Listen Now | A poetic reflection on hope, belonging, connection, peace, and love as embodied practices of healing and becoming. Through cultural commentary, LGBTQ perspective, and mindful presence, this piece explores what it means to rewrite the rules of relationship, reclaim wholeness, and reimagine the world from the inside out.
This is incredible, Jay. So much richness here. I will return again and again to linger on the reflections, prompts, poetry and practices which most speak to me in a given moment. Such a kaleidoscope of beauty and wisdom. I am moved and changed by your words and thoughts. Thank you for being among my wisest teachers, Jay.
“I am still here. A Re-wilding.” Going slowly, lots to digest. Such a powerful declaration. Will be absorbing 🧽. My gratitude dear Jay. You CARE so deeply. It is felt in everything you share.💜🪶
You’re reading slowly, and that means everything.This kind of presence is part of the rewilding too—letting the words breathe, letting them settle. And yes I try to share my care for this world and its people and nature. I feel your gratitude, and your softness.
May your own voice feel even more at home in the spaces you move through. 💜🪶
Jay, this was so relatable. A slpitting of the mind in childhood and the healing that takes place in adulthood .. The sorrow of illness of the soul and the joy of wholeness . I have traveled a similar path and wholeness is best 👌
very empowering. evoking lots of thoughts. we are cultured to live within boundaries which no doubt protect us but also limit us. I enjoy reading this and need to return to read again.
I think most of us do not understand the function of ego. It is similiar to our bony skeleton, without the latter we could not stand up, our muscles have nothing to manipulate. Everything within is suspended to have a place. Likewise our ego is our center to reach from and discover.
Thus we simply need to explore without fear, knowing there is attachment and an anchored center that we are. Understanding expansion is healthy only limited by not entering the territory of others without permission.
I suppose the most important part is to feel settled in what we are and what we have gathered and I'm not talking material things.
Trusting our adventure.
Staying pliable and open which is not easy with folks who do not understand the importance of getting permission to visit and maintaining respect for what they find in us.
This is incredible, Jay. So much richness here. I will return again and again to linger on the reflections, prompts, poetry and practices which most speak to me in a given moment. Such a kaleidoscope of beauty and wisdom. I am moved and changed by your words and thoughts. Thank you for being among my wisest teachers, Jay.
Amy, your words reach me like sunlight through the canopy—quiet and deeply felt.
To know this piece meets you in more than one moment, in more than one way, humbles me.
If anything in it lives on in you, that’s the most meaningful return I can imagine.
Thank you for walking so closely with me—reflecting, witnessing, being.
May the parts that speak most to you keep unfolding gently, in their own time.
“I am still here. A Re-wilding.” Going slowly, lots to digest. Such a powerful declaration. Will be absorbing 🧽. My gratitude dear Jay. You CARE so deeply. It is felt in everything you share.💜🪶
Joanie, Joanie, thank you.
You’re reading slowly, and that means everything.This kind of presence is part of the rewilding too—letting the words breathe, letting them settle. And yes I try to share my care for this world and its people and nature. I feel your gratitude, and your softness.
May your own voice feel even more at home in the spaces you move through. 💜🪶
Jay, this was so relatable. A slpitting of the mind in childhood and the healing that takes place in adulthood .. The sorrow of illness of the soul and the joy of wholeness . I have traveled a similar path and wholeness is best 👌
Thank you for detailing this journey of the soul
God bless !
Thank you, Theresa. Your words meet me deeply.
This path—of early splitting and slow return—feels less lonely when someone names it alongside me.
I’m grateful you know what wholeness feels like from the inside. It’s not quick, and it’s not clean, but yes—it’s best.
May you continue with clarity, warmth, and the quiet confidence of someone who remembers their way home.
xo Jay
very empowering. evoking lots of thoughts. we are cultured to live within boundaries which no doubt protect us but also limit us. I enjoy reading this and need to return to read again.
I think most of us do not understand the function of ego. It is similiar to our bony skeleton, without the latter we could not stand up, our muscles have nothing to manipulate. Everything within is suspended to have a place. Likewise our ego is our center to reach from and discover.
Thus we simply need to explore without fear, knowing there is attachment and an anchored center that we are. Understanding expansion is healthy only limited by not entering the territory of others without permission.
I suppose the most important part is to feel settled in what we are and what we have gathered and I'm not talking material things.
Trusting our adventure.
Staying pliable and open which is not easy with folks who do not understand the importance of getting permission to visit and maintaining respect for what they find in us.
Your words are quite provocative and stimulating!