by Nate Long | Oct 20, 2026 | Illustration, Journey Work
Have you ever understood exactly what you needed to change, but still couldn’t bring yourself to do it? What finally made the difference? The path calls my nameYet my shadow holds me stillI question its grip Old wounds guard the gateRoots cling to familiar...
by Nate Long | Oct 6, 2026 | Journey Work
What is something you used to truly love doing? The old violinWaits quietly in its caseWood remembers hands What we thought was lostMay have only changed its shapeWaiting to be known We remember tunesSo when another song comesWe recognize it What is something you used...
by Nate Long | Sep 22, 2026 | Illustration, Journey Work
“What stands between me and spirit?” I ask. “I do,” says the glass. “I carry your fear, your storiesand expectations,and the fingerprintsof those who taught you how to see. Do not break me. Some things I obscure.Some things I protect you from.But if you look...
by Nate Long | Sep 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
What should our relationship be to the suffering we cannot physically reach? Fire, Flood, and Drought Fire walks through the forestWater climbs beyond its banksThe earth opens Drought holds back the rainRoots reach deeper into darknessThe land waits We come with open...
by Nate Long | Aug 25, 2026 | Illustration, Journey Work
Inheritance is what we receive from the spirits of our past.Imagination is how we envision those spirits shaping our future.The life we live is where all these spirits come together and become us.Legacy is what we pass forward to those who follow. Inheritance,...
