Stories from the Sanctuary

Vol. 48: July 2011

In an Open boat on the Ocean of New Possibility

by Victoria FittsMilgrim, Professional Certified Coach & Retreat Leader

I'm staying this week at a beautiful home on Orcas Island, off the coast of Seattle, with my mom. We're exploring and enjoying being together (since we live 2000 miles apart)here in this wonderful green and watery world.

Staying here and slowing down gives me an opportunity to think and feel into my own journey right now. As I share more about the Stages of the Heroine's Journey, I am living it more intentionally myself. I've done it many times but as I say, the wheel continues to turn and I go around at a deeper level once more.

Right now I've left the familiar (literally) and it has meant bypassing the Threshold Guardians that would keep me in the safe and secure world with their despairing 'What if's'. It's been necessary because I've recognized that there are parts of my world no longer feel true to me at a deep level. And yes, it's absolutely disconcerting to be riding the waves of a vast ocean without the usual things that bring comfort and security.

Yesterday we found 2 spots that helped me orient myself back to my internal compass. First, in Eastsound, we discovered the labyrinth in the courtyard of the church. A beautiful one, with green grass defining the path, at the water's edge. I walked it as I have many times. In that moment I felt myself dropping into the Center of my own Truth. The wind blew my hair wildly and tried to push me off my balance but I held my course and stayed on the path. There was a sense of Wholeness that arose – I have the strength to keep moving forward.

Later in the day we stopped at this wonderful sculpture garden by a local artist – a few acres landscaped in metal moving creations, dancing their own dance in the easy breeze. As I moved between them, I felt joy growing within me – my inner response to the creativity present and how it so easily blended with its landscape of trees, flowers; sky and clouds. Seeing the interaction there inspired me to know that my heart, my beauty can also find that ease of motion. While not all the answers are visible to me yet on this broad ocean of possibility, I remembered that I can say Yes each day, each moment, to the creative dance between me and the abundance that's eternally present around me.

Where are you on your Heroine's Journey? Do you know? Can I support you to move gracefully through whatever stage you're at now, finding the beauty and creativity of your Vision in the process? This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to have that conversation.

Victoria FittsMilgrim, PCC directs True Life Coaching & Retreats in Durango, CO. With over 25 years in the field of personal transformation she has been a Certified Coach/Retreat Leader since 2002. Her coaching and retreats offer a safe, loving and fun environment to come home to your True Self. Whether working with Victoria via 1:1 coaching, group coaching, taking one of her unique, nature-based retreats, or her Authentic Leadership programs, she is the real deal when it comes to sustainable and positive personal change.

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