Month: February 2020

A hand with black painted nails laid flat over a brightly painted mural.

Finding Joy in Your Flesh Prison

Published by Mary Gaulke on February 28, 2020

I spend a lot of time reminding myself that I’m in my body. I can’t afford to be unkind to myself. I enact affirmation, over and over. Yes, I value this body. Yes, I want to protect it.

Pietas, Part 2: Toil (feat. Luke Skywalker)

Luke Skywalker carrying Yoda on his back

Pietas, Part 2: Toil (feat. Luke Skywalker)

Published by Mary Gaulke on February 18, 2020

There’s a tension in him, an internal struggle both mythic (his lineage) and literal (his reluctance to leave home). Luke must constantly work to identify and choose the side of good.