Dear readers,
(Ich bin) schon wieder auf dem Weg zu dir — I am already on my way to you, and I mean it, just like the lyrics in German-famous Peter Fox’s song, “Disney.”
During a boat day two weeks ago, “Disney” by SEEED’s Peter Fox was played to me for the first time. I have been listening to it on repeat since then and am happy to share it with you now. . .
(lol that is if you have not seen me in person playing it for you already).
I have listened to songs on repeat since I can remember. I immerse myself in the music, often dancing, then finding the lyrics, studying them and imagining the artist writing them or singing them in their studio. Music is an elixir of life for me, and the romance of this song fills me with joy.
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Mary Kate, one of my dearest friends and my soul sister, got married on Sunday, August 6th. The power of her and Nick’s love penetrated my soul, and I felt a deep sense of honour as I walked down the aisle as a bridesmaid, and I felt grounded as we laughed and danced being a part of their special day. Love frequency is my favourite frequency — that’s forever and that’s for sure.
From the quiet beauty of New Hampshire, I made my way back to New York City, a place which took me over a decade to fall in love with (lol no joke). The moment I arrive in NYC always jolts me like a high voltage current.
“Omg! Why am I here and can I keep up?” I think to myself as I avoid eye contact with the street-crazies and weave my way through crowded streets.
After one night’s sleep and a shower at my midtown apartment/home, I wake up with new energy. “There is no place I would rather be right now!” I think to myself as I imbibe in the NYC flow.
Everything and anything you need is at least 3 km away (and I’ll bet on that lol). NYC alone might be funding a large portion of the US economy, and that’s no joke!
Anyone and everyone are welcome in NYC, and it’s always been that way. My brother was born in Brooklyn, New York 33 years ago, and it warms my heart to think my Jamaican immigrant mother built her American life first in NYC.
The thing about NYC is if you don’t know who you are, the city might consume you. You become a soul-sacrifice because you are not sacrificing your soul to the right things.
The years I found myself hating NYC were the same years I was doing nothing in line with my purpose. I was not trusting God. I was not praying anymore. I was letting life throw me around instead of being an active participant in it.
I am often too hard on myself (which makes sense as a Virgo with an Aquarius ascendant hahah). There are pros to this, including my accomplishments in life thus far, though like everything, there are cons. This “perfectionism” for lack of a better word also includes love where I can doubt myself and my ability to communicate. It has taken decades of self-awareness to lean out of this energy towards faith, trust, and patience.
A lot of life is about faith, trust, and patience. Through the seas and storms, the paths of life are always laid before us, giving us the option to choose where we go and to live with conviction.
We are love and love can always find us.
What is ours is already on its way to us. Can we trust that?
As Rumi says, “What you seek is seeking you.” I pray it will always find you.
Thank you. Enjoy two poems this week!
To Swing or Not to Swing, in Eden
Wake me up from my winter sublime. . .
I left all my books behind today and walked to the park with a friend.
I left all my books, anxieties, and concerns behind today.
I walked to a nearby park with a friend, and
Sat on a swing set — a seat fit for a Juliet.
To swing or not to swing?
We swung. Two adults unthawed by the world around us.
Cars drove by.
People walked by.
Time went by, but we continued laughing and pumping our feet.
Swinging higher towards the light blue sky, horizontal and vertical at the same time
With half hopes of landing in a universe unphased by regrets.
The air is crisp today and the physics of a swing set bind our souls together.
We could say how we felt, but this silence brought better explanations.
I know this bliss will soon pass and I will walk back to unresolved anticipations,
But there’s something about swinging on a swing set fit for a Juliet in the sun that brings but innocent peace.
I Did Not Give Up on You, from Adam
Eva dances in the moonlight with her violin on her chin.
Enchanting, her magic envelopes me.
Fascinating, she taps into the eternal frequency.
I will watch her forever, by her side forever, into eternity.
I did not give up on you
because that would be giving up on the truth,
and ultimately, I rebuke the slithering roots.
Yes, the misused souls, the broke and loose, we must rebuke.
Yes, Eva dances in the moonlight with her violin on her chin.
The uncertainty of life is like a spiral down a thorny ravine.
Yet, life is so divine.
Yet, life is so divine.
I did not give up on you.
I did not give up on you.