Become a Midwife for Your Soul

I was listening to a podcast with the late Irish poet Jon O’Donahue this past week and he shared the concept of being a “midwife for the soul.”

This idea of birthing ourselves… of ushering in who we truly are into our lives.

This is THE work, isn’t it?

To be honest, I think it’s the only work.

I recognize of course that we have lives to live, things to do, bills to pay… but cannot all of that be used as a mechanism to midwife our soul? Can we not use all the experiences of our lives to really be witness to the miracle it is to breathe and be in these bodies and in these moments?

I think we all long for a deeper love and a deeper self. I think we all desire to be as true to ourselves as we can possibly be. I think we admire people who are courageous and brave and willing to stand in the truth of who they are because we hope we can be one of them…

And we can. You can. In the moment you decide this is who you want to be and how you want to live, you become it.

You are brave and courageous. You are a midwife to your soul. And through that a midwife to others.

“For what it’s worth... it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you’ve never felt before. I hope you meet people who have a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start over again.”

― F. Scott Fitzgerald

I wanted to send a reminder to you that now is the perfect time. And now. And now.

Much love,

Mark

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