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  • Intuitive Coaching
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Soulful Serendipity: Insightful Discoveries on the Path to Awareness
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Using soulful poetry and musings as a springboard, Soulful Serendipity takes the reader along the road of the spiritual path...the journey of unfolding.  Filled with insights and thoughts to stimulate further exploration and discovery, Soulful Serendipity will leave readers both inquisitive and joyful in the search for the unique calling that ignites the spirit.

Poetry

The Sounds of the Wind

As the wind blows
It carries many things along the way
The seeds
The birds
The sounds of nature

But also more than that
Our thoughts
Our breath
The intentions of another
Are also carried along
by its gentle caress

The key is to pay attention
To let down your hair
and open your ears
To listen to the messages
Being blown in your direction

For those messages
are here for you
They are to help you
along your path
To glean light
where darkness might now be.

Opening up the future
Closing the doors to the past
Blessing what will soon become

The sounds of the wind are wise
Just listen

Hold still as they blow in 
Lean slowly but surely
In the direction they blow

Hold tight
Let that wind blow
Let yourself be carried
To where you need to be.
What Really Matters

In my short life
I have been blessed
beyond measure…
I have loved.
I have lost.
Kissed death and danger in the face.
I have met people.
Built things.
Learned wisely.
Failed greatly.
And succeeded.
I have traveled abroad,
Embracing culture
and running wildly.
Hiked mountains and canyons.
Driven up and down the coast.
Tasted fine wine.
Driven nice cars.
Eaten the world’s delicacies
with savory delight.
I know what it’s like to be rich.
I also know the fear
of utter poverty.
I know abandonment and pain
But also, love and hope.

I do not need much these days.
After all of that,
it is really just
the little things that matter.
The simplicity of now.
A tender touch,
a hug,
a laugh,
a smile…
Seeing delight in
the eyes of another,
The sound of the wind,
The warmth of the sun.

To love and to be loved with unconditional and undying fire.
To savor the beauty
of life and all its splendor.

It is really just the little things
that matter in the end.
I’m done with all the big things,
Having traveled there before.

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Surrender

Step over there
Onto that unworn path
Open your eyes and look around
Then close them for a while.

Listen to the voice inside
The one that honors your soul
And its yearnings
Imagine for a moment
That you have fully arrived.

 Now take off the blindfold
And open your eyes once more
Taking in all that surrounds you
Allowing curiosity to unfold

It's ok
Don't be afraid
It is all as it should be.

Lift your feet a little higher
Noticing the texture
Taste and smell
Of this newly revealed path
Listen to the sounds of voices
That gently call your name

Answer them
Follow them
Don't ignore the voices
For they have something powerful to say,
To give,
To teach.

Surrender to what is,
Release what once was
Say goodbye 
to what might have been

Let each step gracefully unfold
Trusting that there is a reason
For it all
That will be clear in time.

There is no need to know it now.

Know in all certainty 
That you are walking in
The right direction
Giving others hope.

Living your brightest
And fullest journey
Of surrendering to the now.

Now go on,
Take another step...
Keep walking.

-Monica Tunnell

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