Dear Reader,
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. ~ Maya Angelou
There are some works that simply take over. When I first sat down to write The Stellar Trilogy, Book 1: Among Us, I had roughly zero idea it would have the kind of impact in people’s lives that it has. I hoped that it would. My main mission is to be a beneficial presence on this planet. I want to inspire people to be as conscious, creative, kind, generous, thoughtful, individual and wonderful as they are rich. I’m here to encourage people to activate their inner superhero. Which is funny to say out loud when I can still vividly remember being petrified of my first book when I finished it. I tell the whole sordid ordeal in the Dear Reader section of Book 1. I was PETRIFIED that people would think that I was crazy for daring to write something that questions everything– and in my own unique way. But that’s what we are here for right? To tell the world what we think in a way only we can? It sounds good. But for so many of us, being different, being “other” is painful enough. We have no real interest in being vocal about it too.
This is the theme that Kai faces since this series beginning. I’m positive that it will continue until the series ends and whichever spinoff series happen. This idea of being “other”, of being considered the fringe or grey matter is powerful, but only if we are willing to harness the power of our unique, individual gifts. Right now, the concept of being “other” is scary because too many of WE of the “other” variety have been silent. We’ve wanted so desperately to fit in. We’ve been so scared to be ridiculed or bullied or treated as less than. We’ve been afraid of our own skin, hair, ideas, thoughts, dreams, missions, passions and purposes. We’ve stood on the sidelines and watched the “mainstream” dictate what our power looks like. We’ve devalued ourselves because somebody at some time told us that we don’t matter. Somebody said that it’s impossible to do what we’re here for because (name your reason here). The thing is, there is nobody that can and will ever do what we can and came to this planet to do. We’re here for a reason. We live to fulfill a mission, just like Kai. One of the main themes that Kai tackles in this book is coming to grips with her “why”. She figured out her “what” in Book 1. She’s here to balance The Entwine (in one lifetime) and return her father to their people, yes? But why is she here? Why does any of what she’s here to do make even a teeny bit of a difference to anybody at all? A funny thing happens when you ask the right questions. The most interesting thing that happens is you figure out the answer to every single question you can possible ask is L.O.V.E. Kai learns this in every way she is designed to… as a jump off point.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention here that the response to Book 1 has been no less than overwhelming. I’ve been humbled by how this story has resonated with so many lives. This work has proven itself to be a sort of Soul-Fi Superhero manual. What we discover about ourselves in Book 2 is that we are ALL superheroes. Oh yes, even you. My heart is full by all the people of all walks of life, colors, creeds, ethnicities and ideas who have found something powerful in this story that speaks to them in ways that causes them to share. When I think of how snippets of my work have been quoted and how the ideas therein have been celebrated, truly, it’s like WOW. It’s more than I could have even imagined. To touch a life, to change a mind, to engage a conversation that shifts a worldview. Even if it’s one. This is what we are here for. To put our truth out there, even if it’s scary. Our ideas, dreams and hopes are valid. And when we are brave enough to live our truth, we in turn encourage the ideas, dreams and hope of others.
This idea was solidified for me as I watched Lupita Nyong’o claim her Oscar for the role of Patsy in the movie 12 Years a Slave. As most of us did, I watched with equal parts awe and tears. She said, “When I look down at this little statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.” And yes, they are. We are each here to serve a divine purpose. We are here to live out loud. We are here to make sure that the world knows that our feet and Earth’s soil have met and had a love affair. As Kai learns, each of us chose to be here. We may not always like the path we’ve chosen. We
may get frightened and wonder how to get through, particularly when our path becomes shrouded in darkness. We also learn to be brave. To stand up and face the dark with as much boldness as we would in the light. For when we do, we become the beacon that guides our path to our greatest, best destiny. We learn to do this, because what we’re here for is all there is. We also learn that if the world we want doesn’t yet exist, we are here to create it. We are here to be the world we want to live in. It has always been so, and so it is. Bashodiin.
Osho Lovianhal Friends,
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April 10, 2014
Aphroditia, TuStai
