Planetary Alignment of Venus and Mar

Today. On this Solstice.  Let us pause unto ourselves.  Even if we do not see the sun, we acknowledge the changing of seasons and the feel of the energy with reverence and respect and joy.  It is anew.  It is here.  We have waited and sat challenged again and again by the pressure of growth and rising and you. 

You are here. 

You have arrived. 

It may not look or feel like you thought it would.  In fact, I know it doesn’t.  But it feels right.  It feels true.  It feels authentically you. 

I think sometimes we expect the other shoe to drop, then it does  - again and again and again - and we stand corrected as if - yes, I can thrive even when all walls come crumbling down, and even when I don’t - as if magically we are supposed to always be positive and happy and joyful - and even when I don’t. 

When I don’t stand in my power. 

When I don’t believe in myself. 

When I don’t take the walk or drink the water. 

When I scream and yell and cry because that’s what my body craves.  It is still right.  It is still good. 

You are good. 

You are right. 

You are me and I am you. 

Look out into the world with this lens.  That we are all humans experiencing a lot.  But listen.  Listen to those that have mastered their fears and ask not how you can escape the pain that comes with fear, but ask how it feels once you reach the other side.  And once you feel it - you cannot unfeel it.  And as you strengthen the feeling within yourself, you strengthen your ability to face your fears.  

Even when faced with certain death. 

Pause for one minute and imagine that this is your last day on earth.  You were given a diagnosis and today is it.  Suddenly all of your hopes and dreams and goals and plans are immediately washed away.  Gone. This is your last sunset.  The last moment to hug your family and eat your final meal.  Your last breath.  

And suddenly you are back in your body now, and you are given a second chance. That chance is now. Take a breath here and look around.    Look around you with this perspective and what do you see?  

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I stand by the water and listen to the wind wash wave after wave after wave onto my bare feet as I ground deeper into the earth.  I dream of floating freely through the clouds then come back to my being steeped in gratitude for the warm sun on my shoulders.  Not knowing which way the tide will turn, I surrender to the depth of my being and trust that this too will flow in the direction needed to thrive.  

I honor the discipline my body needs to stand tall while accepting the flowing nature of my being who wants to spread freely onto the rocks, the grass, the trees until there is no separation between them and me.  I breathe in peace and breathe out what no longer serves me.  I dance under the stars and accept that I am one of them too.  By the light of the moon I ascend further into my power and allow all that evolves a place without judgment or pause. To the end of time, I crave light and peace and shine knowing it will shine back to me.  

Until one day you stand in front of a mirror and see the parts of yourself you did not want to see.  The shadow self is just waiting to show itself upon safe measure and passage through the bridge to the other.  Yet it is within me all along, so how can I sit and wait for this self to coax itself out when all that I have to do is pause, breathe, move and allow.  And I don’t mean take a walk, I mean really move your body.  Shake, dance, throw a fit, crawl on the floor, howl like a wolf and flap your wings like a bird.   When this part of myself is allowed to shine, allowed to breathe, I can accept.  I can grow.  I can expand to my fullest potential.  There is no limit to the possibility of my being when I accept all parts of myself.  Pouring myself back into the waters from where I came.  

We cannot wait for this place to come to us, we must travel far, away from our families and comfort and self and step onto the ledge of the cliff and breathe deeply the spirit which flows through this great earth and know - yes - know that we are born to be here now.  We are more than we can ever imagine.