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“Though your destination is not yet clear 

You can trust the promise of this opening; 

Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning 

That is at one with your life's desire.” - John O’Donohue

 

Over the past 3 years, I have ended a marriage, started a business and gone through the ups and downs of a global pandemic. I felt the fear and suspense of not knowing what would happen next, for what felt like a very long time. What I realized is that I can fly between the bars of the trapeze, trusting that while I am suspended in mid-air, I will find safety on the other side. I can stay long enough in discomfort to let the fires burn me up, so that I can be what this next moment calls me to be. I guess you could say I now know what it means to take a leap of faith.

 

I had faith the Universe would support me in my new life. At times I was scared, terrified really, but I kept showing up. I asked for help from my friends, leaned on family and took care of myself the best I could. I trusted that even as I was crumbling, crying into the floorboards, something underneath was waiting to shine.

 

I relied on my practice. I took as many classes as I could and got on the mat daily, even if it was just to cry my eyes out. I taught even when I wondered to myself, “who am I to lead anyone right now?”. But I remembered, these are not my teachings, I am the conduit for the wisdom and teachings of my mentors and the long lineage of Teachers who came before me. Sharing their teachings just felt right.

 

Now it’s 2023. I don’t know what's going to happen, I don’t know how this year is going to look. Are we going to go “back” to some normalcy? I don’t think we can ever go back, only shed the skin of an old life that really wasn’t working. But I do know that we can stand in the unknowing, and still thrive.

 

So I invite you to step out onto the ledge of your comfort and...let go. Fall into a newness, through fear and faith, that aligns with your true inner light. 

 

So that is it, the silver lining to losing everything is the chance that we might be truly happy in a new skin. 

 

With so much love,

Elena