A resounding YES.....in my kitchen!

I have been writing about the energy in the world being deeply felt by me at the moment.....the heaviness a little crushing......however yesterday I had two places where respite was found, and it resonated in my mind so completely.......and in the most profound and beautiful way......one was a podcast.....speaking about how to contend with the energy afoot....and speaking about our spirit.....the soul that lives in all of us....and the one that often goes ignored.....and when you tap into that spirit it changes everything.....but he was speaking about how exercise and meditation are paramount to that piece......because of the mind and body connection.....which I have started to dabble in, and understand better, and my own life certainly has shown me that......both of those practices have changed everything.....but he talked about our physical bodies being our vessels, and taking care of them is key to fostering what our spirit needs.....and in the absence of it, it is sort of like trying to be well in a messy house....your psyche fighting against the lack found in your physical body, in the "mess" so to speak.....and that made sense to me....not in a judgement way at all....my remembering the times that I have battled my body, and it had a profound impact in my mind:( In terrible ways........And all I can say about meditation, like exercise, is that my only regret is not starting it YEARS ago.....both of them have benefits that are continually showing up over and over.....I got my mile in the last two days....finally figuring out the mindset shift I needed to make it work amid my other workout stuff! I am going to commit to 15 min a day on my treadmill, 6 days a week.....I think we can all agree that in the day and age of scrolling, that we have 15 minutes to swap out;-) and that gives me my 90 minutes of legit cardio in my health routine!:) And sometimes that is all it takes! But the true resounding YES that found me was in a reel I listened to while I was cooking dinner.....I have found this new woman that I love.....every word she speaks resonates.....and we have for sure walked a similar path......and she talked about what I left behind in 2025.....saying this message was for whoever it resonated with......divinely placed, and that it wasn't that I ignored signs......or resisted old patterns to stay in that relationship.....but that it was a divinely placed test sent to me......to free me in the ways I needed to be freed......having myself stay for exactly as long as I was meant to......then learning to liberate myself, and break chains that have kept me stuck all of my life.....that that loop closed for me, in the last year....and will never be again......and there was a bunch more she said that resonated in every part of my soul, but you get the idea;-) And it found me saying YES out loud in my kitchen, lol, during certain parts of what she was saying, like YAS GIRL!!!!;-).....and that is the soul stuff.......the awareness, and the deep listening I have learned to do.....I KNOW myself well......I really do.....have spent a great deal of time with me, and dug in, and deep into places that needed a closer look, even when I wanted to look away......realizing that taking ownership of my own life, was the key to it all......and changing patterns that so desperately needed to be changed.....even when it hurt......or was challenging.....or brought pain.....maybe especially then.....the choosing of our own self is key in so much.....not in a selfish way, but in a way that nourishes us......and the podcast was talking about that protection we need to place around us......not taking in everything that is out there.....making sure our spiritual foundation, and whatever that means to a person......not one version of that.....the literal connection to spirit, the one that lives in us all, and surrounds us.....and there was a time in my life where I didn't touch my spirit much.....survival mode......autopilot......over functioning......stress......anxiety, all of it, and now as I think of that.....I am certain my soul was sad.....in fact I know that due to all that was breaking down.....realizing that at that time, my soul could not reach me.....my spending too much time in my head.....not in my body....and certainly not in my spirit......but connecting to my spirit now, and the quiet that comes with that daily, has changed everything.....spending time in prayer, and meditation, exercise, and quiet, and peace.......has healed my nervous system, regulating it finally.....it is not jangled and keyed up, like it used to be so often.....so those two pieces of YES were meant to find me yesterday.....to remind me that amid the noise of the world, I have a choice.....and my inclination has been a desire to go within.....and that inclination is correct.....and that the lesson I overcame in 2025 was not a failure.....but an A plus on a test from the powers that be.....and I have said that before in previous blogs, but having that beautiful confirmation was also very timely.....I have written a thousand times of believing in the divine dance that we all dance in our lives.....the orchestra playing its music, and our finding our way.....every piece, and every note significant.....and while regret is tempting sometimes due to certain components, there is no point in entertaining it......because it is all part of our magnum opus:)......every part......so as I head into this year further, I know I shed what is no longer a part of my story.....finally shifting a tiring, painful, and repetitive narrative that has followed me all of my life......until now....and one that won't follow me anymore, Amen:) If you are reading today.....go within.....chat with your soul, you will be delighted at what you find:) Happy Wednesday:) xoxo