The Power of Giving Up

& a golden root meditation for finding ease

Greetings from the Mendocino coast ✨ I’m here for a month-long artist’s residency, and I cannot help but feel I have been divinely guided here. It is a gray, rainy day, and I am gazing at a calm, ocean view as I write this. I feel so magnetized to the land here, and even though I’m tired from the arduous, 10-hour trek from Los Angeles yesterday, I also feel energized by the gentle waves and colossal redwood trees. It is a peaceful, quiet, and gigantic vibrancy—a beautiful affirmation that my time as a city resident has long expired.

Last week, we recorded a Communion episode, and its magic is still simmering in me. The episode isn’t up yet, but we ruminated on how to take back our power in this chaotic American era. (Emphasis on American, as traveling abroad over the holidays reminded me that there are well-functioning societies where the majority of citizens are taken care of. This feels like a balm: the world isn’t ending—the American empire is.)

I shared how it feels like we’re in an abusive relationship with the American government—how the gaslighting, manipulation, and direct attacks on our safety & rights remind me of the abusive relationships I’ve been in before. And, how the biggest hook for my abusers was my fear of them; my genuine belief that they had power over me and could ruin my life.