Sydney Barnett
@sydbarnett
Writer. Singer. Coach.
Sydney Barnett
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Romanticism Is Not A Weakness
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“Most people think sequoias survive because they're massive.
But that's not even close to the real reason.
If you’ve ever had the privilege standing beside one of these giants, you’ll find it hard NOT to think of resilience.
These trees can live through... See more
Tracy Chrestsubstack.com#Grounded: Climate storyteller Aditi Mayer and director Simrah Farrukh collaborate on a lyrical stream of consciousness that meditates on home, displacement, and erasure - set against intimate portraits of home, both as architecture and ecology 🌿
Together, they build visual testaments that trace the emotional and... See more
nownessinstagram.comInteresting piece connecting displacement, erasure, choosing stewardship in hard times… and home as a practice.
Creativity and expression as ultimate freedom & source of joy.
Step across the boundary between past and future to enter the spacious landscape of evolvement.
Threshold is the holy space between one state of being and another. Liminal space separates the known and the unknown. The time has come to move between worlds. Find liberation in the uncertainty, growth in the untethering.
Stripped of plans and
... See more“I cannot tell anymore when a door opens or closes. I can only hear the frame saying, ‘Walk through.’” - Ada Limón, Sharks in the River
“Commit to living la vida verdad — the true life. Anything less takes a toll both physically and psychically.” - The Wild & Sacred Feminine Deck by Niki Dewart & Elizabeth Marglin, Curadera/Healing
This reminds me of what Disha named, “The Hannah Montana” effect. Living a double life, where perhaps one life is not your truth and juggling this leaves you exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally.
Growing up I observed this within my family dynamics. My parents acted very differently around other parents, teachers, friends…even other relatives. Like they were wearing a mask. Today I notice my father’s voice grow deeper as he takes work calls, and my mother act nice to our neighbors, then later gossip about them at our dinner table.
I want to shift seamlessly between all aspects of my life and be my one true self, from hanging out with friends, to work, to family time. I want to actively work on this.
“Illness comes when you lose connection to your holy essence. See your ailments as opportunities to open up something in your heart that’s been locked away.
Every ache has a story behind it that must be seen, heard, and understood before it can be mended.
A body in distress reflects a soul in longing.
A wound it meant to be worked through. Once it
... See morePonder on the cosmic quality of your existence.
We come from the infinite. In fact, it is a challenge to incarnate into a body. A woman is a fallen angel, and you always come with something needing repair. Whatever is hindering you, is actually your medicine, benefitting you and all of Earth. Accept that an angel fallen is still an angel.
“Black
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