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Burning it ALL Down

Holistic Health for Black Women

June 9, 2023

I want to talk to you about rebirth. I want to talk to you about spiritually listening to spirit. I want to talk to you about burning it all down to the goddamn ground, because that’s where I am right now. Now, if you’ve been with me for a long time, you know, there have been many versions, many iterations, many rebirths along my timeline, my spiritual timeline, my business timeline, whatever you want to call it, right? And for me, business is spiritual, right? 

My business is an extension of me. It is a spiritual offering and although I have tried many times to separate the two and detach myself from the business, that just doesn’t work for me. It’s not who I am. It’s not what I do. It’s not what I teach. So all of this to say, I have been undergoing the most intense spiritual up level of my entire life, right? 

It is breaking me wide open. Breaking me wide open. All of that has guided me to burning all of this shit to the ground, okay? One. Because it’s time. It’s time. Both of these offerings right now in their current state, is not a reflection of me. It’s not a reflection of the journey. It’s not a reflection of spirit, what spirit has given me, right? 

So, I am slowing it all the way down, rebuilding everything, brick by brick, intentionally, with love, like I used to do and with no deadlines, right? 

We live in this capitalist society but I’m not a part of it anymore. I’m going to show you all. I’m going to take you along this journey with me of how fulfilling, how abundant, how lovely, and how freeing it is to really embody business as a spiritual journey, embody living your spiritual truth and practice in all aspects of life with no fear, no worries, no anxiety or fear or hesitation, because you’re afraid of lack. 

I have nothing to lose. I have absolutely nothing to lose. Everything that I need right now is in this little box with me. If we leave this box, they’ll be with me, too. My body, my family, and that’s it. Everything else that I do is a spiritual offering. I help people for a living. I help people heal, live better, richer, greater, healthier, happier, holistic lives for a living. That’s a blessing. 

What am I rushing for? Why am I tolerating disrespect? Why would I do that? I don’t have to. I’m sitting here looking at this gift, right? We don’t celebrate holidays in my family. But my children heard that it was Mother’s Day, and my middle son made me something, and I’m looking at it right now because it’s just a reflection of how beautiful everything is. 

My son made me a toy bundle of lavender because he knows that I love herbs so much, and he knew that I use herbs to make medicine, so he wanted to make sure that I had my own toy, lavender. So he made me this bundle of lavender, and then he stuck some real lavender sprigs in there so that I had the smell. Y’all, I’m so, so incredibly grateful. 

I want y’all to think about the fact that you think about Jungle Book, you think about the Amazon rainforest, you think about whatever it is you need to think about. When everything catches on fire in the village, you lose a lot, but you gain so much more. All of the years following that death, that rebirth, that fire, that tragedy, are fruitful. They are abundant. 

Do you know why the soil is so incredibly rich after a fire? Everything that burned down to the ground feeds the earth. It feeds the soil. That is where I’m at. I’m burning it all down to the goddamn ground, and I’m not afraid. If you thought you knew me before this point, you don’t know me. So I’d like to reintroduce myself. Maybe I’ll do that next week. 

I’m going to sit with this for a minute, but I’m going to consistently show up. Just know that a lot of things are going to evolve. Everything that you have ever seen from me is going to evolve. So if there’s something that you really like right now, savor it, because it might not be here soon. Okay? I love you. 

Do not be afraid to burn things down. Do not be afraid to start from scratch. Do not be afraid to slow down and build intentionally. You deserve that. You deserve that. Do not be afraid to take scary leaps of faith. Do not be afraid to put your faith in spirit. Do not be afraid to risk it all because you can’t lose what’s for you by any means necessary. 

Care for your spirit first. If you are somebody who is constantly in a state of anxiety, depression, fear, lack, unhappiness, if you are chronically fatigued, if you’re chronically in pain, I need you to stop and assess what’s up. You don’t deserve that. 

You have the power, you have the tools, you have the resources to change that. If you are listening to this podcast, you have everything you need to change your life right now. Do not waste your time. Do not waste your life being a victim. Burn it all to the ground and start fresh and take responsibility for what it is that you are creating, okay? 

I’m burning it all to the ground. I am burning it all to the ground. This podcast might not even have the same name, and we just updated the branding, but it might not even have the same name. Shortly, the apothecary is going to be completely different. The Academy is going to be completely different. 

Bear witness. I’m laying down solid, solid earth for this new foundation. I’m building a structure that is fireproof, earthquake proof, flood proof. I’m building with Earth. This home, this new home for my spiritual practice, for my business, this sacred sanctuary that I’m building, I’m building it brick by brick by brick, slowly, with my hands, right? No need for tech. I don’t need no AI, no machinery needed, because I want to feel every bit of bliss. I’m not in a rush. The fuck am I rushing for? I’m not going nowhere. Nothing that is for me will pass me and anybody who can’t wait. 

A lot of big changes are coming, I promise you. I am evolving right along with them. I welcome you to participate in your own fire ritual. Burn this shit down if it’s not working out for you, and if you’re afraid, if you’re holding on to something because you’re afraid you’re stunting your own growth, you’re slowing yourself down in the long run, right? You’re compromising on the quality of your fruit, right? 

Everything that you want to manifest will be fruitful if you stop blocking it, right? Right now, you are keeping the soil poor. Burn it down. You might lose a little bit of time right now, but you’re going to gain the world. Burn it down. I’m burning it all down.

Give thanks. I love you. Peace.

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