The Only True Authority
Meet in Simple Truth
“You are the medicine you’ve been looking for. I’m here to help you receive yourself.”
These were the words that came to me in the beginning of MiST. They are the reason why I keep showing up, over and over again. Over the last 3 months, I had to remember and repeat them inwardly many times. It has been a time of confusion, but also clarification. Recognising abuse, but also saying no to it and walking away. Doubting myself, but also seeing myself stand up for myself with the greatest respect and love.
I’m not sure I can say it was a good time. It was certainly heart-breaking and I still feel the reverberations of it. In the aftermath of what happened (which I will spare you as the story is half-irrelevant), these were the words that wanted to be shared.
The Only True Authority is Within You
It’s in the way your eyes close when they feel the need to withdraw from the world of objects.
It’s in the way you sigh, you pause, you touch the skin of a loved one.
It’s in the way a smile illuminates your face and tears wash your soul.
It’s in the way the fragrance of a rose fills up your whole being.
It’s in the sweet touch of droplets of summer rain on your skin.
It’s in the way your feet lightly touch the ground.
It’s in the way the wind plays with your hair and parts your lips.
It’s in the way your body recoils from what feels out of integrity with your soul.
It’s in the NO you feel in your belly when something isn’t true.
It’s the YES you feel in your heart when love is calling.
It’s in the permission to be as you are, to think as you think, to feel what you feel.
It’s in the radiance in your eyes when you are seen all the way.
It’s in the way this life guides you to release the grip and trust more fully.
It’s in the way your soul melts in the embrace of another.
It’s in the countless mistakes you make and the painful lessons you learn.
It’s in the way your life unfolds naturally, without agenda, nor direction.
It’s in the darkest moments that feel like the end.
It’s in the rapture of bliss, the fire of love.
It’s in your capacity to discern the unreal from the real.
It’s the remembering and the forgetting too.
It’s in the longing for fulfilment, joy and love and in the failure of finding it out there.
It’s in the way you play ‘hide and seek’ with yourself.
It’s in the way you are constantly guided to release what’s old and welcome the new.
It’s in the next in-breath that no one else can take for you.
It’s in the way your heart knows undeniably, and in the way your mind covers it in fear.
It’s in the simple fact that you are.
True authority is within you. It IS you.
And if you forget that, it doesn’t matter. Life will find its way to remind you...
1:1 MiST Sessions - Meet in Silent Truth
Welcome - I have more regular slots opening up in August.
These sessions are a mix of self-inquiry and trauma-informed therapeutic support, but most importantly, they are rooted in silent loving Presence. This simply (but powerfully) means meeting you with a quiet mind and an open heart - being a mirror without agenda, without opinion, without judgement. I have found time and time again that this open meeting has a deeply healing effect and leaves space for you to see your own beautiful reflection. It is the greatest gift I ever received and I am so honoured to extend the invitation to you.
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With Love and Gratitude,
Iri