Being more you, new ways of seeing things, and firsts.
MONTHLY REMINDERRemember...who you are. Your authentic self has always been present; dimmed maybe, shrunken perhaps, but always there. REFLECTION PROMPTS:
SEPTEMBER'S REFLECTION PROMPTIn September, I will channel the energy of the colour... I will begin today by... (Get specific: think shades, hues, tint, tone, vibrancy etc. for example, cerise, coral, and bubblegum are types of pink, but each exudes a different spirit) 2 QUOTES WORTH PONDERING1. A beautiful grief poem by David Romano: When tomorrow starts without me
And I’m not here to see If the sun should rise and find your eyes All filled with tears for me I wish you wouldn’t cry
The way you did today While thinking of the many things We didn’t get to say I know how much you love me
As much as I love you Each time that you think of me I know you’ll miss me too When tomorrow starts without me
Please try to understand That an angel came and called my name And took me by the hand The angel said my place was ready
In Heaven far above And That I would have to leave behind All those I dearly love But when I walked through Heaven’s Gates
I felt so much at home When GOD looked down and smiled at me From his golden throne He said This Is Eternity
And all I promised you Today your life on earth is done But here it starts a new I promise no tomorrow
For today will always last And since each day’s the exact same way There is no longing for the past So when tomorrow starts without me
Do not think we’re apart For every time you think of me Remember I’m right here in your heart. REFLECTION PROMPTS:
2. American novelist, Henry Miller, on 'arriving' and perspective: "One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." REFLECTION PROMPTS:
POPULAR IN AUGUSTPODCAST EPISODE 34: Alternative perspectives for handling rejection and disappointment (a 2-minute listen)
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MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, you don’t have to reinvent yourself to begin again. There’s so much noise in January telling us to become someone else overnight. But real beginnings are often subtle. They build on who you already are, what you’ve already lived, and the wisdom you’re already carrying. This month invites you to begin again without erasing yourself; to let continuity be just as sacred as change. REFLECTION PROMPTS: Where am I placing pressure on myself to “reinvent” rather than gently...
MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, you're allowed to arrive at the end of the year unfinished, unfolding, and enough. December has a way of tempting us into self-audit: tallying what we did or didn’t do, what bloomed or broke, what we held together or held onto. But you are not a project to be completed by year’s end. You’re a living, breathing becoming. Let this month soften the pressure to “wrap things up,” and instead invite you to meet yourself with gentleness. REFLECTION PROMPTS: Where am I...
MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, don’t be so hard on yourself. Even the river bends before it reaches the sea. We are often our own harshest critics, measuring ourselves against impossible standards or berating ourselves for mistakes. We forget that growth is rarely linear; that taking detours or pausing doesn’t mean failure. Just as the river bends and flows around rocks, so too can we move with gentleness, patience, and self-compassion on our journey. REFLECTION PROMPTS: In what ways am I being...