“You are brave and aware enough to think outside the square, beyond what your peers may consider normal. You are supposed to be questioning things right now.”

When we connect with our breath, we are clearer about our values, beliefs, and who we are in the world. It impacts everything around us. It heals others. 

Any time there is loss there is grief. And that grief can have lasting, profound effects on our physical and emotional health. Grief carries powerful information, yet it’s our human nature to want to avoid it.

I chose DISRUPTION as my theme this month because we continue to be tested by current events. It seems to me that a battle of love versus hate is occurring to disrupt our beliefs, and it’s time to look at how we react.

Life is unpredictable. Nature reminds me of this with extreme weather changes, earthquakes, and floods. I see it in my personal life as well.

To be honest with myself or with someone else means I have to give up trying to control something. I have to be willing to lose something.

To me, honesty is about owning myself and all of my truths.

Grief isn’t just a physical feeling; it’s a wound that takes place on a soul level. It’s meant to be deeply felt. But we’re so caught up in distracting ourselves with all the busyness of the world that we rarely allow ourselves to pause.

We are all constantly moving forward, sometimes in big, life-changing leaps, and at other times in moment-by-moment subtle shifts. Sometimes our forward motion happens in the sunshine, but just as often we need the build-up and charge of a thunderstorm to help us change.

The whales teach me that whatever happens, happens. I can’t control the weather or the way the whales will show up. I try to hold on to that lesson, knowing I will continue to be challenged.

To honor means to respect something or to fulfill an obligation. When I stop second guessing myself and my decisions and simply take care of what’s in front of me, I’m honoring myself and my experiences. I’m trusting that I followed my heart and that it led me to the present moment, and that I’m right where I need to be.

This time of year offers an opportunity to embrace the light of consciousness, even when it’s not reflected in our environment.

Harmony involves quieting the mind and spirit. This is best done, of course, through the breath.

How can whale energy restore you to harmony when the external world is upsetting and uncontrollable?