Stepping out of the “should do” fast lane and learning how to dance with
uncomfortable emotions, experience peace, feel joy and non-judgmental
comfort in our skin is not a pipe dream meant only for other people who
have a different or “better” life. It is possible for every woman, man and
every being.
It is doable no matter where you are, what you have experienced, how
disconnected you feel, how afraid you may be, or what age you are when you
answer the call.
Decades ago I read a book called, “Women Who Run With The Wolves” by
Clarissa Pinkola Estes. I have re-read it a couple of times since then from my
current place of honoring my wild Montana spirit and I appreciate it deeply,
still. It moves me and reminds me to choose my path carefully, to pay
attention to my authentic voice, pay attention to how our bodies and intuition
tell us when we are off course, trust the wild wisdom that is a part of each of
us and dare to live from that wild place.
“Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force,
filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her
name is Wild Woman (Wild Horse) but she is an endangered species. Though
the gifts of the wildish nature come to us at birth, society’s attempt to
“civilize” us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled the deep,
life-giving messages of our own souls. Without Wild Woman (Wild Horse),
we become over domesticated, fearful, uncreative, trapped.”
Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, “Women Who Run With The Wolves”.
There is much I want to do with the rest of my life and I cannot do it from
the “should do, good girl” life sucking place. All of us can only do what we
are meant to do with our one precious life by reconnecting with our original
wild spirit. That authentic place where our loving relationship with ourselves
determines the amount of love and truth and courage we are able to express
in our lives with all beings.
From the time I took a deep breath in 2004 and walked away from a career
where I had lost myself, I haven’t looked back. That is not to say by any
stretch of the imagination that I stepped into a blissfully easy life expressing
my unique soul’s purpose.