#RepostSave @marisoltamez with @repostsaveapp ・・・ 🌹 #MarisolWrites 🌹 To those brave enough to acknowledge both light & shadow. To those who recognize the spiritual bypassing that occurs in order to deflect or ignore the deep divisions we would rather not see. What is needed most is heart-centered action, service, community outreach and organization. We must be willing to see that which causes us pain and discomfort, that which is easier to ignore when we close our eyes to hate. How can we love our own shadow, when we are so quick to judge, label & stereotype? Yes we create our perception of reality, but a reality in which hate, oppression & violence is ignored in order not to disturb your own peace is simply PRIVILEGE IN ACTION. How can we even expect to be motivated to act if we are so quick to dispel anything that makes us uncomfortable to witness if only for a moment? Do our yoga poses not teach us to endure and witness the discomfort in order to heal? Can't you see it is emotions like anger, sadness and frustration that EMPOWER great leaders to start movements of change? Do you have the courage to sit with yourself and acknowledge how your silence & inaction has contributed to the problem? I do not choose to dwell in the darkness, but I refuse to be blinded by light. I came to this practice - yoga - to embrace union and inclusivity. I yearn to feel it all. It is through integration of light and shadow that #compassion, non-judgement & societal awareness emerge. #ConnectionIsTheCure https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWTcPEBVNREDimp3diyehbVDQtt_aos15eGYc0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18cct0yww32xp
