Prepared soul
Navigating the transitions that shape a life.
Prepared soul
Navigating the transitions that shape a life.
transitions that shape us
Life changes us. Sometimes gently. Sometimes by fire.
I was born and raised in the Phoenix desert—a landscape scorched by the sun, where the summer breeze can feel like the heat rolling from a fireplace. And yet, somehow, beautiful things survive and even bloom there.
Perhaps it was inevitable that, ruled by the moon and forever drawn to the sea, my path would eventually carry me from the desert to the ocean.
I've seen a lot of landscapes in between—and a lot of versions of myself: photographer, author, poet, yoga and meditation instructor, spiritual guide, end-of-life "soul" doula, vibrational sound therapist, shamanic practitioner, and Reiki Master Teacher.
Life has a way of asking us to leave one shore before we can see the next one. To release what was. To step into what is becoming, without knowing what waits ahead.
Sometimes to burn it all down and begin again.
Sometimes more than once.
Hidden there in the name of my birthplace is a symbol that reflects one of the greatest lessons of my life:
We don't move through life unchanged.
Sometimes we can't see through the smoke and flames.
Sometimes we get burned.
Sometimes we fail and fall.
Sometimes all that remains of us is ash.
But then, we rise.
And what of the ashes?
We leave them behind—and begin again.
