Wild Love: #1

Beginnings...

Hello lovely,

And welcome to Wild Love.

Wild Love is a place of deep community, a place to flow with the seasons. Expect seasonal inspiration, mood boards, playlists, poetry and journaling prompts, and maybe even video calls every so often where we come together to write and inspire one another.

Let’s find some magic together…

The theme for this season as we transition from summer to autumn is ‘Beginnings’. This felt like a significant choice for two reasons… One, being the beginning of this new segment and journey we are about to experience together as a community. And two, because autumn is synonymous with harvesting the fruits of our growth over the past year, of letting go and starting again.

Lean in to the wild love within your soul and just begin.

“Nothing is predestined.
The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.”
~ Ralph Blum

Nature heals my soul and is one of the biggest sources of inspiration for me. And in the spirit of that, I wanted to share with you one of the first poems I ever wrote, and one that still brings me a lot of peace to this day.

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Occasionally, I get the overwhelming urge to wander off into the depths of the forest.
To be completely alone with my thoughts,
birds and trees providing my only company.
Really listening and watching,
as the quiet seeps in and settles.

I invite you to dive in with your heart wide open and your mind ready to experience whatever possibilities lurk around each corner…

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These prompts were carefully written to provide you with a moment of peace and surrender. If you’re able to do so, why not head into nature and journal amongst the trees? Or, if you can’t make it into nature right now, snuggle up with your favourite beverage and try watching this YouTube video to inspire you instead…

Journal Prompts:

• How do you feel about new journeys and beginnings?

• What are your thoughts about embarking on this new journey of self-discovery, intuition and the art of noticing?

• What inspires you about autumn?

• What is something you would like to try and let go of this season?

• What is something you would like to try and invite in?

• How do you feel after you have spent time in nature?

Poetry Prompts:

• Beginning

• Shedding

• True calling

• The journey to the mountain top

• Deep within the forest

• A whisper amongst the leaves

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Book Recommendations:

• A book I read a couple of years ago made a huge impact on me, and I’m hoping to read it again soon. A Walk from the Wild Edge by Jake Tyler is an inspirational true story about one man’s mental health journey. It is raw and deeply uplifting, and one that felt fitting for this season’s theme.

• A poetry book I’d like to recommend is one written by my dearest friend

  Leisly Ann
  . Living in Phases is bursting with real, raw emotion. It is cathartic and healing and deeply resonating. You can feel Leisly's emotions pouring out from each, incredibly written piece.

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It has truly been a joy to create the first edition of this new series and I cannot wait to grow as a community together and see where the words take us. Even if you’ve never written a poem before, now is your time to let the words flow.

Please do let me know how you’ve found the prompts below in the comments, and let me know if you’d also be interested in a live call with others in the community to come together and write.

Feel free to post your prompt responses and poems in the comments, or in the chat. I would love to read your pieces!

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