Lotus Moonchild

I hit a war every time my mind wanders high into dark subconscious. I can reach levels higher than were intended for my vessel, my accomplice. I stand fighting with swords in each hand slashing into the catastrophe that is my hyper-awareness / please don’t let me become a casualty so casually.

I SCREAM, tears pouring from my eyes, my beautiful opal with her triangle smile stares up at me. Still I can’t feel a connection to this space that I am orbiting, I wish they would let me leave.

Every night for the last year or so I have needed to be distracted to fall asleep, watching or reading something until I could do so no more and my body and mind shut down. It had unknowingly become a nightly pattern.

Last night I tried out nature sounds instead, the sound of rain to be exact. My mind, without having much of a distraction, was forced to process all my concerns, insecurities, worries and stress that I wouldn't usually consciously process in day to day life. It was intense and didn't feel overly familiar.

After releasing all of this energy and drifting to sleep (for a good 12 hours), I realized how badly I have been treating my mind/body/soul by not allowing it to de-brief with itself every night, I wonder how much unnecessary turmoil I have put myself through by simply not allowing myself the time to think.. by allowing my emotions to build up and stay somewhat stagnant in my being.

As a good and necessary deed to myself I will spend this week listening to a variety of nature sounds.

Tonight I am going to listen to the rainforest and see where it takes me.. 

From the age of 13 I have been Vegetarian by personal choice. I am now 23 and have made the decision to become Vegan.

Converting has been one of the most beneficial and positive changes I have made in my life. With fear of sounding like a preacher my thoughts are as follows:

If you don't make the switch to Vegetarian or Vegan it's important to know what your consuming and how that life was treated. Some questions to ask: The cows that produce the milk you may drink... how are they treated? Or the calfs taken away from the frequently impregnated dairy cows, how are they treated..? - (Your dog is probably eating them out of a can for dinner). It's scientifically proven that pigs are more intelligent than dogs in a lot of areas.. but how are THEY treated on farms? The animal farming industry gets away with a lot of abuse, each person that stops buying their products or contacts them regarding animal rights is making a difference. I encourage everybody who is interested in the rights of animals to do some research. Knowledge is power, knowledge is the way forward.

I encourage and support everybody's right to freedom of choice and do not judge anyone for consuming animal products. We all deserve equal rights on this earth and you have the choice to decide if animals are included in that equation or not.

**all the photos posted are Australian animal rights violations from small and large farms across the country.