RH♥︎M

Re-Humanization HeART movement exhibit May 2025

I invite you to join the movement for another exhibit 2026

https://www.createwithlynda.com/post/the-rh-m

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A story... my story… our story and perhaps your story... Alone, together... and ultimately we are One 

I felt certain of everything in my life. 

I knew I was loved. 

I knew I was safe.  

This deep knowing created a life of fearlessness–

I believed I could do anything. 

and everything was possible... 

I had a wonderful family, a loving supportive partner, fabulous friends, and an amazing mom.  

Then it happened… 

and everything changed… 

the world turned on its axis.  

Viruses, masks, and lockdowns 

the new norm– 

The pressure to conform came from all sides.  

Should you see your mom or your partner– 

if you don't comply, if you don't try.  

The courage to stand tall I did not possess– 

I lost myself in the giant mess. 

The stroke that occurred will always be there– 

Reminding me forever of what I didn't dare. 

To stand tall knowing what is true– 

gave up myself for you. 

Do you remember the moment when everything changed in your life, I do…  

My vibrant beautiful mom died 3 months later. 

Choosing not to live in the new world built on fear.  

She asked me for help and I understood.  

The matriarch of our Clan, the one who held us all,

the guard at our gate was gone… 

and now the guardrails were off. 

I lost two brothers who are strangers still.. 

Our relationships stretched– 

some were torn, 

some beyond repair.  

 I lost two more brothers to cancer… we started as eleven and now we are seven. 

We don't talk about what happened. 

Everyone too cautious. 

Too afraid. 

The fear lingers still… 

New relationships are formed with a chosen few– 

those that can be trusted and those that are true.  

Bonds like forged steel, fired by our hearts– 

sealed with acceptance, gratitude, and love. 

The world has forgotten  

what happened .... 

the chasms within families, friendships demolished ,marriages crashed and careers were lost. 

The fabric of our lives torn apart by The Fear. 

Now we are back at work. 

We are with our families and friends…

If we are lucky the threads that were torn have been restitched 

or an entire new weave.. 

And you– 

When you reflect on who you were before that moment and who you are now– 

How do you feel? 

You may notice that in some ways you are stronger. 

You feel loved and safe in a new way… a different way 

The deep knowing has returned– 

More fragile and more vulnerable. 

yet held with a deeper awareness, and a gentler faith. 

Could this be our small win?