The winds of change are upon us – we had a powerful Virgo new moon kicking things off this past weekend, and a new month, a new season and a new school year headed our way.

Personally, I’ve got something (or someone!) very new in my life and I can’t wait to share more about this is my next email. So be sure to keep your eye our for that one! (It’s squeal inducing and I promise you won’t want to miss it!)

With all this fresh energy coming in it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement and exhilaration of it all.

Yet, in order for something to be truly truly new (vs the same but a little different version of what already was), it must integrate the old.

Fall happens because of summer. We are here and now because of our parents. You can only move forward because of your past.

This last one is key…. We all want to move forward, to make changes, to reach higher and dream bigger. However, without integrating the past, we aren’t actually moving forward.

Yes, time is passing and it may appear as though things are different. Yet without this crucial integration and thus healing, of our past, the new is only so on the surface.

To integrate means to combine one thing with another so that they become whole.

…. so that they become whole.

This is why I believe every fresh start must come with Forgiveness.

Forgiveness is like that glue of integration. It’s what allows you to bring your past forward into new ways of being – it allows your past to be-the-cause of your future; to literally birth the fertile fields of your future from the ashes of your past.

In this way, forgiveness become the fertilizer of your future. It enhances growth.

I’ve been working with forgiveness a lot this month and so I created a little video for you (short and sweet – only 5 mins!) on the 4 reasons

Why You Need to Forgive Yourself Right NOW.

So before you go about setting any intentions or goals for the last quarter of 2022 (😱), I invite you to release some layers of regret or shame you may be carrying.

Regret and shame are like acid on the fields of your future – they inhibit growth.

Use the fertilizer….forgive yourself, and then get excitied about your true new beginnings.

Speaking of new – I’ve got a new space and a new format for my videos!

Give this little 5 minute-er a watch and let me know what you think. I LOVE hearing from you!

much love,

Carolyn