Living into Grounded Grace

"To hear
another’s voice,
follow
your own voice,
wait until
that voice
becomes an
intimate
private ear
that can
really listen
to another." 
​Excerpt from Start Close In ― David Whyte

We are a month into 2025, beyond the typical time for Happy New Year greetings. So now it’s time for stepping into what’s next – visioning has been dreamt, planning has been done, goals for the year have been set, at least that’s all supposed to have happened according to the “experts” – it’s time to bring it to life. And I’m all in on that in so many ways. I get excited about the what’s next, I love the possibilities of it. What I don’t love as much is the uncertainty of it. With possibility comes the fear and uncertainty of what may or may not be. This is where I can get myself stuck if I’m not careful. That shows up in different ways, sometimes I over-plan (I hardly ever over-vision, I love possibility and yet I go down the rabbit hole of how rather than staying with the beautiful, exciting picture of what.). Other times I avoid the unknown and stick with what I do know, the habits I’ve built over a lifetime. It’s the same thing really, staying in a place of stuck rather than breathing and moving forward to the place of possibility.

​My year started with a magical long weekend at Wild Rice Retreat in Bayfield, WI. I co-led a women’s retreat for connection and restoration with my friend and amazing yoga instructor + financial advisor, Ahndi Fridell – we called it PAUSE! It was a time for staying still on purpose, not avoiding, instead being with ourselves, each other, and nature for three days all in. What I learned from this experience is that we need this time, whether we know it or not, devoted time for connecting with what really matters. Time to slow down, take a breath, and see what unfolds. I was grateful to witness the power of creating a connected community in precious moments with the 11 women who joined us. The gift of space and time there led to transformation.

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