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I've been meaning to get here to finish the full read of this after seeing the snippet posted online earlier this week. The timing of this sharing coming on the heals of so much interaction with a human I have had a relationship with for so many years where we continue to perpetuate trauma toward one another, a cycle we both actively seeking a way out of, but that seems so hard and the journey so long sometimes.

I was reminded while reading this of all the slow things that have held me since I was a child, and now as an adult still learning.

Laying in the grass with my brothers finding shapes in the clouds. My mothers family stopping their bickering while my grandfather read his traditional christmas story, never a dry eye in the room after. Following my son, slowly, through the rosegarden as he learned to walk. Sitting on my surfboard at sunset as the waves passed, because being was just enough. Being free enough to Dance. The volunteering of ones time. Listening without interuption to a friend, a coworker, a child, a stranger. Holding their gaze. Curiosity.

This is all so poignant, so relevant.

Thank you for what you share. Thank you for setting the pace.

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So beautiful and such needed words today, dear friend. <3

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Jan 30, 2023Liked by Rachel Simon Stark

Thank you so much for these words. This perfectly sums up my ongoing journey of self healing and self discovery. You put into words exactly how I feel and want to live. Thank you for the call to slow, soft, still living. ❤️

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