Being a stripper in the clubs, I've been gifted the opportunity to hold space for strangers as they process emotions that include pain, grief, sorrow, despair, guilt, shame, sadness that expresses in a variety of ways. The most important thing is that I listen. I listen with compassion and without the intent to resolve their [...]
Tag: self-awareness
Come out, Come out, Wherever You Are!
Coming out of the dark. Revealing herself through the shadows. Entering into the mystery she has created. Becoming who she imagined. The person of her dreams. She sees herself. She knows this person well, For she has been there all along. Now standing tall, standing proud. Standing to be witnessed in bright light of the day. [...]
Freedom
It’s so wild going back and reading my old blogs and seeing how much I’ve changed. Knowing where I was mentally in that moment writing those words; living in a wavering place of comparison, fear, and confusion. I’m so grateful for the process I’ve gone through to bring me to this very moment of clarity [...]
The Man I Seek Is Within
I’ve been in unfaithful monogamous relationships for all but a few months out of the 10 years I’ve danced. It’s been a time warp of standing still in some areas in life, while growing in others. The same story has been playing over in the club and with boyfriends. My desires are outside of what [...]
The Mirror
Speaking through the mirror, gazing upon the other's eyes in the reflection becomes the way of communication. This has shown me the way I am, the way I move, the way I interact. This has reinforced the outer world existence as I observe the outer world incessantly. I rebel and choose to look them in [...]