June playground reflections
Grateful for the lessons and growth
Personal themes: grounding, detachment, boundaries, security, ease, transitions
Favorite self-care tools: the night sky, love notes, chats with girlfriends, ceremonial plant medicine and mindful integration
Currently consuming: The Nurture Revolution by Greer Kirshenbaum
A lesson (re)learned: My most valuable asset is my own energy. Only let into my biofield what serves me. Act and communicate from a grounded place of worthiness and peace within myself. Everything else follows from there.
A journal prompt to explore: Imagine who the next-level version of yourself would be. Perhaps it is who you desire to be next year, or even as soon as next month.
How does this next-level version of you think, feel, or act differently from the version of yourself that you are today?
What shifts and changes do you need to make in order to become and fully embody that version of you?
Hi, dear human 🌞
Wow, was June as big and messy and roller-coastery for any of you as it was for me?? Yeesh. I mean, it definitely wasn’t a bad month. It was just a lot of a month 😇🌀 I feel like I went through so many struggles >> lessons >> wins cycles one after the other.
Ultimately I’m feeling so good about where I am as the month comes to a close, and I am truly grateful for all the lows and friction I felt along the way because they showed me where I had work to do – and when I listen, I always learn and grow and get better. So while it can feel messy in the process, I know it’s all for my benefit in the long run. That always helps me to feel peace and stay grounded through the ride.
There was a lot happening behind the scenes this month. I started helping Damon out with his business, supported my private coaching and mentorship clients, sat in a plant medicine ceremony, worked on a new research manuscript I’ll be submitting for publication soon, made a big decision to pivot in my book proposal, and visited my sister to help her prepare for her first birth!
One theme I’ve been sitting with is the balance of attachment and detachment. Or put into other words, the balance of taking responsibility for something vs. accepting a situation as it is; or the balance of caring deeply and acting intentionally, yet viewing it all from a distance and holding it with an open hand.
I tend to care a lot. There are very few things in my life that are not done with care & intention. Most of the time I see this as a positive attribute, but sometimes the amount that I care causes me suffering – especially in situations where I have little to no control. I also tend to take things personally. Perhaps one of the downsides of taking radical responsibility for my life is that I can get caught up in (over)analyzing my influence in certain relationships and situations. Every characteristic has strengths and weaknesses, and I’ve been paying attention to this balance within myself.
The most important piece I’ve found so far is to stay grounded in my own body and biofield. My internal experience is indeed my responsibility, and I’m learning how to stay in the witness seat and maintain my own grounded embodiment as things occur around me and within me – a skill I’ve developed through years of past work and still have plenty of room for growth (always!). The new levels of growth have been serving me, helping me to communicate, set boundaries, and co-create the most harmonized experience in my relationships, better than ever. Whew!! Good stuff.
Another recent theme is watching myself change as I am on the runway to marriage and motherhood. Particularly in the transition to having children, I am noticing new thoughts, new needs, new desires, and new ways of relating to my life. While I still have the same inspiration and passion to create, I do not have the same drive to “grind,” as they say. My body’s health (including and especially my nervous system) is the most important. I feel clarity in knowing that I need security and reliability in my support systems. I want a slower pace, more presence. My goals are not as lofty, I am content with creating contentedness right now. I want strong women surrounding me, a strong man beside me, a strong voice within me. I feel the perhaps ironic need to know, feel, and embody myself in my fullest authenticity in preparation for the identity shift that mothering my children will surely bring.
It’s been fascinating and beautiful to feel these changes within myself, and be a loyal steward to their call for new ways of being.
This is some of the influence behind my recent reductions in social media use. There were times in my life where it felt truly fun, inspiring, connective, supportive, and aligned to be sharing and posting on social media regularly. Right now, in many ways, it does not – but I will continue to create and share in the ways and times that do feel good to me right now.
In the meantime, I am still offering private mentorship and coaching to those who desire a safe sanctuary to be guided and supported in your journey toward embodying YOUR most true, strong, and aligned self. And while I am not currently running Reconnect Academy as a group program, you can purchase the course at a discounted rate (send me a message if you want a 12-payment plan option to make it even more affordable) and even work with me as your support coach while you do it!
I LOVE building personal relationships with you and being your best mirror and guiding light for all the inner work – AKA the path to everything you want to become and create in this lifetime. Planet earth is amazing and playing human is so much fun!! Let’s do it together!! 🥰
As always, thanks for reading. June was a great representation of the fast-paced growth happening within a slower-paced life for me right now, and I’m excited to be heading into what is probably my favorite month of the year!!
Love you big time, beauty ❤️
Tara
Your courage to live your truth is ever-inspiring ✨