I am back from a most wonderful gathering. One that left me exhausted and exhilarated, empty and totally full.
It took me out of my comfort zone, and I went willingly without any expectation for the program ahead. What a gift.
This was no ordinary writing event. It was a shamanically crafted, personal journey into the sacred art of writing as not just a way to dispense information and inspiration, but a way to delve deep into the soul of the writer, to investigate, integrate and experience the space between the words, between the written and the reader.
We walked in the space between intention and action. I played in the space between knowing and doing and I discovered the space between breath and silence.
I met amazing people, shared a table with total strangers and made new friends. I listened to the wisdom of the speakers and the response of the participants and was fueled by both. I ate new food I had not experienced before and fell in love with it.
I was asked to look at the stories I carry with me and if I truly want what I say I want or if there is a question beneath my question. What can I do to close the gap between where I am now and where I want to be?
I was offered an opportunity to re-imagine my life, to let go of the old stories to make room for new and more supportive and productive ones. I was reminded of the power and courage it takes to live life unapologetically as me, wholeheartedly.
This event took me on a Hero’s journey. I answered the call, I took the journey through the challenges. I watched and participated in the transformation, was initiated, and celebrated the return.
I was reminded that I am my own greatest teacher and that my stories will set me free.
I remembered that I have to stop waiting for permission… I am my permission
It is the journey to get strong so that our values stay strong with us. I came home with a new set of tools for my own sacred journey.
WOW! Can I get an amen? I feel like I am on a soapbox preaching.
I want to thank JACOB NORDBY and SAM LAMONT for creating such a powerful and sacred space for this journey. I want to offer not just my sincere gratitude, but eternal thanks for the truth spoken and the wisdom shared by ANNE LAMONT, RYAN SPEAR, CLAIRE GIOVINA, LAUREN SAPALA, LAUREN McKOWEN, SARK, ALEX ELLE, ETHAN CHILDRESS, KEMI NEKVAPIL, AMIE McNEE, and the incomparable artist, writer, poet, teacher, and author, JULIA CAMERON.
When it is time to leave the known, it is scary. I walked into a room of 350 strangers not knowing a single one of them, except a few “by name and fame”. I participated in an open mic for the first time ever and shared my voice in front of a packed room of strangers. It not only felt scary as hell to begin with but as wonderful as a spring rain when I quit shaking.
So, I ask all you amazing readers out there… “Can you forget everything you think you know so you can see what is right in front of you? Be brave and leave expectations in the dust behind you as you travel on in your own hero’s journey?
I am forever changed, renewed, and refilled by this time spent in Santa Fe.
May your weekend be filled with the magic of this harvest full moon and celebrated with an abundance of sweet treats. I think I’ll find an old-fashioned Moon Pie. 😊
Remember to give yourself permission to put you at the top of your priority list and choose you first. #YouMatter, you have a right to be happy.
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Keep an eye out for more information on my upcoming class Soar into ’24, coming in Dec. We will once again release this past year and welcome in the New Year with our intentions and dreams. It is never too early to begin the journey… what are you ready to release and what do you need to manifest, to accomplish, to study or master, to make that dream a reality. Let the dreaming begin…
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Vicki Dobbs is a bold and adventurous warrior walking a path of heart to manifest spirituality in everyday lives. She opens existential gateways for individuals to face their challenges and embrace these tests as the great teachers that they are.
Her goal is to see everyone walk in beauty and balance every day of their lives empowered by the voice of their own authentic truth.
Through Wisdom Evolution and Sacred Wisdom Workshops, Vicki creates opportunities for others to make deep personal changes through experiential classes, ceremony, sacred art and story. She endeavors to inspire others to create their lives intentionally. Vicki is an Inspirator of everyday awareness, an Instigator of spontaneous stories and a Connoisseur of Creativity. Gratitude and grace sprinkled with humility and humor are the medicine she brings to the world.
As an Elder, Teacher and Entrepreneur, Spiritual Coach, Ordained Minister and Crafter of Sacred Art and Tools, Vicki perceives life’s journey as an ever-upward spiraling ascension of the human spirit leading her to wisdom, wholeness and authenticity.
Her experience includes being trained in the Harner Method of Shamanic Counseling and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross Cultural Shamanism. She is a Graduate Teacher and Mentor with the Lynn Andrews Center For Sacred Arts and Training and has been the Administrator and Writers Guide for Writing Spirit, the School.
Vicki is also an Artist of the Spirit Certified Spiritual and Energetic Life Coach, a Graduate Mentor in the AoS program and a founding member of HeatherAsh Amara’s Warrior Goddess Leadership Team and Facilitator of the Warrior Heart Practice.
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