"Just as our creative gifts come to us from a sacred source, it's a
comfort knowing the wisdom we gain through times of loss and difficulty
is passed down to us from those that have gone before – from a pool of
wisdom compiled through the experience of many generations, on loan to
us while we find our way. By accepting it, we also accept the
responsibility of where it came from – a precious gift from the ones who
knew and loved us most, and from the ones we never knew but who
guide us gently with invisible hands. It’s our job to receive it,
integrate it, and share it as a chapter in the broader story of our
collective lives. Who we are becoming includes our personal experiences,
as well as the memories and wisdom of the dead, grafted to our spirits
so that the ancestors live on. In this way, our pain is not ours alone."
Kristen Roderick | Artwork by Joyce Tenneson
Love, Dja
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