About

Hello there. I am Kissiah. Living and dying are daily aspects of my life, and have been since 2009 when I began my near-decade in hospice care, followed by palliative care. I have yet to find anything more meaningful than this path. It is complete with our deepest vulnerability, and houses our greatest pain. It does not fall short on me that I sit beside those caught in-between.

Solitude has been a constant companion since I was a child. I would write my way through the experiences of my life. It was how I became free. It remains my source of emptiness—emptying myself of what no longer supports the path. It is what has arrived me here at this place of spacious pause and reflection, and of the mystery found in the unknown. AWAKE(IN) is the manifestation of both my solitude and the nature of impermanence.

This is a space for you to settle. Here you will find reflections on life and death, contemplative poetry, an archive of the monthly newsletter, and a host of other offerings that serve to keep you close to yourself.

It is my hope that when you arrive here, you feel grounded, held, and gently opened to a different kind of spaciousness.

I invite you to join me here, in the pause.