We Gather...

This past weekend I had the immense pleasure

of taking a little pilgrimage to 

the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon, USA

I was there to gather

with Pixie Campbell
and some other beautiful beings...

to gather is to...

:to bring together into a group

: to choose and collect

: to get or take  from different people or places and bring them together

I have been gathering

in one form or another

for as long as I can remember

it has always been an

important part of my life

...unintentionally...

And now

in this life of 

 awakenedness

 intention

authenticity

and living fully in/for Spirit

Gathering has become an important part

of my spiritual practice

*It feeds my Soul*

I come to circle to nourish my being

to sup at the table of Life giving bread

and to drink of the Life giving waters

It is a  place to 

strengthen and quench

to renew and refresh

to love and be loved.

Here in circle

I am challenged and encouraged

Veils are lifted

and Connections deepened

It is a Sacred Space

The Holy of Holies

The Mystic Hall

*

It is different from the place I was brought up in

but it is my place to be

A place where I can bring my Jesus, my Mary

and all that is dear to me

A place of non-judgment

where boundaries are broken

and all who want to be there

are welcome

a place where diversity rules

and God is seen in everything.

*

And then there is that special joy that comes

when you meet a sister/teacher/friend for the first time 

face to face

after connecting for over 4 years

in this medium of Blog World

yup I was pretty thrilled..such a geek lol

The weekend now feels like a blur

and yet each of those women

who gathered there that day

are now a part of my being

we shared something sacred

and that will remain with us

till our dying day...

I feel so very blessed

as I continue to 

marinate, unpackage, and soul journey

all that transpired.

*

On my way back

I stopped in Seattle and

ended my pilgrimage

with a beautiful lunch

and an even more

beautiful friend...

an afternoon of even more soul time

with the lovely Kelly of Umber Dove

The Harvest has been a time
of great Bounty
I feel so very blessed
and bow deep with Gratitude
my cup runneth over
and my heart bursts.
*

What has been in your harvest basket my lovelies?

Love and Light

*check out my 2014 Animal Medicine Calendar here*

A Soul-Full Journey....Day 30

Day 30
I am at the end...wow
9:00am
TRX
10:15am
Hatha/Yin Yoga

these are my last "scheduled" classes 

I have really seen a difference in my core strength
which is something this practice focuses on
moves that were "killing" me at the beginning
are now still working me
but with much more ease and control

It is wonderful to see ones progress

and feel that sort of accomplishment...

but it does not stop here

I will continue with the TRX

and will be incorporation more of a variety

into my yoga practice.

I was speaking yesterday with a sister-friend

who did the month challenge with me

(using a different program)

about the things that came up for us,

during this period of intentional movement.

One of my intentions was to love my body better.

I can feel I moved forward in that

and yet I see I still have a ways to go.

This lack of body love was embedded in some

deep wounds of the past

and has been walking with me for far too long

yet

I have made progress

and I am so much further from where I once was

when I abused and loathed my body

so for that

today

I am deeply grateful

I will continue on this journey

cherishing my body as the temple it is

learning to loosen those things inside of me

that serve me no more

and take in the truth of the beauty and power

my body holds

This may take me for the rest of my

human life

and I am good with that

I think what is important with intention

is that we never go back

always move forward

making our way to the truth

forging our way to divine freedom

no matter how long it takes to get there

because truly

the gifts are found in the journey.

Spiritually

wow

What can I say?

Where do I start?

 

So many gift given

So many revelations

So many teachings past on

it is hard to know where to start

I will say this

I have realized through this Soul-Full Journey

filled with it's intentions

that there has been lingering shame within my life.

Shame of some of my choices in the past

and though I have walked through this place

time and time again

there remains a residue

and that residue has left me feeling a lingering

of entrapment

of which I was not aware.

Undoubtedly my journey with Eagle

has brought this to the forefront

allowing me to see

knowing

it was time for me to see

because

I had made that time

I had made that space

this is what intention creates

It creates time and space

for these lingering residues to bubble up

And this creating of time and space

is not embraced in our busy, instant culture

There were many times I felt challenged

I remember at one point saying to myself

"Really??? How much more "slowed down" can I be???!!!

MUH! 

lol

And so it is with intention;

challenging

yet oh so rewarding...

Not only did this time of intention bring 

the residue of shame to the forefront

but also it brought with it

a shift of perspective

driving me closer to the freedom I live/strive for.

Taking flight with Eagle meant freeing myself

from that shame of past mistakes

Mistakes made by a girl/woman who was living in lack

not understanding the abundance that is for all

to take hold of

the abundance that was hers to have and hold

Discovering that shame

challenged me to o deep within 

and be the person I was created to be

IN SPITE

of my bad choices.

 I once thought that a spiritual pilgrimage

was only for a period of time

Now I know

it is a continuum

a life time of journeying

back to Oneself.

This journey can be one of uncertainty

but

I can

I will

I do

trust

that uncertainty.

Thank you my lovelies

for bearing witness to this my journey

My hope

My prayer 

is that it has touched something in you

awakened a light deep within

so that you too will find courage

to begin or continue

your  journey back to yourself

for I love 

the company of your spirit. 

Blessings

Love and Light

xo

*There are really only two types of people, Those you now love. And, those you will love.*

Feeding the Soul...

I lie in your charms
Though it harms the best of me
And I lie on to my friends to them
No wonder why I wait for thee

And I hope like a child
Widow of the sea
I hold these arms around you
All's around me

Will you be there when the day's done
Will you be there
Under the same, under the same sun
Under the same, under the same sun

My yearn oughta turn these things
Turn these things around
I learned from you
Oh I made these plans, made this plans
With you around dear
With you around dear

Will you be there when the day's done
Will you be there
Under the same, under the same sun
Under the same, under the same sun

Will you be there when the day's done
Will you be there
Under the same, under the same sun
Under the same sun

(Will you be there when the day's done
Will you be there
Under the same, under the same sun)

Under the same sun [repeated]
Lalalala lovely as you are [repeated]

~Ben Howard

The husband and I are

enjoying a night with this gifted lovely tonight

along with a crazy group of friends...

good feeding for the soul!

what do you do to feed your souls

my lovelies?

Love and Light 

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