Ep 148 - Best of Spiritual Grit: Meeting Myself Out in The Wilderness

A couple of weeks ago, I embarked on an adventure canoeing on the Green River in the red rock desert of Labyrinth Canyon of Utah. I was off-grid for eight days with 15 other beautiful people, including Swedish singer-songwriter, Fia (Eeee!! One of my favorite people!!). It was a big leap into the unknown for me. I've never been camping. I didn't know anyone going on this trip. I'd be disconnected from the rest of the world –no WiFi, no cell service– most importantly, from my kids. What if they needed me? So, uh, yeah. What the heck was I thinking??

What I learned about myself and who I am continues to unfold for me. And will likely unfold for a long time. There was some deep soul work happening, some deep deep healing and releasing. And there was magic and song, community and care. And so much love. SO much.

Listen in to hear about my journey on the river to find and hear my voice, my soul song, my calling. (We won't talk about how I feel in the river and killed my phone. 🤐 For the record, I was using it to take photos.)

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Today’s poems/ Books / Oracle / Tarot Cards mentioned:

• Oracle Deck from The Secret Language of Light by Denise Jarvie: You are the Universe
• “High Garden” by Katie Xiong