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Happy International Women’s Day – Love, Wendy

Be a loving example for your daughters and granddaughters of strength, determination, and love of self—especially in today’s world.

The little ones and young women in our lives are always watching. They learn not only from what we say, but from how we live, how we carry ourselves, and how we care for our own hearts and bodies.

Be mindful of the young women who look to you for leadership. In a world that often feels chaotic and uncertain, those of us who have walked through hardship and come to know ourselves have an opportunity…and perhaps a responsibility—to be a glistening reflection of light and hope.

When they look at us, they begin to see what is possible within themselves.

Let them see women who honor their worth. Women who set boundaries. Women who practice empathy and at the same time stand up for themselves fiercely…100 percent of the time. Women who rise again after falling. Women who choose compassion, resilience, and authenticity over perfection.

And most importantly, teach them the truth that took many of us years to learn…

“Self first.”

Because “self care is the actions that we take to achieve wellness and wellness is where we stand in our power.”

When young women understand that caring for themselves is not selfish but essential, they learn to stand firmly in their own strength, independence, and resilience.

And from that place, they will light the way for the next generation.

May the way we live remind them that a woman’s greatest strength is the courage to honor herself.

Happy International Women’s Day!

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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Sink, Swim…or Float? Soul Notes – Love, Wendy

Today I am too tired to swim, so I am choosing to float…

It is where the noise of the world softens, and the heart and body that have carried too much can finally rest, like the gliding of a goldfish in the gentle rhythm of the water, knowing that even floating is a form of strength.

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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Honor and Trust – Love, Wendy

The way others trust you with their private struggles says a lot about the energy you carry.

People can feel when someone is safe… when they won’t gossip, judge, or weaponize vulnerability. Trust like that is not accidental; it grows slowly through consistency and integrity.

It isn’t built by trying to be liked.
It isn’t built by positioning or influence.

It is built quietly…over time…by showing up as the same ethical and trustworthy person, day after day.

When someone entrusts you with their story, it is a privilege.

It is an honor.

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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Turn Off The World:Soul Notes – Love, Wendy

OPEN A BOOK…

TURN ON THE MUSIC…

TAKE A MINDFUL WALK OUTDOORS…

TURN OFF THE WORLD…

BRING YOURSELF INTO THE PRESENT MOMENT, AND CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR DAY BY ADAPTING HEALTHY PRACTICES BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. 

PROMOTE YOUR WELLNESS.

Self care is the actions that we take to achieve wellness, and wellness is where we stand in our power.

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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Perspective, Reality and Truth:A Hammer to the Heart – Love, Wendy

Reality whispered to Perspective,
“Use discernment… It is not what you think you see.”

Perspective did not take it to heart.

Reality tapped Perspective on the shoulder and said,
“Please, look again.”

Perspective did not heed the warning. He continued to view “it” through his own limited frame of reference…
“There is goodness in everyone…”
— but without boundaries.

Some time later, Reality took a hammer to the heart of Perspective with a truth that could no longer be denied.

Perspective learned that Truth is always within our sight if we are willing to see it —
and that Reality always stands behind Truth…
walking alongside Perspective, even if quietly, until we are ready.

Universal lesson:

Truth does not change to match Perspective.

Perspective must grow and be open minded to meet Truth…

and Reality will always reveal what we refuse to see.

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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Mirrors:Soul Notes – Love, Wendy


I meet you where you are.
I show up for you as you show up for me.
I communicate with you as you communicate with me.
I am there for you, as you are there for me.


I am your mirror.
I reflect back to you what you offer…


All or nothing.


I behave according to my character…regardless of yours.

Soft heart.

Strong spine.

Nothing left to prove. Nothing left to chase. Nothing left to lose…

Trifecta.

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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The End of the Innocence:Soul Notes – Love, Wendy

It can never go back to “the way it used to be” after this “thing” happened.

You cannot unscramble an egg…
unsee the truth…
unring a bell…

Once trust is broken or friendship is betrayed,
there is an involuntary pivot.
A permanent shift in direction.

What was once a line in the sand
is now a fault line beneath the surface —
a fracture running deep within the soul.

That’s the thing about fault lines…
You don’t have to see them for them to re-shape the terrain…

You don’t have to see them to feel their shift.

“Knowing” shadows forgiveness.
It walks beside it.
It does not disappear simply because grace is extended.

It is not bitterness…
it is an awakening.

“The End of the Innocence.”

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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Kindness Is A Spiritual Practice:Soul Notes – Love, Wendy

Kindness IS a spiritual practice…

Kindness is presence.

It’s pausing long enough to really see someone.

A soft word, a steady shoulder — a reminder that none of us are invisible, and that we all need the sweetness of being seen and heard…

in real time.

Kindness is not grand.

It’s attention. It’s listening. It’s asking, “How are you, really?” — and allowing space for the response, even if it means sitting in silence with someone who needs softness.

It’s choosing to make room for another human being.

Kindness is a spiritual practice because it requires awareness…daily and often.

To notice.
To care.
To respond.

In a distracted world, presence is sacred.
It speaks of authentic connection — the place where we strengthen our shared thread of humanity.

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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Mind Breath:Soul Notes – Love, Wendy

We get to be selective about what enters our nervous system.

Birdsong literally promotes parasympathetic activation.
Drama elevates cortisol, triggering sympathetic response…
Rest and digest vs. fight or flight.

Spiritual truth meets biology.

The Northern Cardinal is a symbol of vitality, presence, and reassurance.
Not noise.
Not chaos.
Presence.

I did not withdraw from people.
I refined my frequency.

Beyond symbolism…here is the science-meets-spirit piece:

When you are still enough to notice beauty, your nervous system is already softening.
When a bright red bird lands in your line of sight (as it did for me yesterday), your brain releases dopamine.
When you interpret it as meaningful, your body releases oxytocin.

This is embodied spirituality.

I was not chasing a sign.
I was resting…and it arrived.

After all my body has been carrying of late — lupus, flares, exhaustion — moments like this are soft, regulating medicine.

Grace simply landed.

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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Where Spirituality Meets Humanity:Soul Notes – Love, Wendy

The last 14 years of my recovery from prescription drug addiction, through my inner work, has afforded me more than ample opportunity to learn to value autonomy, tolerate discomfort, speak up when my boundaries are being disrespected and learning to survive not being liked by everyone.

I am “re-wired” differently.

Learning how to try to not take things personally, an ardent task, has changed my life. I realize that most of what others say or do that is purposeful and unkind just magnifies their own unhealed anger, frustration and disappointment of themselves.

At times, my calm and clarity can unintentionally illuminate the unhealed places in others…Often, what I represent can stir something unresolved in someone else.

That doesn’t make one superior.
It reflects emotional intelligence, self awareness, and choosing to take a spiritually aligned action when confronted with adversity and challenge…

We can find that spiritual center in the pause…

Where spirituality meets humanity.

And when you anchor in your own values, your energy returns inward where you take accountability and responsibility for your own life…

Where you stand in your power…

Love and blessings,

Wendy