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Come As You Are
a meditation on the great surrender to life's grand plan
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Irene K
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February 2024

Against Preciousness
In Creativity and Life
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Irene K
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January 2024

Emerging from the shadows
the voyage of rising from the hidden terrains of myself.
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Irene K
Invisible Threads: Art, Reflection, and Transience
a contemplative exploration of the invisible threads that connect our inner world with the universe around us
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Irene K
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December 2023

Liminal Distances
My 2023 Journey Through the Shadows and Illuminations of Life
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Irene K
All The Light That I Want to See
despite the ethereal fog that surrounds my shores, I once again stand on the limits of my longing for light....
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Irene K
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November 2023

On Rituals
a reflection on finding self and others through tiny doorways of rituals.
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Irene K
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On Retreat
A contemplation of the transformative power of retreat to clarify the foggy bends of life.
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Irene K
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October 2023

On Simplicity
True simplicity is about depth, not deprivation. What remains may be modest, but it nourishes the soul.
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Irene K
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On Grief
Learning the art of fishing for light in times of sadness and grief with reflections and poems.
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Irene K
2

September 2023

becoming- a portrait of reflections
So, what is this pilgrimage of becoming, which sometimes feels like misty mildew floating across an autumnal morning?
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Irene K
2

August 2023

On Rejection and Resurrections
a wake for my old life
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Irene K
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