Tag: intention
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🦋 Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Earth
What if the very thing you were told to “fix” is actually your greatest gift? I used to be told I had my head in the clouds. It was not always said kindly. Sometimes it came with frustration, sometimes with dismissal, sometimes with the quiet implication that I needed to be more realistic, more grounded,…
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🦋 The Story You’re Telling Might Be the Problem
This week, I caught myself mid-thought. Not in a big, dramatic moment, but in the quiet unfolding of everyday life. A plan. A reaction. A subtle resistance I couldn’t quite explain. For a moment, I did what most of us do. I assumed it was the situation. That something felt off because something was off.…
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🦋 Two Quiet Teachers
This week, winter decided it was not quite ready to leave. After a glimpse of spring, 70* sunshine and the first brave plants pushing through the soil we found ourselves suddenly in the middle of a messy, howling blizzard. Snow swirling sideways, temperatures dropping, and many of us wondering how we ended up back here…
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🦋 Looking at Her Differently
For me, this week held an unexpected moment of reflection during a quiet “Natalie day.” After the completion of my Chakra Workshop series, I intentionally stepped away from the usual pace with no expectations, no conversations, just space to think and move through the day the way I do when I am in the solitude…
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🦋 Stop Dress-Rehearsing Tragedy: Choosing Presence Over “What If”
For me, this week has been full in the best way; movement, reflection, insight, and deep internal noticing. As I near the final weeks of my chakra workshop and spent considerable time this week exploring intuition and imagination, I found myself returning to a phrase I heard years ago that quietly changed how I meet…
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🦋 Softening Into Strength
For me, this week was an invitation not to push harder, but to soften. I carried that word with me intentionally, especially in moments that felt tight: challenging conversations, compressed timing, everyday irritations. Each time I noticed tension rising, I paused and asked myself a simple question: How can I soften here? What surprised me…
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🦋 Honoring the Right to Feel
For me, this week has felt expansive, warm, and deeply affirming. The sunshine outside mirrors what has been happening within me; a sense of flow, gratitude, and emotional presence. Another chakra workshop unfolded exactly as it was meant to, my heart felt full connecting with my children, and I intentionally took time for self-care that…
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🦋 The Pause We Did Not Choose
For me, this week offered a lesson I didn’t plan for and one I clearly needed. It began with movement and joy: a beautiful hike with my pup Quila, fresh air filling my lungs, presence coming easily. It softened into a slow Sunday afternoon nap… and then, abruptly, my body asked for everything to stop.…
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