New Moon — September 5, 2021

I laid in bed on this Sunday reminded that today is the new moon. Now that I've made this commitment to myself to write for the full and new moons, I am connecting more regularly and spending time checking in.

On this new moon, I went back and read and reflected on my last few writings. What's come up, listening to the story, and reflecting on what's pulled through.

"Move like you are unseen". I thought about how I've been feeling recently, we have lots of changes happening in our world. Moving later this month, school starting, on top of life, membership co-op stuff, brain stuff, baby stuff…

This phrase "move like you're unseen" came to me as I pictured being in a forest, in the dark. There's a well-walked path I'm following, and I feel comfortable like I know where I'm going. Yet I've never seen this place before. I feel like this is the next step. Going with the momentum, I've been practicing the skills that my therapist and occupational therapist have been working on for the past year.

I am thinking about the yin energy of the new moon. The past almost 3 years have been a transition space. My life before the car accident was very yang energy inspired by yin energy. And this has been the transition from yang to yin. Wow. I never understood that until this very moment. Ahh, I knew this was going somewhere. Yes. This has been a loooonnnngggggg ass season of transition. Hmm, brain injury, dad's death, pandemic, the birth of our baby. That's a lot eh? That shit takes some time.

So that's this new moon. Ain't no thang, eh?

Going with the momentum. I've set up all the systems, we've created the container in which we can thrive, now I just have to BE.

For some reason, I've found that my thoughts and connections happen during the day when I can have some uninterrupted time to connect with myself. Today it was with a full belly (after breakfast) and a hot bevy.

I would have loved to sit and journal, sit outside, do a circle, pull cards…. But you know, just showing up for yourself with an intention and just do what feels called to you — that works too.

That’s it, that’s all! How did your ritual go? Like and comment below.

Much love,
Erika the Doula

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