When you think about the gift of receiving what arises for you?
Does the thought of openly accepting something from another fill you with dread or bliss?

The idea might sound good, but in reality the act itself can conjure up all sorts of emotions, physical sensations and mental torture.

Why is it so hard for many women to allow themselves the gift of another’s generosity?
What exactly is behind the façade of “I can do it all on my own’ or ‘ I don’t need any help’??

This morning I woke early.

My mind was restless and though my body needed more rest,
busy monkey mind won out.

Though weary, I do love this time of day.
The sun is still yet to rise, the birds are not yet singing their morning tune and all is quiet and still.
Except for my mind that is.

DEATH…

What does the word conjure up for you?
Fear, resistance, uncertainty, release…

What about in your body – what do you notice?

Are there feelings of contraction, turning away, a desire to hide?
Maybe reading that word elicits feelings of expansion, possibility and the desire to lean in and take a closer look?

Whatever your experience, I invite you to stay with it and watch…
Watch as your mind creates story after story.
Are there any underlining themes?

We all have our own unique view of death, but what if we took a different position, and rather than seeing death as merely a natural and organic part of our journey in the human body, can we instead see beyond a ‘physical’ death to what learning might be gleaned from diving a little deeper?

Can we move away from the feelings of finality and take a more philosophical route to exploring what gifts might be there underneath the initial meaning of the word?

A conversation that was started this week with two of my beautiful sisters, both on opposite sides of the world, really got me reflecting around the challenges life throws our way, and how we choose to meet each of these challenges.

For no matter what the circumstances, we ALWAYS have a choice.
The choice of which path to take and how we react to all that unfolds in our world.
These choices might bring up our stuff, confront us and make life very unpleasant for a time.
But we DO have a choice.

How blessed we are to have this luxury and freedom.

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More and more I am witnessing women experiencing strong feelings of disconnect…
with their tribe, their purpose and mostly with their true, authentic feminine selves.

So many women questioning themselves and their path…

I encounter stories of what we think we ‘should’ be doing, and how much we are giving ourselves a hard time when we don’t live up to these unrealistic expectations every day.

It may be that there is, in fact, an alignment issue and more layers are ready to be shed and deep work to be done…

Perhaps, though, it might just be that the Universe is testing your resolve…