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Musings from Victoria FittsMilgrim
Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
and Certified Retreat Leader 
September 2008
In This Issue
Harvest Time - Gathering Wisdom for Designing Your Future
Tool for Clarity to Reach the Top of Your Mountain
2008 Retreat Calendar - October is the Perfect Month for a Retreat
 
UPCOMING RETREATS
Kelly Place outdoor circle Oct 07  
OCTOBER 
 
With the holiday season soon upon us, October is the perfect time to step away to harvest and celebrate your year's learning and growth so far... and use it as fuel to reach your vision of the authentic future you long for.
 
Join  me on the Journey with Your Wild Soul Retreat Oct 3-5 for a very special weekend to dive into your depths.  There will be coaching circles, creating Soul Collages, dance, hiking, meditation and more. In the silence of the traditional kiva, take a sacred journey to feel the wisdom of the Mother Earth mingling with your questions.  Bring back your story to share in a loving, supportive community of women, gathered in the Canyon of the Ancients. 
 
As writer Terry Tempest Williams says:
 
"To nurture a soulful, creative life we need to reconnect tenderly with our wild soul.  We need to create an open, loving, non-judgmental space for our tender parts to gain footing and courage." 
  
Wild Soul Women 2007 
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Checkin' in from the River

River Babes 2008 Being in the Flow
And here they are:
The 2008 River Babes! 
 
I was honored to spend 5 days with these amazing women.  They were funny, capable, strong, and vulnerable.  They touched my heart in a million ways.  They cracked open and shared their stories, finding acceptance and support for the awesome human beings they are.  In other words:
THEY ROCKED!!
 
We will do this again in 2009.  Watch for dates for all next year's retreats coming soon.   
ARE YOU LONGING TO JOIN THIS CIRCLE?!
Coach VFM     
STORIES FROM THE SANCTUARY!
 
 
It's Fall!  2008 is moving by me at hyperspeed!  Why is it that summer is the season that speeds by the fastest?  The other day I remembered that just 3 months ago I spent an awesome weekend in Telluride, experiencing the bright greens of spring listening to wonderful music like the Neville Brothers.  So much has happened since then, I'd totally forgotten I was there!  All this just emphasizes for me the need for setting aside time for stillness and reflection.  While I have always been someone who lives for the 'experience', I've come to believe that I get even more joy and meaning from my life when I deepen it through contemplation.  
 
How fast is your 2008 going by?  You have the opportunity right now to pause and consider:  What has been the greatest gift so far?  What lessons have you learned?  And what growth can still come from the places where you've struggled?  Taking some time to write in a journal can help you gather the wisdom from the garden of your life.
 
One of the (continuing) lessons that I'm engaged in learning is about letting go of thinking I always know what's best. (Yes I know, you're shocked :) ) Click here to finish article and get a great assessment tool for your life.
 
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If you're receiving this newsletter for the first time, WELCOME!  Whatever you find here, listen to how it fits into your life at this moment.  View the stories and events as personal invitations to you to deepen where you are and discover what could be next. 
 
Finding Clarity for Moving Up the Mountain

Climbing to Your Personal PeakWhen we take true stock of our lives, sometimes the changes we'd like to make can feel so far beyond where we are now, that even a first step is overwhelming.

Generally here's what my clients tell me overwhelming feels like:

Crushed, burdened, in despair, confused, dizzying, drowning, exhausted, beaten 

When we're in this perspective, we can easily forget what we life could become if we bring the necessary focus to reach the top of that mountain.

 Here are four questions to ask yourself to gain more clarity about the outcome of committing to change: 

What will happen if I do?

What won't happen if I do?

What will happen if I don't?

What won't happen if I don't?

These questions sound similar and can be confusing but if you take them one at a time, answering each on a new piece of paper, listing all the possible answers you can think of, they will give you a clear picture of what the results will be of taking or not taking action.   

If you want to share your answers and receive support for designing lasting change in your life, contact me to set up a coaching conversation.

(970)259-9040 or email victoria@truelifecoach.net  

Pink Rose "I am not what happened to me,

I am what I choose to become."
                                 - Carl Jung

TLC WOMENS RETREATS

2008 Schedule
ONLY 1 LEFT THIS YEAR!  Is it the right one for you?


Oct 3-5                Journey with Your Wild Soul                    SW Colorado

                              Sink into your depths, come home to your Beloved

                                                  $595 single occ, $535 dble occ, all meals, lodging, program
 
Explore soulful activities including: solitude for journaling, soul collage - art and imagery from your soul, dance, meditation, visualization to meet your animal allies, poetry that touches your soul, co-created authentic ceremony. 
 
Relax in the peaceful beauty of Kelly Place, a lovely B&B in McElmo Canyon, west of Cortez, Colorado.  Enjoy spacious rooms and delicious, local cuisine. 


The full brochure, with all my retreats is posted on my web site www.truelifecoach.net

Wise Women know the value of planning their lives to take Retreats.  Pick your time of year, put down your deposit and know you're creating the Self-Care needed for your personal development!

Contact Victoria@truelifecoach.net  or call (970)259-9040

with questions or to register for any Retreat.

Victoria FittsMilgrim
True Life Coaching
Professional Certified CoachCertified Retreat Leader
Find out more about Coaching and Retreats at www.truelifecoach.net
(970)259-9040
Disclaimer - my words, my feelings, my thoughts...
...distilled from living, breathing, reading, and listening to Life!  I am grateful to all the people, living and passed on, who influence me and expand my understanding and clarity...and also thanks to the ones who just confuse me!  A great reminder that I will always be a Learner!