Choice matters. Creator or Destroyer? Feminine or Masculine? What side you choose to stand on matters because when you choose one you deny the other. And yet what is denied remains. For they are opposites of each other and yet they are also contained within each other. One does not exist without the other. One is the shadow of the other. That which is denied does not stay in the shadows for very long but rises up and comes looking for a way to live. You cannot have one without the other. Dark needs light. Life needs death. Destroyer needs creator. Giver needs taker. Masculine needs feminine. Earth needs sky. Moon needs sun. Remain aware that it is your own wholeness that you constantly seek, your own balance, containment and embrace of all that you are. Seek to know the shadow self so that you may know your wholeness. Without denial of the opposite, find yourself, within and without, with compassion and admiration for the tenacity of the other side, for that is you too!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Stand your ground. Hold firm to your convictions. Know yourself at the deepest level and hold onto yourself as things change, remaining always the steadfast warrior of spirit, compassion, and love that you truly are no matter what changes come. Stand your ground for what is right for all beings. Stand your ground for love.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

The moon rises, the sun sets, a day ends. The sun rises, the moon sets, a new day begins. So is the rhythm of life set by this rising and setting, your heartbeat of the same rhythm. This is nature, and so are you. Be present with that, with the rhythm of life within. Slow down. For one day, slow down. Notice. Feel. Do this for yourself. Such a simple gift. Be nature, be in nature, be in your own nature. Slow down.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Sometimes rain must fall, blocking the light, bringing nurturance to the earth, sending life inward, presenting needed introversion. For life without change is nothing more than a song with one note, predictable and monotonously the same day to day with little stimulation to do anything differently, a steady beat of indifference. But the beat of the rain falling lightly on the earth or pounding heartily down does much to stimulate and create. Add a little rain to your own life occasionally. Go inward for a while and listen to the song of creation within, sharing with you the marvels of your own nature. And after the rain, emerge with your spirit renewed, ready for a new and different kind of day. May the rain come and with it renewal!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

In each day’s renewal, go find yourself. You are an independent, separate being, a spark of energy that wants to be there. Just like the sun rising each morning, bringing new life, you too were born into life full of intentions. Take on the challenge of your own life and never doubt that you belong there, just as the sun belongs there. Find out who you are. Live your life to the fullest without regret, resentment, or self-pity, just as the sun rises and sets without excusing itself. What are you waiting for? Today’s the day! Go find your Self!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne