by Nate Long | Jul 25, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Find Your Seat : Sit beneath the teachers,Judges, Elders,Angels and demons Sit beneath the gurus,Martyrs, sermons,Good books and mantras Sit beneath the insecurities,Expectations, fabrications,Fears and dreams Sit beneath the self-acceptance,The shouting...
by Nate Long | Jul 19, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Wall is Never Just a Wall : Huddled below Protected and nurtured? Or cowering in fear of judgment? Looming over the head The wall is never just a wall It is what the child inside defines it as. We each have a wall looming over us And we each stand as part of the...
by Nate Long | Jul 11, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Middle : Sometimes it is in the middle of the journey where we realize why we left home. Sometimes it is in the middle of a prayer where we discover what we are praying for. Sometimes it is in the middle of our life where we finally know why we were born. And...
by Nate Long | Jun 29, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Disassembling the Wall : For some, what lies on the other side of the wall is yet another wall. Sometimes our walls are built by others … or at least we say they are. Most times we have built the walls ourselves without even knowing it. Step one: recognize and own the...
by Nate Long | Jun 26, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Whirlwind of Happy (A Love Poem) : Seemingly suddenly, someone has stepped into the heart-space I’ve been carefully and intentionally creating. Maybe I only recognize my vulnerable empty spot because it finally is filled with such love. This also makes me even...
by Nate Long | Jun 7, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
We Are All Birds in the Tree : She stands high and beckons for us to land Sacred grounds Connecting us deep in the soil Opening the sky for our wings Where a feather’s tickle tells all Upon a breeze where whistling Comes from the beak of babes Some of us are...
