Cultivating Tenderness IS Revolutionary

In a world that is so chaotic and volatile we are invited into a powerful opportunity to cultivate tenderness, beauty and love by coming into a deeper relationship with our hearts. Stepping into stillness and cultivating heart consciousness is a powerful and bold act of defiance within a culture of fear that is rampant in our society. The more we do this, the more we begin to shift the narrative of our world.

" When a complex system is far from equilibrium small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."

-- Illya Prigognine, Physicist, Nobel Laureate

When I first heard this quote over a year ago, I felt a surge of hope and excitement run through me. While the quote itself refers to specific studies in physics several decades ago, the implications hold incredible significance and importance to our lives now. This simple scientific observation implies that even if we feel surrounded by chaos, we as individuals hold the capacity to shift the chaos into harmony just by finding harmony within ourselves. How absolutely astounding!

We are living at an incredible time on the planet when science and spirituality are beginning to merge, and at the same time we are facing more dire and devasting odds to our existence than ever before.

It is as though we are at a crux of our civilization, a time of great transition. We are advancing in so many ways and yet we are near the point of self destruction. I spoke of this on my last newsletter and the several indigenous prophecies that speak of these times. What I shared there, and I will share again here, is that we are in fact in a time of great change.

When change happens, large or small, it creates some level of chaos. In chaos, people often act out in fear. Sometimes that fear compels people to exert power and control . Sometimes that fear compels people to run in panic and spin out of control with anxiety. Fear can cause a variety of actions that propel us further into chaos.

When we allow fear to take center stage in our lives it causes us to pull away from our state of equilibrium, our state of grounded-ness, our state of wellbeing.

And this is where the invitation to tenderness steps in. While it may seem completely counterintuitive to make time for peace, beauty, and love, in a time of great chaos and turmoil, it is in fact a revolutionary act and powerful act. It means that you are choosing to step outside of the fear narrative and step into love. Our society has downplayed and stereotyped tenderness and love as a weak act compared to power and control, but this couldn't be any further from the truth.

The more unafraid we are of fear and change, the more boldly we step into loving ourselves and loving others, and the more sovereignty we reclaim in shifting the narrative of our life and of our world.

I invite you to begin making the conscious intention to cultivate tenderness, beauty, and love, in your life. If nothing else, do this for your own wellbeing. Begin a practice of receiving and noticing beauty in your everyday surroundings. This could be observing the exchange of love in a hug or experiencing it yourself, enjoying the colors and aroma of fresh flowers, or waking early to watch the immense display of colors at sunrise. The options are truly endless. Beauty is all around. We just have to notice.

What could bring more beauty into your life? Find that, and do it often.

For me, cultivating more beauty and love has quite literally turned into Earthkeeper Healing. I never realized that when I began my personal journey of loving myself and listening to my heart, that it would lead me here. And the more I have said yes to my heart, the more amazing and rich life seems to get. So I just keep saying yes!

I now have the honor and joy to support so many of you in your own beautiful and unique journey of remembering your heart and soul expression. I have been trusted to hold space for so many in community gatherings that allow us to cultivate beauty and love together through Cacao and guided ceremonies and meditations. It is simply amazing where the journey of love and beauty can take us all.

If you need a little extra support in finding beauty in your life, or feel blocked in any way from receiving love, please reach out. This is my gift and calling to help people remember the love inside and to let it in.

Sending you all so much love and light,

Emily