How often do we drift and fall into a story of the mind?
A memory from the past
A fear or projection in the future
Or a story on repeat from an event we had this morning
Where are you now?
To be fully aware means we must open our hearts
and invite every experience in
Only then can our minds be free

Stepping into the unknown
I feel a rush of anxiety
My mind urges me to leave
I push ahead,
I try to ignore my thoughts
They return,
Are you sure?
What if you are wrong?
I move forward,
More determined,
Suddenly a wave of courage
and strength arise
I am not alone
I can do this
In this space,
Everything is possible

In the stillness
I feel
I listen
I face my truth
In the stillness
I see
I acknowledge my needs
I let go
In the stillness
I receive
I rejuvenate
I heal
In the stillness
I reconnect
I am one with everything

Find meaning in your pain,
your trauma,
your wounds
Become the container
of your story
not the contained
To deeply connect
we need to unravel
unfold
be vulnerable
exposed
In this space
we see it all
In his space
we expand
We allow
We heal

We have a unique opportunity
during this time
To expand
A wave of consciousness
has arrived to expand our way of being
with life, with ourselves, with each other
It's here to change and challenge our
old beliefs
and our way of life
It's uncomfortable
It's confronting
It's necessary
And as we slow down
We will see ourselves more deeply
We will see others more deeply
We will become aware of
our higher self
our higher purpose
And in this space
We will expand together

I am here
Where else can I go?
My mind can pull me
My mind can take me
My mind can confuse me
But I stay in stillness
I stay focused on my breath
I stay in this moment
I am here
Nowhere else to be
With life
With it all
With nothing
I am here

What if all our heaviness
Our pain
Our tiredness
Our chaos
Our separation
Simply is here,
because we cannot see
our need to surrender
to our truth
to our wounds
to our brokenness
to our separateness,
To our freedom within....

If we were taught
That facing and feeling our pain, our loss, our heartache,
our deep grief
was the key to our freedom
was the opening of the cocoon
was the portal to the stars
was feeling the luminous light of the moon
and the warmth of the sun
and made more room for love
for joy
for hope
for resilience
Would we do it?

Always keep what is true
in front of you
Make space to bear this truth
Step by Step
Let go of what you have always known
or believed would happen
and allow space to see
this truth,
this beautiful broken truth

When I feel stuck
When I feel disconnected
I remember these feelings diminish me
And so
I change direction
I move
I breathe deeply
I walk outside
I see the sky
the earth
the sun
I sense their creative full energy
I feel connected to it
I drink it all in

May I always take time to see the beauty
Within me
Within you
Within the world
As this will create beauty
in the heartbeat of every experience

Do I have the courage to leave the nest?
Can I let go of all that I cling to?
How will I know if I remember how to fly?

Let go
Breathe deeply as you teeter on the edge of the nest
You will not remember how to fly
until you jump ...

We are part of an ever moving, growing, expansive and sacred energy

It is around us, above us and below us at all times

We belong to everything and everyone

We are the ones who separate from this space

We are the ones who contract away from this energy

It is always here waiting

Waiting for us to re-connect and flow into

We belong to everything and everyone

Often I get caught living only
in pursuit of the destination

When I am only focused on the end goal
I miss seeing who I am now
and the opportunity to transform

I miss seeing all that is
and all that could be

Each day I pull myself back from the future
Each day I breathe in this moment of presence
Each day I accept and celebrate who I am now

For so long after your death
I felt lost, abandoned and forgotten

I never imagined a life without you
I never considered death was waiting for you

Instead, I dreamed and believed in our future
forgetting the fragility of living in presence
forgetting that the preciousness of this moment
can be taken from me anytime

And so, I learned to rise each day
without you
without knowing what was next

It took time,
It took long, painful and difficult breaths at first
but then I learned to breathe differently
I learned to breathe slowly, patiently and with deep intent each day

I learned that grief is a skill
that I had no training for
And so I searched
I listened
I practiced
I absorbed
I felt deeply

Now I Rise each day
Still not knowing what's next
But I am here
I am present
I am grateful
And in doing so,
I honor your beautiful, short and precious life

When the winds whisper your name
Or you feel the pull of your soul to move in a certain way
Listen
The echoes of your ancestors are calling
They summon us to hear the truth and to change our stories
long ago given, but not forgotten
Listen
Let their wisdom lead you to your truth
and to the heartbeat of your deepest potential

Walk with me on this journey we are on
Include me in your dreams
Believe in me when no-one else will
Dance with me when I achieve all that I can
Guide me back on the path when I stray
And if I turn my back on the sun
Let me go……

Do not weep for me
For I feel peace and freedom
I feel immense love which expands far beyond this world
I now understand everything

Do not weep for me
Rather, be still and breathe through your pain
See how my death has opened your heart and your mind
To see all the love, courage and strength within you..