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 I come back to this powerful statement often. It is a constant validation I need as I step from day to day. We all have a story. Some have more traumatic stories than others. but they are all equally valuable. We must continue to recognize our story, see the truth of our story, and then move forward writing the ending, rather than allowing others to write it for you. You are the only one that has the final say in how you walk through it. How will you own your story today?
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 What is your relationship to your power?
We are constantly encouraged to embrace our power, own our power, and recognize our power. But in further thought, what is our relationship TO our power? How do we have a relationship with our power? Perhaps once we create this intimate relationship, it becomes easier to embrace, own and recognize. How do you see your power within today? How would you like for your power to show itself on your journey? Sit with these questions with sincerity and a self-love that is needed. When the answers come, the path forward will have the depth of understanding that you have been looking for all along.  AUTUMN
Autumn whispers the story of unbecoming into our flesh and across the land. It is an ancient tale. Showing us a way of being that can help the mind, the body, the soul. We always dream of becoming, and yet, I have learnt that becoming, needs lots of unbecoming, to grow well. Within you, you have the perfect conditions for things to take root, to grow, to rewild your life. But this fertile ground may be covered over with harsh stories, ways of being that lay heavy, language that tightens and makes small. Let yourself taste these ways, their acidic essence becoming so strong you cannot hold them in your flesh anymore. Let yourself digest their meanings, getting to know why they are within you. Letting yourself understand with love, care, forgiveness, and compassion, all that you are. For this will help you to release, help you to compost what no longer serves you. So, you can choose life, choose you, choose growing. For under these ways, is something more fertile, more alive, more open to life’s beauty. And it is here that your seeds of becoming can grow, now unhindered, now fed. Brigit Anna McNeill 
“Woundology” is a term coined by Caroline Myss to describe how people can become overly identified with their wounds. Why do you think we are more comfortable staying wounded? Why do we find more solace staying within our pain? We often understand our pain more than we identify with wellness. Life is challenging at any given moment, but we know how to sit in our pain. It can be easier than doing the demanding work to embrace healing. I wonder how we can step away from being defined by our wounds or stories of pain in a meaningful and sensitive manner that can allow us to honor our journey, but not be held back by it? What if today we named just ONE strength, then proceeded to honor it. Be with this process. Embrace gratitude and awareness around it. When the process feels easier and lighter, we then choose another attribute. We keep doing this until we find ourselves releasing our wounds and the story that we held on to. What if we stopped re-exposing ourselves to the trauma and embrace life fully for what it is in the present moment? Maybe it is time to honor, experience and breathe through our pain by living.  Today's Challenge: I want you to compliment FIVE people throughout your day. The FIRST Five you see. Yes, I understand this can be a challenge. EVERY DAY I pay a compliment to one person. I have been doing it for years. It can almost be self-serving for it brings me such joy to watch people's entire demeanor change in a matter of seconds. This is a reminder to lift people UP often. We are not here to live without love, without awareness, without compassion and without basic human skills. We need each other. Yes, the person you don't even know walking down the street. We NEED each other. So, get to it! The first five people and I would love to hear how it goes! Happy Complimenting! Oh, and I love your smile! |
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