Weronica
Ivy
"What's one part of you that's coming out of hiding?
There was a time when I used to share a lot on social media. It started in 2012, and back then it was a way to connect, to heal, and to grow. I did it through poetry, sharing my thoughts, cyber conversations, art, and photos. I often invited people in to meet me very intimately. In a way I don't feel as comfortable doing these days.
A few years ago, I slowly started shifting. I became more reclusive, with a pull to heal, grow, and process on my own.
As with life, everything has its season, and lately l've started feeling drawn to open up a window again. To air out and share more intentionally, creatively, through words and work.
It feels exciting to feel that vibration within me, ready to come out of hiding.
I sense a shift: moving away from the discomfort of being seen, towards openness - being seen in a light that reflects who I am today. I think my "hiding" has had a lot to do with the abnormal ways we share and are invited into each other's lives daily, in multiple formats. What once felt fun and lighthearted in 2012 eventually became overwhelming and serious. This time, I'm finding a new way to share my layers
— in a way that feels more balanced for me."
-Weronica
"Water holds so many of my memories; so much of my becoming and unbecoming has been held and deeply nurtured by the waters. When I reflect on when I feel the most magnetic and free, l'm carried back to a visual of me floating and jumping in a beautiful blue lake in Sweden for the first time with my partner. I'm teleported back to my childhood trips to San Pedro with my mother, walking along a long stretch of rocks with a red pale in my hand, a curious mind and a courageous heart. I'm teleported to all the summers l've spent roller-skating on the boardwalk; quite literally using movement and water to heal through grief and depression.
I feel the most magnetic when I'm near water, when I'm walking in my purpose, when I'm creating spaces for community, when I'm in my body more than my mind, when I'm dancing and twerking, when l'm in love, when I'm grieving, when l'm talking to my ancestors, when I relax my shoulder and breathe deeply.
I feel free and magnetic."
-Ivy
