new light
a diary zine by Safiya
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September 1,2015 I feel awakened,new vibrancy has found it’s way to my heart.Every now & then a burst of pure energy will find me & I have to act on it.The feeling is bright and it solidifies why I am here and how much I have to do! I am going to do great things with this new creative power // I am outside now,the clouds are so wispy and soft.The sun is setting with a soft yellow light,the air is cool and it smells like rosemary.I am ready for September.
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September 2,2015 I woke up at nine o’clock,feeling airy and energized.I went outside to the sunlight being filtered by green leaves,dew all over my toes,the delicate sky above my head.I’m going to wake up earlier from now on to experience more tender morning moments. // Later in the day,I doused myself in blue sky that was a lighter blue towards the horizon & the sky felt like my insides
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September 3,2015 I feel like a sunbeam.I feel so much love and tenderness & I know I am in tune to greatness and the tides of love wash over me & I feel so much light surging thru-out me! // 2 butterflies flew around me today,the sun shining on me and it’s warmth permeating my system.I am very blessed & happy & full with so much softness.
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September 4,2015 The clouds today were so big in the sky and stretched so far,pillowing like cotton against an electric blue sky.The sun setting in the trees with a yellow glow & cool breeze thru my hair.All of it felt so perfect & still & I will never forget how it felt to be in that moment .
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September 5,2015 I didn’t wake up feeling 100%,so i drank a cup of coffee & surged on. The feeling melted away eventually & I went outside to see the clouds and sun shining.I love my backyard and the trees that fill it.How the light slips thru the leaves and how all the things we’ve planted are thriving(banana trees getting taller,mango I grew from seed growing new leaves,plumeria getting bushier).The beauty I have around me is astonishing & I’m so grateful for all of it. // I hear thunder and dark gray clouds are coming thru the sky,so I’ll clean up the room. Today seems to be a day for cleaning.
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September 6,2015 My space is clean,my mind is clear,my energy is vibrant & I am ready to make & give & connect.I feel my creativity pushing new sprouts the surface and I’m holding all of this so close to my heart. I feel light in my system & I’m ready to share it.
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the softest clouds/i just stared and stared at the pink and blue.the sun shone in my face and the wind blew over me.i felt peaceful
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the sun and the way it slips thru clouds and illuminates them in the softest way is awe inducing to me. i am always marveled by the earth
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Safiya is a 16 year old artist.She loves making/ connecting/writing/feeling so she makes things like this.She catalogues more tender things at softnectar.tumblr.com.