Books > Boys: Desire Map

I first picked up Desire Map, by Danielle LaPorte, in 2012 after leaving a leadership career in the beauty industry to be home with my children. I was beginning to slip away from my sense of self, catching a glimpse of some crazy lady in the mirror and wondering if this is who I was: just a tired, frizzy-haired, leaky mom. When you leave a career, go through a breakup, pivot into new directions, branch into new opportunities, sometimes it can feel like you are turning into someone else - and that someone can be confusing if you don't hold fast to who you are.

The Desire Map became my bible for the next, Oh...I don't know...10 years? I needed to get back to the core of who I was, individually, so I could show up, collectively, and in the best ways, for those precious folks who relied on me. Desire Map is a guided reading that helps you identify your core desired feelings, establish or clarify your values so you can live from that place of authentic and sincere intention.

Danielle describes Desire Map as:

A heart-centered approach to sourcing your true power, clear thinking, and serving with joy.

Return to your heart.

Choose your feelings.

Create your life with intention.

My copy of Desire Map has been written in 3 times, each time with different color ink of course, because I have needed to come back to myself several times throughout my life, as people and society tend to grow louder about who they believe you are - or who they believe you should be. Desire Map is a wonderful resource for getting clear about who you are and what you stand for - identifying core principles for guiding personal and professional decisions. And Danielle speaks in such a real and raw way that leaves you feeling like you've just shared a beer with an old friend, a wise sage or native shaman - someone who sees only the good in you.

You can read more about Desire Map HERE or pick it up at The Well Read Moose.

Let me know what you think! I'd love to hear what you discover about yourself.

M

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She Says: "My Moon" poetry by Noelle Flaherty

My Moon.

I'm peacefully wrapped in a blanket under this spell as she casts illumination on all of my shadows, and adds contrast to all of my light.

She is paradoxical and soul-quickening, showing me exactly who I am within the context of her power and influence.

I am soothed by invulnerable surrender, white flag in hand.

This in-and-of-itself deadened satellite, that passively sits in the heavens, clinging to the weighty atmosphere of its host with no source of its own power, is shamelessly collecting the energy and glory of the sun-star for the sake of display.

She must be seen and known for her scars and imperfections, inflicted by a beautiful yet sometimes cruel and haphazard universe that pays little mind to mere satellites.

She is the humanity of the sky;

The simplest, most base conduit of God-hood and glory you will ever find yourself enchanted with.

She's doing what it takes to make herself known.

She's demanding to be seen and refuses to die.

Even when the degenerative laws, that she was once bound and entrapped by, suggest that she should.

Death is not her fate.

Life and expansion rightfully belong to her.

She's turning her marred face to the purest source of light she can find, persistently spinning round in suspension, blinded by promise, and deafeningly demanding validation.

"See me!

See my suffering!

Watch me as I collect magic from this limitless space and make it my crown."

Beloved, you are crowned.

~ Noelle

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Noelle is a creative writer based in North Idaho.

Her art is inspired by the things she is most passionate about:

nature, ethos and mystics.

Noelle’s interests include woodworking, humanity and fly fishing,

all of which have inspired her creativity and love of writing.

Love is her religion.

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Goddess Guide

Tarot reading: The Queen Of Wands

To keep this introduction short, it’s been a very trying year. Our lives have been practically flipped upside down, and as we roll into a new year a sense of reassurance feels cast upon the land.

We made it.

Now, where do we go from here?

This month I was meditating with “Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts” by Funkadelic playing in the background. If you’re like me, and insist on listening to music instead of pure silence, I highly recommend this song. It brought me to center and conjured a genuine calmness in the room. As I shuffled the deck, my intentions were directed towards The Hive and what spirit wished to share about her. Within seconds, The Queen Of Wands appeared.

Her energy is focused on being a leader of her visions coming to life with her creativity and focus. She’s a reminder that we as growing evolving humans deserve to live out our own goals and aspirations, with the courageous strength within every one of us to obtain those dreams.

It’s important to stay optimistic during this time because challenges will follow, as they do. But a friendly reminder to all of those who feel defeated once obstacles occur - they occur to build us up stronger than we originally were.

You want to be the best you can for yourself, right?

You have all the power to do so.

There will be an opportunity to be a social butterfly, to create a community of like-minded people, and this will be apparent when The Hive opens because reaching out and putting the word out there will be vital. A chance to gather with warm, charming, creative souls will be the outcome when you speak up about The Hive in Coeur d’Alene. This is no time to stay timid to the desires burning within because at this moment all deserve to live out any dream cast away by fear. You are in charge of what is to come to your life; if a passion project keeps poking at you - this is the time to start. If there are insecurities or memories from the past holding you back, this is the moment to let it go, or bring it to the light, because hiding them away will only cause you to suffer longer. Setting yourself free will invite closer bonds to those with whom you wish to connect more to.

As The Hive completes her final steps before opening, take a moment to listen to what you need from yourself. All is available to you. With determination and self-assurance, your next step is to step out and show the world what you have to offer. The Queen Of Wands is most appropriate if we are speaking about The Hive. She brings creative, like-minded, souls together and we thrive when living out from the magical experiences created

from the work of our hands. The Queen of Wands is a sign: with our potential and with the encouragement of others, anything we wish to develop will come to pass. Be ready and open for opportunities coming soon.

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Hi, I'm Cassie Hudson, Coeur d'Alene local and daughter to the late Todd Hudson of the famous Hudson Burgers. After my dad passed away, I became drawn to astrology, lunar cycles and understanding manifestation. I love to be indulged in art and in my free time spend hours painting, writing and finding new ways to expand my artistic horizons.