Today I wish I could retreat into the red tent as our ancient mothers did. There I would honor the cycles of my body. There I would celebrate my womanhood and its gifts. There I would connect with my sisters and with my Mother, the Earth.

During this sacred time, the time of the blood, my body’s desire to rest is real, tangible. And yet I feel the weight of my modern world ~ my obligations, my worries, my deadlines ~ pulling me back. I feel a sense of guilt wash over me as I look for all the ways to avoid them all.

My body is caught in the middle of the desires of my spirit and my mind. So I look for ways to satisfy them both. It’s not an easy balance. As a compromise I promise to honor both by working on things that I enjoy ~ projects that inspire me, workshops that excite me, articles that intrigue me. And I’m profoundly grateful that I do what I love.

So this afternoon I’ll put the finishing touches on Thursday’s Animal Spirit Guide class at at one of my favorite new places (not surprisingly) The Red Tent. And then maybe a long, hot bath before looking over the schedule for my Divination Class at Jamar’s this Saturday. I might even do an outline for my next Natural Awakenings article if I feel like it.

But I will NOT balance my checkbook or try to update my website. I will NOT vacuum the carpet or clean out the closet. I will NOT tweak my marketing calendar of redo my newsletter template. Those are all left for tomorrow.

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Life is cyclical. It curves and bends and folds back on itself in the most interesting patterns…

Lately, I’ve found myself revisiting some old issues dealing with the themes of balance, boundaries and empowerment. Just last year I started Wake Up Goddess so that my life would be more balanced, so that I could have healthier boundaries around work and so that I could feel empowered in what I do.

But to tell you the truth, I’ve spent the last month in a bit of a tailspin. I’ve been overbooked, overburdened and bogged down in the minutiae. Ironically, these are exactly the spiritual issues that I was teaching about in my 3-week Spirit Guided teleseminar series “Reclaiming Your Life: Body, Mind & Spirit” which ended last night.

The beauty of the spiritual process and my own spiritual path is that by hosting these virtual workshops, I was given exactly what I need to receive in the exact moment I needed it ~ simply by sharing it with others. 

As I was pulling all of the spiritual tools and techniques together for my virtual workshops, I was reminded to keep using them in my own life. And then I was reminded how incredibly damn effective they are!

The results for me and my clients over this past 3-weeks have been amazing. Personally, working with my Guides in such a focused manner has helped me reconnect with my own purpose as a teacher.

The process has also helped me let go of my issues around control and spiritual “micro-management.” And because I was willing to play along, my Guides orchestrated some synchronistic events to hook me up with my very first virtual assistant (who I officially hired today!) so that I can get out of “overload” and start focusing on the BIG stuff!

So next month I’ll be rolling out some really cool, spirit-centered products, program and services that absolutely makes my soul sing (and hopefully yours too). And I’m more excited about my future, the futures of my clients and the future of my business than ever before.

Trust me, I’m living proof that when you honor your spirit the benefits will carry over into every other area of your life! Enjoy the journey (including the curves)!
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As the face of the moon grows smaller and smaller in the night sky, we're reminded of how interesting the shadows can be.

Within those shadows are the deepest parts of ourselves. The parts we sometimes hide away and ignore until life makes us face them once again.

But the time of the waning moon is the perfect time to look within those shadows to see what you might find out about yourself.

This month I learned that letting go is hard to do, as I realize that I've held on to certain things in my life and my career that stopped serving me long ago.

And the cost of holding on too long is that the Universe sometimes steps in and takes things from you to create the space you won't create for yourself.

So this waning moon, I reach bravely within the shadows and freely release that which no longer serves my soul.

This isn't always an easy process, but it's certainly an interesting and absolutely necessary one.
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