One and All, and Only Love

Your spirit has travelled from a place way back, from times where honour was an instinctive thing, where help was not asked for, but was naturally given.

A warrior sees giving as an unfolding, not a losing or a lessening, not a breaking or a broken, nor an outcome or a blessing, not a growth or a happiness. Simply as an unfolding, an opportunity to step outside of themselves and witness the opening of being able to give and remain the same. The plants that needed to be watered, the children that needed to play and the people that needed to be loved, the humans that needed to have art. An art that was in the shape of the truth you had inside.

We can erase the process, share a story oblivious to the harder times and show a result like it popped out of thin air. But... that’s not real. We are all in a process, we are all struggling in one way or another, we are all learning, growing, experiencing every single day. Let’s harness how trying is an achievement in itself.

A warrior allows themselves to soak up simple pleasures - to be surrounded by the people they love, to hug and to laugh, to enjoy tasty food and move their body freely to music; dancing from a place of joy. I want to know others are in good place - with themselves, with their friends, family and relationship towards the earth.

To be a warrior is to embrace all that is you. Strive towards what sets your soul on fire. Immerse yourself in what you love. Engulf your loved ones with affection and gratitude. Sink your body and your mind into self love and leave it there, forever. While you’re there encourage others in, support them, help them, congratulate them, guide them - at the same time as receiving guidance.

It’s fragile to me for others to know that you needn’t lock yourself out of all the things you love. You can love so many things at once, and they can compliment, inspire and restore energy into others.

A warrior is someone who leads from the heart, chooses not to limit themself. We are higher charged when we are diversified. My desire is to chase my dream accompanied by all the loves that have got me here, not to restrict, rein in or control my creativity. To express in every way that I want, even if there’s a shift in direction of that dream. You can love all your loves at once.

Every feeling has a sundown.

But artists dismantle it never fully set, so that it can be used again tomorrow.

With Warrior Talk Founder Margherita Barbieri
Photos and video by Imogen Mansfield
In collaboration with Anciela