Tag: faith
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Mythology 102: Fenryr & Tyr
The Norse pseudo-god Loki, who is by turns the friend and the enemy of the other gods, had three fearfully hideous and strong children with the giantess Angrboda (“She Who Bodes Anguish”). The first child was the serpent Jormungand. The second was the death-goddess Hel. The third was the wolf Fenrir. The gods had terrible […]
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Worth It
9/5/22 Sometimes in lifeyou have to say thingsfor what they are. You have to look at them,from all angleseven the onesthat you hate. Especially those. And thenyou have to rememberall the timesthat you’ve been here before,in this spotand in this placewith all the wagons circledtill once again you’re livingyour own déjà vu. Andyou better feelthe […]
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the dark people [pt. 2]
8/29/22 When theycome(and they willcome)they will smileand stab grinsall down yourspine you won’t be able tomoveyou won’t be able tocall outyou won’t be able todo all the thingsyou wish you didearlier they’ll only beonethingleft the one thingthat never failsespeciallywhen we do. You won’t evenhave to sayanything at all.Because theywouldn’t hear iteven ifyou did. All you […]
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the dark people, pt. 1
8/20/22 Answer: 1. Downing. “Whenever Mom is here.” 2. Paisano. “Moms is where I see them the most” 3. Round Rock. “Sometimes at Nona and Poppy’s” 4. Liberty. (1x, the final night’s stay) “Please don’t leave me alone tonight; I saw the dark people; they’re here” (the night he couldn’t sleep w/o me + the […]
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Midday Mindfulness -XV-
5/14/22 I am the True Vine. My father is the gardener. Every branch in methat bears no fruit, he cuts off. Every branch in methat does bear fruit he prunes,so that it will growand be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as […]
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Midnight Mindfulness ~XVI~
“Surrender to what is.Let go of what was.Have faith in what will be.” ~ Sonia Ricotti
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Life’s Mountains: Letter From Dad
My father’s name is Charlie. He died when I was 19. I named my son after him. I entered into a “dark night of the soul” (my first) after my fathers death. I felt angry, confused, bitter, afraid, lost, and alone. Everything I had ever believed was suddenly called into question. My world turned upside […]
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The Art of Individuation ~XXXII~
She stood still in the doorway, and they could see her eyes moving as she took in the whole situation—the three strangers, the silver chair destroyed, and the Prince free, with his sword in his hand. She turned very white… the sort of whiteness that comes over some people not when they are frightened but […]
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Truth of L♾V3 XXVIX
can you imagineif you and Iwere just free to beTrue ——- © Charlie Young, 2021 [Art: Illustration of Panchatantra (fable animals) from The Anvār-i Suhaylī (Lights of Canopus), c. 1847.
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spoilers
eyes up, kiddo. and big deep breaths, too. forthe one thing we won’t be getting on this rideare answers in advance. —— © Charlie Young, 2021. [Art: Hossein Zare, “Behind The Night”]
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Morning Mindfulness XVI
When in the midst of great change, it is helpful to remember how a chick is born. From the view of the chick, it is a terrifying struggle. Confined and curled in a dark shell, half formed, the chick eats all its food and stretches to the contours of its shell. It begins to feel […]
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keep going
lets keep going, you and me,lets keep right on walking intothe land of our intention andsee what great hidden bountyLove contains for us there © Charlie Young, 2021 [Art: Unknown]
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through the wasteland
Wail. Weep. Mourn. For what is lost. For what will be. Let go your resistance. Feel its pain.