Monday 6/29 – Moose - You say you love yourself but are your habits and actions showing that as well? We all have little ways where we treat ourselves as less worthy than we truly are and today is a wonderful day to look lovingly at the way we can be kinder and more nourishing to ourselves. Are you eating like you love yourself? Are you moving like you love yourself? Are you choosing to surround yourself with people that reflect your intrinsic worth and beauty? Are you speaking kind words to and about yourself both internally and out loud? Self-love is an inside job but sometimes working from the outside in helps us embody a truth that we may have believed in our minds, but didn’t feel in our core.
Tuesday 6/30 – Owl - Do your best to stay in “beginner’s mind” today and question what you think you know. Get curious about anything that leaves you feeling confused and allow your intuition to guide you to the truth that may be held just beneath the surface of the circumstances at hand. Trust your gut, but also watch out for a desire to attach literal interpretations to what you sense. Your feelings don’t need to be logical to honor them, and sometimes their essence and message can get lost when we get wrapped up in a loop of intellectualization and analysis.
Wednesday 7/1 – Armadillo Reversed – If you are feeling resentful, angry, used, or hurt, there’s a good chance that your boundaries have been crossed, either by yourself or by someone else. Instead of repressing these feelings, allow them to serve as a map for what you need in order to feel safe and respected in your relationships. If the trespass took place in a relationship with another person, it might be worth examining whether or not you were clear about your boundaries in both your words and actions. We can’t expect others to know how we would like to be loved if we don’t express that clearly. If you are certain that your boundaries had been stated and were simply ignored, it’s a good time to consider the nature of the relationship, whether the other party is capable of honoring your needs, and how much access you would like for them to have to you as you move forward. Compassion for others starts with compassion towards yourself, so make sure that you are treating yourself with loving kindness and if others can’t meet you on that bridge, then it’s okay to release them with love.
Thursday 7/2 – Elk – It would seem that Elk isn’t quite done with us yet and is showing up for the third week in a row to remind us to take care of ourselves and to be mindful of how much we’re taking on. Of course, there will be days where we burn the candle at both ends but if this is becoming more the norm than the exception it may be time to reassess your priorities and commitments. No matter how noble your mission is in this world, you can’t carry it out if your vessel is falling apart; so take care of yourself, mind, body, and spirit.
Friday 7/3 – Salmon Reversed – Listen closely to those calls and desires that are coming from deep within your heart and spirit. Even, and maybe especially, if they don’t make sense. Your heart has its own wisdom and is always trying to guide you into deeper alignment with your soul’s purpose. If there is something that you are feeling passionate about or inexplicably drawn towards, acknowledge and honor that!
Saturday 7/4 – Mouse Reversed – Today the message is about practicing discernment and tuning into our senses, both our standard visceral senses but also our subtle senses as well, and allowing them to inform us as we move throughout our days. Check in with your gut, your breath, your heart, and any other place in your experience where you tend to open or close in response to things around you. Notice what leaves you feeling softer, safer, and more expansive. Notice what causes you to stiffen and contract. This practice alone can be one of the most empowering ways we can cultivate self awareness and clarity around what truly serves and supports us and what may not.
Sunday 7/5 – Antelope – If you’ve been holding back or feeling paralyzed lately, it’s time to take a deep breath and then move into action. There are certain things in our lives that we will never feel fully ready for, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t meant to go forward. Whether you choose to leap fully or to start by dipping a toe in, take that first step. You might be surprised how much tension you release just by breaking out of the cycle of indecision. Also, it’s important to remember that, if you start making your way down a path and find that it’s not leading you where you want to go, you can always turn around and reroute. Instead of beating yourself up, focus on the fact that you gained a little more experience and perspective to take into the next leg of your journey. There’s no such thing as failure. Only opportunities to learn.