Tag Archives: life as a journey

Soulbyte for Wednesday August 24, 2022

-Illustration © 2022 by Jan Ketchel

When things get difficult, either because of repeated patterning or out of the blue, remind yourself that everything is part of your journey of learning and growing.

Ask yourself: “What am I learning today?”

Find the answer in the unfolding of the day, in the options that arise, the choices that present, and what comes up as the day progresses. You might begin to notice that you have more decisions to make than you thought possible, that every moment offers a choice in how you decide to attend to it. Breathe, relax, calm down and make a choice that will make the next moment calm and relaxing too. It can be as easy as that.

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Friday August 19, 2022

Soulbytes from the realm of heart & Spirit
– Illustration © 2022 Jan Ketchel

Brighten your day by bringing something from nature into your life, a sprig of greenery, a special stone, a shell, or even a photograph of a beautiful scene, for nature, in its very qualities of constancy and chaos, is very inspiring. Contemplate upon its changing qualities and yet its wholeness as well, its strengths and its frailties, its beauty and its horrors. So is nature like human life, full of paradoxes, and yet in its wholeness it is stunningly beautiful. Learn from nature to appreciate the self, all that you are, and stunningly beautiful as well.

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Thursday August 18, 2022

Soulbytes from the realm of Heart & Spirit
– Illustration © 2022 Jan Ketchel

Some things are inevitable, they just have to be done or they just come into your life. Face them with a smile rather than a frown. Address them as a friend rather than an enemy. Embrace them as part of your journey and accept their necessity rather than regret or resent them. When the unpleasant arrives give it your all, and with a loving heart do the best you can.

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Wednesday August 10, 2022

Strive for balance in all you do so that your energy remains viable, your mind focused, and your body in good health. It’s so easy to overdo in so many ways, yet it takes discipline to chart a new path that involves maintaining balance of body, mind and spirit, especially in a world so full of troubles, illness, and chaos of all kinds. Remember your main goals: to connect with your spirit self more often, to learn what life is all about, and to journey onward toward wholeness. Such focus alone gives you the starting point to form the discipline you need. Keep a compassionate and loving heart and your journey will be much easier as well.

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Tuesday August 9, 2022

Beware the promises you make to the self and beware also the ability of the mind to totally forget, to override and decide differently. Intentions well set often fall by the wayside. Perhaps a better strategy than strong declarations of abrupt change is a more moderate approach, to change one thing at a time, to get into a new habit and then add another and another until gradually the needed changes have been made without conflict or strife. Change in nature happens both abruptly and over time, but which yields the best results? Destruction is just that, destructive, while the subtle unfolding reveals the natural brilliance of all things.

Sending you love,
The Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne