by Nate Long | Aug 29, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Whale Wisdom : On a Western watery horizon and just below my left shoulder bladeA largeness breaches the surface with a splash of “in-your-face” truth. I drift next to this wall of flesh that has risen next to me, and looking downThe water is so clear I...
by Nate Long | Aug 22, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Two Foxes : Two Foxes slip between the shadows, planning their next adventure while most sleep. They watch carefully and anticipate, then laugh at some inside joke. Difficult to follow, to find and to befriend, Fox will come to those in need, and bring with them the...
by Nate Long | Aug 14, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Dragonfly Gratitude : Dragonfly sees a deeper meaning A unique eye upon the pond-waters below Where miracles are commonplace And a gift is received Of wisdom to see what others cannot. Embracing gratitude at being able to witness The joy of someone who, in this very...
by Nate Long | Aug 2, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Ill Ease : We have made it instinctual to overlook and ignore the subtler messages of ill ease. Until eventually a stabbing deep inside will come to inform … No … to shout … That something needs to be balanced. What are you ill-at-ease about? This is my...
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...
