Burn the ships

. ..but leave a canoe? 🤔😉

I listened to a podcast a few night ago where a man discussed the concept of symbols and the importance of putting something into place on the physical plane to anchor your intention- or to show you mean business, basically.

He was specifically talking about marriage and how, for him and his wife, it was really important they get married (pretty soon after meeting) as a way to fully step into the new reality they we were co-creating.

This is the masculine energy, and I believe we can all benefit from leveraging it from time to time, even though it may look different in men and women- and may even look different within the same person at different times, and depending on the situation.

He referenced Hernán Cortés of the Valley of Oaxaca, a Spanish conquistador who set his ships on fire following arrival to the new land to make it impossible to go back.

It was the point of no return- the only way “out” was through.

Well. Yesterday morning, I woke up with the phrase “Burn the ships” in my head, and was definitely in the mood to take action. I did a thorough inventory of my life:

• What are my assets and liabilities (not only financial)?

• Are there energy leaks or places I need to tighten my boundaries?
• Where am I outsourcing my power?

From this, I determined a few things that may be on the chopping block but didn’t feel called to “pull the trigger” just yet.

I went on about my day, but on some level, maybe wondered if I was weak or not brave for not fully going for it in the areas I identified.

However, this morning, the phrase was:

“You’re not at a choice point yet.”

To me, this meant it’s not time to make a decision- that I just have to travel the road 🙄

I either don’t have all the information I need, or there’s things still playing out somewhere that I can’t possibly know from my current vantage point 🤷‍♀️

It helped me access self-permisson to just be in the reality I’m in and reminded me that I’ll know when it’s time to make a move.

For someone who has had more than enough experience overhauling aspects of her life (“burning it down and building it back on my terms”), sometimes the wiser choice is to put down the match 🙃

No regrets, though!

Photos: Galveston TX, December 2023