Genevieve & Ed

How many stories have crossed this doorway? The old family cottage, sandy and weathered by the sea. How many times did Ed come bounding through that door,  proudly holding up his favorite catch of the day, his little bathing suit soggy from The Sound. Running in to share with Grandmothers and Grandfathers, now long gone but not really gone at all. The radio still by the favorite chair, the books still left with folded corners. Years of inherited echoes blanket the air. Audible and palpable in the silence.

 

The DEFINE School, Awakening the Spark : A Sneak Peek

A snippet from Week 3: Power and Potential

What we forget, and what we must always remember to never forget, is that the very act of stepping away from the crowd is the most powerful thing of all. Each time we step aside and find our own path, even though we feel beyond afraid and shaken and weak and naked and alone, we are actually completely Radiant and Brave. Warrior.

Power doesn’t look like Donald f*cking Trump. Or the most popular ego-maniac in the crowd. (Yawn.)

Look in the mirror. You are here. You are facing the hardest things in the world to face. Look in the mirror. That’s what Power looks like.

 

A Wedding Permission Slip

I hereby grant you permission to have the wedding of your dreams.

I grant you permission to never, ever step foot in a wedding Expo.

I grant you permission to have your "church" be the forest, and your "minister" your fiancee's best friend.

I grant you permission to ask your great Aunt Mildred to sing during your ceremony. Even though she is tone deaf.

I grant you permission to close the magazines.

I grant you permission to daydream under a backyard tree.

I grant you permission to shut off your phone.

I grant you permission to let go of the shoulds.

I grant you permission to wear a bright pink sequins dress. Or a white pillowcase handmade slip. A veil made of antique lace or a crown of dandelions.

I grant you permission to go barefoot.

I grant you permission to do what makes your heart sing, and forget the rest.

I grant you permission to celebrate your beautiful, authentic love story.

 

My Heart

From my journal this morning...

I believe that, despite all of the materialistic and conforming messages being thrown at us from every direction, the soul-filled and sacred magic of weddings still exists. And I believe that telling those authentic and meaningful stories is incredibly and completely important.