I have been wracked with fear and anxiety, tying into the grief I have been feeling for weeks.
A few nights ago I found myself unable to disengage from the fear. I cried out to the Netjeru for help, and found myself at the feet of Ipet. Her domain was the sky, and I could see the stars above and below me.
She comforted me, held me as I cried. She soothed me, and beckoned me to look at the space around us.
"See how brightly the sky shines for us? Each star burns and burns, tearing itself apart to produce such bright light. Is this what you are doing to yourself? Why must you tear yourself apart to shine for others and give them light?
"Stars will not burn forever- eventually they stall and falter, out of fuel and life. Do not burn yourself out like this. You have so much around you, feed your ka. Nurture yourself. Find what fuels you and move forward towards it."
