taking leaps of faith like a badass

Hello, Darling ♥

I'm in one of those moods. One of those kinds where I feel fiercely authentic and over-ready for life alignment.

Feeling seriously brave today.

Brave enough to leap into my destiny fiercely knowing that it will all work out, that no fear is worth holding back and playing life small.

I am tired of not having a hOMe. I am ready to hOMestead. I am ready to gather an intentional community of soul sisters and soul brothers. I am ready for goats and chickens and farm structure building (motivated by Pinterest pictures of repurposed materials). I am ready for an earth-grounded home. I am ready to live sustainably. I am ready to grow a business, leveraging my incredible life experiences. I am ready to open up completely to abundance. I am ready to secure myself with a savings.

I am ready. I am ready. I am ready.

So, how does one take a leap of faith like a badass?

My formula goes a little something like this:

Know that this is your undeniable destiny. Especially having tried other things that didn't light you up and didn't fulfill you because they were not your calling.

Tune in to your needs. What do you absolutely need? Make sure you have that, and be incredibly open and creative about how that can fit with your destiny. Ask yourself every moment how you need to be cared for - self-care enables you to show up ready for anything you are undertaking.

Hold a vision. Know what it looks like, feels like, tastes like, sounds like, smells like. Engage in it's vividness. Grow a vision board or alter or journal or list dedicated to every soul-delicious details of your vision. Visit it daily, carry it in your back pocket. Align your whole life energy with it.

Gather a support group. Your biggest cheerleaders. The ones who believe in you. The ones who remind you why you are doing this when you have doubts. The ones who won't let you step away because you don't think you aren't brave enough. The net you fall into every time you trip (it's a new dance, tripping happens!). The sisters and brothers who sit with you on the floor and listen to your heart and hold hands together while you stand back up, sending you off again like a father giving his most heart-felt blessing.

Face your fears and ask each of them if they can stop you. Sometimes, this requires heaps of trust that the thing will just work out in some creative way. And also trusting that what you are stepping into is better than anything you are afraid of.

Let good-intentioned folks keep their own fears. Know that their fears are their own stuff coming up for them. It really has nothing to do with you, except that you became a mirror for them. But if their fears trigger you, take a peek at them and see if they truly are a concern of yours that you want to examine, or if you were just absorbing their fear-energy ♥ Do some energy clearing and send them love and blessings, and hope that you will be a great example for them to follow their own dreams. If a dream is so precious and vulnerable, sometimes I don't even tell people until I'm in the next step (below), so they can't try to stop me. This may be a part of your self-care. And never underestimate the power of simple Ho'oponopono.

Be so ready that nothing can stop you. Grow that momentum until it cannot be stopped. Until the brakes don't even work.

Race around at the last minute to get prepared. lol This just happens to me - it's not planned, just spontaneity at it's best :) Don't let "not being completely prepared" stop you - you can check stuff off your list en route. Because the next step is more important than this one.

Leave, leap, catapult, propel. Just take a step. Just keep stepping. Just do it. Before you know it, your past is in your rearview mirror and the wind is in your sails. You freaking did it!!!!!!!

SQUEEEEEEEEE your statuses on Facebook. :) Inspire others! Let them on the ride! Maybe it's just to your support group? Or maybe this helps you get clear about who you want on your friend's list at all?

Allow the swift and powerful flow. This is the part where you would be freaking out if you tried to slam on the brakes or put a foot down in a riding down the river analogy. Just ride the ride. The longer you can ride it, the further you will get into it. And the incredible lessons you will have will blow your old self away.

Sit with your butt on the earth. And allow your head to swirl in the flow. You can be grounded AND in the flow as the same time. I highly recommend it. It's been an integral part of the processing and integration of all that has and is happening, and the continued ability to allow the swift and powerful flow.

Stay present. You are no longer who you were. You stepped into the fire, and it burned off all the old outdated stuff. You are just here, just you now. No need to try to remember who you used to be or how you used to do things. Enjoy now.

Be a lighthouse. Let your story inspire others. Speak your truth about risk-taking and faith-leaping. Encourage others to follow their dreams. Become a part of their support group. A perpetuating circle.

Rinse and repeat. Your life has been INCREDIBLE. But someday, you may feel stuck again and ready for a new adventure. Do it.



All my love,

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How an Intentional CommUNITY Heals

I believe the right communities are just what this world needs to heal and grow.

The right community heals individuals, as well as reaching outward to connect communities, eventually growing to heal the world. 

Can you see that? Did I make that clear enough? It's so clear in my head, and once I start thinking about it, it just takes off like a spiraling rocket. I might get ahead of myself. 

Let me start a little more simply. 

Let me start with what I mean by "right" community. 

Whenever I use the word "right", what it means is aligned, balanced, on a path that feels right, that feels YES!

I believe the right community is like a formula. Like community alchemy. By gathering the right balance of energies, a community becomes capable of healing, of nourishment, of sustainability (not just on the land), of abundance, of greatness. 

When a community cultivates a system where checks are automatically embedded in the way people interact, to honor love and connection and nonviolence and individuality and freedom, the result is healing and abundance. 

That was probably vague, right? I tend toward being abstract, so what I am saying can be applied broadly. 

Let me share some examples of how I feel this will play out. 

A system of checks, based on love and connection and freedom might mean having it preplanned to invite beloveds in with the expectation that they might be feeling resentful about the amount of work or the kind of work that other people do, in relation to their own work. 

When we honor a child's freedom and individuality, from a place of love and connection and nonviolence, we allow them to unfold in the way that feels right to them, and what we will observe over time is a person who knows themself well, who is crystal clear on their interests, skills, abilities. What we will find is a person who knows what they have to offer and what they need to sustain and nourish themselves, a person who is attuned to their own greatness and personal design. 

I just realized that I am being called to explore these values (love, connection, nourishment, abundance, nonviolence, and so many more) in more depth, so I now plan to create posts for each of these. These puzzle pieces will help with the ah-has :))

So, lets pretend we have explored what each of these values mean in depth, and that we understand how each piece creates the formula for a whole and right community. 

Lets imagine this community has agreed that these are the values they INTEND (intentional) to live by. 

But it's unrealistic to expect everyone to come in at the same level in practicing and living these values. And it's unrealistic to expect that anyone will practice any (and especially ALL) of these values perfectly. 

That's where community healing comes into play. 

The values are to be practiced, never possible to perfect. And we honor people on their own paths. And we aim toward far-off goals, but accept where we are now and invite imperfection. 

If we keep the energy vibration up high (if we are genuinely happy), it is easier for us to live in our intentions. 

Lightness of being, ease, flow, a sense of humor - these are like soul food. We want to grow and harvest these in large bounty. 

We need our soul food to do our soul work. 

Each of us has a unique trade, a unique gift, a unique set of interests and abilities and skills to offer the physical community - be it gardening, animal care, structure building, art, playing with children, emotional upliftment. 

None of us were made to do all of these things, and even if we were capable, how would we find the time to give each one it's proper honor?

We were made for tribes. We were made to be able to live our own design and to compliment each other. 

As soon as we are living where someone picks up the pieces that we don't love to do, we see very clearly what we were made to do, what makes us come alive. And when we have a whole community of people who are living what makes them come alive, THAT is greatness. Can you imagine what a community like that is capable of?

They are like a superhero squad - except they number much higher, so their trajectory is much further. 

Can you imagine a community with even just one person whose superpower was manifestation, or helping people actualize their dreams? In a community full of people with big dreams!!

I feel greatness. 

Big epic greatness. 

Can you imagine how healing it would be for any person to step into that space and be enveloped in that love and trust and joy and honor? 

With a big enough community, the healing could reach far and envelop a great many ♥

The world? Of course. Let me explain how. 

Let's say this particular community is located outside of a big city in Oregon ;)) The community, in its greatness, reaches out into the city to heal the needs in the city, providing food, shelter, love, creative ideas, and other resources to people who live in the city and are reaching out for help. 

Lets say this community offers workshops and retreats, giving people the opportunity to come in and be enveloped, and maybe those people (who have now felt true love and hope and trust and sustainability) start creating more of that in their life. 

Lets say this community helps people who live in the city to create little pockets of community to meet their needs and heal their hearts and lives. 

Lets say this community offers their model to other budding intentional communities. Lets say they even drive a veggie-powered bus around on tour to offer physical assistance to these budding communities, and to cities farther than the ones right next to their home. 

Lets say the masterminds in their community come up with all kinds of creative solutions to heal the needs of and sustain communities around the world. 

The possibilities are limitless. 

Permaculture has a similar model to the one I am speaking of. It looks a little something like this...

The outside are the pieces, the values and the physical parts of sustainability. The inside of the spiral shows how healing, sustainability, love - all the values - grow from a personal level outward. 

I think my own model would be a bit more complex and 3D :) Ooh, now it has me thinking :))

Anyway, it is nice to see such similarity, and to know that large groups of people are on the same wavelength as I am. 

I would love to hear you <3 Please feel free to comment or contact me for more depth and privacy at wildsacredsoul(at)live(dot)com

You are beloved,

V

Home

Written yesterday/Sunday.

The ocean is calling to me. Promising me home.

So, we are heading to the coast. 

Stepping away from comfort and familiarity again. 

Prepared to leave our fears in the dust, along with anything else we don't need. 

The coast is calling, beckoning. Like a lover whispering sweet everythings in my heart. 

Only the coast matters. 

Once we are there, it will all fall into place. 

Home. 

We are so ready. 

Our sleep longs for a cozy home. And our need to hide away for a while requires one. 

A home to cozy into. Stillness. 

A space to spread everything out. And be able to leave it there. 

A space to grow from. 

I have big wild dreams, and I require a space to grow that from. 

A space to gather like hearts. 

A home base to work from, to move from. 

A home, like the dark rich earth, to grow a seed into a sprout. 

I'm ready to actualize this tribe, and I need the space to grow it from. 

I need an anchor to move from and return to. 

Home. 

Oh, are we ready ♥

The vision

I had been growing it over the last 6 years. Through sisterhood connections and tight-knit community interactions. Through internal reflection on my needs and books like The Continuum Concept. Through dialogue with kindred souls and dream visions.

And then it crystallized at ren faire a few months ago.

After a day of ale jam (drums and belly dancers and ale and an accordion player!), being surrounded by the most unique and amazing people, and gypsy children in the playground equipment drumming... I woke up knowing this needed to be my life. 

I spent a few years in my early teens traveling with my mom and working at state fairs and super sales. The faire life felt most like home to me. 

Just a few months before, I attended my first circus, and I wanted to run away with them. Generations of families living and traveling together, living extraordinary lives, doing interesting and incredible things. 

I was made for this. 

I started journaling and channeling that morning after faire. And it all became clear. 

I wanted a tribe. I wanted late night drum jams around a blazing bonfire and kids running around in packs and adults doing incredible and interesting things and an atmosphere of fun and uniqueness and togetherness and play. 

I wanted to host festivals. And I wanted to have retreats. I wanted to create a village where adults had spaces to do their incredible things and kids could get involved and learn, where the community could come visit and be enfolded in our spectacular togetherness. 

And I want it to be grounded in a movement toward sustainability. And I want to teach workshops to the surrounding communities on sustainability - but not just a lecture. I want people to come get their hands in our earth when we learn about permaculture. And I want to walk them around our tribe and show them our nature systems and our alternative energy sources and our natural water collection. And I want to introduce them to our big giant family and talk about journeys when we do workshops on communication and connected togetherness. 

I want to host retreats for self and spirit and soul nourishment, and for deep learning. Art, yoga, mamahood, communication, food, sharing circles. We have so much space in us for deep nourishment and healing. 

I want to sell the excess from our gardens, orchards, groves, and craft circles at a farmers market or at a stand down on the road, where the older kids can make a business. Or bring the community up to our own marketplace or to pick their own fruits, veggies, and nuts. And I want to grow plenty, so we can share with our furred and feathered neighbors as well. 

I want to have an animal rescue (domestic and farm), and my oldest (the animals whisperer) and her kindreds can soothe and heal the emotional wounds of these beloved creatures, so they will be ready for new loving homes. 

And I want to give our own tribe creatures a good life of green shaded pastures, nourishing food and plenty of clean water, and lots of gentleness and love. Maybe to aid our sustainability, like gathering our own eggs and humane and loving goat milking. Learning how to live with our furred and feathered friends in a way that honors and respects them and nourishes us all. 

I want to have a red tent where women can gather and circle in togetherness to celebrate moon cycles and rites of passage. For our tribe, and to envelop the surrounding communities. Nourishment of the divine feminine and of the sacred. 

I want to have spaces for art creation for all ages, and I want our little village to be a reflection of the artfulness of our tribe. Art as therapy. Art as a way of expression and beauty. Art as a craft. Art as a way of being. 

I want to be a haven for young mothers, especially pregnant teens, to come feel real, deep, unconditional love, to heal their past and nurture their bodies and hearts and souls, to be available to be the most loving and nurturing mamas they can be ♥

I want to provide birth services to the greater community surrounding us. Birth empowerment to mamas and families. Hot meals and a bit of home cleaning for a couple weeks following the birth, so the family can cocoon themselves in their babymoon. I want to gather scraps that thrift stores cannot sell and have sewing circles to make cloth diapers that we donate into the community. 

I want to have a living library, which is more than just books - musical instruments, learning supplies like microscopes and puzzles, artifacts like bones and arrowheads. 

I want to have a community closet. 

I want to gather regularly for pow wows where we share voices and hearts about our community. 

I want shared days of personal and togetherness growth, like a day of silence, where it is understood that the brothers and sisters who feel called will be nonverbal. And we will aim toward the quiet all around. 

And maybe days of fasting. Retreats for our tribe. The possibilities are limitless. 

I want tribe business. And tribe businesses. Everyone finding their favorites in life and being supported by each other to find ways to create abundance from that place. 

We will all have specialities, and I want to encourage that, and know that together we compliment each other to create a greater whole. 

I want to accept donations and sponsorships as a nonprofit, so we can give back so much to the community easily. 

I want to gather our tribe way of being and create a model that we can share with groups who want to grow their own tribes. 

Our tribe will be centered around sacred sustainability + wild abundance. 

I envision the adults loving what they do and there being such a variety of interesting things that they do. And of the kids observing and being involved in the work, as their interests dictate. But in a world so colorful, of course the kids are going to grow interests in the things around them. 

A place where play and art are valued just as deeply as ditch digging, gardening, and blacksmithing. 

Where people, creatures, and the earth are of the most sacred, and we treat and honor them as the treasures they are. 

A place that thrives on love and joy and fun and whole being nourishment. 

A place that thrives because everyone who experiences it in some way falls madly deeply in love with it and wants to be a part of it. 

A place that people travel long distances to partake in and contribute to. 

A place where people stay for as long as their hearts and souls need to. 

For some, a haven to refill their cup for a few days, for some a healing retreat, for some a home. 

I have big dreams. Big big visions. 

And this tribe vision keeps growing, as I connect with people and their ideas and dreams, and my vision envelops theirs and becomes fuller. 

The magic of this space is that it is big enough for everyone to bring their dream and add its manifestation to our collective abundance. 

We all benefit from supporting each other in the actualization of our wildest dreams. 

I think I am going to end this gigantic vision posting with that. 

It's worth repeating. 

We all benefit from supporting each other in the actualization of our wildest dreams.

I love you. Love each other ♥

V