FINDING SANCTUARY: “Opening to Your Spiritual Source”; Rest, rejuvenate, tune into your spiritual source. It’s in times of retreat and inner sanctuary that you can truly hear the voice of your soul. Go within and find your inner refuge. Be a safe haven for others. Step forward with grace, deliberation, and thoughtfulness. Take moments for reflection. Profound healing of physical and emotional wounds can occur in the stillness of sanctuary. Difficult situations can be averted by taking time to go within.
The Sacred Traveler Wants You to Know: Sometime the voyager becomes travel weary. The pack becomes heavy, and the journey becomes lackluster. It’s in these moments that the traveler needs to step off the path and find a temple or sanctuary to reassess and renew, and to remember what is truly important in life. This gives perspective and new life strategies. Create a place of beauty in your home (or in nature) that feels sacred and holy, and spend time there, carefully listening to your inner voice. If you’ve been pushing too hard or struggling to keep going, this is the time to be still and nurture your internal world. Listen to the voice of Spirit.
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ASCENDING THE MOUNTAIN: “Keep Going Forward”; The journey might be hard right now, but a great view awaits you. You most certainly can achieve your goal; however, you must continue forward through hard work and diligence. Do not give up. Even if it seems hard, keep going forward. Even if it sometimes seems that you are going up three steps and falling back two, you are still getting closer to your goal. Sometimes you may need to take smaller steps, but do not stop. Every step takes you closer to the peak of the mountain. And when you arrive, the view will be spectacular. It will be worth all your hard effort.
The Sacred Traveler Wants You to Know: It’s okay to stumble or fall down; just don’t stay down. Do not allow yourself to be limited by the beliefs of others or even by your own limiting beliefs or fears. Go beyond boundaries of self-imposed barriers. Live passionately and courageously. Keep moving forward fearlessly. Speak up for yourself. Honor your truth. This isn’t time to be timid or hold back. Go forward gallantly with your banner of truth waving in the wind. You are a light bearer for others.
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BEGIN NOW: “Take Your First Step”; Every journey starts with the first step. There is no moment better than the present one to begin. You might not feel ready, but nevertheless, it’s now time to start. A new cycle is beginning. Wipe the slate clean and get going. Release familiar routines, stagnant situations, or challenging relationships that no longer support you or empower you. You are at the end of an old cycle and beginning a new and exciting one. Sets your sails for a new horizon.
The Sacred Traveler Wants You to Know: There are times when the traveler needs to separate from family, friends, and acquaintances to enter new places within himself or herself. Sometimes the traveler must go beyond what is familiar in order to be open to transformation and change. Thus the journey brings a heightened sense of awareness and ignites mindfulness. Sometimes it can feel difficult to take that first step, but unless you do you’ll never know the joy and fulfillment that await you. Do it now. In the words of Lao Tzu, “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step”.