Begin Again

Phew! It’s been over a year since I wrote about mindfulness and awareness through our companionship with our pets. I have shared recently about an upcoming Phenix Advocacy Center, but I’ve not put my finger on the keyboard to express my thoughts in awhile!

I’ve been in a deep spiritual journey, unraveling my own limiting beliefs and personal trauma experiences that have lived within the cells of my being for as long as I can remember. What I’ve learned about myself is that my body remembers longer than what I can consciously recall for myself. Healing is harsh. Hard truths come out as they were tucked away for so long, but they manifested in the way I took action and how I saw myself. Uncovering the root of these beliefs were painful, but necessary for my own growth. Shedding the past of what held me back and prevented me from living in alignment with what is true for me.

What is emerging (you all may already have an idea because of reading my posts over the course of time) is that as I evolve and change, so does my focus in how I show up and serve. Through my experience in work, play and just being, I’m able to observe the rhythm of my body and how I make choices that are more clearly aligned with me is transformative not only for myself, but also for my dogs.

One of the most insightful things I’ve learned about myself is that my breath and stillness has shown me what the tension in my body is communicating to me and also what I need to do to help it along. No longer is the answer a grand gesture, but rather feeling the subtle shifts and electrical impulses that spark inspiration within me. I feel the reorganization of my energy from within. The rise and fall of my breath is the direction I follow and truly, everything I needs is already inside of me as it is for you!

Hank changed our lives. His healing, put my own inner work on blast and I’m grateful to what he’s showed me about myself through his presence in my life. I’m shedding the labels that confined me. It’s no longer about analyzing what dogs do and don’t do, but instead flowing with what shows up and responding through conscious awareness. Additionally, if something happens you don’t like or prefer, that’s were you get to grow and learn about yourself even if that is not what you expected. Life is here to make you happy, it’s here to help you grow.