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  • The older I get, the more I understand that healing was never meant to be a solitary journey.

    So much of my own growth has come through being witnessed, supported, challenged, and loved by others who were willing to walk beside me. We need spaces where truth can be spoken, hearts can soften, and real connection can remind us that we do not have…

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    Blessing
    Awakenpedia [Official] and Victoria
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    • Thank you so much for this post, Gloria; this resonates with me a great deal, especially as of late.

      I was a member of a very close group of women who met several times a week to meditate, practice Reiki, Tarot, etc., for three years. These women were instrumental in my healing journey and I am (and will always be) grateful to each and every…

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  • There is something so tender about watching a child sit down at the piano with curiosity and joy.

    My youngest granddaughter reminds me that growth does not always come in big, dramatic moments. Sometimes it begins with one small note, one willing heart, one bright thought at the start of the day.

    Children have such a beautiful way of meeting…

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    Victoria
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  • There was a time in my life when music became a place where I could tell the truth without having to explain it.

    A song could hold what words alone could not.
    Grief.
    Longing.
    Hope.
    The quiet pieces of the soul that were still finding their way home.

    In my experience artists help us see what is real — not just on the surface, but underneath it. They…

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    Victoria
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  • I still remember the quiet way Lacy could stand beside someone and say so much without a single word.

    She had a gift for meeting people exactly where they were — not rushing them, not fixing them, just offering her steady presence and inviting something deeper to unfold. And in that space, courage often found its way back in.

    This image reminds me…

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    Victoria
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  • Years ago, I stood in front of a microphone with my band, singing my heart out… and what I remember most is not perfection. It’s the courage it took to show up.

    There was a time when I doubted my voice.
    A time when I wondered if I was too much… or not enough.

    But something in me kept saying, sing anyway.

    Looking back now, I can see that every…

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    Victoria
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    • Thank you, Gloria! I always look forward to your posts; and this one is particularly meaningful and memorable! What an incredible life you’ve lived and have created for yourself!

      Thank you for sharing this with us, Gloria!!🙏♥️🎶🐴

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    • I have seen fear soften in the presence of a horse.

      Not because the fear was forced away.
      Not because someone was told to be brave.
      But because something honest and steady met them there.

      The horses teach this so beautifully: courage is not the absence of fear. It is the willingness to stay present in the middle of it. To breathe. To listen. To…

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      Victoria
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    • There was a season in my life when I spent too much time waiting for clarity before I moved.

      Waiting to feel ready.
      Waiting to feel certain.
      Waiting for the fear to disappear.

      But healing has taught me that transformation rarely begins with perfect certainty. More often, it begins with one honest step. One brave choice. One moment of saying yes…

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      Victoria
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      • Thank you for another beautiful and inspiring post, Gloria!🙏♥️🐴🐴

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      • I’ve learned that some of the most meaningful moments in life come when we pause long enough to listen… to our own thoughts, our own truth, and the quiet wisdom that rises when we stop trying to have it all figured out.

        Not every choice will be perfect.
        Not every step will feel certain.
        But that does not mean we’re failing.

        Sometimes what looks…

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        Victoria
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      • Even in our darkest moments, there is a light within us that has never gone out.

        Sometimes we search outside ourselves for comfort, clarity, or strength, only to discover that what we needed was already quietly waiting inside. The path through darkness is not always easy, but it becomes possible when we remember who we are.

        You are not powerless.

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        Victoria
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      • Sugar

        Sugar has a way of making everything feel a little softer.

        In this moment, standing beside her, I wasn’t thinking about all the places I still needed to go. I was simply here—grounded by her gentleness, her quiet presence, and the kind of love that asks nothing except truth. She seemed to understand that some of the deepest healing happens when…

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        Victoria
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      • Contented Love

        There is something so pure about this kind of love.

        My grandson holding his cat, both of them completely at ease, felt like one of those simple moments that says everything without needing words. His smile was full of joy, and the cat looked perfectly content being tucked safely in his arms. It reminds me that happiness often lives in the…

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        Victoria
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      • Remembering Who We Are

        When Lacy moved through the opportunity course with a client at the sanctuary, she had such a beautiful way of showing what became possible when trust began to grow.

        As I stood beside the client, guiding her through the course with Lacy, I was reminded that healing was often less about forcing a breakthrough and more about taking the next…

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        Victoria
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      • Healing

        Sometimes healing begins in the most unexpected way.

        A client arrives at the sanctuary carrying her story, and then a horse like Aragon gently comes forward—not to fix, not to force, but simply to meet her. In moments like this, I am always reminded that true transformation does not begin with having all the answers. It begins with openness. With…

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        Victoria
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      • Healing

        It still amazes me how much healing can happen, even through a screen.

        This image reminds me that connection is not limited by distance. On this video call, what mattered most was not being in the same room, but creating a space where my client could feel seen, heard, and supported. So often, transformation begins the moment we are willing to…

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        Victoria
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      • Treasures

        There is something about being with my minis that always brings me back to the present moment.

        They do not rush. They do not pretend. They simply meet me where I am, asking only that I slow down enough to truly be with them. In moments like this, standing in the pasture with these three little souls, I am reminded that peace is not something…

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        Victoria
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