My intention for August was all about integration—absorbing the lessons I've learned so far this year, uniting my inner self with my outer actions, finding a sense of wholeness.
But in the later part of the month, it became clear that I was accumulating a lot of fiery energy with all that self-work, and without a direction to channel it outward, it was getting to me. Feeling restless, impatient, angry, a little too "on." I'm reminded that there's no arrival point in life. Balance comes from constant motion. I've gotta let that energy flow through in writing, art, moving my body, all in daily practice. Gotta ground down, and then send it up, like these fire queen amaranthus, if I'm going to keep growing and integrating.

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