I had been holding onto this one because I wasn’t quite ready to hear what you were about to share. Glad you split into parts, because I believe that this is about the truth and rawness we all try all our lives to build up the courage to look straight into, not with our eyes but our hearts. I loved your ending warrior meets artist, which I connected with immediately when I got the summarized notice of the article. What I didn’t expect is how you highlighted that you were called to this for reasons you could not identify fully or understand but you knew were real. I have a similar experience but with another activity and I get very close to meeting myself truthfully yet stop right at the precipice, so I loved how you eluded to that. It’s through this activity that I came to see this pattern and slowly taking small steps of courage towards bringing that to the surface. Thank you for writing this and very much looking forward to Part 2
Thank you Mona for your support and for connecting deeply. I have always believed that we feel before we know and our journey in this world is about developing intimacy with ourselves and intimacy starts with trust.
Love your writings. It is weird how I feel connected in a way to each of your writings. I tend to think It might be a generational thing: as much as our stories are different as much as the processes we are going through are similar. Keep telling your story.
I don't think it is a generational thing.. I think the more we have the intent to become authentic to who we are, then we are more readily able to connect with each other and find common threads between all our stories.
Thanks for sharing something personal. I appreciated the clarity and honesty in how you entered the darkness carrying uncertainty and resistance without trying to control it. The way you speak about surrender without defeat as an alchemy between surrender and strength (between the warrior and the artist) feels considered and grounded. I appreciate the openness in sharing and looking forward for the next part!
Thank you for continuing to follow the journey unfold through writing. It has been a really nice tool for me to unpack. I’m hoping to publish the next one before the new year :)
Thank for sharing the details of your journey “Into the Darkness” I remember when you made that journey but you had briefly shared about it on Instagram. What an experience! And to go into it while trying to unpack deep emotions and the pain of a break up makes it even more profound. I hope to read more about your experience when you got there🙏🏽
Thank you Suzie, you're most welcome. It was challenging but exactly what needed to unfold. I'm grateful for all of it. In Part 2 of this piece I will be delving deeper into what happened once the darkness experience began.
I had been holding onto this one because I wasn’t quite ready to hear what you were about to share. Glad you split into parts, because I believe that this is about the truth and rawness we all try all our lives to build up the courage to look straight into, not with our eyes but our hearts. I loved your ending warrior meets artist, which I connected with immediately when I got the summarized notice of the article. What I didn’t expect is how you highlighted that you were called to this for reasons you could not identify fully or understand but you knew were real. I have a similar experience but with another activity and I get very close to meeting myself truthfully yet stop right at the precipice, so I loved how you eluded to that. It’s through this activity that I came to see this pattern and slowly taking small steps of courage towards bringing that to the surface. Thank you for writing this and very much looking forward to Part 2
Thank you Mona for your support and for connecting deeply. I have always believed that we feel before we know and our journey in this world is about developing intimacy with ourselves and intimacy starts with trust.
I finally wrote Part 2 by the way :)
https://omarsamra.substack.com/p/into-the-dark-cd7
Love your writings. It is weird how I feel connected in a way to each of your writings. I tend to think It might be a generational thing: as much as our stories are different as much as the processes we are going through are similar. Keep telling your story.
I finally wrote Part 2
https://omarsamra.substack.com/p/into-the-dark-cd7
Thank you so so much Zeinab!
I don't think it is a generational thing.. I think the more we have the intent to become authentic to who we are, then we are more readily able to connect with each other and find common threads between all our stories.
Thanks for sharing something personal. I appreciated the clarity and honesty in how you entered the darkness carrying uncertainty and resistance without trying to control it. The way you speak about surrender without defeat as an alchemy between surrender and strength (between the warrior and the artist) feels considered and grounded. I appreciate the openness in sharing and looking forward for the next part!
I finally wrote part 2 :)
https://omarsamra.substack.com/p/into-the-dark-cd7
Thank you for continuing to follow the journey unfold through writing. It has been a really nice tool for me to unpack. I’m hoping to publish the next one before the new year :)
Beautifully painful piece ♥️
I finally wrote Part 2
https://omarsamra.substack.com/p/into-the-dark-cd7
You're so right 🙏🏼🤍
Thank for sharing the details of your journey “Into the Darkness” I remember when you made that journey but you had briefly shared about it on Instagram. What an experience! And to go into it while trying to unpack deep emotions and the pain of a break up makes it even more profound. I hope to read more about your experience when you got there🙏🏽
Thank you Suzie, you're most welcome. It was challenging but exactly what needed to unfold. I'm grateful for all of it. In Part 2 of this piece I will be delving deeper into what happened once the darkness experience began.
I will look forward to reading Part 2!
Very soon I hope!
Thank you for following on Suzie :)
I finally wrote Part 2
https://omarsamra.substack.com/p/into-the-dark-cd7
“It was time for the warrior to meet the artist in me. To understand how to overcome without aim, to surrender without defeat.” 👌🏼
I finally wrote Part 2
https://omarsamra.substack.com/p/into-the-dark-cd7
It was my favorite part of the piece too! :D
Surrender without defeat is the whole point and the real transformation. Congrats!
I finally wrote Part 2
https://omarsamra.substack.com/p/into-the-dark-cd7