Crazy and Messy, but Loving: Chronicles of a Life

"Why should I seek? I am the same as he. His essence speaks through me. I have been looking for myself!" — Rumi

The mirrors around us reflect more than we are ready to see. Crazy and Messy, but Loving takes Rumi's provocation seriously — that what we search for has been inside us all along, and the real work is learning to look without flinching.

This short piece, the latest continuation of the Chronicles of a Life series, is about the mirror as teacher. Through poetry and prose, Tex Wambui explores the importance of valuing the person staring back at you — not the polished version, but the real one. Crazy. Messy. And worth loving anyway.