Navigate to your best life
Whenever someone would set a boundary or ask for a need around my dearly departed friend Ali Mitchell, he’d respond,”Self Care is Sexy!”.
It was his simple act of defiance against the programming that say our needs make us needy.
I’m no astrologer, but with Mercury going retrograde during the last chunk of Venus Retrograde while we switch into Virgo, it’s clear we will want to be extra kind to ourselves for the rest of the month.
I don’t know about you, but I sure am having a lot of relevant breakthrough conversations this week.
In our monthly theme of Venus Retrograde, it seems that conflicts of old are coming to the surface all around.
Luckily, I have spent lots of dollars couple’s therapy sessions which have offered me key strategies to engage in uncomfortable topics with people I care about.
Since Venus Retrograde began, we’ve looked at Dating and Family.
Today, I want to talk about Community.
How do we create more connection between us?
How do we turn acquaintances into close friends?
How do we become comfortable with the uncomfortable that this can involve?
I have spent the last few days with my folks.
As always, my experience brings to mind a quote from Ram Dass:
“If you think you are enlightened, try spending a week with your family.”
It’s funny how hard it is to be your highest self around those closest to you, but my parents and I are all doing well enough this round.
It’s a unique challenge to be related to others.
This week, Venus goes retrograde until September 3rd.
While this might throw off our usual desires, both creative and inter-relational, it also will give us fresh perspective on who and what we truly want now that is different from before.
I have been actively dating for about a year since my 10 year relationship ended at the very start of 2022. It’s like a strange part-time job.
My current approach is different than the norm, and is a good angle to take for this Venus retrograde.
I have enjoyed astrology since I was a kid, and I want to gift you three awesome resources who help me be attentive to the bigger picture as I flow through my days. (No paid promotions here, just sharing my joy.)
This week, I will be parading around in an outfit covered in eyeballs, surrounded by about 20 people in their own eyeball outfits.
I love getting into costumes and characters. This play has offered me enormous lessons about both humans and my Self (the Jungian big S version).
If you’re reading this, you likely enjoy a good tarot reading.
One of my friends this week asked me, “When do people usually get readings?”
That answer varies immensely.
With the Summer, I often find it challenging to keep my life in harmony.
Through the tarot lens, we can find answers to finding our own best inner equity by considering what elements we are giving our attention to.
Today, I want to offer you a short meditation on how to consider care-taking the other fields over the next few months.
As an Intuition Coach who helps people harness their inner guide, I have to be a constant student.
This week, a bittersweet lesson reminded me of the additional benefits of this practice.
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