3 Key Ways to Step Out of the Box and Stay Wild

 

 This lovely little photo was found on Facebook's Sun Gazing page.

That wild place is within us all, but sometimes we've spent a lot of time trying to fit in so that we don't stick out. Then we grow up, over and over again, only to discover, that what we were trying to fit into, doesn't fit us. Then we find ourselves asking why we tried to fit in the first place. 



Don't fret dear Wild Woman. We've all been there and done that! Now is the time when making something new and different counts. When we have the awareness to split open our atoms and say, "Hey, think we could do this DNA thing a little differently now?" 



You'll find your atoms jumping for joy 'cause breaking old habits means they can create new life for you too! Because they love to create and are controlled by our mind, that delightful part of us that likes to take over when the rest of us is not working quite right. My goodness, our mind is dedicated to our every cell, working with us in ways we can never know fully. She's so good at her job that sometimes we don't even know she's doing it. 



But there is a clue. When we're thinking, thinking, thinking . . . that's a good time to say... "Hey, what's going on here? Why are you working so hard?" Who do I need to get on the train?" 



Often, you'll hear a part of your soul direct you to your heart. 



That's all well and good to be directed to your heart, but when we are talking about stepping out of the box, what does that mean?

Well, it means this: 



1. When you are talking too much and not listening:  STOP 

2. When you are not talking when you want to:  SPEAK

3. When you are silent and seeing space: CREATE 



This is an opportunity for you to make the kind of day you want to make. So when you are feeling a little "off your rocker" do the following as your wild spirit moves you:

Listen deeply for when you need to: 



STOP 


SPEAK 


CREATE

And these can be done in any order. They are not necessary and 1, 2, 3! You choose.

Take it one step further this week and use these as affirmations. Say:

I stop.
I speak.
I create.

All is well with my Soul,

Try it on. See how it feels.

Let your heart have a chance to make her voice heard, and let her express it. Give your mind a rest. She works so hard anyway and she doesn't have all the tools to get you to where you want to go. That's a fact. So it's good to know this. Help her out! 'Cause she's there for you in every way. 



Your heart will be delighted that you are expressing yourself. Your mind will appreciate the rest. Your soul will bask in her divinity. And your spirit will help you recognize that the only box that existed in the first place was in your own mind . . .

The one that tried so hard to keep you going while others were taking a break. The ONLY way she (your mind)  could 'wo-manoeuvre' on her own, was in the only way she knew how. And the only way she could do that was to make you fit into what she already knew. Thus, the box was formed. 



So, STEP OUT OF THE BOX. Give your mind a break. Wrap your heart in love. And let yourself stop what you are habitually doing. Speak what you know is true in your heart. Create that which speaks to your soul. 



When you do that, the box looses it's shape and falls apart and the one that is YOU, steps up to the plate, and the world becomes a better place . . . one woman at a time... and you realize . . . the only box that ever existed, was the one that existed only in your mind. ;) 



I remember after I'd been in a car accident, I couldn't sit down. Through my healing, I wanted so much to do things with others like go to a movie. I couldn't stand for longer that a half hour, so I was unable to go. One day, I decided this box was not where I wanted to live. I knew I'd have to go and speak my truth to the theater people.

So, I went to the manager at the theater of the little town I lived in and told him my dilemma . I asked, "Could I come and lie down on the floor?" He sited fire regulations and all sorts of things. I told him it was like being in a wheel chair, but I couldn't sit. I had to lay down. So we negotiated. I would stand for the first 10 minutes while everyone got settled and then lay down where he told me was safe.

And he gave me places for us to be in the theater where I could do this. I'm telling you, some of the looks I got, could have sent me to oblivion. I use to think, "you really think this is my first choice, as if you've ever looked, a theater floor is disgusting!" But I didn't care. I wore special theater clothes on those days. I laughed and cried in the movies. Spent time with my friends. It was fun and I was feeling free again!

That was the beginning of real healing for me. I got to laugh with my friends, and begin to live my life again and not sit in a box that made me do things in a certain way. I stopped not going to the movies. Something I loved to do.  I spoke my desire. I created a new way of doing it.

I must admit, some people stared at me and made rude comments. But others, they applauded. And my body, she healed. And the box, well, she fell away. I was free again. And that was the real beginning of shifting to something new in many moments. Since then, when boxes appear... I apply these 3 keys. Stop. Speak. Create.

When have you found your self wanting to break out of the box? Or when have you? I'd love to hear. What did you do? How did you feel? Please tell me in the comments below.

Here's to Wild Woman Freedom!

With love, 



~Elizabeth xo

PS if you are struggling with this...that is so totally cool. It's an everyday practice.  And as women especially, we dance in this place often. Please share below what you'd like to break free from. Take a moment to apply the 2nd key... and speak it. It will help the others to come to fruition. And we are here to support you. Always. For real.

http://www.WildWomanEnchanted.com

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Elizabeth MacLeod is author, illustrator, wild woman and publisher of the Wild Woman Mystery Cards - An enchanting journey to your true self.

She writes, illustrates and makes  Wild Woman books and tools for your wild and most precious heart and coaches wild souls to take back their life and business.

You can learn more about her and unleash your Wild Woman with what her clients love to call "life's cheat sheet" at www.wildwomanenchanted.com It's a great wonderful guide and it's FREE! 

A Wet Night. A Wild Woman. Her Car. And listening. Intent listening.

My beautiful car is going on retreat until at least the end of next week. Me, I'll be cave dwelling here in the Enchanted Woods until she returns.

I felt such gratitude for her amazing strength and ability to just get me home safely last night, as the rain literally poured down on us in the black velvet of the unlit sky. She shook, shaking my body with hers, barely able to carry us home. It was like an earth quake, but only one we could feel.

Cautiously, we made our way through the wet night following the yellow line leading us down the Sunshine Coast Highway, the trees by our side, the windshield wipers splishing and splashing back and forth, back and forth. I can still hear their sound.…

I concentrated. And I talked to her . . . "Can you do it safely?" I'd asked.

"Yes" she'd say underneath her trembles. I could feel the tenderness of that word.

We were the Wild Woman and her car companion, doing what we always do, but with more consciousness of the daily ease and pleasure so available before.

She guided me…"Go a little slower and use the down hills to help me up the uphills to come" "Okay" I'd respond gently pushing my foot up and down as we needed. Steady as she goes.

We did it. We made it home. Both of us a little hot from the sweating. But safely, we were home.

Today, she is off to the Garage Spa for treatment in hopes that her shaky body and flashing engine light can return to her self . . . and that her powerful chi can be revived and all hooked up and aligned once again.

Be well, my precious blue car companion. Be well. I send you off with much appreciation for all you do for me and I look forward to your safe return.

~Elizabeth xo

www.WildWomanEnchanted.com

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Hi Wild Woman! I'm Elizabeth MacLeod + I'm delighted to see you here!
 
I'm an author, teacher, publisher, magic maker and Wild Woman living in the enchanted rain forest on the Sunshine Coast of BC.

I write, illustrate and make Wild Woman books + tools for your heart so you can live your life the way you really want to live it so you can feel the love and love the feel.
 
Because I believe it's our birthright to be who we are . . . that it is possible to create a world where it's known that living wild + true is part of our lineage, and  totally possible and in fact, an expected responsibility for ourselves, our families, our communities + the planet . . .
 
Simply put, I'm here to show you it's possible to live in a world where being you never felt so great!  Because that's what the journey is all about really.

Want to unleash your Wild Woman! Click here:  The Wild Woman Shift Chart. It's FREE!

http://www.wildwomanenchanted.com

Wild Woman New Year Blessing

Wild Woman

May your New Year be filled with 

actions you didn't think you could take

promises that were really devotion

and little kisses on the cheek

when you least expect it. 

May you be 

strong

vulnerable

gentle

wild

graceful

excited

and in awe. 

And may you seek the way you inhale 

find the way you exhale

and enjoy the stillness in the pause in-between.

May you jump for joy

read good books 

eat well

take good care of your Self

bathe in your beauty and know,  
you are a gift to be treasured.

And may you be surprised by yourself often!

with love, 

~Elizabeth xo

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About Elizabeth  

Hi Wild Woman! I'm Elizabeth MacLeod + I'm delighted to see you here!
 
I'm an author, teacher, publisher, and Wild Woman living on the Sunshine Coast of BC,who answers big questions like - What does it mean to be a Wild Woman? How do you live from the wildness of your heart? From which place within does magic rise up for you to see and use?

I write, illustrate and make Wild Woman books + tools for your heart so you can live your life the way you really want to live it and feel the love and love the feel.
 
Because I believe it's our birthright to be who we are. That is is possible to create a world where it's known that living wild + true is part of our lineage, and therefore, totally possible and in fact, an expected responsibility for ourselves our families, our communities + the planet . . .
 
Simply put, I'm here to show you it's possible to live in a world where being you never felt so great!  Because that's what the journey is all about really.

Want to unleash your Wild Woman! Click here:  The Wild Woman Shift Chart. It's FREE!

http'://www.WildWomanEnchanted.com

 

The New Moon and the New Year. How much better can it get?

Did you know that New Years this year co-incidences with the New Moon? The new moon is about new beginnings and new openings. I've been clearing a pathway for this switching of years from 2013 to 2014...

I want this year to be epic, adventurous, daring, loving, sustainable, endearing, beautiful and fun. So, I'm out to do just that. In my life and my business.

I'm clearing away all the old, going through all my cupboards, getting my inbox to inbox zero (sounds like a space shuttle count down!), going through my papers and trying to get to destination pretty basket (that means no papers in it!)... no seriously though, that's what I'm up to.

I'm in my cave... dwelling... going to bed too late, never getting out of my pajamas, sorting things, taking a break, watching a movie to nourish my soul (Just watched the Hunger Games last night... it was awesome)... and generally making sure that I'm listening to all that I need to listen to to get me on the right path for me this year.

I'm starting with a clean slate... and using the new moon to help me get there too! I love it when the world syncs up with me... or...I sync up with the world!!! Whatever it is... isn't it glorious when it Universe supports you so openly!?  I mean really, something must be going on for 2014 as we are all starting off with a new moon!!!

How am I starting with a clean slate in 2014?

As I go through each section or pile or drawer or paper pile or emails in my inbox....everything I don't need or love, must go.

I deal with it immediately when it comes forward. If I can't but I still need it or it's complete and I must save it, I file it. But only if I have to. I'm being brutal.  Otherwise it's thown out, re-purposed, given away, or recycled and while I'm doing it...  I give thanks and just love it up.
 
With things that are tough to know what to do with I ask these 2 questions

1. Do I need it?

If I need it, it must find a place to live. If it has no place to live, I create one. But it must pass the criteria of 'need'. Most things are gone.

If it's not needed, and I'm in my cupboard or clothes closet for example, but I'm attached to it and just am having a hard time letting go, I ask myself . . .

2. Do I love it?

If no, then it must go. If I'm unsure, it goes in a little pile to be reviewed later. (It's a little pile) and later, I must have an answer. If I don't love it... it's gone for someone else to enjoy.

It's opening the space for so much more....

Already, I've done my vision board for the year. I do this every year and boy does it manifest. This year ... so much clearing going on, that it rose to the surface to begin before my usual January 1st ritual!  Even Reilly got into the action and helped me create it...

She knows there is something magical about that glue stick!!!!

On my January 1st ritual... I will take my 2013 vision board down, give love and thanks...  (and stare at the two of them like I seem to do as I take in the changes from one year to the next. They kind of blow my mind.)

And once I'm complete, filled up with love and appreciation and aha's....I'll burn 2013.

Transformation baby! That's what it's all about for me this year.

If you want to do a Vision Board ... here's what you need, it's pretty easy... here's how.

Making your VISION BOARD

You will need...

1. Something to paste on.
This could be a poster board (that's what I do) You can get them at any drug store ... shoppers, IDA etc) I choose a blue one this year (throat chakra!)

You can also use a piece of paper. little ones are lovely too. I also do little ones for my business projects or just for something specific I want to focus energy on.

2. Get a glue stick (or two) and scissors

3. Magazines
Pick ones you love, have already, and also, it's kind of fun to choose something you wouldn't normally get your self but are drawn too. Opens your visioning up and pulls you out of your norm. Oprah magazine is a really good one and popular for this kind of work

You can use also images on google and print them out. A little harder to see randomly, but if you know what you are looking for, that's another way or added tool.

4. Good music that you love
Love is important when creating what you want

5. Anything that will nurture your soul.
A Candle (careful though as you are working with paper), some tea or delicious something, good food, silence, favorite comfy clothes... and whatever else you might need ... and begin...

Now what?

1. Go through your magazines.
2. Find pictures and words that mean something and call to you that you'd like to have in 2014
3. Cut them out

Find things that you really want to manifest for yourself, or remind yourself of or that inspire you love yourself or ?. .... cut and paste... I actually like to cut everything out first and place it before gluing... it seems to give me more freedom. But I've seen many people cut and glue right there. That has a flare to it as well! Do what calls you.

And then . . .

Enjoy.... Take a real look at what you created and take it in. When you are done, hang it somewhere where you can see it all year. It is amazing how it will make you feel and how it will manifest.

And then  . . .

Rest

This is what Daisy does when we are finished! Rest in her favorite place. Here she is waiting for me to remember how important that is too!

It also allows for so much to move into your world that you really want and intend......

So as I also like to do this time of year... I'm writing in my Wild Woman Mystery Card Journal...I'm setting goals that are soul centered that I know will come true by using my SMART goal strategy (it really works. It's what I use with my clients when we work one-on-one). And, I'm pulling cards for the year to see where I'm going, (I love that part!) And also free style writing with ideas and loves and desires and anything that moves me into my dreams.... I love to be inspired with my writing.....

You can get your journal here:

http://shop.wildwomanenchanted.com/product-p/mc_journal.htm

If you have the Wild Woman Mystery Cards it's great. They make a great Wild Woman combo! .. but the journal can be used with any card deck.... or without... you can go to the free page on my website and do your readings from there when you use your journal. Here's the link....

http://www.wildwomanenchanted.com/free.php

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So that's my time in-between the worlds of Christmas and New Years. Cave dwelling at this time, has become an important movement for me each year.

So much is reviewed, recycled, and renewed. And much is let go of, creating new space for new things to be born.... gently, with mindfulness, and fun....

You will see soon too..the new projects and programs for you in the coming year. Such a beautiful space of wildness birthing. So exciting and I'm learning tons! I can't wait to tell you about them.... I have new programs being put together ..... old ones getting let go and some that have been a little underground that will be pulled to the top. Wait until you see!

Oh Wild Woman,... let this be a great year for you.... I'm sending you great big beautiful wild wishes for the New Year.

I'm so grateful you are in my life. Truly grateful. I can't thank you enough for your support.

Best wishes for the new year.... go wild these next days of newness brewing in whatever form that shows up for you.... and let's make 2014 the best yet!

Happy new Moon Wild Woman . . .

and

Happy NEW YEAR!

:)

Sending you so much love,

~Elizabeth xo


PS Are you struggling with something that you just can't get past or let go.  Write it in the comment below. Sometimes, just writing it down helps to move it forward. And it could help others too. Unleash your Wild Woman!

PPSS... I love you... just wanted to make sure you know that. xo


 ABOUT ELIZABETH

Hi Wild Woman! I'm Elizabeth MacLeod and I'm delighted to see you here!
 
I'm an author, teacher, publisher, and Wild Woman living on the Sunshine Coast of BC,who answers big questions like - What does it mean to be a Wild Woman? How do you live from the wildness of your heart? From which place within does magic rise up for you to see and use?

I write, illustrate and make Wild Woman books + tools for your heart so you can live your life the way you really want to live it and feel the love and love the feel.
 
Because I believe it's our birthright to be who we are. That is is possible to create a world where it's known that living wild + true is part of our lineage, and therefore, totally possible and in fact, an expected responsibility for ourselves our families, our communities + the planet . . .
 
Simply put, I'm here to show you it's possible to live in a world where being you never felt so great!  Because that's what the journey is all about really.

Want to unleash your Wild Woman? Click here:  The Wild Woman Shift Chart. It's FREE!

 http://www.Wildwomanenchanted.com

. . . How to Own your Greatness . . . A True + Wild Way to Self Discovery

Our greatness is something we don't talk 

about so much. It's kind of a society taboo. However when we really look inside we find greatness is quite a natural place to be. Today, I'll show you 4 steps to owning your greatness AND how to keep your ego out of it.

This post below is part of a Summit Blog Tour which leads up to the Soul*Full Summit hosted by the wonderful Catherine Just.

I'm thrilled to be a part of an event that empowers entrepreneurs, artists and creatives to take action toward their dreams while helping create more opportunities for people with Down Syndrome at the same time.  

You can join the movement by signing up here. It's free! 

Your greatness is not something you are learning. It’s something you’ve always known. This is the real truth. The truth we need to remember. 

In order to truly heal and be all we can be, we must speak our truth. What ever is good for our soul, that is what we must do. And owning our greatness is good for the soul.

A lot of the time, we get stuck in our lives and our healing speaking our pain or the things we wished we did or didn’t do or the regrets we have or the lies that were told. We sometimes add to this important list, the hurt or harm that was caused and the anger that ensued. It is in this place we can often get caught. We spend time taking ourselves down, punishing ourselves, demeaning ourselves. 

But, it is important and in fact crucial, to remember that in the depths of ourselves exists another element too, that we sometimes forget about, or don't speak about, or are shy to own, and that is “our greatness.” 

To walk into our greatness, we need to remember she is there too.  She knows our naked truth. She knows our wants and desires. She may be forgotten, but she is not lost. 

As we travel along our path, we often deal with the pain and suffering. And that is important. But, did you know,  the lineage of the word to suffer is to allow? The Wild Woman, knows that to truly heal, we must allow all to come forward. And that for us to truly stand in our place in the world, we must also acknowledge our great places. That is important too. 

The key to owning your greatness, is to just know she is there. I know, sounds too simple. But it’s true. And once you do, to continue to notice her and continue to nurture her too along with the rest of ourselves, is an expression of you that we all want to see and be part of. 

After being in a car accident at the age of 29, I was forced to deal with pain on the inside and the outside. As I travelled through the unchartered inner terrain of my self, I uncovered many truths. I noticed it was very easy to fall into the pain, to get healers that could deal with the pain, to feel connected when drawn to my inner truth. What was more difficult, I noticed, was allowing my greatness to unfold and be present. 

It took much journeying into my depths to discover that the connection being made was with my true self. And, that my true self, knew her greatness. 

I uncovered that when I spoke from the truth inside of me... that the voices saying “that’s not true” or the fear of someone saying to me “You are so full of yourself” disappeared. 

And I unraveled a way of knowing how to allow her, my dear Greatness, to step into her destiny. I found these 4 steps below to be illuminating pathways to that holy place within and to allowing others to own their pure greatness as well. 

You can do them in any order and for as long as each one takes. Let  the wild in you decide, that place that knows you so very well

The 4 steps to owning your greatness 

Take a Break 

Sometimes we spend so much time working on the stuff that hurt us, or harmed us, or took us down that it starts to consume our every move. It takes over our thoughts, our happiness, our desire to expand out to more than we thought we could do. The place in us that is tired from working on our stuff, or frustrated with the recurring thoughts like “I can’t” or “I don’t know how”, this place needs to know that we are taking care of her too. Giving her a break, gives her room to breathe too and relaxes our human soul. 

It was a whole year before I could sit down after being in a car accident. I worked hard on my healing and didn’t get a lot of breaks really. My friends were going to the movies one day and I couldn’t go, because I couldn’t sit down in the chairs. I thought, "how can I fully heal, if I don’t get a break, or am allowed to have a little fun?" So, I went to the movie theater and asked if I could lie on the floor so I could enjoy things with my friends too. I needed a break. But I couldn’t sit. After conversations about fire regulations and the meaning behind it the manager said ‘yes’... From then on, I went to the movies, lay on the floor, took looks from strangers that disapproved, and began healing on a different lever because I had fun, and took a break from the work of healing. And the theatre became part of my healing too. I’ll never forget the day I came through the door and the manager was there and saw me and smiled and said “We were thinking of you today. You picked a great evening to come. We just vacuumed and cleaned the floors!” 


Staying Power 

Sometimes we want to do more, but sometimes all we can do is what we can do, and that is enough. We may have the desire to more or to do less, but all we can do is what is in this moment, right now. Honor this place. Embrace patience, which includes perseverance, persistence, endurance, tenacity and staying power. This also teaches us to contain all the feelings and things going on. Patience is not something that we can just say we will do. It takes some effort. But it is totally doable and an intrinsic part of the wild path. It also will help us to learn how to manage our energy and to practice the skill of observation. With observation, doors to new paths open. And when they do, we need to know we have staying power! 

The Mindful Way 

To stop the repetitive pattern of thinking about the same things over and over, and doing the same thoughts over and over, or saying the same things to someone and getting the same responses, is a very mindful task. It is not something that just happens, nor, in my experience, is it an easy thing to just ‘do’. It takes a conscious attempt. In this stage to begin to forward see . . . we must consciously ask ourselves to not say the thing that comes soooo easily that harms another or fills you with negative thoughts or puts ‘them’ into the wrong place and ‘you’ into the right place. It’s a willingness to let go of that role.  When I am working through things and find my self not knowing what to do, I ask myself “What role did I put myself into?” Usually, once I’ve identified that, the answer comes. Because inside our true selves, we know what is good for us and can make solid, true decision for ourselves.  And once we let go of what we think and follow her instead... miracles unveil. (A little secret question to ask yourself when you find yourself here is . . . would you rather be right or happy?) 

The Act of Creation 

There are many, many ways to do this. Some might think that to move into this stage, it means we must accept or forgive or surrender or not acknowledge what has happened or what was done in the past. This is not the truth. This place is a mindful decision. It is a place where we consciously decide to release the old and allow a new future to unfold.  

To make a mindful decision is an act of creation. 

It is a powerful place as it is you that will make the decision. You can decide how you do this. You decide what ritual you need to do to acknowledge the event. It doesn’t have to be black and white, it can be grey or colorful. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing or one thing or the other.

This is the place where we sit in the soul of our minds and allow ourselves to release our greatness from behind bars and open to the wild . . . because what we didn’t know before, is that keeping our greatness behind bars, also kept us behind bars. 

Remember, you are the one, who holds the key to open the door and walk through into your greatness.  But you must dare to listen to the call. You must dare to move towards the feeling. You must dare to allow yourself to feel it. You must dare yourself to make a mindful decision and take back your power. 

Because, greatness is waiting for you.  Can you see her there with her arms open? She’s giddy with excitement to see you when you arrive. Because then, she and you and your soul can now begin and continue to fulfill your destiny. And there is nothing that makes her happier. 

How do you know if you are finding your greatness without ego? 

Instead of feeling rage, anger or irritation, you may feel sad inside your heart, or even empathy for the person you were angry with. Maybe you forget what it was about, for example,  the harder you try to retrieve the information, it just simply isn’t there anymore. Some might say “I’ve processed it” 

Suddenly, you find that you don’t want anything from that person anymore. What you thought you wanted, is gone.  Maybe it hasn’t turned out the way you really wanted it to but you are no longer feeling bound by it, or like it really matters. You are free to move forward into something else. And you are willing to step into a new role. 

Your greatness has room now to speak . . . without all these other thoughts or energies making stuff up in your head. You are moving from a place of maybe even forgiveness, not condoning the other, but simply making a decision to let go, surrendering to your true self or making room for yourself to open into your life, including your greatness, in whatever form that is for you. 

Allowing yourself to let go of the old and move into the new can be one of the greatest gifts of your life and one more true to who you are. The you that also includes your wild and beautiful greatness . . .The you  that accepts that you have things to do here on the planet . . .  The you that acknowledges the path of your soul. The you being all of you which includes your greatness. 

Because Greatness is you. And she is waiting for you with open arms. She wants to hold you there and help you remember.  She is dedicated to your journey with her and is delighted you continue to find your way back. You just need to remember to notice her, embrace her and work with her . . . because, she’s always there. She never EVER leaves.

Love,

Elizabeth xo

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Hi! I'm Elizabeth MacLeod and I'm delighted to see you here. 

I'm here to remind you that you are beautiful + raw + wild + you matter . . . big time. 

I'm a Guidance Instructor + Visionary who answers the big questions like what is the meaning of your life? What does it mean for you to be wild from the heart? From which place within, does magic rise up?

I believe it's our birthright to be who we are. That it is possible to create a world where it's known that living wild + true is part of our lineage, and therefore, totally possible and in fact, an expected responsibility for ourselves, our families, our communities + the planet . . .
  

I'm here to show you it's possible to live in a world 

where being you never felt so great! 

Download my FREE Woman's Guide to her true path 

Click here: The Wild Woman Shift Chart

www.WildWomanEnchanted.com

Magical Manifestation - A Wild Woman story about the amazing Universe

Like my new walking stick?

It's interesting how things come into your life. Tojo (in the picture with me above) made this stick... a medicine man... walking by the Wild Woman Enchanted Store at the Langdale Ferry Terminal, here in little ol' British Columbia, Canada.... on his way somewhere . . . who just came over to me in my store and said, "I'd like to give you this walking stick." 

I had talked briefly with him, in an insignificant way really, just two people sharing life in that moment, a few minutes earlier... and he had left and I went on with my day, helping a Wild Woman in the store pick a Wild Woman Mystery Card and I thought he's gone on with his day too. I remember thinking what a lovely man he was, but that was all as things got busy for a moment. 

That day, I was feeling a little in need of something, like I needed support. So much had happened. The death of a friends son, a new class I had just given, leading a Heart Healing Ceremony for the Wild Woman, being at the Wild Woman Enchanted Store at the Langdale Ferry Terminal, new projects in the works for the Wild Woman that are to be soon revealed ... all this and more.

I shared a little with my store neighbor, Lynda, when I arrived but other than that, I hadn't said anything to anyone or anything. It was just a private noticing . . . a thought of knowing that I needed a little time to rest . . . a desire for some support . . . a wishing for family. I was aware, that I needed some time and was planning to take a little that evening and looking forward to it... and then, out of the blue, Tojo comes into my store, walks over and says "I'd like you to have this. I make them. It's a walking stick and I think this is yours." 

I wasn't quite sure what to say, as I was aware of my inner workings, the place that said "I need some support. I'm tired. Just a little. Not much. I need to be held up a little today." And I was aware that the acknowledgment was enough to make the change if I could hang on until the end of the day. And just the acknowledgment helped me know I could. 

I hadn't said anything to anyone about it, except Lynda who was next to me when I arrived that morning. Other than that small moment, it was a private place in me. A place I was just walking into awareness about. So I thought. But not private to the Universe. 

To be given a walking stick, with a clear crystal at it's helm, I was kind of stunned by the magic of it all. I felt a little giggle inside at the thought of my thought feeling like I needed support and that I had to wait for rest, or whatever I was thinking I would do to take care of myself. I didn't know this man. I'd never met him. And although I may have said something about my days... I hadn't expressed my need out loud. 

Honestly, to think that our thoughts are not heard by the Universe, by the almighty what ever it is, is almost as ridiculous as the morning not coming every day. 

We chatted a little and I thanked him and said that a walking stick was perfect for me in this moment. The metaphor was beyond noticing. It was like the Universe was helping me and not even making me work at figuring it out. I mean a walking stick to support me...

Hello! Because this communication was not even difficult to decipher. You simply couldn't miss it. I looked at my neighbor who was watching the whole thing and said "Whoa" as I looked her in the eyes. She agreed. It was mesmerizing what had just occurred. And I was humbled by this "random" yet really "not so random" act of listening ... or ... I mean kindness! LOL ...I hope you are giggling with me! 

The surprises that come to me, the people I'm blessed to meet, the beauty that walks into my store, overcomes me. 

We have a few more week-ends down there until Thanksgiving (our last week-end there) ... and as I get ready to be there tomorrow, I can't help but feel magical. I can't help but know the Universe has got my back in ways I can't imagine. I can't help but think thoughts I want to manifest. I can't help but say to you, come and see me down there. Share in this with me if you have the chance. And if you don't, come here and I'll share with you here on this page. Because life is too short to miss these kinds of magical 'I've got your back' moments. 

Oh how the blessings from the deeper workings of the Universe come in ways that we are simply not always able to fully discern . . . it makes me fall in love, over and over and over again, with the Wild Mysteries of life and the magic that exists beyond our knowing.

Oh, how very deeply . . . down in the center of the cosmos . . . how very deeply I felt loved, heard and seen that day ... To be seen in that way. To be known in that way. To be loved in that way. And to receive the message in this way . . . the purity astounds me. 

Namaste

~Elizabeth~ xo

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Why we do it . . . Crossing the Frontiers of our Inner Solar System

In 1977 I was graduating from college in Montreal and leaving the province to begin my exploration of life, to voyage into unknown internal territories, to explore the expansion of my mind at University, and to go where I had never gone before. I was my own starship, traveling Earth, directing where she would go and yet allowing some unknown internal telescope see my path so I would know where to go . . .

At the same time, the first robotic spacecraft 'Voyager One' left the Earth. And just this last Thursday NASA confirmed that this little space craft had now "crossed the frontier" and had actually left our solar system to a place we'd never seen or even knew really existed. It is now about 19 billion kilometres from our sun. And it is no longer in 'our' solar system. I felt an exhilaration, a wondering if this is how they felt when they discovered the world was round or how a little girl felt when she discovered she could tie her own shoe?

Today, I came across this video above....  In 1996... some scientists pointed the hubble telescope into nothing. They wondered if this "high in demand" telescope would be wasted looking at nothing . . . as that is all that could be seen with the naked eye. However, it couldn't have been farther from the truth.

I think of my own journey, the one we think sometimes is so small, and it makes me think that nothing is far from it. We are only a small blipp of something, like a grain of sand, some say.... but we are not nothing. We can't be when you think of it this way.

The wild of space is in this video . . . over 100 billions galaxies are in our universe... like it says in this video . . . when you look at this image and begin to understand what it means, you can't help but be changed. We are only a small part of a much larger territory that we know of.

By hearing last week's news about 'Voyager One' and now seeing this video, I feel as if I've seen something so special and discovered something in a way a scientist discovers tiny molecules. I feel I like I have been visited by something angelic or godly or beyond. Perhaps I have.

They have seen the "ultra deep field" . . . the farthest into the universe that we so far know.

I think of meditation, or deep crying, or the transformation of pain and I can't help but think that when we reach beyond our own frontiers, we discover the galaxies of ourselves. . . deep inside. In these places, we travel so far beyond what we thought we knew of ourselves, that we often come out feeling as if we are new. Like we were the 'Voyager One' leaving our own solar system and discovering a whole new galaxy or galaxies in the beyond of ourselves. Or maybe we are the Hubble telescope, discovering billions of light sources beyond the us we thought we were.

It's no wonder then, that we are seekers, as we must sense that the 'that' which we seek is far greater that the 'that' which we think we know . . .

~Elizabeth xo

Founder of Wild Woman Enchanted
Creator of the Wild Woman Mystery Cards - An enchanting journey to your true self
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