I welcome the guide of the highest truth and compassionTo take me with you tonight I’ve lost sight and all Passion Sitting on the corner of my bedAll hope was lostI stared at the wall Nothing I saidNothing at all Art by Polaris @missingcosmonaut I laid my head back, my attention to the ceilingI said “Please… Continue reading Silver Owl
I am a saint.⠀ I am a sinner.⠀ I am a queen.⠀ Powerful, like one hand open, ready to receive; the other, a clenched fist, ready to strike if necessary.⠀ I am a fighter; the end all be all.⠀ I am like a rose, beautiful and sharp when touched without permission. ⠀ Photo by Karissa… Continue reading Diosa: A Liberation Prayer
Listen, I have body issues. I have an issue with how my body is watched, judged, and spoken about.⠀⠀⠀⠀ I have an issue with how my body is policed and taxed simply because I happen to be born with a uterus. I have an issue with how most store-bought clothes don’t fit my long and… Continue reading Body Issues
Un recuerdo de Magda Dubon-McSparran I could see my Abuelita Juana from a distance as I walked up the cobblestone street. She stood at the front door of her home with her arms crossed. She was tall and thin. She wore a tailored dress made from a floral fabric that my father sent to her… Continue reading Primera Avenida – La Casa de Adobe – Guatemala
She held onto the barre next to her, making sure not to grip too tightly. Holding her breath as she waited for the movement to begin. Shoulders down, chin up, ribs in. Soft hands, soft gaze. Make it look easy. In that moment- between one heartbeat and the next- she felt stillness. A stillness that… Continue reading First Position
Healing Through Dreamwork For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a soñadora. No, not like the novela. I mean an active dreamer. I thought everyone was because I remember being a little girl and listening to my abuelita and mami talking about their dreams. Sometimes they’d wake up in the middle of… Continue reading Dreaming, Healing and Liberation
