Embark on a celestial journey gazing at Orion beyond the window, a surreal experience grounding and connecting with purpose. Explore growth, from learning valuable lessons in authenticity to rewiring your connection with nature through Simon Barnes’ transformative book. Dive into embracing changes that simplify and inspire a beautiful, zen-filled home. All in today’s blog post!
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To look out the window where I start my days, where I often dream, where I was away the stale energy of a closed chapter to begin anew, where I cleanse the energy of clients I work with, and where I finish the days off, bring them to a close, wash, shut down, slow into sleep, and to see ORION directly in front of my eyes continues to be a really surreal and powerful experience. I’ve taken to letting my eyes adjust to the darkness just so I can saver it a little longer before I crawl under my sheets and wrap up my day.
It has a profoundly grounding experience despite being a skybound vision; it brings me back down into myself and in-tune with my highest self, sending a rippled reminder of my greater purpose and my chosen existence at this time, at this place, with these people. It helps fan away the clouds of illusion that are set to distract me and weigh me down so I am incapable of rising and contributing to the Ascension of the planet. It is a reminder of the vision – an ultimate vision of an energy of love that is transformative and healing and powerful. Orion is so much more than a constellation for me; it is my certainty and my spirit, splattered in the sky. It is a physical representation of my spiritual creativity and the light and guidance that it will bring to this planet, to my son. And to be sitting there, right outside MY window, the window where I envision House 105… well, that’s a hello from the Universe, if I’ve ever seen one.
Side note: Yesterday, after his walk with the dog, my husband said to me, “Operation: Acquire Dreamhouse is in effect. Today we said a very nice good morning to the old lady, and she made a cute noise over Poe. Poe was very good; didn’t bark at her or anything.” I love that he’s taken on a role in this “manifestation project.”
I started Rewild Yourself yesterday. Who is Simon Barnes, author of Rewild Yourself, and why is he not my friend in real life? With nearly every chapter starting with a quote from C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series or Harry Potter, it’s as if the Universe was speaking to me through this book: “Want to love nature? This like-minded friend will show you how to do it!” And so far, ten chapters in out of 23 rewilding suggestions, the Universe was right.
This book is easy-to digest, has tangible and applicable to anyone suggestions, and makes you truly excited about nature. I am genuinely considering buying a pair of “bins” (binoculars) thanks to this book, and I’m not even finished the adventure. Barnes truly makes every walk sound like it could be the most exciting trek across the planet, as though nothing, no blade of grass, no tiny insect, is insignificant or mundane as you tune in and rediscover the magic of the wild. He has made me excited about nature, excited about pointless walks, and we’ve only just met. I’m so glad I decided to choose this book as my “central book” in my stack. It’s changing me. I feel the shift. I feel as though I am rewilding myself. And it has absolutely no spiritual foundation either; it’s just straight and to the point and it makes you feel comfortable and understood. Like: yeah, it’s alright if you find nature boring sometimes. Here’s how to move past that in really easy ways, anywhere you are. As if this man gets that I’m having trouble connecting to this thing I love and he just wants to make it easy for me.
Thank you, Barnes.
I posted a story on IG this morning to try and be authentic about my day as a mother, to be honest about how my morning started (it was a messy one, let me tell you), but then I deleted it. I deleted it because I realized I didn’t want to ridicule my son in a public space, I didn’t want to humiliate him and what he (naturally) did just because I found it funny and thought it would be great to be authentic in an inauthentic space (social media). Remaining authentic is essential for me and motherhood is messy and is chaotic and mornings can start off in a really shocking way, but I don’t think I need to cement the accident of my son into the social media sphere to confirm that to the world. I don’t think strangers, family, and friends, need to know about his uh-oh as a way to stay true to the message of my Awakened Little Souls page. So, I deleted it.
I am always learning, as a mother. And this was a lesson for me. There is no ego in me writing about this, there is no air of – I am better than you for deleting it – but it didn’t sit right in my spirit that I shared that for a laugh and some transparency with my followers and I deleted it. I can be transparent, honest, and authentic without exposing my child in the process. I can be vulnerable and share the chaos (even in this space, here) without making my son the focus of my ridicule. I am really going through a shadow of the soul, here, when it comes to social media and I’m truly unraveling exactly what I do and do not feel comfortable sharing or contributing. I am learning to be better by learning to be discerning about my own actions and posts.
I regret this post, but I won’t let mom guilt eat away at me. It wasn’t any pictures, it was just words meant to kickstart a smile in people’s day. But it was at the expense of R’s accident, and that wasn’t fair. I apologize, on a soul level, to my son.
The day has started with a lesson. I move on and forward. I will not hold onto the guilt. I have learned to be a better person and a better mom.
CHANGES seems to be a central theme of my life, lately. Changes for the better, of course. All very much inspired by the idea of slow living (are you getting tired of those two words, yet?) and learning to prioritize things that not only bring you joy but also make your life simpler.
One of the changes I’ve made in my routine as mom is to create a weekly menu for dinners. Not only has this completely simplified my evenings because there is no dance around what to make, it’s also cut my grocery bill and it’s minimized food waste. Prior to heading out the door for a shop, I make up my meal, asking my husband if there are any plates he’d really like to see in the rotation this week. From there, I write out the items I will need to make those meals that we may be missing from home. I am making a conscious effort to stick to the list when grocery shopping, and I also buy one or two “easy items” just in case we’ve had a difficult night and we need something quick to make for dinner. Evenings are less stressful – there’s no more we don’t have anything to eat/I don’t know what to make moments. It’s been a small but impactful decision for simplifying food in this household, and it’s also led to healthier dishes in the process!
The changing around of my bedroom still continues to inspire me. It’s no longer a space I just go to sleep in; I love walking into my bedroom at any time of the day (particularly in the morning when the sun is hitting through the window) and just looking at the space inspires me and makes me want to slow down a little. I even added a second bookshelf at the entry, because I had a bamboo shelf already that matched the other furniture in the room. It’s added yet another energy to it that brings me a lot of joy. I did, unfortunately, have to remove a plant because it was giving me severe asthmatic reactions during the night that were lasting all day – but beyond that little blip, it’s just been lovely to have this space. It takes me away, a little. The change of energy in the space seems to influence how deeply I sleep, too. Everything just feels zen, now.
I really recommend taking the time for you to switch up a space that doesn’t inspire you. It lead to a ripple of change throughout the whole house, where I rearranged the bookshelf downstairs, shifted decor all around, I organized the kitchen counters, I added more plants – and crystals and beautiful items that I was keeping hidden away – and the joy of changing that room ended up impacting everywhere else. Even my husband remarked, It’s really starting to feel like a beautiful home in here!
Alright, time to dive into lunch and perhaps get a few chapters in. I’m really tempted to head to Nature and Decouvert this afternoon to get binoculars (I kid you not). Help.
Let’s end on a wonderful note: another mama has joined the Awakened Mama Community! Check out Jessica’s feature, here. Remember that if you want to be featured, all you need to do is send me an email. You don’t need to even believe you are spiritual to be a part of the interview; as long as you are striving through personal betterment and are raising your children to be world-changers!
xx C
Awakened Little Souls 
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