i hope you are arriving well
and if not, no worries, you will be arriving forever and it will get better and worse and then better again
it takes a village to raise a child, they said
and asked me what my role in your village will be
what will I do and be a role model for?
well, my love, I contemplated about this of course
and first and foremost - there are no roles
the roles, the boxes, the shapes, you don’t have to squeeze yourself in there
even if they make it seem like you have
and so i don’t want to be a role model for you {- the world is full of those if you need them}
i want to be a possibility model
the possibility of rainbow pancakes
of crafting cardboard castles
of paint and pencils and forest poetry
the possibility of living in whatever shape you like
a tiny forest house, a piece of land, a community living project
an aunt, a listener, a leader
the possibility of friends across generations
i really hope that when I’m 90 i will still befriend twenty year olds
the possibility of going to the sea in winter and lying down on the ice cold sand
and listen to the waves and the storm
of shouting love letters to yourself
and friends around the world
the possibility of generosity
of living the gifts that you never received
the possibility of aspiring to becoming the sun light
the possibility of dancing in the supermarket
it is possible to give yourself permission
it is possible to remember you do not even need permission
you just be do change create
the possibility of climbing dunes together and running down so fast it feels like falling
the possibility of building your big path on small leaps of faith
it is possible to change direction, to change your mind
to become new colours of yourself over and over again and forever
to let go when letting go means being courageous
and hold on when holding on means being courageous
it is possible to ask yourself: what would love do?
what would love do, what would courage, do what would fear do
the possibility of showing up on the yoga mat every morning half past 6
not because you feel like it, but because it is what love does
the possibility of committing to your practices
summer or winter, rain or snow, desperate or elated
just doing the things you need to do
the possibility of ambition and dedication
of growing beyond yourself
of making a huge impact on a big scale
of concrete outcomes and solid solutions
and also the possibility of divorcing the focus on end results
it’s not the outcomes that matter
it’s our relationships that give meaning to our struggles
the possibility of crafty evenings with olives and bon iver
the possibility of not waiting for a special moment
and making some moments special
creating pockets of magic
of stillness, wonder, sacredness
pockets of celebration and dancing and joy
candles string lights eye contact
the possibility of daily adventure
of supermarket expeditions and city forest learning journeys
the possibility of noticing
and okay maybe that are a lot of possibilities
if i could model only one thing
dance everywhere and forever
