A 7 year *Rite of Passage* for our daughter

You are taking a sacred voyage into more of who you are and who you came here to be.

Yesterday we intentionally (and spontaneously) chose a day to honor and recognize our daughter's development and growth as a human.

I've heard that every 7 years humans go through a huge transition of development (spiritually, emotionally, physically, mentally, energetically) -- and ever since she turned 7 years Earthside in June I've been witnessing this wild and magical shift in her.

She has been stepping over a threshold this 7th year marking a sacred shift. She's been slowly transitioning out of my energetic field (the mother) and into her own unique energetic field, where she still feels safe, nurtured, guided and loved dearly.

It's this natural uncoiling where she is recognizing her soul's purpose in the family, in the community and in the world.

She's intuitively stepping into new roles and responsibilities with little direction and reminders from outside sources (aka, her parents).

She's choosing to help...

load the dishwasher,

do her laundry,

use the bathroom by herself in public places,

offer to help carry things,

carry her own hot chocolate mug (filled to the brim) at a coffee shop to the table,

provide hugs when she notices I'm feeling off or stuck,

wash her own hair, and so on.

I've been wanting to intentionally make space to honor her and these changes, and funny enough we decided the day of to just do the thing.

We told her the day of that we were going to have a small "Rite of Passage" ceremony for her and her eyes lit up with excitement!

Little plans were made and stressed about, and it evolved into this perfectly simple and beautiful experience.

I'm realizing more and more that rituals and celebrations like these don't have to be grand and overwhelming to host. All we needed was a dedicated space created with deep intention to honor, love and uplift.

We invited a couple of close families (last minute), made a large casserole to share, gathered around a big fire and said some special words to show Lucille (my daughter) that we SEE HER FULLY and know she's evolving exactly into the soul she's designed to be.

I truly believe that taking the time to just notice our micro-evolutions as a human is sacred and so powerful.

It feels important to bring these types of rituals "back home" -- to make space for others to be seen and honored for who they are, and who they are becoming.

We all know growing isn't easy. But, it is a meaningful journey of bliss, hardships, experimenting, making mistakes, surrendering to life's surprises and trusting our intuition to guide us.

I'm looking forward to holding space for more *Rites of Passages* for our family and our community.

thanks for being here,

xx

Jillian