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Being Under the Influence of a Full Flower Moon
For the past few days, we’ve been under the influence of a full flower moon. You may be sensing an “inner blooming” – like petals of a flower unfolding, with the various effects transcending into every part of your life – personally, professionally and creatively. Maybe you’re experiencing gentle nudges out of your comfort zone? Perhaps you’re being guided toward creating big shifts in your life? It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes by well-known journal writer and novelist, Anais Nin. What intentions are being unearthed in you – bringing you to the Flower Moon’s bloom? What is ready to be seen in full moon light? These are lovely questions to bring into next month’s Moonlight Journaling Retreat – where we’ll be dabbling with…
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Where Are You Facing a Creative Struggle?
Spring came knocking at the door earlier this week, but winter refused to open it! As evidenced by these ice crystals spotted around my local pond yesterday, there appears to be a real struggle going on between these two. And to add to it, winter has decided to give us one more snowstorm. Yep, March has definitely come in like a lion – and may go out like one, too! As a lover of symbolism, I’m always paying attention to signs from nature – and how they want to guide my creative process. So I’m asking myself, what wants to be noticed here? As I witness the crocuses popping up through the ground – and admire the glistening of the ice crystals, I can’t help…
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Bloom Where You Are Planted
What happens when your life is thrown off course, not by your own choosing – and you’re picked up, rattled around, and thrown in another direction? How do you bloom where planted? Sometimes, when we’re “stuck” – the Universe makes the movement for us. It picks us up, rattles us around – and puts us somewhere. And it’s there, in that place – where we must find a way to “bloom where planted.” It will be there, that we begin the “rooting out” process. And part of this involves rooting out those places where we know we’re living out of balance. It’s time to kick the dependencies that suck resources, and become more self-sufficient with our energy. Imagine taking a walk in nature and being surrounded by…
