What Rises with the Moon
A reflection on change, courage, and the inner shifts that shape the world we long for.
My memoir is at a turning point, shifting from the dry harshness of the desert to the wet movement of water. The winter waters are slow to rise. And so I ask for patience as I move into the next phase of Eclosion. What is rising, though, is the moon—a full supermoon that asks for change.
As a child I was terrified of change. On my birthdays, I would cry because I didn’t want to grow up and get old. Before moving to the West Coast, I remember driving my brother’s Corolla down 7th Street in Bismarck, afraid of the changes coming toward me like weather from the prairie horizon. Yet change is the only constant we have.
The world is crying out for change. Through every ecological catastrophe, through the unspeakable death of unjust wars, through droughts and hurricanes, wildfire, and children with climate anxiety. In the face of so much tragedy and pain, how do we respond? How are we supposed to show up and be part of the transformation the world needs?
We do it by showing up for our own personal transformations.
We do it by allowing ourselves to become undone and remade.
We do it gently with whispers and powerfully at the top of our lungs.
We do it by saying yes—by answering when the Universe knocks on our door.
We cannot help create a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive unless we are willing to do the hard work of tending our own growth. This will look different for every single human on this planet. For some, it means creating space to write, to paint, to dance. For others it means setting down alcohol, or drugs, or video games. For others still, it means creating boundaries with family, with work, with anything that keeps you from feeling what needs to move through you.
For some it looks like showing up at protests and organizing actions with a community of people. For others it looks like talking with family and friends about your beliefs —and listening to theirs. Whatever it looks like for you, if you want to change this world, you must be willing to accept change and change yourself.
The supermoon is today. And the moon asks:
What changes are you willing to make to step into your own power?