We all have one. That flavour, that thing, that energy that is uniquely us. And it comes out everywhere, from how we brush our teeth, and how we talk to friends when they are having a bad day, to how we fall in love. It’s who we are, at our very core.
So I was delighted, about a month back or so, to get clearly connected to mine. To see it, to feel it, to fall in love with it and really understand it and me better.
My soul essence.
It is a sparkly gold, shimmery magic. Like what was showing up a lot in the fireworks display on Saturday here in Vancouver. Raining down magical golden sparkles, filling the sky with possibility and joy and hope. Ohhhh, Ahhhhh. So beautiful, so inspiring, so playful and so soothing, all at the same time.
And just like the fireworks displays do, I want to celebrate it – to really own it, and claim it, and roll around it. To let it have its way with me. To completely surrender to it, and it’s wisdom. To trust that everything will be ok, and I don’t need to be in charge, and that everything happens in the perfect way and pace. I just need to allow it, to make space for it, and welcome it, and then get out of the way. Well, that and set a match to it.
So that is how I am going to go into my birthday (which is TODAY)… primed and ready to do a ritual to welcome in and really honour my soul essence, to, if you will, birth it on my birthday. To enjoy its magnificence and sit in the wonder of its preciousness. I don’t entirely know what the ritual will look like yet… although I know it involves stillness, and gratitude and willingness and surrender. There will be prayer and an opening up. There will be trusting and there will be grace. Lots of grace. I open to being shown.
And in so doing – I open to allowing my message and the details of my work for the next few years to come in. I open to being guided and I open to being of service in a deeper, richer, broader way. I open to living from here regularly and consistently and to trusting the magic.
Thank you Vancouver July 2013 Balance – for holding this for me, and loving me into it!!
Happy Birthday to you!!
Thanks!!
Happy Birthday Signy! Congrats!!!
I appreciate the love!
Tonight while spending time with my family on vacation in Italy we hunted down the Italian masks that most represents who we think we are. We tried on a 100 or so different perspectives and none fully resonated. It was interesting to hear from a 13 and 15 year old how they would best choose their mask. We came back to the apartment here in Venice and read your birthday blog. Soul essence – yes, I think tomorrow we will each find our unique mask that captures the way we feel. My 13 year old daughter has already great insight as she has found almost the perfect mask… As it chooses her she asks ” mama, can I add something to it to make it uniquely me?”
What an amazing birthday present to yourself Signy!
buon compleanno- anima essenza
Donna
Donna, what a beautiful story, and so amazing to hear the wisdom in youth. As it turns out Venice was one of my favourite cities in my youth. Hope your trip there continues to be filled with joy and fun!
Love it, love you and thrilled to have bear witness to your shimmer and your shine that weekend!
Happy beautiful and magical birthday,xo
Michaella
Yay! Magic is the name of the birthday game! Thanks
Happy, Happy, HAPPY Birthday Signy! I hope your day was everything you hoped for and that your ritual was super sparkly, shiny and gold – and continues to be so…
I so appreciate your lovely wishes!
Thank you!
and so it is. (: