Enlightened - By Tracey Turner

18/01/2025

Happy birthday to my wonderful daughter Sophie Withers … love you forever ♾️

I hope my daughter is beautiful
in the wildest of ways
like tree roots
reaching deep into the earth
fierce, not cute

and growing as deeply
as her branches will rise
reaching to the beckoning skies
and down into the core
always aware, there is more

I hope my daughter is free
like sea foam is free
a product of oceans commanded by moon
finding space where there was no room
and riding life as it is cresting
flying, finding, creating, nesting

I hope my daughter is beautiful
in the way that wind is not dutiful
conducting the garden
to bend and sway
and knowing the only possible way
is to join that dance

and be blown as you blow
it’s how she’ll grow
I hope she will know

that beauty is like fire and ice
it rarely thrives in sweet or nice
but rather in the dusty ground

of which her growing place is found

I hope my daughter’s beauty bound

with all that wildness

swirling round.

Donna Ashworth
‘With all that wildness’,

from Growing Brave:
https://amzn.eu/d/81cQKMD

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17/01/2025

Night night- sleep tight 💤

Chamomile & Honey Sleepytime Latte

Ingredients:

1 cup whole milk (or dairy-free alternative)
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon honey (or to taste)
2 chamomile tea bags
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
A pinch of ground cinnamon (optional)
Directions:

Heat the Milk and Water:

x Tracey x

17/01/2025

16/01/2025

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15/01/2025

𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.
Fueling their mind.
Watering their thoughts.
Showing them grace and asking for forgiveness when we’ve fallen short.

𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.
Building healthy relationships.
Teaching them manners.
Showing them the power of kindness.

𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.
Using words that honor.
Speaking life into our situations.
Refusing to give up when the going gets tough.

𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.
Prioritizing the right things.
Making memories in the mundane.
Feeling our emotions rather than bottling them up.

𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.
Being there for them.
Opening the lines of communication.
Getting to know them more each and every day.

And each and every day, I pray that home will be a place they remember as learning, laughing, growing, forgiving, and setting a strong foundation for many years to come.

x Tracey x

15/01/2025

I love my soul family 💜
Thank you all.
x Tracey x

14/01/2025

🦜🕊️🦅🦆🦉🐧🦤🦩🪶🐦‍⬛🐦‍🔥🪺

14/01/2025

Here's when we'll see full moons in 2025! 🌕⁣

Credits: Accuweather

13/01/2025

Change is necessary 🦋

x Tracey x

13/01/2025

As you get older
You fall more in love with life.
Hard lessons have been learnt
Decisions are now made with
a deeper wisdom and acceptance.

You've reached a clearer understanding
regarding life and death
and each moment holds more
value than any material possession
ever could.

You no longer waste time on
petty arguments
as you have come to realise that
people can be fickle and time
can mend most misunderstandings.

Your heart feels bigger, holding much
room for the people that really matter.
You've bid a sweet farewell to others
that have taken a different journey,
And your heart is at peace .

My younger self couldn't foresee how
time would reward me with this
warm contentment I now feel.
And I've come to appreciate
That each stage of the journey brings
more than we could ever hope to receive.

And for that I am truly grateful...

Enlightened - By Tracey Turner

Author C.E.Coombes

Artist Credit: Scott Bateman Art