
Others’ Chaos
Some people are cursed with a lot of internal demons. The chaos fills them - and it’s most of what they’ve known.
My tendency is think I can solve that • that everyone, if given unconditional love, can heal and overcome the demons within them.
My fallacy was thinking that that was my job to solve….

Stargazer
I remember spending nights staring out my window, watching the moon cross the sky, and the stars twinkle their way above the Oakland hills. I daydreamed of the world I’ve yet to explore.
It seemed vast.
Giant.
And - scary.
I was afraid of not knowing how I fit in it all. I was afraid of being hurt. I was afraid of the vulnerability of being a PART of it….


A Way Back to Hopefulness
How do you lift yourself up again when everything feels oppressive?
When your own body can’t move?
Back to the Basics:
Count my blessings
See what it is I have before me
Take time, space, moments to reconnect with my life — my family, friends, communities.
Reach out to those who are there FOR me — people who share the same values as me.
Tell them my pains • my worries • tell them my present moment of feeling hopelessness.
And allow them to remind me of the things WE value most.
Spend time with Bryan - the purest soul I know. Watch her unadulterated joy, unfiltered, unapologetically joy-filled. She is Light. She is Golden.
Surround myself with plants, with nature, with connection to something larger than… all this.
Revisit and remember WHY I create.
Remember my VALUES…..

CPTSD: Trapped
I want to be doing things.
I want to be expanding and growing.
But I can’t - I’m trapped.
My nervous system is on overdrive.
Nothing I’m doing feels “right”
I’m panicked. I’m hypervigilant.
My nervous system goes awry.
Parts of myself are segmented from the others - I logically know they’re there and they’re connected, but it feels like parts of me are scattered and missing. Otherwise blocked…..

Belief in Self: Light x Darkness
When the Depression hits, it’s an oppressive and thick smoke that covers my perspective of self and the world. It overtakes my innate optimism and hopefulness. My belief in myself gets buried and takes a lot of energy and effort to “find” again. Today is one of those days.
Some writings and musings for the day:
What does it mean to Believe in myself?
Courage. Persistence.
Ability to Overcome Storms.
The things that happen to and around me are out of my control.
I can show up as my authentic, honest self.
And trust that the rest will fall into place…..

Some days are just harder than others
A little more hurt
A little more pain
A little more suffering
A little more struggle
Keep your head above water as best you can, babe. ♥

wisdom from my future self
Where am I?
What am I like?
What do I love to do?
What advice could I give my present self?
Have FUN! Go swim in the river!
You’ve already gotten so far in becoming yourself.
You still have youth, health, vivacity!
Your visions, ideas, inventions won’t disappear. Things can rest for a day or two.
You’re on the right track….

i’m creating my own ecoSYSTEM
One with less hustle.
One with less dehumanizing.
One that embraces natural rhythms of inspiration, rest, incubation, creation, research, down time, space for mental rollercoasters, exploration, gardening, doing things just because, and joy-filled days.
I believe it’s possible.
I believe I can design that for myself.
I’m creating a system….

What does a SUSTAINABLE life look like for me?
I’m speaking less about eco-consciousness but rather about having a long-lasting, enduring, resilient system, way of living, way of being that continuously breathes and grows with me.
What are the BIG players for my ecosystem?…..

ain’t no saint
“WELP. I BREATHED. I’M DONE MEDITATING.”
It’s okay to be hella impatient with painting and ‘breathing’ on some days 😂😂😂 I’m no fuckin saint LOL
This was a fun little chinese brush experiment. I did one wash all the way around the paper. I dropped some more thicker ink at the center, and moved the paper around in different angles to get the ink to flow along the spiral - using gravity and momentum to move the ink along. Fun little doodle to play with.

Rewiring Neurosystems
The early stages of moving from Scorpio South Node (intensity, transformation) to Taurus North Node (stability, embodiment) often involve creating structured routines as a necessary foundation. However, the mature expression of Taurus energy isn't rigidity but adaptable stability—like a tree that's firmly rooted yet flexible enough to bend with the wind.
From a neurobiological perspective, this is part of the recalibration process. Your nervous system first needs consistent routines to establish safety, but eventually needs to develop flexibility within stability….
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