Artist: AUTUMN SKYE
“When we wake up to the surroundings, the lifestyles, the paths, the careers and the people we have known intimately or from a distance, the most trying time is the realisation that we have been living, supporting, loving, caring and protecting, and excusing the very elements that have been a part of the problem than the solution.
This deeper awakening, to the realisation that our old ways of life, our old life paths, patterns, the people and surroundings that we thought served a purpose, but actually do not, can be very deeply difficult to accept or acknowledge.
The times of prophecy have arrived and as we near the end of an old paradigm, the exceedingly destructive deceivers will try to hold on tighter to their old controlling factors, unaware that their times are now inevitable…..prophecies unfolding now…..”
“To acknowledge those that I no longer walk side by side with, is to give gratitude for the lessons I have learnt, discoveries I have made, and awakenings that have occurred to deeper levels, that have helped me to make wiser decisions for the greater good of life.”
Para Kas-Vetter
Artist: AUTUMN SKYE
“Dear self,
I apologize for the times
When I refused to listen to you
And instead listened to the sea of voices surrounding you
As though they knew what was best for you
Rather than you
I apologize for the times
When I refused to allow you to write your own story
Live your own life
Follow your own dreams
And listen to your own heart
And instead suppressed your voice
Silenced your hopes
Stunted your growth
And sabotaged your success
Out of fear, anxiety, insecurity
A lack of self-confidence
And self-doubt
I apologize for the times
When I put others on a pedestal
And elevated their opinions of you
Above your own
I apologize for the times
When others wounded you
Criticized you
Made fun of you
Left you feeling like you were ugly, worthless
Or a waste of space
And called you strange, different, weird or quirky
And a whole bunch of labels
Because they were incapable of seeing your worth
You didn’t fit into their boxes
Or they didn’t understand you
And instead of sticking up for you
I listened to them
Chose to be hurt by them
And internalized those messages
Allowing them to dictate and define who you were
Rather than allowing you to trust that you knew better
And to define yourself
I apologize for teaching you
To shrink yourself
To make others more comfortable
Make yourself small
To satisfy those around you
Attempt to appear less beautiful
To make others feel better about themselves
Appear be less intelligent
To make others feel less intimidated
And to be less loud
And take up less space in the world.
For believing that you were your body
And your outer shell was more important
Than your inner soul
And for believing that you had to prove yourself and your worth to others
In order to be deserving of a place in the world.
And I want you to know
I’m proud of you
I’m grateful for you
And I’m in awe of how far you’ve come
And who you are becoming.
Please forgive me for failing to recognize your worth
Please forgive me for believing that you weren’t enough
And that you were undeserving of love
And please know that from this moment on
I’m putting your needs first
I’m listening to your guidance
I’m allowing you to take up space and be your own unique person
I’m celebrating you fully even when others don’t
I’m embracing who you authentically are
I’m forgiving you for the times when you’ve failed and stumbled
I’m refusing to allow others to bring you down and make you feel less about yourself due to external factors beyond your control
And I’m choosing to love and accept you fully
Starting from today.”
Tahlia Hunter
