Oh the discomfort
that growth brings

Cycles of death & rebirth
Diving into the unknown

How much safer it felt to play small
hiding behind the scenes and
keeping the voice shut

It is so scary to step up
To be seen, to feel judged
To make mistakes, to be cringe

And I make so many of them
as I learn to be in this new skin
slowly adjusting, feeling it as mine

The old skin has yet to shed fully
patterns, habits & conditioning
what I used to identify with
I am letting go of

The New can be so overwhelming
numbing, forcing into shutdown

But it is the only way forward

I learned to go slowly
be compassionate
towards myself &
seek support

To be held & reassured
in the change of cycles.

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Growth
Purnama

Pictures from BaliSpirit Fest 2023
Singing with Kirtaniyas
Photos by Mariam