RECLAMATION - DIWALI INSIPIRED

"If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive." -Audre Lorde

"Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good." - P.C. Cast

“Be like the moon in someone’s sky and show her the way of life with your loving silvery lights during the darkness.” – Debasish Mridha MD

Many of us live and play small, don't rock the boat, and conform to a societal identity of how we "should" behave and be seen. Through patriarchy and colonization, we learned these mechanisms to survive. Not thrive. Yet, have you ever been out in nature and observed her ability to stand out, and not conform to "standards". The odd patch of lime green on an evergreen tree. The tree trunk that is bent and does grow straight. The flower that has a missing petal… they thrive and bring so much joy to the world.

"Reclamation: Diwali Inspired" tells stories of reclaiming our identity. I integrate themes from the Ramayana (Hanuman, Rama and Sita), shadow work (inner child work), and colours I observe in nature, to tell stories of how we might reclaim our identity and ways of being, so that we can thrive.