Holy shit... it was a long, hot summer.
I was fully enveloped in the summer sun.
Frolicking through my season with sun-kissed skin.
But maaan did I end up in a rut.
In a valley of anxiety, stress & misdirection.
I needed a shift. & I got what I was looking for. Plus more.
As the leaves begin to fall, Mother Nature letting go of all of her beauty to create space for the next season of Life, I've reconnected with authenticity & higher-self. I'm beginning to find my footing, again, but it's feeling more authentic & purposeful than ever before.
All thanks to my end-of-summer travels.
To wrap up my season of sun, I took a trip to the beloved and magical land of Mexico. From Tulum out to Isla Mujeres. Eight days wrapped up in whimsical and wrenching moments. The beginning of my trip put me face to face with myself. I was forced, for away from my normal environment, to face my shit. The things I continued to put off here at home because I was "busy" or "didn't have time" to deal with the crushing weight of the human experience. Lots of shadow work took place, along with purging & uncomfortableness ... from food or spiritual cleansing? Still unsure. What I am sure of is that I definitely exorcised whatever heavy, deadweight shit I was carrying. I left Tulum to head to Isla Mujeres with a new found weightlessness and open heart/mind/soul.
It was here, on la isla (the island) that I found healing, growth and the start of some much needed (and deserved) abundance. This island housed magic, beauty, peace, serenity, adventure and an overwhelming sensation of Love. Inhaling the salty, ocean breeze was always followed by a wave of Loving Awareness. I felt authentic and whole in my skin for the first time in awhile. I met beautiful, beautiful people. People who are determined to create a life that they love. It inspired me, a lot. It reignited by wanderlust. Something that I had let fade because I fell into the capitalistic, American dream of working every day just to make money and buy things, and die one day without any real fulfillment. My mentality shifted one night, after catching the sunset at the edge of the island. I realized that life is too beautiful to sit back and let it pass me by the way world, or my parents, or anyone else may want me to. I don't have to work to live, I can live to live, to love, to experience, to grow. & it's not that I didn't know this, but I forgot. Nothing that a little sand, ocean and romance can't fix.
The meaning of all of this is that it's time to let it go.
Let go of the reasons that hold you back from making life changing/altering decisions.
Let go of the expectations of others. Expectations that put a stifle on your life.
Let go of the excuses we use that keep up waiting for the "right time" to do something beautiful with our lives.
Let go of all of it. Let these things die, just like Mother Nature is doing, to create space for a new season, a new cycle Life.
There is no right time, right way. There is only now.
& this life is unpredictable. So, let's let it go so that we can let in.
More beauty, more authenticity, more experiences, more Love.
Tis the season.
Happy to be back & motivated.
Stay tuned for future adventures and endeavors.
Xx, S.
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