A place to share my honest feelings with all the audacity and actual passion in which I am grateful for my life.
Hot tub, hormone yoga therapy, metis beading, colouring, walls around the lake and yoga to Christ,
My biggest take aways from listening to a virtual grandpa to me, Jeffrey R. Holland, as he spoke about the “Hidden Fire” of prayer. I was grateful to be reminded to pray vocally, and to consider the power of prayer for a shield against temptation ( setting my intention for my own light to have no boundaries). I loved remembering how connected I feel with God, and that He cares about me connecting with Him.
Learning together with my faith focused friends of all ages 12 and up ( joys of my experience with “general conference” April 2024)
Unexpected surprised at our first week of a wifi-free life
Finding my cherishing honouring and respecting spirit of integrity and virtue as I approach a challenge with trust peace and hope to replace the once shame filled way of attacking a challenge
Cultivating joy along my journey of transitioning out of a sprinting mentality to health to a long view
Gathering more grace to hold space for myself to nest and birth new glow, new skin
From selfish to service purpose of life - learning to be compassionate- learning to speak and give kindness, respect and honour
Next steps to make sure both genders feel like they have a voice ( especially the shy girls -that have something to say, but it takes all of them to get up and say it)
Calendaring self-compassion to avoid running out of gas unexpectedly ( unknowingly, and unaware)
Growing pains from my inner child to becoming even more capable, competent, confident, caring and compassionate ( remembering feeling inspired by a women's circle of social workers)
Realizing that an invisible greenhouse is not enough for my sacred seeds ( the soil needs to be ready to nourish, and allow for the full fruition of these seeds)
Celebrating the gladness that God helps me uncover, especially as I dive into ancient texts that invigorate my heart, mind and spirit to consider the wisdom of those that came before me to allow for a seed of goodness to be planted in my heart and be nurtured. Creating an invisible greenhouse sanctuary to allow for my sacred seeds to germinate and grow to fruition.
Feeling deep gratitude for my friend Kym Peavoy, a Gottman Certified Marriage Coach, for sharing with me and my spouse the emotional needs quiz, and helping me uncover the difference between our solvable problems and our perpetual problems and knowing what to do with them. Ref: https://www.marriagebuilders.com/emotional-needs-questionnaire.htm
Downloading the light available to us today to do what we were made to do.
Enjoying life- being ok that others can see my face, and being noticed. Rejecting the lie that if someone sees me, I'm in danger, but realizing the truth that perhaps another can be blessed by the light in my eyes that has been hard earned
my sacred role to be my husband's best bet, and the reciprocation of him holding me in all of my tears over the years
“I get to do this!”- emotional woundedness bandaged, brought to emotional surgery, and emotionally recovered ( ref: https://facebook.com/events/s/hormone-river-retreat/314122591650537/ )
Milestone of forgiveness, hope and trust to continue in my purpose in sharing light and love. ( ref: “River of God's love”: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/13daines?lang=eng ref: upcoming retreat : https://www.facebook.com/events/sunshine-lake-high-river/hormone-river-retreat/314122591650537/ )
Getting to know my most committed kindred spirit- who would become my future husband
Age 18: learning to love what I got ( family ties, being a better daughter, preparing myself for the love of my life)
Age 12-15: the beginning of my health journey of noticing my mind body connection through good input of foods for good output of athletic performance
Piecing together how to be with others who are working more from their frontal brain than their primitive brain
Gentling myself into a life that preserves my energy the most efficiently ( ref: https://secure.kolbe.com/k2/show_takeIndex/indexType_A?campaignid=10504076281&adgroupid=109620034690&adid=484169250128&gclid=CjwKCAiAt5euBhB9EiwAdkXWO6KtlEzalzhfSN21EDF-yJXpNny0sB2Q0q6525Y39aMscbblBqxGNRoCGsAQAvD_BwE )
finding my own stride of delighting in a simple Sabbath morning.
Respecting God's creation ( my female body)- and giving it the time it needs in different inner seasons of my feminine cycle
Feeling blown to shreds - then planting myself in places of nourishing soul filling soil ( retreats and rhythms of stillness)
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