The Ashley of five years ago, would have said, with a LOT of Universal prodding- “Yes, you’re right, that is EXACTLY what I want to do and where I want to do it, but I just do not see HOW I am going to get from here to there, it's impossible.”

This week, I strive to acknowledge my posture of elegance. I will hold my intentions in crystal clear clarity. I will do what actually matters. I will be present for the sweet moments. When I strive for balance, in what may feel like an unbalanced week, I know it will not be perfect. But if I hold myself in the center, I know I will be able to shoot more arrows without tiring.  

As the days grow shorter, I encourage you.  Please, find the light. In any way you can.  Take 20 minutes for yourself and know that that walk is truly the healthiest choice.

Let’s share our circle here this month so that if you were not able to make it, you can have your own circle tonight!

So please, light your candle. Show up for yourself and join the spirits- before us, after us and within us.

Love deeper.

Forgive more.

and

Be present always.

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When we look at Power from this framework, we are viewing the world from a lens of scarcity and fear.  Powerful people have in one way or another acquired the “best” external resources.

Her reminder to me: “Your grass is already green.”  

No advice, no “your young, you have time”, no sympathy. 

The simple reminder, my life is exactly as it should be.  

The true test is holding both, acknowledging you have both and that just as the sun- equilibrium will momentarily come again.

What are my pre-retreat plans?  SELF LOVE.

I will be doing plenty in preparation, but what needs the most centered love is making sure my energy body is in a safe, balanced space.

Why did the world around me disappear? Because I found my flow, everything around me goes fuzzy, and I just live in it.  Stroke by stroke, my mind eases and my energy soars. My creativity amplifies