www.northfork53.com/events/beltane-retreat
The goal of this retreat isn’t to get rid of shame.
It isn’t to be a better version of yourself.
It isn’t even to be happier.
I woke up in a terrible mood this morning.
I didn’t want to write this or be “productive.”
I didn’t even want be unproductive!
Everything just felt annoying and hard.
So made myself tea and let myself journal all the restless and stuck thoughts.
I could sense grief and anger in there.
And a strong unwillingness to “figure it out.”
So I used something that always helps when I’m feeling this way.
It’s the last thing my bad mood expects me to do.
Instead of trying to fix or change it, I lean in and..
I light a candle to the terrible mood.
Sit in the holy temple of shame.
Call irritation my guru.
I don’t try to make myself feel better.
I make whatever I am feeling, sacred.
I surprise people when I stay I’m proud of my divorce.
In fact- I’m more proud of it than anything I’ve ever done.
That’s not because it was easy or that I was able to stay on task or give myself a glow up.
It’s simply because I didn’t allow shame to take it over.
I didn’t shame myself and I didn’t shame him.
I also didn’t shame my grief, my anger or my fear.
I was able to let these emotions move through me.
I let myself cry and collapse and feel lost. I let weeds take over my garden and let lots of obligations drop.
It was one of the greatest gifts I have ever given myself and I’m proud of it because pride naturally exists where shame is absent.
I accomplished this by making the hardest thing I’ve ever done- the most SACRED thing.
Shame can’t enter the places you hold sacred.
When you make something sacred you move it from the shadows and shine a light on it.
You imbue it with the power to transform mundane reality.
You acknowledge that pain and suffering is a part of your connection to life.
You surrender the need to control and make it better
You declare that (no matter how broken you may feel) this too is a part of your magical journey.
To make shame sacred is to transform it.
This is a massive shift in a culture that has used shame for centuries to punish, oppress and keep us disconnected.
If this feels inspiring then come this Saturday for the retreat 11am-3pm
Get your tickets here
www.northfork53.com/events/beltane-retreat
This Beltane I hope you welcome all parts of you (especially the shamed ones) as sacred and enjoy more of whatever gives you pleasure!
Bee Well & Happy Spring!
xoxox
Ginger
