Greetings lovers and friends!
We’re still in January and so much has happened already! Most, if not all of us, knew this was coming. It’s the destruction that must happen as a part of the world’s transformative change (Pluto in Aquarius). It is not pretty, nor easy, but it is necessary.
The destruction and dismantling that was so desperately needed may or may not look the way we had hoped, but the end result will be the same. The question is, what side of the transformation are you willing to fight for, and how are you willing to do that?
We all have our different ways of fighting for our humanity and right to exist; and to experience the joys and pleasures of life. Often, we do this without even realizing it. We fight for ourselves. We fight for others. We protect others. We support others. There is no one way to resist and rebel, just like there is not just one way to exist in the world.
There are infinite possibilities!
One of the many ways that I’ve been resisting is by making sure you know that your body belongs to you and no one else. That you are a sovereign being who is allowed to seek and ask for your deepest desires and fantasies, and embrace your inner child and play. Reminding you that your ancestral lineage is powerful, and that your pleasure, magic, medicine, intuition, and connection to your body’s senses are your birthright.
I keep reminding myself of this as well. I keep thinking that we always have choice, even when the choices are limited, scary or hard. No matter how hard people try to criminalize your body, you belong here and there are still so many people out here loving you and supporting your freedom and right to live!
Whether you are living above ground or underground at this pivotal point in our-story, find and center love and your pleasure. Pleasure is a radical act of resistance and self-love!
Another way that I am rebelling, is that I am purposefully and consciously turning my love inward and feeding it back to myself. It took me a while to find the love I had for me. It was always there, but it was turned outward for so many to receive and I sacrificed myself too often. Now that my love for me has grown deeper, my love for others is also richer. It is so nourishing, nurturing and brings with it a certain joy and brightness, and a new level of self-intimacy.
Living in my happy, fat, black, queer, non-binary femme body is an act of resistance and rebellion. And this body dares to experience and facilitate love, sensuality, and pleasure.