McCall Erickson

Weaving words at the edge of the known...
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[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

I now have two books in the world!

-The Second Half of the Mountain exploring initiation to the true self through the lens of alchemy

-Down from the Mountain exploring integration of the true self

Link in profile or wherever books are sold. #WorldBookDay

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

How often I’ve tried to make a Thing of things. Easy to do in this world of spectacle and illusion.

But each day, it comes down to this:

I’m either quietly devoting myself to what I love, or I’m not.

Everything else belongs to the wind.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

@JoannaDeVoe Truly 🤍

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

Some things don’t resolve; they snowball into new mysteries.

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@sullivansully_o 😂😆💗 (yikes)

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

Being my genuine self guarantees not fitting in. Fair enough.

But the real challenge:

Authenticity poses me for deep belonging, wherein love demolishes every bit of identity I’ve built around being misunderstood.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

Healing is the realization there are things I cannot fix that I must soften and stretch my heart to hold.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

Deep feeling and nuanced thinking requires keen discerning. Otherwise, I’m a ship lost at sea.

May I know anchors within my explorations, ease within my deep dives, and gentle winds that catch my wings, turning the fall to fly.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

Please help me say what I cannot say.

—prayer for writing

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

@silentsabbath Mmm yes. Thank you for this reflection. I really appreciate it.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

As a recovering Meddler and Empath Without Boundaries, I worry sometimes that minding my business looks like I don’t care.

But it’s the opposite.

I care so much—enough to set down the weight of the world and humbly do my job.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

@mystdancer28 I really like and appreciate how you say things.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

I’ve been trying to “get a grip” on what it means to be me in this life for my whole life.

Turns out there’s no gripping the inexplicable. There’s only living it.

Life is one big free fall through the mystery.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

@ElevatedBliss All of them! 😍

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

When I write,
I want the words
to be truer than I am.
I want them to
question me,
crack my facade,
cut through the fog,
pull me out of myself,
and tousle me with light.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

@sullivansully_o It is a travesty to be hijacked away from the soft center. How much effort it took me to return! I do wonder what it would be like if it wasn’t like this. A whole different culture. 😔💕🕊️

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

Some days
there is nothing
in the world
that can make me
feel better.
But the sea
helps me
feel how I feel.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

@sullivansully_o Absolutely, Clare. I’m honored and delighted that my words can mingle with your work! It’s a lovely reinforcement for me.

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

@Noura_Alshbaily Oh, yes. I am definitely at odds with it. And so goes my soul…

[McCall Erickson @McCallErickson]

In a culture obsessed with conquering, I don’t want to be untouchable or unstoppable. I want to be opened, softened, yielding to life.