23. LIVING LIBRARY

OPULENCE. UNFOLDING FROM WITHIN.

All that I seek is waiting within me. My perspective is real and valid. Each facet of who I am makes me whole.

The Ocean is brimming with intricate patterns of life that flow together in an endless dance of creation. Within this order of beautiful chaos, each micro and macro organism has its own purpose and function. A delicate balance holds everything in place, making the sea one of the most extensive living libraries of our planet. Vibrant hues graduate into dark open waters, where the void houses great mysteries and songs from the deep. Shadow, light, beauty and destruction - from the smallest of creatures, to the largest emissaries and apex swimmers of the sea - life weaves together into a beautiful song. All is one, and one is all.

Life will inevitably flow through you with contrasting thoughts and experiences - but what you choose to catch, release, and ultimately believe will always be up to you. Your mind is the place where you can decide what to hold onto, and what is authentic and true to your heart. Here, the shadows can open windows to let new light shine in.

If you could view all of the moments that have led you here now, you would behold a path forged in many choices, scattered across oceans of time. You would see how you are not the same person you once were, and how certain turning points may have cost you your comfort. What may have been felt as failures or pivots would become your foundation of infallible composure - because the extremes you have moved through have formed many initiations. You have learned, you have grown, and your inner library is brimming with the many wisdom points you have plotted along your path. When you need direction, you need only access this place.

Turn to the pages of your soul books, and look to your previous lessons to help guide you forward. Every chapter has its own beautiful function and purpose; collectively, they reflect the most brilliant magnum opus of all - you.

How have the extremes I've moved through taught me to live?

CHOOSING THOUGHTS • LEARNING FROM EXTREMES