The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here 📍

I love this poem by David Wagoner; it’s called “Lost.”

I don’t often get literally lost in the woods, but there are plenty of moments in life where I think we realize we aren’t on a clearly defined path moving toward a very specific destination; we’re just… here.

But it’s not just here. It’s HERE.

“Give yourself permission to let go of everything that came before and surrender everything that will come next,” is how I open so many of my yoga classes and meditations. “Give yourself permission to be here, present with your breath, with your body, with your movement, and with your Self.”

Be here – not necessarily in a 📍tangible location type of way, but HERE in a ✨with your Self✨ type of way. Wherever you are on your spiritual, emotional, mental, relational, or physical journey, give yourself permission to be there! Even when – especially when – the path is unclear. Soak it up, enjoy the moment for what it is, let it teach you its lessons, and trust that the things that surround us (the people and circumstances and events and messaging that the universe will surround you with) are placed there on purpose – they’re not lost. And neither are you.

From my tarot reading this morning, the World reversed, I offer this advice: move with grace, trust the process, and follow your bliss; you’re up for whatever comes ahead.