From shadow to soulfood--from sorrow to something beautiful

Welcome

As you enter this space, take this as an oppurtunity to slow down and return to the divine presence that is you.

Take a deep breathe and focus on this short meditation:

“Here, in the quiet between breath and becoming, I return to myself — slowly, softly, fully. I acknowledge the Divine Power that lives and flows through me."

This space is an altar — a place where shadow softens, where poetry & word becomes nourishment, where voice rises again.

Take your time.

Move gently.

SoulFood’s Featured Reflections for the Month

Each month, I share a reflection that nourishes the soul —
sometimes my own, sometimes offered by a member of the community.

These reflections may be poems, affirmations, soul messages, or gentle words meant to spark healing and connection.

If something within you wishes to be shared, you’re welcome to submit your own writing for future consideration.
No pressure, no expectations — just honest expression through words.

Here, we honor reflections as offerings of the heart.

Share @ xosoulfoodxo@gmail.com

--Reflection of the month--

Life is designed for overconsumption. Some people fall into the trap of chasing the next thing--- whatever the thing is--- people, places or things--- only to get tired of it and give it away, maybe even after months of it sitting on a shelf. I'm sure most of us can relate to buying into something and quickly realizing we made a mistake. We impulsively commit to harmful external forces and processes, meanwhile our life force energy is being depleted. The undercurrent is a depravation of being overwhelmed in very real unmet needs.

Rather than find ways to create more meaning, more emotional deficit and self neglect is created. Rather than finding and doing joy, we supress it with "stuff", ignore our true desires and cover it with fears of the unknown. We isolate, we cry ourselves to sleep and hide in the margins of society. We choose not to create and develop our own communities, support systems and often our connections with ourselves. When we aren't doing that, we are again looking for something to give us purpose, meaning and value. When will the tides turn?

Reflection questions:

How have I let myself go and my community?
What are my unmet needs? Do I need help with these needs and what are the resources available to me, right now that I can use?
How do I spend my days? How do I want to spend my days

Breaking harmful cycles with ourselves isn't an intuitive process. Sometimes it takes knowledge, wisdom and a little dialing our energy back enough to be in the It is at the core deeply embedded in the soul, underneath the process of discovery. For some, what life was about can light and the regrets of the past taught us to meet ourselves at the soul level. The daily conscious choice to transcend applied correctly has the ability to tranform life as we know it.

B.E.L. Bloom

Soul

The breath within the body.
The light beneath the shadow.
The part of us that refuses to be broken.

Food

What nourishes.
What restores.
What helps us rise.

In a world designed to fracture the spirit, Soulfood becomes a form of resistance —
a revolutionary nourishment for those seeking healing, meaning, and liberation.

This space is a sanctuary for soul seekers —
a place to find reflection, receive insight,
and return to yourself with more softness than you arrived with.

The Soul’s Food is the best food —
the kind that feeds the spirit, not just the body.

And in honor of the Black American Ancestors,
this work carries forward the lineage of Soul Food —
born from Black American survival, Black American creativity,
Black American transformation, and Black American sacred wisdom.

Here, nourishment is not just eaten.
It is remembered.
It is reclaimed.
It is lived.

Curated with intention by. B.E.L Bloom

If something here resonates--you’re welcome to share a reflection,
a thought, a line, a soft noticing. Your presence is enough.

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