Feeling all the feelings - ha! Here's my birthday poem.
Author: Hajer
Clerihew!
Who is Hajer? A #clerihew master More like a crazy writer For sure a good sleeper! *** Who is Hajer? Red, blue, white, amber Where did that come from Somewhere from the humdrum #alwaystryinghard Yo, Happy Clerihew Day. I just learned this today! Some kind of quirky poem For me a… Continue reading Clerihew!
I Am Not Exempt
“I’m not exempt.”I heard this from a Buddhist teacher. It’s his way of looking at suffering and misfortune and misery. I’ve talked about my love for the book of Ecclesiastes. I think this sentence nails down a why.I’ve talked about the book of Job and how that book always baffled me. I think this sentence… Continue reading I Am Not Exempt
Kintsugi
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. The process uses powdered gold, silver, etc. to fix + almost highlight the damage. It treats breakage & repair as part of the object’s history rather than hiding/camouflaging it. It’s a ballsy philosophy but goddamn it, I find it beautiful and honest. History… Continue reading Kintsugi
Mix-Mix
I grew up Catholic. I remember my grandmother and aunt taking us to church on Sunday mornings, between the early hours of 7-8 AM! The primary reason I didn’t whine too much was that pretty often, after mass meant going out to eat. In the most popular eatery in town, Luvis. We would often have… Continue reading Mix-Mix
What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
Dear Hajer, Allow life to break you open To crack you, shatter you, feel you Guard your heart and release it to the wilderness of earth Protect your soul and surrender to the seasons of the forest Allow life to break you open Accept the cracking, shattering, feeling This strange awkward unsettling music is for… Continue reading What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
Floating
How does it feel to float in gratitude? To allow your body to rise and fall in an ocean full of respect — for everything and everyone, regardless of the pleasure or pain it brings you? How does it feel to float in gratitude? Surrounded by endless waves that come and go… Continue reading Floating