I wander to come home to myself; to feel myself, raw, whole. To see the resilience of my roots mirrored in burnt out hollows of ancient redwoods reaching up to seek the light. To hear the echoes of generations of joy and tears touch the shore as the tide comes in. To feel the stillness…
Author: Del Phoenix
The gift of being human is a journey, and the written word is my compass. Navigating the heart takes courage, humility, and faith, and sometimes has a bittersweet ending. Learning to truly enjoy the sweetness and accept the bitter is a process, enabled by the gift of consciousness that will ultimately bring us home to Spirit. I share my journey, for it means nothing to me without writing it down so I can begin to fully appreciate it. I am often a fool, and never perfect, so I tell on myself because my mistakes often become my greatest triumphs. I often end my posts with a simple phrase... Stay Blessed. My life has taught me that no matter how little I thought I had at any given moment, I always had exactly what I needed, even if I didn't recognize it at the moment. Knowing this, I have been blessed more than I realize, and I ask you to recognize in your own life, and to be grateful for each little miracle that is brought your way... Gratitude is the quickest road that brings us back to our quintessential Spirit. Stay Blessed...
Both/And
I have been sitting with a lot of both/and over yesterday’s shooting in Nashville. There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for murdering innocent children, period. We don’t know what their motives were. What we have is speculation that connects the possibility of rage over their experience of transphobia to their upbringing in the school they targeted,…
Word for the New Year
I’m getting a bit of a late start this year on my new year traditions. And I’m ok with it. My word for the year last year was gentle. This year, it is a phrase… gentle pacing. As in listening to my needs above all and allowing myself the time I need to fully process…
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2022 Speech
At the heart of Queerness is Transness, and at the heart of Transness lie the deepest levels of authenticity. Transness is so much more than the differences in who we love, how we present ourselves to the world, the roles that we play, or the bodies in which we live. Transness is about finding ways…
Confluence
Confluence is a mixed media painting on canvas. Prints, throw pillows, and mousepads with the print are available. Confluence depicts a dark forest representing life struggles, with several strands of light representing experiences that lay the foundations of wisdom. These strands of light flow into a vortex before taking an ambiguous shape which then flows…
Rumination
Rumination is a mixed media painting on canvas. Prints are available. Rumination is a form of reflection, often negative, in which one replays experiences through various narratives. Rumination is usually based in anxiety and reminds us that we are living in the past and need to bring our attention back to the present moment. The…
All Bodies are Beautiful Series
All Bodies are Beautiful is a series of oil paintings depicting and celebrating bodies that are marginalized in our society, including Transgender, Disabled, Black and Brown, Gender non-conforming Cis Men, Gender non-conforming Cis Women, Non-Binary, Fat and Aging bodies. Transgender and Non-Binary bodies utilize the colors of the Trans and NB flags.Prints available.
New Art: Deep Roots
Beltane is the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, when we begin to see the first indications of Spring, with bulbs sprouting and new litters of many species of animals being born. In keeping with the theme of personal growth, the painting Sprout represents the new growth that stems from the seeds of…
New Art: Sprout
Beltane is the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. It is the time that we begin to see the first indications of Spring, with bulbs sprouting and new litters of many species of animals being born. In keeping with the theme of personal growth, the painting Sprout represents the new growth that stems…
It’s Okay
A poem that I wrote for a writers group in 2018 under my deadname. Posting it now because this has been a year of loss, and I am still facing two anticipatory losses. I am so grateful for perfect timing when it comes to messages from past self to future self like this. Sometimes there…
Soul-cialist Tendencies 