hey, pumpkin dumpling.

i was driving to lead a candleclass yesterday, windows down, warmed by the shining sun when it wasn’t being blocked, enjoying the slight chill in the air when it was

a series of texts came through that i played by whatever the tech is called that allows you to listen to word texts over your car’s sound system…

a dear friend just heard word that someone she knew, someone young, had just passed away

and the following phrase played in my head for the rest of my drive…

how precious + precarious this one wild life is

how precious + precarious, indeed*

what that means for each of us might be different, but at our core, we are all doing the best that we can in pursuit of what makes us whole + well

and it’s so easy to wander off course

to mistakenly follow a path that isn’t really our own, that doesn’t serve our highest + best

to get caught up in what everyone else wants for us or thinks is right

to lose faith in our own ability to know what’s best

to feel constrained by whatever labels + stories have been put on us, by ourselves or someone else

and for what?

a few days previously, i wrote the following after feeling utterly confounded by a dating mishap that got me thinking of some past patterns in other areas as well:

i no longer allow myself to feel bad for anyone who can't handle the fullness of my shine or the brightness of my sparkle. from now on i'm bringing my whole badass bitch self to the party + leaving all the anchors + headaches behind

in the world we’re living in right now, it can be hard as hell to hold onto that conviction, to stay strong in the joy + passion that fuels us, the vision + mission that drives us

that’s why members of the inner sanctum have access to group calls every single week if they want em

because you never really know when you’re gonna need that extra space for support + sustenance

the way the sessions are designed, it’s this really cool balance of getting to be seen + heard, getting to connect with like-souled others, getting deeply meaningful guidance, and getting to escape into the community card for a bit, even as it speaks to the very real concerns of life all around you

it’s both respite + reflection, soothing + stirring

you know i could tell you about it all day, this wordy birdie’s got words for dayyyyyys lolol

but i’d really rather SHOW you

please join us for a FREE sample session this week, on thursday at 2pm ET / 11am PT

come see for yourself how a session can help you stay whole + well in this one very precious + precarious life

and how THAT can help you stay both grounded + productive in your business

register for this free session here

xxoo, cc

*language + knowing is its own kind of wild. this phrase can't help but echo mary oliver's poem "the summer day" (get reacquainted with it here)

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