I have been on one lately! When I get in this space where it feels like my lips are brushing against mania I can feel the energy pulsing in my jaw. I oscillate between reminding myself to tether back to earth and ground myself back down into my body and wanting to see how far I can fly off into the ether. It is moments like this when I really feel myself as a channel for creative energy to surge through. It gives me a deep understanding for artists, it is such an addictive feeling but the intensity sends me reeling.
I am moving soon, in a week to be exact. I’m feeling all the complex human emotions that come with moments of transition: excitement, nervousness, doubt, hope, fear. It is for sure not a big transition, moving back to Montreal, a city that I feel comfortable and safe in. Though transitions of any kind always feel like a medium in themselves, a space to write a story, sparkling with the unknown. Every experience of transition feels to be a rehearsal for death. Rehearsing little unknowns, so that when the big one comes, hopefully, we can sink into it without fear.
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