Little robin, I see you sitting on the fence Allowing your wings to st ret ch Perhaps, a little tired Perhaps, a little energised Playing eye spy With the people who walk on by Little robin, Sitting still Listening to the will of the winds And the patter of the rain Hoping for a kiss of the sun's rays As it peaks out from behind the clouds To lighten your Winter days But, maybe, that's my own hope projected? Because somehow the little robin is protected By it's own warmth It's own embrace of Winter time Perhaps, this is why little Robins Are our signs For the people we've lost to time Because little robins are friends With falling leaves And ending cycles With frozen water Not flowing but still Robins know that the preparations for birth Exist inside of silence And that letting go Is what we first must do For new seeds to sprout Leaves to grow And flowers to bloom Don't hope for this time to be over soon Embrace what is here And maybe, sing a quiet tune Practice weaving your loom And starring out at the moon Spend time in the forest And let its vulnerability reflect to you What your heart knows to be true Isn't that, what a little Robin would do?
with love,
Emma
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p.p.s. a little monologue & a thank you
I started this Substack with the intention to create a space for my own uncomfortable and beautiful human experience and to showcase it in the messy, non-linear and creative ways it comes to me. I’m still experimenting and learning, but I’m definitely on for the ride. I’m committed to keep sharing my poetry, podcasts, meditations, monologues, thoughts, services and who knows what else. I’m committed to not worry so much about how it looks (even if I do get sometimes caught up in that lol), but to focus on my intention - creating spaces for others to feel fully seen & heard - and I think that begins and continues with the practice of allowing you to fully see and hear me.
I truly feel grateful that I started my
journey after the encouragement from one of my amazing friends Niamh, during one of our (always heart/mind/soul opening) conversations in Ibiza. Her space inspired me to try doing things a different way, to operate inside of a platform that created an environment where I felt seen and heard, where I felt I could show up more naturally, more in my wholeness than I had experienced when using other platforms.I’ll always call myself an entrepreneur and my work, a business, because of the amazing services and products that are (and will be) a huge part of what I do. But, what bringing Uncomfortably, Beautifully Human into the world, through Substack, has done for me, is created a place that I can call a community - a place I can live my values through my words, a place where you can get to know all sides of me and I, hopefully, can get to know you.
As I finish what will be my final email to you for 2024, I want to say thank you ALL for your support, energy, words, connections and comments throughout this year. It keeps me inspired, it encourages me to keep going and, most importantly, it reminds me to stay true to myself, my unique gifts & the way I bring all of that to this world.
For those who celebrate, have a lovely Christmas & a New Year where your dreams don’t just stay inside of your head, but enter out into the world instead. 💖
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