Full circle II and a giveaway

Things come full circle more often than I can notice. And yet when I do remember to look for them, the symbols that signify the completeness of our present life are everywhere. In a bright, swollen, full moon, in a lone blooming rose, an empty birdbath brimming with sunshine, and even a foamy cup of mocha...slight but ever present things that I can lose and find myself in. In these eloquent circles, I remember that life is good, oh so good.

My mother and brother flew in from FL this past weekend. To have the closest of my family see where we live and how satisfying our lives have been since we moved from FL, gave me a sense that another circle has come to a close. An easiness comes with the special people that have known us our entire lives. This is something I will always miss about not being near my own tiny family. Regardless of how much we change, the ones we grew up with remember us in ways that no one else ever will. We can look at each other knowingly and marvel at how we have grown. We can look at each other fondly and recount memories that seem to surface only in each other's presence. Thank you Mom and Brian, for your love and laughter, and for seeing me in ways I forget to see myself.

And there is one more reason to celebrate coming full circle. This week is Wander Wonder Discover's 2nd anniversary. My deepest gratitude goes to you this week, for seeing me, encouraging me, and gifting me with your presence in these pages and in yours. Because of you, I have sought and found the fearlessness needed to live a creative, passionate and abundant life. To write what I need to write, temper what I need to temper, and to reflect carefully and honestly, on my forever, sometimes wandering, search for meaning in "Self".  With heart, mind and soul, I thank you.

What I am giving away this week is a spot in Pixie Campbell's next Soul Lodge  e-course: Gold Mining the Shadows with Black Panther. Please click the link for details. The session will start next Monday and runs 5 weeks.

From Pixie's website, this session:

"The watery West and lunar Panther have aligned to help us:

• Infuse our spirits with the Moon's feminine energies 
• Honor our intuition and the subtler aspects of the heroic quest 
• Acknowledge the innate seer within
• Release confining, restrictive models and patterns born of repression
• Reclaim power lost during childhood wounding
• Connect with the Thunderbeings- the Spirits of the Storms, to embrace the necessary polarity of light and dark
• Transmute negative energy: re-membering the positive in all that lies underneath the light of consciousness
• Allow shadow to become a Fertile Well of Creativity

Special guests will be sharing tools for diving into the darker aspects with grace and support by your side."

I will be taking this course as well and would love for you to join me. If you are interested in entering, please leave me a comment telling me what has come full circle for you recently. I will randomly choose and announce a winner this Friday, October 5th.




Welcome beautiful October and much love to all of you my friends

 xoxo

p.s. I have been listening to the new Mumford and Sons' Babel, over and over again...If you haven't heard it yet, here is a sliver....

Full circle...and a surprise from Maddie...

I love finding signs. Signs are there whether I want to see them or not. I know they are subjective and I know they are a matter of perspective, but I also believe that loving them is another way of inviting them in :).

Bella's 52 photo projects theme this week is "circle", and when I took this photo last week, I remember being drawn to this image of my every day jewelry on the nightstand. I remember thinking how simple they looked lying there. Little things that seem insignificant, but play ritualistic roles in my every day life. My wedding band, my favorite bracelet and my favorite earrings are things that lie close to my skin and have become part of me. It so happens that every single piece has a circle in it. How perfect I thought, that I didn't have to go find circles to shoot, that they had always been there, with me. Then, earlier today I looked at the date. I knew it was close but I wasn't sure, so I double checked in my archives. It is my blog's first anniversary.

Wander Wonder Discover has come full circle and I couldn't be happier that I made it this far. I re-read my very first post this afternoon and I had to grin. It's a little green I must say, but the theme of growth, change, and discovery has remained solid.

And how is this for serendipity?!! To my delight, I received a wonderful email from Maddie. You know, one of the amazing photographers I showcased in the last post? The one who I am taking the Persisting Stars e-course with? She has generously offered me to *GIVE AWAY* a spot in her Persisting Souls photography e-course!!! What a beautiful way to help me celebrate coming full circle :).  Maddie, thank you so much!!

The course she is offering is not the same one I am taking. Not only will there be photography, there will be journaling, and soulwork. There will also be guest creatives (for a list click course link) offering their own experiences throughout the course. In Maddie's words:

"this five week course will help you discover the interesting places and answers that your life gifts you on your journey, by exploring a series of thoughtful and transformative questions designed to nudge you along the path of a little soul digging. Sharing your ruminations through the art of photography, you can shed light on your inner life and ultimately your connection to the world in the most reverent, imaginative way possible."

TO ENTER:

Just leave a comment on this post!! If you would like one extra chance, you can blog about the giveaway or share it on facebook. Just remember to let me know if you have :). I will announce the winner next Wednesday, October 12th!!

**For those that haven't yet, I still have the souvenir giveaway you can enter until Friday!! **

much love to all of you and thanks for
an unforgettable first year

xoxo

P.S. I promise more words on our impending move in my next post!!