Virgo Writer’s Challenge: Day 6
Day 6 of the Virgo Writer’s Challenge-
30 minutes of writing a day for 30 days
08/28/23
Here is my response to today’s writing prompt:
Today’s prompt was inspired by a tarot cards pull of the 8 of Wands.
As seen here the card is a woman bound and blindfolded surrounded by eight swords in the ground. But what seems like confusion and confinement of a situation on the surface can be solved by the woman’s connection to the earth below and the waters representing her intuitive knowing. Today’s prompt and card pull are integrally related in that the limitations of a situation or issue are always within your control to reveal the solution.
Looking at my life with a critical eye of what is truly important to me takes courage because I can be overly judgmental of myself and others and often this will put me in a funk of paralyzing sadness and immobility. But in being honest with myself the negative thought pattern I keep repeating in my life is I can't have it all. I can’t have a family, a home and also travel the world and be a world-renowned author. For years, I told myself I chose this home life and that’s all I can have and be. This is an old belief system that I am day by day peeling away the binding layers from my life. The only restraints that exist in my life are the ones I keep investing my energy in.
Being a stepmom, wife, daughter, dog mom, and reliable family member and friend are deeply important to me and are woven into the fabric of who I am. But conversely the adventurous, freedom seeking explorer is the opposite side of the same coin of myself. These two identities exist not apart from each other but instead are harmonious oppositions. In letting go of the framework that I have to work 9-5 and only have a few weeks of freedom each year is an old belief system in which I no longer invest in because I have outgrow this framework of my career identity.
My needs as a human have changed and that is alright. I find myself exploring waters uncharted and for that I am grateful for I know I can unlearn and redefine the lifestyle in which I dream of. I dream to live a life driven by purpose, abundance of resources, clarity, and freedom to explore this beautiful and yet confusing world we inhabit in this space and time to understand a little bit better who I am becoming. My time and energy are a currency in which I can invest in the old confines of past belief systems or I can step out courageously to enact positive change for how I want my life experience to be.
The positive new thought patterns I want to embody are:
I am a talented writer worthy of being published and having my words and perspective shared with the world.
I am an adventurer who desires to explore the world with the ones I love to learn and grow in every aspect of my life.
I am a devoted wife, stepmother, daughter, family member and friend who is a stable and encouraging light to all those I love.
I am a business owner and leader navigating my way through the world to find like minded individuals to work with to help make our world a better place.
Till tomorrow with love and light,
Erica
Founder of Summit of Wellness