Golden Mornings
Good morning my friend!
How have you been? I hope you had a beautiful week. It's Saturday morning here on the coast. I'm in my beautiful homestead by the fire. I've had my morning coffee and Leiana, my cat, is sleeping next to me on the couch. She has been out all night hunting and exploring. The two nights before she slept at the foot of my bed. This was so cozy and I think I will make this a routine because I slept so well with her next to me. She seemed calmer too. After plenty of sleep she was ready for a night of exploring. It's been raining the past days, and last night was a full night with no rain. So Leiana was eager to get outside.
I sit here with my slippers on and my feet up. It's 9:44am and the morning is flying by. I spent my morning editing a video that I will post later today on my YouTube channel. In the video, I talk about my experience at the meditation retreat I went to at the start of October. It's been such a life changing experience for me. I have a deeper level of acceptance and awareness. I only covered the surface of it in this video and would love to talk more in depth about the experience. I worry that the videos get too long and that I talk too much. But maybe you like that?
The one thing that I forgot to mention in the video was this profound moment of emotional release. The woman who was leading the retreat, Katja, heals with energy. It was during the cocoa ceremony where I had this burst of release from my solar plexus. It is believed that this part of the body governs the fire inside of you. I see it as the sun within. The light within.
There, I had stored a lot of junk that I no longer needed. The solar plexus is tied to your identity. I felt this energy burst out of my stomach. This energy that was no longer helping me grow into my best self. I'm getting goosebumps writing this. It was an incredible experience. I'm forever changed because of it.
Katja said it wasn't so much a blockage but more that my chakra was out of balance. Almost like it needed to be reset back to Annika. This makes sense since so much of my life has been dedicating toward pleasing others. No more of that. I can't wait to see what life will bring me now. Free of pleasing others, committed to my own happiness with the knowing that it's in the highest good of the world. This is your sign to follow your joy. And a gentle reminder that it is not selfish, even though it might feel that way sometimes. What is one thing today you can do for yourself, despite feelings of guilt? Let me hear from you in the comments ♥︎
Time for my second cup of coffee and then I will post this video to YouTube. After that I will spend the rest of my day cleaning and setting up my art studio. Unless the Sun comes out, then I'm outside again with my camera. Speak soon lovely!
