A Blessing for My Daughter and All Who Are Becoming

Hello Friends!
I find myself in a contemplative space as huge family events take place in my personal life. And as I reflect on what was and what is yet to become, I am guided so share some "nuggets" of wisdom:

What I Want You to Know as the Next Chapter Begins:
There are moments when time folds.
When one blink holds a whole lifetime.
Today is one of them.

My daughter, Savannah, graduates this month.
And as I sit with all the feelings braided through this milestone. . . pride, joy, awe, tears tucked in the corners of my eyes, I find myself thinking not just of her, but of all of us.
Of what it means to become.

Watching her grow has been one of the greatest honors of my life. Not just as her mother, but as a sacred witness to her journey. She is the kind of woman who never gives up, no matter the odds.

She’s met fear at the door, changed plans midstream, and still kept walking. She’s cried, laughed, doubted, and still moved forward. That is what resilience looks like. Not the absence of fear, but the refusal to let it stop you.
And yet, this blessing is not just for her. It’s for you, too.

For the one standing at the edge of something new.
The one who is shifting, shedding, and unsure of what comes next.
For the woman who had a plan, and then life said, “Wait. Not that way. This one.”

Let me say this clearly:
The path to your becoming will almost never look like you thought it would.
It will stretch you.
Break you open.
It will take you places your younger self never could have imagined.
But eventually, it unfolds. And one day, you’ll look back and say,

“Ah. I see it now. I see why I had to walk through that.
I see why it couldn’t have happened any other way.”

You’ll see that it all mattered. . . 

The reroutes. The doubt. The delays. The falling apart. The getting back up.
Every step was its own kind of alchemy.

So here’s what I want you to know, whether you’re graduating or simply growing:

You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to keep becoming. One brave step at a time.

Congratulations to my brilliant Savannah, to every soul crossing a threshold this season, and to you. . . the one still rising.

May the journey always reward you with unexpected blessings-
Shakti

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