Personal message from Shannon

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on.

Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting – over and over announcing your place in the family of things.

— Mary Oliver

Let’s be real, we all have areas or places in our life where we feel stuck, shameful, scared or underdeveloped even if we are generally — or even highly — accomplished.

We may be facing a new stage in life, a loss or a significant change.

We may feel restless or some deeper urge within us creating discomfort in our life.

I’m sending out a big, huge welcome to people who are ready to feel fulfilled, connected and joyfully alive as they create the next phase of their life. People who long to feel more magic in life and yet sometimes struggle with life’s many twists and turns.

These challenges are all deep invitations or calls to learn and grow.

I know this to be true because I’ve been here myself, a number of times. I still find areas that I get to learn about, love, heal, shift and grow.

I get it. I know how important it is to feel safely held, loved and guided as we look at tough spots and tender places.

If you are ready to embrace the whole of your brilliance, to break free and live fulfilled, connected and joyfully alive: trust the pull in side yourself, reach out today.

You are one of our sister or brother travelers.