Hi sunshine!
It’s Sunday morning. I have flip flops on my feet and a sweater on my shoulders — a typical awakening in Saskatchewan.
This week has been full of opposites. Warm and cool. Mild and sunny. Hot and rainy.
Twice this week, giant thunderstorms rolled through town. One of them blew open the windows in my 1910 character home, and suddenly the wildness of wind and rain came rushing in.
And honestly, it felt refreshing.
It made me think about how often we try to hold life at bay rather than open to it. How often we brace, tighten, and protect — when what we may really need is to let something new move through.
So I opened the windows.
The breeze felt like a release in my home and in my body. New energy moving through. Even my freshly potted plants, though a little drenched at first, seemed cleansed and renewed two days later.
Maybe we are not so different.
Maybe we, too, need space to breathe.
A little less holding.
A little more allowing.
A little more room for something new.
So open your windows, my friends.
Lift the curtains.
Let go of what no longer fits.
Say yes to what is calling.
Make room for the possibilities that are waiting for you to believe in them.
Because when we release, when we soften, when we let in — we create room for more.
Not just more to receive, but more of ourselves to emerge.
More truth.
More joy.
More surprise.
More of the life that has been waiting patiently for us to welcome it in.
So this Sunday, I’m sending you good vibes and deep joy for the days ahead.
Whatever you are holding…
Whatever you are hesitating to begin…
Whatever you are dreaming, desiring, celebrating, or creating…
May you meet it with kindness and gratitude.
May you recognize the gift of who you are, even here, even now.
May you see the difference your presence makes in the world.
And may it all begin with you.
What are you celebrating or grateful for this week?
What are you dreaming of or desiring for June?
If you feel called, hit reply and share with me. When we name what matters, we give it space to grow.
Shine on.
In gratitude and joy,
Christine
P.S. This week, I’m grateful for the invitation to babysit my friend’s baby and be welcomed into the pure presence of a one-and-a-half-year-old. What a gift.
I’m also dreaming of road trips and retreats with women who desire more embodiment, joy, play, awareness, and creation.
And I’m releasing old conclusions about how I have to do life, business, and womanhood — making space for more rest, renewal, and receiving from the ground up.
Your Affirmation + Sacred Reminder
"What if this season is asking you not to push harder, but to open wider?"
– Christine Ciona
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