't even know how to describe it. The devastating pain, rejection, betrayal and hurt, mingled with the growing seedling of strength, courage, bravery, joy, and love that I never, ever dreamed possible. Every time I come here your words are exactly what I need to hear. You make me cry, make me laugh, and always, always make me feel understood, valued, and cheered on in my journey. Biggest of hugs to you as you blaze out into the world in all your warrior wonderfulness. :-) xo
ReplyDelete1. My favorite post, that is a tough one. I have several of your posts saved, and I really love these 3 http://sacredbe.blogspot.com/2011/07/art-of-falling.html
ReplyDeletehttp://sacredbe.blogspot.com/2011/07/parable-of-bird-in-cage.html
http://sacredbe.blogspot.com/2011/04/sometimes-mommies-do-grown-up-things.html
I love all of your writing because it is poetic and inspiring. You challenge me to open up and let go, to embrace others, but to also embrace myself.Your blog is one of the few that almost always brings me to tears.
2. I don't know if I really have advice in this area yet, because (as you know) my serious personal change is still ongoing. I will say that it's the most risky I've experienced, but that it has been very very worth it so far. My mantra is Love- Acceptance-Respect, for others, and for myself.
Oh gosh, one of my favorite posts was one of the first times I read your words. You posted a picture of little light drops falling all around and your thoughts and beauty were so full of light, too. I totally fell in love with you.
ReplyDeleteYou always post such sincerity.
ReplyDeleteThe very first one I read, which I found via Imperfect Prose, was "Soul Walking on Water". You have haunted me since, with your raw, your depth, your cry, your dance. I suppose I fell in love, which might sound strange, though I think it is perfectly normal, or at least should be. We walk around half dead most of the time, afraid, unsure. That we find people in the dark, a spark, a connection. Amen.
In particular "Soul Walking on Water" was an absolute, no apologies, declaration for mourning, for questioning, for uncertainty and complete certainty. You tackled a deep paradox that I feel, you cried out in public. You made space for others to join you, to feel, Oh God but we need more spaces and invitations to feel. THAT is why I love "Soul Walking on Water".
I could not pick a favourite...Everything you write seems to touch me somehow.
ReplyDeleteI've going through a metamorphosis for the last couple of years. The biggest change being that I value myself where I never could before. It was time to recognize the truth. Being honest was {and is} the best thing when coming to terms and assessing what needs to be improved or thrown away. Leaving behind drama and sentimentality have helped me to be truer too...
Another change is the quest to become light, to see light. On the Earth, in my body, my thoughts...I am getting there and it feels wonderful.
This blog is a lodestone for me...It inspires me to no end.
Thank you rain::
thank you all SO MUCH!!! i love ALL of you...your words here have been water to my soul. random.org chose 1 & 8 as the winners!!! so kmarie and rambling tart... please email me your mailing addresses for a special treat! :D
ReplyDeleteeveryone else, thank you SO much for your comments and love. may i send you a little christmas love? please email me your mailing addresses.
my email is sacredbe (dot) gmail (dot) com.
So excited! I forgot about this. I just loved telling you my favorite! I feel special;)
ReplyDeleteThanks!