Rooted & Rising

I feel every star swimming in my blood. I am blood and bone and dust and stars, and we are all connected. I am rooted and rising.

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I stand with my feet firmly on the Earth, and I know that the Earth is spinning. I feel the slow rotation in my soul. But I am a fixed point here, held between Earth and sky.

I feel my roots growing down, pushing deep into this place I’ve chosen. Or that’s chosen me. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell. All I know is that this is…