The whispers of intuition, the reclaiming of rhythm, and grief made soft.
MONTHLY REMINDERReader, your intuition is a gift, not a glitch. That quiet knowing, that gentle tug, that whisper you almost ignored—it’s not a malfunction, it’s a message. Trust the parts of you that sense the shift before there’s proof; they were built to guide you home. REFLECTION PROMPTS:
JUNE'S REFLECTION PROMPTIn June, I will reclaim my rhythm by... Not the pace others expect of you, but the one that honours your breath, your body, your becoming. How will you move to the beat of your own knowing? 2 QUOTES WORTH PONDERING1.Political journalist and author Norman Cousins – who wrote the well-known Anatomy of an Illness among many other books – on inner death and living fully: "Death is not the greatest loss in life. It is what dies inside us while we live." REFLECTION PROMPTS:
2. Poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke on patience and embracing uncertainty: "Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves."
Source: Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet, Letter Four (1903)
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Griefy. A playlist for the ache that won’t be rushed. 'Griefy' is a tender companion for the days when your heart feels too full, too empty, or both at once. These songs don’t try to fix it—they sit with you in the softness, the silence, the sacred unraveling.
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