Heather Ash Amara - Warrior Goddess Wisdom: Daily Inspiration for Women

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Copyright 2018 by HeatherAsh Amara

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For all the women on this beautiful planet.

The book you are reading now is the fourth in the Warrior Goddess Training series.

That being said, I want to be clear that reading any or all of the first three booksWarrior Goddess Training, The Warrior Goddess Companion Workbook, and Warrior Goddess Wayis not a prerequisite to receiving the full benefits of the teachings in Warrior Goddess Wisdom.

As you will soon see, each page contains a bite-sized nugget of inspiration that is easily accessible for all women (and also highly recommended for men as well). There is no right or wrong way to be a Warrior Goddess; so whether you are new to the process or a seasoned Warrior Goddess veteran, I welcome you.

The mission of the Warrior Goddess movement is to help you transform into who you are meant to be, by going on a deep journey within. As you progress on the Warrior Goddess path, you will cultivate two aspects of your inner being: a fierce Warrior focus and commitment, and the compassionate Goddess faith, receptivity, and creative flow. This newest guide, Warrior Goddess Wisdom, offers a simple and direct way to integrate these teachings into your daily life, and will help you take your Warrior Goddess journey to the next level.

Our path is one of reflection, compassion, and perseverance, and I ask you to keep these traits in mind as you look inward and begin to deepen your self-knowledge and self-support. As Warrior Goddesses, we are learning to shift our attention away from how we think we are supposed to be in favor of finding out who we really are at the soul level.

I hear from many women who have big dreams (or even small hopes) and are frustrated because they can't seem to reach the goals they've set for themselves. They have a sense of what is possible and a yearning for change, but they find themselves responding to and managing the chaos of their days, rather than carving a clear, creative, and focused path for themselves and their future.

With the unlimited challenges that hook our attention every dayemails and texts, busy work and home lives, social interactions, not to mention the sudden emergencies and unexpected surprises life can toss at usit's all too easy to get derailed and find ourselves exhausted and disheveled by the end of the day. How do we stay on track? How do we hold our focus?

This is why Warrior Goddess Wisdom is so essential. This mini guide will serve as a compass to help you stay pointed in the right direction, and focused on your own inner desires, dreams, and destiny. Each page offers a simple daily practice that contains a quote, a short reflection, and a daily action or mantra. These passages are designed to guide you back to yourself, to help you seek your own answers, and to explore your inner knowing. Your own deep wisdom will be your best teacher and friend on this journey.

Let this book be a guide and a friend that is always there when you need extra support and direction. Feel free to do one meditation a day for the next few months, or allow yourself to be surprised by randomly opening to any page and seeing which message is waiting for you. You don't have to do the meditations every day, though there are wonderful benefits to creating a self-care ritual that includes setting an intention for your day. Maybe it's taking as little as five minutes each morning for yourself to ground in following your chosen path, which will make every subsequent step easier to manage.

By the same token, it's important not to overwhelm yourself with these exercises and ponderings. They may be short, but they are mighty, and the lessons shouldn't be rushed. I recommend that you read no more than one or two reflections at a time, or they will begin to lose their potency. Each page offers you an opportunity to go within and reflect on that day's teaching and how it applies to your life. If you try to rush through to the end, or read large chunks at a time, you will miss the medicine that has been created just for you. This is not a hurry and get to the end so you can check it off your list book. It's a book that gently guides you as you become more sustainably committed to a daily practice that will nourish you in the long run.

The same recommendation goes for those who are prone to overthinking. Rather than looking for the one meditation that you think you need, try one of the above methods of choosing one to read (sequentially or randomly) and focus on discerning how the lesson of the day could apply to you. Some of the daily meditations, at first glance, may not seem to be for you and they may even make you uncomfortable, but it is those challenging or seemingly non-applicable writings that will support and invite you to explore yourself more deeply. In doing so you may find that there is something to be healed that you have been avoiding, or that the teaching can be looked at in a different context or perspective, which makes it relevant to your unique situation. The deepest wisdom doesn't come from what our minds already know, but from seeking deeper meanings and truths in the unknown.

I suggest setting aside a specific time each day to read the quote and meditation, and then sit quietly and savor the words. Imagine that you can slowly digest and assimilate the concepts and wisdom, and absorb the nutrients of each sentence. If you have time, you can journal the thoughts and insights that arise for you throughout the day. Or pick one word or concept from a daily teaching and use it as a core focus for that day.

An exercise, mantra, or other form of invitation follows each writing and is designed to guide you as you continue exploring the concept throughout your day. Some of the days will have an action for the day and some will have a mantra. Each action is a short question to ponder or an experiment to try. The mantras are short phrases for you to take with you and repeat throughout the day as a way of focusing on the lesson.

The daily actions and mantras will help you bring your Warrior Goddess practice into your busy daily life, because they are simple and easy to do even while you're juggling work and social calendars. This way, you'll take a bit of Warrior Goddess Training with you into each day, and the journey will open up and strengthen new pathways and habits that will let you continue developing your own way of living in Warrior Goddess Wisdom even after you've finished the book.