Happy 1st birthday
A reflection piece looking at my life and this blog’s first birthday. May peace, love, and connection find you.
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Ego (letting go)
This is a complementary poem that works with the previous “Ego (holding on).” This poem explores the freedom found in letting go of the stories we tell ourselves. In turn, we become the YES to it all.
Read MoreDairy
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret has been such an influential documentary for me. This is a poem that has come out as a result of a growing strive to protect Mother Earth. Give it a watch on Netflix.
Read MoreThe Oneness of the Ocean
The ocean is pretty magnificent isn’t it? Especially when you realize that you are the ocean. I hope you enjoy this poem.
Read MoreHaiku Two
I have been having a lot of fun writing Haikus recently. Getting the right words is hard for me as a writer, nevertheless, it is what draws me forward. Hope you enjoy. (Also as a pre-P.S. I guess, there will be some upcoming updates to my website soon with some new features. I am kinda pumped for it, but it’ll take some time.)
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Wrote me a little Haiku
Read MoreTerraforming/ Big Bend
This upcoming week I will be in Big Bend National Park in Texas. This place is pretty incredible — it is like you’ve landed on an alien planet with barren lands marked by wild rock formations. Red, dusty, beautiful. I’ve been here before and that trip inspired by poetry book, Terraforming: A Story of the Heart and Separation (which you can find at the bottom of groundedinone.com.) In honor of returning to this park, I’ve decided to post the poem that comes from my poetry narrative/book that is titled “Big Bend.” This piece fits into the narrative well, I think, as a way of describing the new planet the character in the book finds themself in. I hope you enjoy! Feel free to check out the full book in you are so inclined.
Read MoreDust
This is a poem called “Dust.” It explores how small we are but how great our light can be. Trust in this moment.
Read MoreThe Wielded Weapon of Christianity and its Role in Reform
This was an essay I wrote for my Early American Literature class back in 2018. I still find it very intriguing and a current problem even today. I left some notes at the very bottom of the essay — free-form type thoughts on what I think about this piece now. The Wielded Weapon of Christianity […]
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