We can love and defend ourselves at the same time.

 Change isn’t always graceful, so Elena thanked him for his patience in allowing her to blossom at her own pace. She smiled when she thought about it, “I guess he saw something special in me too.”

Without worry, he lovingly waited for her, stroking her palm, gently guiding her to wakefulness.

To minimize the odds of enraging the powerful forces that shaped his life, Beto preferred to keep to himself.

I am grateful that his transition, although violent, will be a catalyst for our individual and collective transformation.

It is this struggle for dominion and rulership that awaits every our waking moment, offering yet another opportunity for self-victory or defeat.

He thought of them now as he struggled to teach the children, careful not to infect them with this dead tongue that once had him spellbound.

The answers are in plain sight but only if you are seeking. Having gained even a small of amount of clarity, the awakened ones feel compelled to free those around them. The challenge is getting people to trust the small voice inside of themselves that has been beckoning them to truth since their very first breath.

Chaka tried to be still, but no position gave him comfort.  Differences, disagreements and her unwillingness to forgive him wedged them further and further apart. He reached for her only to find a stiff rebuff meeting his touch.