Thank you so much for joining today with me in this moment in time.
In lieu of a poetry reading,
Today I will be sharing with you the intentions that I have set for myself in this season of life,
This season of growth,
Development,
And change.
And toward the end of our time together,
I would love for you to think about and develop your very own intentions so that as we journey together,
We are growing together as well.
The first intention that I have set for myself is to flow like the wind.
And this came within me when I was speaking to my sister once.
For some reason,
She was so stuck on this one thing,
And it was impeding the flow of new things.
So off the top,
I just recited,
Go with the flow,
Bend with the wind.
Be the obstacle flows past,
And that has since resonated within me.
In addition to flowing like the wind,
I am set on releasing emotions that no longer generate peace.
I am also very set on interacting with the world as a child does,
Meaning I choose to forgive easily,
Laugh sincerely,
Love abundantly,
And grieve completely.
Grieving and forgiving have been difficult throughout my journey because those have been emotions that I have hoarded,
And with that,
I've experienced so many different things.
So in this season,
I am choosing to release them fully and completely.
What about you?
I would love to hear what that intention that I've set for myself sparked or stirred up inside of you.
The second intention that I've set for myself is,
God is so I can become.
So I choose to journey toward becoming joy,
Peace,
Empathy,
Generosity,
Stillness,
Forgiveness,
Light and neighborly.
Oftentimes these are transient or performance-based moments in time where I act nice or I pretend to be happy.
It's time out for the puppet show,
And it has come a point in time to live authentically.
And instead of putting these emotions on or putting these,
Whatever you call them,
On,
How about we become them?
So out of our state of being,
We live.
It's difficult to put on a mask.
Rather,
It is so much easier to be who you are.
So if I am love,
If I am peace,
That flows out of me.
The final intention that I have set for myself in this season is,
As a flower grows toward the sun,
I grow toward the sunlight within.
Welcome home,
Weary traveler,
As you journey toward the depth of you.
Welcome home.
So I say to you,
Weary traveler,
Welcome home.
Home is not a location.
Home is not a person.
Home is inside of you because wherever you go,
There you are.
So as I've had this time to share the intentions that I've set for myself in this season of life,
I offer space and presence for you to do the same should you choose.
So we're going to take a few moments of silence and quiet reflection to journal or to think about what is important to you in this season of your life.
Who are you now?
Have you accepted who you are now?
Only in acceptance can we move toward change.
As you think,
I encourage you not to move in expectation,
But to move in your authenticity.
I hope that was helpful.
Whatever intentions are brought to mind,
Move forward in that.
If it's important enough to ruminate within you,
It's important enough to actualize as well.
Once again,
Thank you for taking this moment to walk hand in hand with me in this journey.
And as always,
I look forward to being present with you in the next bend of the road.
Thank you.
