Wakenda's Wisdom

Why facing our inner fears is the most radical act of self-trust. The Moment of Illumination This morning in meditation, I felt a pang rise in my solar plexus—a sudden heat, followed by a story. It was a story about a perceived problem in my life, a future projection that stole me from this present moment. My mind wandered. So, I reached for my pen. As I wrote, resentment began to surface. I could feel it burn in my gut, a tightness forming like a knot. Beneath it was fear—fe

You may have been hearing a lot about shadow work lately and asking, “What is it?” You may see things that say “Are you doing your shadow...

There was a time when “getting through it” wasn’t a strategy; it was just how I lived. From one moment to the next, from one demand to...

By Wakenda Rose Roske There was a time when I went searching for my North Star. But instead of looking within, I kept chasing the stars...