Tribute to a Sacred Community Member
This writing is a tribute to one of my sacred community members & chosen family members. It is not at a pedestalization or a dehumanization-they are a normal, imperfect being like all of us, but I can't keep writing this blog without somehow honoring the person; spirit who helped me so much in getting to the place where I feel strong enough to attempt liberation as fiercely as I do now. Thank you for witnessing this appreciation.
Truth-seeker...problem-solver...depth-dweller...justice angel...sun and moon child.
I thank you. I thank whatever spiritual math came together to make you. You are integrity personified.
Through knowing you, I have learned what truth is.
To know you is to know reality.
You hold truths that many people will never see.
A beautiful mosaic of law, you give incredible depth to the collective consciousness with your experience. Stuck together with pure will, patience with life, & reverence for the natural, your grout is a swirling, glimmering paste, hard enough to keep you together, but just soft enough that one, if they’re lucky, can rub some between two fingers and be instantly taken to that land of moral & spiritual principle. And if the toucher is really lucky, the depth of your experience will seep into their bloodstream, into their nervous system, so that the electricity will communicate with the soul via pure energy.
I am blessed to have felt your depth.
Through knowing you, I have learned what justice is.
To know you is to know empowerment.
You exude resistance. You breathe it in. That permission to fight is what we all need if we will get where we need to go as a people. Most people don't know they're allowed to be as fierce as you, especially given what you have seen and survived. I certainly didn't know. I spent most of my life interpreting what I'd survived as a reason NOT to be fearsome, but you learned better, and I'm so glad you did, because you deserve the truth you seek.
Principled & uncompromising, you wield reality like a sword and shield.
Through knowing you, I have seen nature.
To know you is to know nature.
Not only are you in tune with your nature, knowing inner world intimately, you revere and graciously commune with the natural world outside of this industrialized, modern life. Your bare feet are on the ground, river and ocean surround you, sun beats down on your shoulders, and wind rustles through your leaves-you sturdy, wooden, tower of life.
The winds of ignorance are no match for your solid trunk, with bark time-tested & beautiful.
Through knowing you, I have witnessed grit.
To know you is to know courage.
I used to think you had "bravery", and that you were facing danger cuz you had no fear in your body at all. I know now that you actually possess courage, where you face danger in spite of your fear, cuz you are deeply connected to what is right and necessary.
Knowing you is like knowing quartz. My power has been permanently amplified. My sword is sharpened by you, and I promise to use it to protect you & others how you have protected me.
You are all of those things, and somehow still a powerful creator, deep lover, gentle carer, magic-maker, jokester, and dreamer. A real-life, beautiful person.
I'm forever changed, and as your community member; your chosen family, those who meet me will also meet you through me. It has been an honor to feel myself trust you enough to be changed by you. I desire the whole world to experience your truth; all truth, and for you to receive affirmation of your beauty from many more.
I pray you are always warm and cared for, seen, believed, valued, and known, wherever you go. You deserve truth & love poured into you the way you have poured it out for so long. You deserve rest and whatever feelings of safety are possible in this type of world. My soul is so happy to have come in contact with yours in this (physical) lifetime. The souls I meet later in this life and those I meet in future lives thank you, truly. Thank you for you.
Tribute to a Sacred Community Member
