Externally Stretching
leaving your comfort zone to grow
Today I write for my journey ahead. Entering my new life as an empty nested mama of four(always been & will be my favorite number:).
Summer Solstice has arrived! My most loved season and this one may be the one that stretches me the most. A few months ago upon feeling settled in my next temporary home, I spontaneously felt the need to go travel alone to a place Iāve wanted to go for decades, but was unable to for obvious reasons. Some may & do judge me for being irresponsible financially. Thatās another story for later.
I know in my heart that everything always works out no matter what after so much of my life going sideways or upside down and then somehow pulling through the most difficult moments.
Definitely still tough at times to Believe in what is not yet seen.
Surreality is a journey Iām in and I challenge each of Us to be a part of leaving what feels all to comfortable to stretch outside of what we know even if we
feel itās impossible.
Iām not completely living my most surreal existence yet, though this sounds amazing & hope someday I can:)
In just 10 more days I will be flying high in the sky on my first ever trip to Europe.
I know this may sound like nothing to many souls who have danced here or there in one or maybe multiple lands. For me as a 52 year old woman who chose to have my children young when I had little income to barely support our family home, there was not the option of traveling far & wide with all of my kids.
Yes, grateful for some experiences to have traveled a handful of times on short trips with 1, 2 or 3 of them to places like Hawaii, Mexico, NYC & Vancouver
for a day!
Of course we had many good times just traveling locally in our beautiful state of Californiaš
Iām ready to conquer challenges with a brave heart knowing Iām protected by the most high! Stepping outta whatās normal aka comfort zone is stretching the soul to have more faith as well as breaking down walls of fear. For instance, kundalini yoga has shown me that the more you push thyself past what feels comfortable, the more you will keep doing this in everyday life. For those who know this practice, you know what Iām sayinā,
basically any defined yogic practice is hard work, pushing you against discomfort to just breathe through the building of
Endurance~Strength~Confidence
I was using Kundalini Yoga as said example since the exercises are repetitious in nature, but definitely not boring. Mantra while holding a pose might be:
āI am stronger than any obstacle that stands before meā.
~surrendering to trusting the process of where We are led tremendously helps
to keeping the flow going downstream. Intuition tapping is always essential
as this is ultimately the truth that guides Us to our highest self & thus shifts our perspective into a more peaceful one of knowing We are on the right path
no matter what~
Back in recalling a powerfully intensive self growth workshop I attended in 2007 where the group on the final day had to pick an activity to stretch our souls, like becoming a homeless person for a day, skydiving or contacting multiple people that we may need to forgive or be forgiven. These are all ways that can be scary and many of Us will never do. When we do such or other actions in life what happens is life changing! More growth happens every time we stretch this muscle. So why not stretch into the unknown? Well if youāre good youāre good. But, if you are searching for more outta life and like myself feel the need to dive into unknown waters of where my ancestors once were, then do it like now is like no other time on this journey. We do not know what the future holdsā¦
All I know is I am transforming into the best version of my true authentic self &
I want to be free to just Be~