Is there any way out of the mind? Sylvia Plath

“To me, being spiritual means, Whispering to trees, Laughing with flowers, Falling in love with sunsets, Consulting the water, And worshipping the stars. One hand to my heart. One hand to earth. And sparkles, Tons of them.” - Tanya Markul ✨ November 2020. Grateful to be alive and healthy. Grateful for new friends and new places. Grateful for the good feelings as well as the heavy ones. Surrendering to the chaos, the confusion. Allowing myself to find beauty in the dark moments. Recognizing it is all part of the experience. Practicing coming back to: Can I love this moment too? 💜 (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHEUw31n-Sh/?igshid=1c2fvf47podjz

Let’s talk about shame. Last week I was nominated to post my black and white photo about women’s empowerment. At first, I was excited. Thinking about what picture to choose and what caption to write. Then I read someone else’s caption. It was about how this challenge can be harmful and become a popularity contest amongst us. I immediately felt shame for even thinking of posting. (disclaimer: this was before I even knew the true reason for the movement: the atrocities women are suffering in Turkey). I then began to think of what others’ would think of me, of my writing, of my photo. I imagined people rolling their eyes. How easily I was influenced by someone else’s words. Her words were supposed to empower, yet my own inner shame took over. “What would they think?” Shame goes deep. So deep that it shapes the way we live our lives. So deep that we might be completely unaware of how it’s influencing our every behavior, our every decision. We must learn to live our lives as the star of our own movie. We must learn we have NOTHING to lose and EVERYTHING to gain from being our true selves. ~~~ We all have shame. It shows up differently for each of us. And it stops us from living our lives as the most authentic versions of ourselves. I am grateful to have caught myself mid-shame cycle. Because now I get to work on it. Now I get to go deep and find the root and heal. Shame is so very human. I share this with you, exposing my own vulnerability, my own insides, in the hopes that maybe it helps someone else feel seen. I am here for you. We are all here for you. We are all experiencing this human thing together. I see you. I love you. We’re in this together. #womenempowerment #divinefeminine #authenticity #wildwoman #selfhealing https://www.instagram.com/p/CDhToVmgk2g/?igshid=apg9ojr0euh6

Nature is such great medicine. Whenever you feel down or feel the anxiety rising…. Go outside. Get up and move. Move your body! Whether you put your running shoes on and go for a run or put your favorite song on and start dancing…. Or my favorite: put your running shoes on, put your favorite song on and start run / dancing outside like nobody’s watching (friends fans: Phoebe-style)…. Just do it. It will change your mood instantly. Plus you’ll make friends because everybody will want to know what you’re listening to that is making you dance like that. Joy is contagious. Get outside, BREATHE, and MOVE! Sending everyone love. ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CCWx8QOg5mF/?igshid=x0nyszpc13ir

“What the world needs is more women who have quit fearing themselves and started trusting themselves. What the world needs is masses of women who are entirely out of control.” Thank you @glennondoyle for these words. We need to stop abandoning ourselves. We need to be free to be who we are. And stop being scared of what our parents think, what our friends think, what strangers on the internet think and what society thinks. Learn to be authentically you. Every time you feel shame about doing something you want to do, go inwards and find the root of it. Do the work you need to do to heal. We don’t have to suffer any longer. The world needs us to rise up. Think of your future kids: if we want to teach them to live fully, we must do it ourselves. This is not a “nice to have” this is a must. Go shine your light brighter and brighter until it consumes you and there is only You. You without all the layers of conditioning of fear, shame, anxiety. You, fully loving yourself. You, completely in your worth, every single moment. We can do this. We must do this. #untamed #togetherwecan #selflove #selfhealers #practiceandalliscoming #loveandalliscoming https://www.instagram.com/p/CB8gUU-gZI9/?igshid=1t7bvfzwvqfb5