Greetings ♡

What a powerful New Moon that was Monday night after eclipse, wasn’t it? After doing some research, I learned that the part of the Total Solar Eclipse’s significance is to symbolize unearthing & revealing, healing & inner Peace. Add the fact that is was also a New Moon, there was much that revealed itself to me that night. After a good smudge, prayer, & meditation, I took to my notebook to write out my New Moon list to help determine my goals for this moon cycle (a New Moon list is a way to set your intentions & goals for that particular moon cycle as the moon cycles have the power to move tides, keep nature aligned, & does the same for us as humans on a spiritual level; visit https://thesoulintention.blog/2014/03/29/new-moon-wishing-instructions/ for more details; note that some of these are stricter than my own practice but I have found that even writing the list before the next Full Moon is just as effective as writing the list on the day of or after the New Moon). Thankfully, the words flowed easily as I took the time to delve in & reveal truths to myself about myself that I needed to see.

You see, inner Peace doesn’t just come from wanting inner Peace.

Just like with your home for example, you have to take the time to declutter & clean up so you can see what needs to stay & what needs to go. I’m sure you notice how much clearer & more peaceful you feel after a good house cleaning. Light some incense & it’s on! (lol sorry, I get excited about new & calming scents).

As the quote I posted says, in order to heal you have to reveal. Dig a little deeper & see what you find that has been suppressed, things that you thoight you healed but still itch you in your Spirit. Reveal to yourself (& maybe even someone you trust) the things that need to be brought to your forefront. A New Moon list can help you examine your wants & necessities of your Life, bringing you closer to your truest & best version of yourself, & to your Inner Peace. Not only do you make the New Moon list, you keep it with you, whether physically or mentally (I like to take pictures of mine so I have it handy whenever I need it), & live as though the goals on the list have already taken place. Give it gratitude & put in the action needed to reach those goals. By the next Full Moon, you can look back & see what was accomplished & what needs more work. Then, burn the list! Release the ashes into your garden or air or wherever there is a space of Peace for you, further revealing your truth & intentions to the Unvierse. What you put out is what you get back.

Now, if you didn’t get to make a list for this cycle, it’s okay. There will be another New Moon on September 20th 2017.

As the Full Moon approaches on September 6th 2017, you can still make your list, or simply remind yourself daily of what you’d like to accomplish & work on, applying gratitude & love along the way, preparing you for the next cycle.

Have a blessed weekend everyone! See you next week! Love yourself & be yourself. Peace & Love♡☆

I haven’t written a Terrific Tuesday post in a while but when I learned that today is National Relaxation Day, I was inspired to write.

Sometimes we fight the current of Life & get caught in turbulent waves. Each day, I learn a bit more about letting go of trying to control everything & instead give it prayer & go with the flow. When we do this in love for ourselves & for those along our path, it gets easier to relax, knowing that things are working out for our own good, even when it looks bleak. The Universe conspires in our favor.

So on this gorgeous day, if there is something bugging you, making you feel anxious, or tugging at your sanity, I encourage you to takea deep breath & have a moment to relax. Bring the heart rate down a bit & Wooooosah!

Have a great day! Love yourself & be yourself. Peace & Love ♡☆

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”- Sydney J. Harris

Make the time to take care of you. As we are adulting(as they say these days), we forget that we need to take care of our source, of us, mind, bodyn, & Spirit.

It is a daily work for me as well. My recent visit to my Chiropractor & Massage therapist (after a 3yr absence) reminded me of how crucial it is to balance out your life with time to rest & delving into ourselves. In this, we find the Peace that we forget we inately have to help us time of inner & outter chaos. “Remember yourself,” he said, & today I give you that same reminder, along with the quote in the title, to you to to listen to yourself. Those aches & pains, whether emotional, spiritual, or physical (maybe all 3)are a definite sign that you need some TLC.

Tonight, I’ll be rolling out the trusty Yoga mat, with some sage & incense to bring it all back into sync, & keep the creative juices flowing!

What activities do you like to do to bring the Peace & balance back to your life? Hit me up in the comments! I’d love to hear from you. Have a great Monday! Love yourself & be yourself. Peace & Love ♡☆

Happy Feel Free Friday!

It’s the long weekend! For those of us preparing to “chip dung di road” see you tomorrow at Caribana! I am just about all ready for a full day of Soca! See you there!

Whatever you’re up to this weekend, be safe, have fun, & most of all, FEEL FREE (please enjoy responsibly ❤)!

See you next week! Love yourself & be yourself. Peace & Love ♡☆

“Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.”-Randy Pausch

Great risings my loves♡

This age-old question is what many of us ask ourselves when we find oursleves in tough times & our Peace is being tested. If there is anything I’ve learned in life, especially in the last 2yrs, is that it’s the unideal situation that propels you further in life than you ever could have imagined.

We each go through our own trials & tests, things that seem to push us to our limits. What if it’s not our limit? What if it’s a moment that is preparing us for our next higher level, a moment that will give us a story or lesson that we can bring into the next phase of our lives & even inspire someone along the way?

Big life changes are scary, but there is always something in the mystery of the unknown that helps us to let go & move forward in faith.

Moving into my new place with my daughter & accepting single motherhood was that unknown for me. “Why is this happening? This was not the plan!” Initially when my family life changed from 3-persons to 2-persons, I considered it as a “bad” thing for me. Dont get me wrong, as it still has its salty moments, where my Peace is tested from time to time, but moving & accepting single motherhood continue to teach me something new, something bitter, & something sweet. Here’s how the new, bitter, & sweet threw me off my Peace-game but also transitioned it into something even more beautiful:

New: we moved from the home we previously shared as a family. The move itself was hectic & crazy, from moving truck cancellations to long drives to get furniture & then being unable to fit some it through my new front door, needless to say, I was not at Peace that weekend. On the bright side, my daughter was super excited to get a new place, start a new school, & make new friends. Of course she cried almost the whole way to our new place on mving day, but still, she is happy to start a new chapter in life (her own words!). I am happy to have new space to call our own, a new place to make comfortable in our own way.

Bitter: no matter how long it seems, being single & raising a child seems to be a reality that hits hard sometimes, especially when you weren’t doing alone to begin with. The whole thing threw me for a loop & tests my Peace on countless occasions. The questions about my life path, womanhood, & motherhood seem to get louder in my head when being alone. This is not the ideal I had in mind when I started my family. I continue to learn, however, that adjusting to a new lifestyle that has no blueprint is a day to day process, with peaks & valleys with interesting things to see & learn along the way. I embrace it & teach my daughter to do the same, to always look to the silver linings & being the light in dark places. The biggest lesson so far: you never know how strong you are until that the only option you have. I am grateful for that too.

Sweet: I continue to have the opportunity to watch my little one grow & mature into a lovely young lady, as well as coming into my own as a woman, learning more about myself each day & remembering what it is to just be me. These parts are the best pieces of the puzzle. Some of my greatest moments of Peace are watching her in her independence & growth, & having the time to myself to understand who I am, further rediscovering my hobbies, & ways to enjoy myself, on my own & with friends & family.

What has helped me stay at Peace in those times where I start questioning everything about the journey is reminding myself that everything is in order as it should be for my life, as there is always something to learn from where I’m at, there’s always some beauty, & something to be grateful for. I am learning so much about this new path in my life & I embrace it, no longer fighting the currents but going with the flow. Not only do I benefit & grow stronger this way, but so does my daughter, who has two parents who conitnue to love & support her along the way.

“Bad” things don’t with happen to good people, but rather situations happen, period. With each step on our life’s journey, we come to points that throw us for a loop & think, “Why is this happening to me? I did everything right!” You can do everything ‘right’ & still find yourself in a place of dischord & inner turmoils. The key thing to rememeber in these times is to not get lost in those dark places, but to cling to what helps keeps you peaceful. Hold on to what brings you back to that place of serenity if even for a moment, so that you can see that those loops don’t last forever but rather for a reason in that season of time. They are there to teach us that even in those chatics times, we are still strong, resilient, & that our Peace of mind & Self still exists whenever we need it. Rough times happen, period, but they don’thave to define you. Let them build upon your strength & prepare for the next levels in your life.

Whatever it is that may be sending you on a spiral of woes, my hope is that you, too, find the new, underatand the bitter, & embrace the sweet. Love yourself & be yourself. Peace & Love♡☆

“Let go of your disappointments, mistakes and failures. May you find complete healing, renewed spiritual strength and courage to begin again.”- Lailah Gifty Akita