“I had been struggling deeply….

"I had been struggling deeply, internally. In the garden she knelt in the grass with me, knowing nothing of it and said 'I had another dream I've been waiting to tell you. The ancient Earth Mother? Gaia? I met her as a cloud, and she told me you've been pouring out an enormous amount of compassion and it hasn't been returning to you. And that I needed to give you some.'". She handed me a bag of protein shakes and oreos, hugged me. Shaken, I nearly cried."

- Julia Enright

Pen, pencil on paper by Julia Enright 2025