That thing that is right in front of you That issue or situation that keeps bringing you to your knees That you seemingly can’t escape Desperately wanting to avoid Hoping it will stop or go away The one where you tell yourself If only I could be rid of this hell Then my life could truly begin This pain This problem This frustration This distress This grinding darkness This unhealable wound Is the portal into your most profound initiation This place of aversion is where true wisdom resides This is the key that will unlock every door If only you dare to stoop to the ground And pick it up from the shards of your fantasy About how you thought your life was supposed to be Sit with it Sit IN it Stop running and stand your ground Breathe with it and through it Don’t flinch or shy away from the intensity of what it is trying to show you It’s not trying to torture you It’s asking you to be present to a great and sacred task It’s asking you to be present to what has been given to you to heal It’s asking you to transform To dare […]