MAKING SPACE// Calling In and Letting Go

The nature of bringing certain things into your life
will require movement.
Shifting, clearing, releasing.
Calling in requires space,
And space is made by letting go.

NEW YEAR// Quicksand House

The place I was living,
my metaphorical house
(body, spirit, self, mind, external world)
came down.
Beyond repair.

Poetry, Healing Burnout, Change & GrowthLeah WilliamsDecember 31, 2018heart work, Heart Work, Letting Go, letting go, healing, healing journey, self discovery, house, home, poem, poetry, prose, new year, New Year, December, ending, beginning, strength, power, do the work, Life Made Light, lifemadelight, life made light, Letting go, Vancouver, Leah, New Years, december, 2018, repair, therapy, mental health, wellness, magic, endings, beginnings, ending and beginnings, Attachment and Well-being, Attachment and Well Being, Attachment, attachment, Well-being, well-being, Well Being, well being, Attachments and Well-being, Attachments and Well Being, Attachments, attachments, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M Williams, The New Year, New Year's, new year's, the new year, come home to yourself, rebuilding your lifeComment

BE PATIENT WITH YOUR MIND

Working on yourself to heal and do better is like taking inventory. You first work with what you already know. Layers like onions, peeling back one at a time in a non attached, curious, patient way. Because when you meet a layer you didn’t know about, you treat it with kindness, investigate it, figure out the best way to unravel, how to set that part free.

Healing Burnout, Mindfulness, Change & GrowthLeah WilliamsNovember 13, 2018life made light, Life Made Light, Heart Work, heart work, letting go, Letting Go, internal, emotions, layers, healing, therapy, patience, mindfulness, mindfulness practice, kindness, unravel, heart clues, mind tricks, change, battle, shadow, shadow side, November, 2018, up-level, pathways, phoenix, heart mind connection, vulnerability, self love, healing journey, meditation, slow living, simplicity, breath, breather, breathing, yoga, lifemadelight, Letting go, be patient with your mind, themelodyh, the melodyh, november, mental health, Attachment and Well-being, Attachment and Well Being, Attachment, attachment, Well-being, well-being, Well Being, well being, Attachments and Well-being, Attachments and Well Being, Attachments, attachments, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M WilliamsComment

FAILURE, COURAGE, AND HEARTACHE// On Being Where You Are

Accepting where you’re at is tender, but that softening brings you back to the moment and into your body. When we want something to be different than it is we miss out on our lives. Wanting uncomfortable feelings to pass, or waiting for a moment in the future, is wishing your life away.

Grief, Vulnerability, Change & GrowthLeah WilliamsOctober 20, 2018Life Made Light, lifemadelight, life made light, Heart Work, heart work, Letting go, letting go, October, october, 2018, Failure, Courage, Heartache, on being where you are, acceptance, be present, mental health, wellness, breath, breathe, uncofortable, discomfort, love, vulnerability, wholehearted, whole hearted, rejection, regret, guilt, shame, anger, grief, sadness, disappointment, vulnerable, resilience, embarassment, life, transient, change, beginning, ending, open, growth, learning, be where you are, yoga, yoloha, snoggy, cat, mindfulness, practice, tonglen, coming home, be still, healing, healing journey, theray, therapy, slow living, softening, gratitude, Attachment and Well-being, Attachment and Well Being, Attachment, attachment, Well-being, well-being, Well Being, well being, Attachments and Well-being, Attachments and Well Being, Attachments, attachments, death, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M WilliamsComment

CHANGE// Zero Waste Living Doesn’t Happen Overnight.

Changing how you live doesn’t happen overnight. Often we want quick results, but that’s not how things work… We do our best. And sometimes it will be great, and other times it won’t.

Habit Building, Zero Waste, Change & GrowthLeah WilliamsOctober 9, 2018Life Made Light, lifemadelight, life made light, Minimalism, minimalism, Letting Go, letting go, Minimalism and Letting go, minimalism and letting go, October, october, change, Change, practice, mindfulness practice, mistakes, integrate, learning, learned, growth, personal growth, plastic bag, plastic bags, bulk bag, bulk, cloth bag, reusable bag, reusable, bag, ziploc, zip lock, backpack, shopping, prepared, spork, life, qualities, habits, let go, stress, worry, kindness, self forgiveness, perfectionism, waste, sustainable living, reduce waste, zerowaste living, zero waste living, going zero waste, perspective, culture, internal work, self help, healing, 2018, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M Williams, because we can, changing your habit, low waste living, sustainability, reusable cloth bag, making habits, forming new habits, deciding to changeComment

UPLEVELLING// Facing Your Shadow

Rising from a place of destruction, preparing to face things you’d rather not, is like gathering every possible tool for your toolbelt, ready for excavation.

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HEALING// Putting Yourself Back Together After Burnout

I always expect healing to be a straight trajectory. But it isn't. Taking two steps forward then one back still means you’re taking steps, even if they’re one at a time or sideways. Although it kind of sucks, deep healing is probably essential if we genuinely want to change, to be better for ourselves, everyone else, and the planet.

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STAYING OPEN// Courage, Vulnerability and Authenticity

When I started making changes in my life and working towards minimalism and zero waste, I never thought it would bring me to my heart. And if I knew that’s where it would lead me, to be honest, I might not have had enough courage to start. It wasn’t until the space was cleared that I truly started listening.

Vulnerability, Change & GrowthLeah WilliamsApril 7, 2018Life Made Light, lifemadelight, life made light, Heart Work, heart work, Letting go, letting go, staying open, love, changes, minimalism, zero waste, courage, make space, listening, intuition, emotional body, stay open, open, connection, protection, healing, healing journey, wild, busy, over working, fear, dreams, fears, heartbreak, shadow work, shadow, calm, open heart, vulnerability, walls, judgement, April, april, 2018, brave, wholehearted, Attachment and Well-being, Attachment and Well Being, Attachment, attachment, Well-being, well-being, Well Being, well being, Attachments and Well-being, Attachments and Well Being, Attachments, attachments, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M Williams, leaning into vulnerability, accepting where we areComment

CLUTTER AND ZERO WASTE// The Hidden Benefits of Letting Go

I started refilling coffee in reusable jars not because of Zero Waste, but because I needed a solution for my clutter problem…Keeping stuff you don’t need or want, because you’re worried about what will happen to it, doesn’t solve wastefulness…

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MENTAL CLUTTER// Declutter Other Peoples Opinions and Values

Trying to live a simple and clutter free life isn’t just about getting rid of stuff. Applying minimalism to all areas of your life eventually comes down to decluttering your internal world and getting closer and connected to who we really are.

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