It constantly amazes me how little I truly know. The older I get, the more my world expands. And the more my world expands, the more possibilities open up. And these possibilities help me realize that my world and my “knowing” is such a small piece of this vast, infinite universe.
For most of my life, these thoughts and realizations would have been extremely unsettling for me. For most of my life, I’ve wanted to be in complete control.
One year ago today, my sweet dog-ter, Xena, passed away. Since then, I’ve shared about this journey of grief here on Soul Speak. I’ve shared how my heart completely broke open with this experience and how my life opened wider than ever because of it.
It’s been both the hardest and most beautiful year – all wrapped up into one. It’s been a year of the lowest lows and also the greatest gifts. I have most likely cried more tears this year than all of my other years combined.
We’ve all experienced the ultimate crappy mood. If you’re reading this post, it means that you are human. And because you’re human, you will undeniably have access to (and utilize) the entire spectrum of emotions while you are here on Earth.
And while we will all have many beautiful moods that we wish we could capture in a bottle to be able to access any time, the reality is that we will have an equal amount of access to the darker moods – the ones that don’t always
I’ve been wanting to write a new post here for several days. I would open up a “New Post page” and wait for inspiration to come. And wait. And wait. And wait some more. And yet nothing came. I felt like I was trying to force something rather than simply allowing myself to honor where I was.
I just wasn’t in a place where I felt that I could inspire and uplift and shine light. I’ve had a rough few days, to be completely honest – some of the lowest that I can remember
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Happy December! It’s that time again where I’ll pull one Soul Clarity Card for each person who leaves a comment!
I do this on the first day of every month, and it’s always so much fun to offer these messages straight from my soul to yours.
Before we start the messages, I wanted to let you know about our Soulful Journal Holiday Special!
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I recently invited the Soulful Life Sanctuary Soul Guides to share their loving words here on Soul Speak. My dear friend, Shann Vander Leek, is the guide for the Loving Self-Care Sacred Space inside the sanctuary. I have known Shann for years, and she is such a loving soul who truly walks the walk in embodying self care and self love. I’m so grateful that she shares her heart in the sanctuary and also here on Soul Speak!
In this post, Shann
I’ve been learning more and more how important showing up in the world from an open, loving space is.
And I’ve noticed that it’s not as common as one might think to find others who are bravely living this way.
I get it. I definitely didn’t used to be this trusting and this open and this heartbased and this warm and fuzzy.
I was when I was very young, and then – like many of us – I got hurt over and over again and quickly realized that being open and sharing my
I realized something today. It’s something that I’ve known for quite awhile. It’s something that seems so obvious.
It’s much harder to find calm in the midst of chaos than to find calm in a state of calmness.
Duh, right? It seems so simple, and it is so simple. But just because it’s simple doesn’t mean that we always easily embody and live this truth.
Here’s an example: For the last several days, I’ve been feeling extra stressed. I’ve been
I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately.
I would love to say that it’s because I’m not sleeping well or because I am entering my third month of spending almost all of my time on the couch while recovering from adrenal fatigue. I would love to be able to sort of blame this funk on something outside of myself.
And while I’m sure these external circumstances are contributing to it, I know that it wouldn’t be accurate to point the finger completely at them.
***Thank you to everyone who participated this month! I’ll be back with more readings on December 1st!***
Happy November! It’s that time again where I’ll pull one Soul Clarity Card for each person who leaves a comment below!
I do this on the first day of every month, and it’s always so much fun to offer these messages straight from my soul to yours.
Before we start the messages, I wanted to share this week’s Soulful Life Sanctuary shop
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