Some times I have a hard time finding my words. There were so many things going through my head this weekend, specifically relating to the current state of the nation. I felt sad, I felt empowered, I felt angry, and now, I feel moved. It’s June 1st, a new month entering a new season. There is a great shift that has been pushing and pulling on everyone. The uprising of the oppressed is upon us. I heard the words and felt the pain of others; from my community and from all over the country. We can be better, we cannot settle for less and we can absolutely not stay the same. Take in the change that is coming, digest it and let it fill your body. Become a new person, break old habits, change your mind, change your heart.

I am an avid yogi. I practice almost daily, either through a guided practice with Yoga With Adriene or sometimes I just roll out my mat and move. Some days it’s hard to get to my mat, due to time constraints or just not being ready to digest my emotions. I know I need to work on the emotional part but at least I am aware of it for now. I often tend to absorb energy, it engulfs me and moves me and the only way to shake it is to face it, feel it, let it go and move on. Facing the energy is the easy part, I know how I feel and why I feel that way. The hard part is finding a way to let it go and move on. You have to let it come to the surface. Let it become part of you, let it change you. Wear this change like an invisible tattoo. And then, let it go and move on. It will always be there, that energy I felt. But now I own it and can control it, it is a part of me.

My mind has been changed. Message received. I felt your pain.