Life is happening for you…

I’ve been reflecting on how life is playing out right now and the feelings it stirs. There’s a lot of uncertainty and confusion, anger and fear swirling around us, maybe even taking us over a lot of the time.

It’s extra important right now to find your ground and remember your strength to meet what comes your way. I feel connecting in community and supportive relationships to be an essential part of this, co-regulation.

And I feel called to share my heart’s perspective, that it might help you… see how it feels for you.

You (aka we) chose to be here. Your soul needs to be here. You chose this body to help you be what the world around you needs, right now.

And… there is nothing that will come your way that you can’t handle. Every challenge is an initiation, and opportunity to for you to grow, to fulfill your soul’s purpose.

You are Spirit having a Human experience.

Our human lives do not seem easy, but I think that’s the part of the point. And it’s how you look at it.

We are meant to face challenge, for our soul, for the collective. And each challenge is a learning ground to evolve.

I’ll take a couple aspects of my journey to show this…

I honestly believe that I “had” to go through my years of addiction, so I could discover my own strength, conviction to take care of me, and to see the world through a wider lens. It helped me become who I am today. It happened for me.

And losing my father, as hard and awful as it is to see his life taken so early, I choose to believe that his soul did what it needed, for this life. That he experienced the growth he needed, maybe even through his cancer. And in leaving early, has propelled my sister and I into new levels of growth and expansion to be and do work in the world that we may not have done if he was still here. For instance, I quit drinking (the first major, life changing time) one month before he passed. As I watched is fight with cancer, it gave me strength to face the truth within myself. His challenge made me grow. It had to be for both us.

And so as I look at world events recently, it can be hard. It’s hard to see life “seemingly” falling apart in front of our eyes. The growing pains will be uncomfortable, but the possibility of new growth from it is extraordinary.

I truly believe life is happening for us.

I’ve heard stories lately of people already expanding and growing from the upheaval and uncertainty. Look at what it’s doing here in Canada. People are coming together, buying local, supporting each other in new ways.

Change that isn’t planned for is hard, but if we can see the sacredness in the journey ahead, we can come through this better, stronger, more aware.

So, I invite you to really be aware of where you put your attention, where you put your energy, and to remember to tend to yourself in the ways that keep you calm, grounded, and less reactionary to the waves.

If we support ourselves and each other we can consciously steer this ship in the direction of possibly our greatest evolution.

Whatever you are facing, in your personal life, or in this collective experience, consider how this might be for you, because your life truly is.

I’m here as you need me. Any time.
With the deepest love and respect for us all 💗

Brenda

(This is an exerpt from my newsletter in March of 2025. Its message is timeless. If you’d like to receive newsletters with inspiration, please join me!)