I know, you never intended to be in this world.
But you’re in it all the same.
So why not get started immediately.
I mean, belonging to it.
There is so much to admire, to weep over.
-Mary Oliver-
Claiming our fullness under the cover of a full-moon-shining is an empowering ritual, Braveheart. I invite you to belong to your life—as it is and as you desire and need it to be.
There are two main aspects of belonging to your life, chronicling the details of belonging:
1. dated entries (lunar phase check-ins; facts of the day; date specific activities and holidays; weather; deadlines; personal and work appointments, etc.)
2. journal entries (thoughts and feelings; affirmation and grounding statements; daily reflection & observations; visual art journal pages, etc.)
Things take the time they take. Don’t worry.
Mary Oliver
I am currently hosting a book discussion for Keep Moving, and have been writing affirming, grounding notes to myself throughout the lunar cycles as we read chapters.
Prompt: reflect + write for this full 🌕 moon:
- Set aside time and space for this ritual.
- When you begin, take notice of your breath.
- (Close your eyes, if that is comfortable for you.)
- Ask yourself: What do I need right now? 💗
- Pause, giving your full attention to listening …
- Write down whatever comes to your mind. Resist filtering your words. 💗
- Then consider some teeny, tiny actionable steps to begin living more of what you need.
- Compile an affirming statement to speak aloud as you set an intention to honor more of what you need (without apology or justification.)
- Revisit your notes throughout the phases of the moon (until the next full moon).
- Attention is the beginning of everything. Trust your pace. (Change and awareness is a process.)
My current full 🌕 moon affirmation:
May I reflect on my capacity and abide in stillness as an act of self-compassion.
🌕 Related: my beautiful, incarnational life | 🌕 [lunar check-in]
Thank you kindly for your presence here, Braveheart. 💗
I appreciate your interest and support.
~love & good wishes~
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