UNCERTAINTY:

Life has been wild and uncertain through this past year for all of us with the pandemic, and especially these last several months for me personally. I have been navigating my own journey of loss + transition which has been excruciating and also heart-opening. We can all descend into victimhood and self-pity, or we can try something else…

THE MEDICINE:

The power of sorrow, suffering, and pain is real medicine. Through the tumult, the tribulation can alchemize into potent healing.

• My mind, heart and spirit have been blown wide open.

• My body is more grounded, free, and perceptive.

• My intuition is deepening.

• My energy is clearer + more receptive.

SEEDS OF RESILIENCE:

What has been keeping me afloat are the seeds of resilience I have been planting for many years now. These are the nurtured seedlings (i.e. practices) of:

• community

• nature

• gratitude

• reading

• walking + movement

• yoga / breath / meditation.

Remember: it’s never too late to begin to plant the seeds that support your own healing, resilience, and wellness.

WISDOM IN BOOKS:

The books I have been immersed in these last few months are like facets of one diamond, helping to excavate the shadows so that the light of consciousness may shine forth.

• The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts

• When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön

• The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck

• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

• Loving What Is by Byron Katie

• Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power by Carolyn Elliott

Maybe one or all of these might help you?

As Rumi says, “We are the mirror, as well as the face in it.”

LOVE + SURRENDER:

Hang in there. Life is a journey, not a destination - we forget this often. Surrender to what is. Nothing is a mistake. Plant your seeds. Polish your mirror. Seek the diamond. Ground in awareness. Day-by-day…

Every one of us has the capability to shine brightly.

Sending lots of love. 💖