When walking through the shadows,
find that small spark of self-love within.
Embrace it and turn up its brightness.
Shine it on all around and walk
with power and sacred purpose.
The sacred is within.
The shadows can no longer enter.
And as the journey continues,
the light will not just push the dark away,
It will transmute and even empower the dark
to find its own bright light of self-love within.
This is my journey
— Nate Long “Owl”
Pen and ink with digital manipulation