How to get what you really want.

A celebration of human nature.

I write like a thunderstorm.

When I write, I access a depth of feeling that I didn’t know was or could be possible.

It just tumbles out of me.

When I write, I connect with— & feel— myself ever more deeply.

It gets to be easy.

I love with my whole heart.
I come home to who I am & who we are.

When I write, I am free.
When I write, I am me.

Home was always [in] you.

Photo by David Moum on Unsplash

This piece is an ode to human nature.

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

human nature in a nutshell: everyone wants to 1) get what they want 2) feel good about what they want 3) feel good while they get what they want most people focus on 1) and/or 3) and disregard 2) entirely OR view it as a secondary force this is a mistake

It’s also an ode to slowing down.

And it’s an ode to coming together.

Literally. Proverbially. And otherwise.

Disparate threads, webs, of words.
Heart, soul, fire, feeling.

MY GIFT IS HERE.
MY GIFT IS HERE.
YOU SEE ME.
I FEEL YOU.

NOTHING HURTS.

It’s an ode to falling in love.
It’s an ode to laughing at my—our— greatness & gracelessness at the same fucking time.

It’s an ode to embracing who we really are.

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

when you don't feel good about what you want, you are incongruent. this isn't just about actions speaking louder than words. this is about your actions & words being DROWNED OUT by the unconscious signals your body is sending.

What are you pretending to be available for that you aren’t available for?

BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.

You have nothing to lose & everything to gain.

• Lying to yourself only hurts you.

• Lying to yourself only betrays you.

You feeling good matters too.*
*most, but I digress

RACHEL CLIFTON (real power is embodied)⚡️ @rachelclif

when you tell the truth to YOURSELF, your whole body relaxes. it can trust you. you can trust it. when you take the pressure off, what happens? what do you have space for? what can you hear?