When I first began sharing my art, I felt lots of doubt + fear.

And as I’ve been sharing more about my grief work, I’ve noticed similar feelings.

In both cases, I noticed myself thinking thoughts like:

- No one wants this (the weirdness of my art or the intensity of my grief work).

- People are going to get tired of hearing what I have to say about grief or seeing my art and leave.

- The energy + intensity I bring are too much + probably deeply annoying to everyone I know.

Until I remember that:

The biggest + truest + most magical parts of us are often the parts we assume no one wants.

Still, it's scary to show the world our deepest magic.

Because magic is, by definition, bigger than what the world typically sees or makes room for.

So there’s an inherent edge-pushing, world-expanding, soul-deepening quality to our magic.

And that’s not always easy to bring forward in a world where there are forces at work protecting the status quo.

But I promise you there are people yearning for your magic.

People who will come alive + be transformed by the particular quality of the magic you bring.

People who will find their way to their own magic by encountering yours.

And if you’re not sure where to begin, start by exploring the parts of you that you believe are “too much.”

That too-muchness is your deep magic.

Let it scare + shake you a little.

Let it be alive, excessive, and relentless.

Let it bless + dazzle the world (+ you) with its beauty, power, and ferocity.