Truth wins

musings from the desert

I pass by the same sign on annual trips to Joshua Tree, California and, every time, forget to take a picture of it.

Yesterday, I passed it again but, this time, turned around and got the picture. 

Truth wins.

There is something about the wide open space of 100 degree desert where there is no place to hide that allows my truth to take up more space.

Here, while I can hear the voice that says “you shouldn’t take unnecessary extra days away from your family”..

My truth speaks louder through a song on the car stereo out of nowhere  “Oh I love you most of all” …reminding me (and my mom guilt) that I must take space, that I must love myself the most so I can love the people I love the most. 

Here, while another voice whispers, “spend hours preparing and planning for your retreat,” truth replies “hitch yourself to presence and it will take you and all where we need to go.”

Here, while I can hear “don’t talk about insecurities, sadness, sex, race, money, channeling ancestors and working with sacred mushrooms in public,” truth shouts “authenticity is one of the most powerful forces in the universe!”

Here, while I hear “take another course to birth the next dimension of your work, “ truth replies “there is no course for where you’re going. Your life is the only curriculum you need. Trust it.”

The truth of who you are, what you love, what you’re here to do and just how human, weird and wild you are will always win.

So wherever you’re going next, save yourself the trouble of another detour.

Turn your car around, get the picture and start the journey with truth. 

#truthwins

P.S. Speaking of sacred mushrooms, this week on the Untethered Voice podcast I’m talking about my explorations with psilocybin with a guide and you can listen in here.

And speaking of channeling ancestors you can listen to my conversation with the amazing Phoenix Song about this and finding the music in you here.

Love from the desert, Cara