Overall Themes
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Heavy. Tender. Open. Exhausted. This is how I would describe myself in 4 words. Steeping in recovery energy today. The earth feels quiet, like after a large hurricane or storm passes through and we are slowly coming out of our homes to survey the damage. So much has come in and out over these past 2 weeks. The whole month of September is meant to re-route us, to bring us back to what is best for our growth and healing. I chose to surrender a big dream right at the beginning of the month and then an unexpected opportunity that affirmed my next steps came through. It was - as my sister says - billboard status. I was praying and asking for billboards, and I got one. What have I been saying all year? Open doors. Close doors.
What were your doors doing? Who or what walked in and out? What was revealed and what was cleared?
Many of you were in your cocoons trying to survive your personal storms, but those of you who shared your highlights with me… wow. There are no words for the intensity, the frustration, the tension, the conflict, the inner turmoil, the awareness, the longings that arose. It was uniquely expressed and different for us all, but whether it was 2-3 weeks of buzzy good or raw pain or a roller coaster of all the above, it was A LOT. So I am sending you all so much love and care right now.
As it would be, this week’s energy is calling us to slooooooow down. To soften and to open up. After the chaos, we can see with more appreciation the little moments of peace and sink in the daily beauties that come our way. It’s time to come back to the body and care for it. Feed it delicious food. Get it into a cozy cuddly bed early. Dress it in ways that ground and comfort you. Let the pieces of all that moved float back down to the ground before trying to whip together the puzzle. It’s been rearranged, and there may even be a brand new plot and new players.
As I write this, I am sitting on my floor on a beautiful merlot and indigo colored rug, in a skirt and my softest sweater, sipping my mason of day-tea. It’s the late afternoon, and as I slowly take a deep breath all the way through my body, I feel the air lift my lungs and fill my belly, then hit my pelvic floor. The exhale sends me back, deeper into the couch I’m leaning up against.
Noticing the moment, like this. Finding joy in each activity. Being present in the body, this is what we must live in till Friday. Then the energy shifts into precision mode. Our motivation is building during this week’s rest. Energy and action will return as the weekend hits, but it won’t be impulsive; it’ll be calculated and strategic, from others and within you.
Desire to grip or figure out or force is not even possible at the moment because I’m so exhausted, which just makes me grateful for the exhaustion. There’s a groundedness to exhaustion that I weirdly enjoy. For anyone else who tends towards higher stress (my fellow blood type As), it can be hard to get to this level of body awareness without being fully run down. I know. I spent most of my late 20s and early 30s thinking I had finally achieved healthy peace and calm, when really I was just so burnt out that I was living from a place of deep exhaustion on the daily. Now, I’m really integrating the concept that true peace, for me, comes from a fully felt and expressed heart and a robust and well-cared-for body, that has lots to give. Pursuing peace means pursuing a life that naturally (without force) creates these two realities. This was my learning from this last week of tension-to-peace energy.
Ironically, life seems to work better when I lean into being fully myself. I am continually amazed at this idea. It’s talked about so much, but it is actually true. If like me, it was pounded into you that you are not acceptable, loved or enough as you are, give it a whirl. Your life will shed and if like me you’re meant to be quite different than you’ve been…. it will all happen, fast, without you doing anything other than being yourself. It will be painful, I won’t lie to you, but once you surrender and allow the waves of release to pass whenever they hit, the fog will slowly clear, and the life you’re intended to live will suddenly emerge like one of the many dreams you’ve had, but never assumed would actually manifest. This is actually real. I started my “experiment” (living truthfully) back in 2023, and I am still walking through it in real time.
What about you? What does true peace mean to you? What came forward this past week? Is it your turn to return to the original you? Are you being reset or are you being reaffirmed? Allow yourself to roll through these thoughts. Friday through Sunday will bring the strategic steps.
Moon Schedule
September 22nd - Moon in Libra
Balance. The body is pulling you back to create homeostasis again. It’s asking for naps, water, a calmer schedule, and fairness in interactions. The kidneys want support. Place your hands over your lower back and send energy, healing, love, prayers for regeneration and reset. They will thank you, and the body will do it.
September 24th - Moon Moves Into Scorpio
You may experience a large and powerful release through the colon as a BM or the bladder as urine. All that was built up last week, if you’re caring for your body and finding balance Mon-Tues, could release on Wednesday and reward you with a healthy “dump”. Any infections or illnesses that the body acknowledged last week and decided it was ready to heal or shed, may clear quickly and easily under this moon. Call it in.
September 26th - Moon Moves Into Sagittarius
Now the blood is pumping! Get your body moving this weekend. Let your circulation flow and send nutrients all throughout to finalize the recovery that this week has initiated. Get your breath, muscles, and spine contracting and expanding, shortening and lengthening. Move, move, move. It’s time!
Your astrological map is a powerful tool to understand sources of chronic symptoms, health blocks, your body’s vulnerabilities and strengths, and the best preventative measures to stay strong, youthful, vibrant, and dis-ease free. I can introduce you to your map in my single session or use your astrology to dive very deep as a part of your Concierge Reset. Come see me!