SOULSPEAK WITH JUNO CRISTI (An Interview by Michael P. Burke)

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Some time around 2010 I started writing. It started out with just very brief expressions in Twitter that later on turned into poetry, and from poetry I ventured into Essays and Short Stories. I wrote for a little more that a year and a lot based on experience. Around mid 2011 I woke up with this restless feeling this toxic feeling, it suffocated me, like I’ve built these invisible walls that kept me from growing – I was tired of writing about just myself. I wanted to expand my work.

I began seeking out other people to share their life experiences with me. I figured, I have the audience and so why not use this as a platform for others to shine too. Plus I’m tired of what I was seeing in TV and the papers… I’m tired of hearing questions that obviously only benefit one person or entity. I’d love to hear people talk about themselves in a deeper more personal level and not be ashamed of it. 

I haven’t seen a show or a news item that constantly asks to people the question “What is Love?” It’s funny, because as human beings we know the answers to questions such as “What is success?” or “What is failure?” or “Who is Abraham Lincoln?” “Who is Shakespeare?” “Who is Confucius?” but not really a lot of people can ask themselves “Who Am I?” ….”What am I most grateful for?”  So having thought of this I realized that we’re not here to find just the answers, we’re here to find the questions too. Questions that will lead us to discovering who we are and what we came here for because we all have a vision, a passion, a purpose and a mission. 

I could say that part of it too was because I’ve always been a traveler, and even if I don’t have the resources to roam the earth right now and connect with more people, I feel that with Soulspeak I am able to do the same, I travel in spirit. It’s true what they say, it’s not about your net worth, it’s about your network. 

To be honest , Soulspeak is more for me and my learning and discovery of the world…  than for anyone else, really. I’ve been so conditioned for the past 30 years of my life… I am hungry for the truth, for what’s real, for that inspiration. It just so happens that almost every reader of mine  is hungry for the same things. 

I’m happy that people have started embracing Soulspeak and somehow made it a part of their lives.  I want to dedicate my life feeding people with soulfood, and in turn I feed myself…  I intend to keep it this way as long as I have the strength and the capacity to do it.  We all have a voice and our own unique and special message to share. This whole time period has presented us with all the technology and all the means to do this– to create , to explore different channels more than we ever had and share the energy of love with one another.  This is the dream that moved me to create Soulspeak. Hopefully more people follow suit.  

It’s funny because I know I had it back when I was very young. I was a very shy young girl and I found that when I wanted to express something I could do it better through letters or notes. I would make terrible mistakes and instead of talking to my mom face to face I would leave her a note and that seemed to work fine. I also loved writing feedback to magazines and I found that they were published among a slew of readers. 

I always had it. Even in college I had it I was writing poetry and stuff – I just forgot abot it once I joined the corporte world – 11 years and only when I got into my silence did I find my deep connection with the gift that flows through me 

So yes. I always had it but I discovered its essence and meaning in my life in silence and solitude.

I’d interview Adolf Hitler. I’d ask him what is love. 

I’d interview the artist formerly known as Prince. I’d ask him what is love.

In the future, hmm… I’d probably interview my daughter when she turns 30 and ask her the same thing. What is love. 

I’d love to give her a home to live in. A garden, some animals to play with. Since I left my job n 2010 we’ve been sort of like nomads moving from one place to another living with people. I’d love to give a place she can call home. Anywhere she can feel safe and free to be whoever she wants to be…. 

Second is laughter. Anywhere, anyday, may the gift of laughter surround her. I hope she will always have a readon to laugh. I love it when I hear her laugh.

Third is happiness… It’s such a broad thing and  Im aware that I cant really give her something and expect that would bring her happiness. Only she can fnd that out. So in whatever she decides to do or wherever she decides to go…  I wish her only happiness. 

Love…it’s not just a word…its my world and when I say world, its a kind of indescribable in magnitude. The univeverse blooms eternal in my heart. Thats how love works through me, I guess. Love is accepting everything as a part of me. Love is unconditional. Love is Oneness. Love excludes no one. 

I love to cook..other than that, spending time w/ daughter… Kaya is my big passion.

Oh wow… it’s been incredible so far… back in 2010 I didn’t think I would come up with the inspiration to write a single poem , a year after that  I found myself writing hundreds of poems and posting them online. And this year, just a few months ago I was just envisioning a book and releasing it in the US and didn’t even know how on earth that will happen and here I am promoting that book to my audience… There’s a lot of pain and suffering that came along with that dream but it was all worth it. I realized that my recent illness was a gift. I feel healthier now, after having let go of so much toxins in my system. Having to deal with pains daily, I feel more…fearless. At some point this year I was already about to give up on that dream and something in me just kept going, and I’m glad I listened to that part of me that said GO… just GO don’t stop and seize the day. It’s a very challenging time, 2012. It’s been a crazy year, but a very powerful year of manifestation. So I really have to remind myself to stay positive… I can’t wait to see what’s next for me and for all of us.  

A lot. The silliest things make me laugh. Silly words and sounds. Silly faces. 

My daughter gives me chuckles…  she’s got this silly reggae dance that drives me wild. 

Abandonment. I’m constantly working on this one… 

The dawn, the morning dew, the quiet and still moment… the fact that the sun rises every morning for us. That’s my favorite thing.

The book is entitled “Drops of Petals”… I’ve been writing poetry since late 2010… I was carrying a lot of burdens and repressed emotions back then and found that poetry helped me release my fears and pains in a healthy way, and as I healed myself I learned that people who read my poems were healing from them too. So I kept doing it until I had written close to 300 poems… I picked the ones that spoke to my heart most and decided to put them in a book. I’m very proud of this book. It really means a lot to me and I know it means a lot to those who are following my posts.

The idea for the name came from that too. I see myself as a flower…  and I need to always remember that if I open my heart I bloom…and  even when a flower is broken that flower is still beautiful … Writing is my way of  reminding myself of this beautiful truth and all my poems, are drops of petals… from the same flower… from the same soul.  And everything I  thought of as pain were really just there to heal me, and the world at large.  I am a flower,  we are all flowers… we are LOVE and this love is a gift placed on our hands, to heal others and be healed by it.

I hope you can get a chance to read this book in its entirety. It is out now on Amazon USA, Amazon Europe (Paperback). The kindle edition is available too. 

When in doubt, choose love.

Listen to your heart and be guided by this wisdom. Don’t ever give up on life. Life is a miracle. Love is a gift. Learning is a reward.

Open your eyes and ears. Everything is a lesson. 

You are never too young or too old to dream.

Whatever happens, no matter what the odds are, give yourself a chance to live your dreams.

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