Stillness can suck — because sometimes, what comes out of it is not necessarily pleasant.
I know we all know it intellectually, but I’m inviting you to actually create space for it at the end of the year and see what happens.
I invite you to see what needs attention.
What needs honesty.
What needs self-compassion.
In my video, I share my own (not-so-shocking) recent “discoveries”, very much related to what we’ve been witnessing in Palestine over the past years. They are not light, nor should they be, of course (I write about them at the end of my previous piece).
I also invite you to see what fires might be burning there, burning away only what you are not.
Stay strong but keep your heart open ❤️
Justina
PS. Find the political work that I mention so often here.
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