Zella Sage

Medicine Woman

i bow to god

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I spent the past few days camping in the forest on some of the most magical land I’ve ever touched. While I was there, I discovered new levels of freedom and a peace I’ve never known.

My inhibitions disappear as I roam the land in my bare skin, make friends with a wild turkey, practice yoga, watch the squirrels play, luxuriate in the silence, write some words, let the sun kiss my body over & over again, nap by a river, sip on homemade chai, nibble on some chocolate, stare at the trees in absolute awe, dance with God, listen to the moon and cry tears of joy because this is all I’ve ever wanted. Ever.

I become a well of gratitude every time I step away from the noise and settle into silence. I realize how little I need to be happy on my ever evolving journey and how much satisfaction I feel when I waltz into my natural feminine flow with no agenda. My heart swells with love as I surrender to the moment and melt into the protective arms of mama earth.

Nature nourishes my soul and holds space for me to grow & bloom. She waters me and feeds me. She gives me sunshine to strengthen my immunity and oxygen to breathe and everything I need for shelter.

Nothing compares to the gifts God has placed on this earth for every breathing creature to live in abundance. This is why I bow to God, and not man, for all of eternity.

xo, zella, i bow to god

when i became me

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i took it off.

i slowly removed every expectation & limiting belief ever handed to me.

i traded in the suffocating good girl costume for something less predictable.

i severed ties with anyone asking me to give up pieces of myself i’d rather keep.

i broke up with fear & learned how to make love to every moment i encounter.

i let go of people who are incapable of holding space for all of me.

i shed layers upon layers of sorrow & pain just to find my way back to my heart.

i ripped off the shackles of shame & ran as fast as i could toward freedom.

i stripped down to my bare soul & saw the woman i’ve always wanted to be.

i became me when i released what was no longer mine to carry.

i became free when i became me.

xo, zella

vulnerability

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show me who you are. underneath it all.

sit with me. look me in the eye & tell me what’s on your mind.

i want to see you. all of you. i want to see your wide open heart staring back at mine as you tell me what you want to do with the rest of your life.

i want to hear about your favorite childhood memory & that one time at band camp & the way you still think about your first kiss or your last kiss or any kiss in between that still holds a special place in your heart.

i want to watch you soften around the edges & remember who were before you were disappointed by someone you trusted.

you are safe here. safe to become who you want to be. you have permission to relax & laugh & cry & love & rest & feel & eat & breathe & melt into a tenderhearted human who falls apart sometimes.

come as you are. in your coziest pajamas or your fanciest shoes. wear your favorite outfit. not the one that looks good on you. the one that feels good on you. the one you really like. that’s the one i want to see.

show me your dance moves. all of ‘em. i want to see you come alive & return to innocence & play as if you are a child again. innocent. brave. bold. confident. free. free to dream & create. free to do whatever you want to do without worry or concern about how you may appear to others.

you are free now. free to be real. free to find joy in all you do. free to be you.


xo
zella
vulnerability

come back

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remember how much fun you had when you were young & fearless? before they told you to grow up and get a real job. before worries and responsibilities and expectations and appointments decorated your days.

remember when you knew how to play and dream and make a fool of yourself without a single iota of concern about what other people think of you? before you were stripped of your innocence.

remember when you laughed until your belly ached? when you loved life and it loved you right back.

remember the first time you fell in love? when you believed you were worthy of unconditional adoration. before you tasted heartache and pain.

remember when you loved your body and felt no need to alter it or amplify it or hide it away from the world? when your existence alone was absolute perfection.

that wild and brilliantly peculiar creature you left behind all those years ago is the real you. before the world hardened you with its wicked ways and asked you to sell your soul in exchange for a piece of poison pie.

come back to yourself and who you were born to be. it’s never too late to return to innocence and that achingly beautiful soul of yours. come home to yourself. we await your return with open arms, my love. come back.

XO, zella (come back)

release & rise

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we have been taught to stay in places we don’t belong. to tolerate abuse & call it loyalty. to sacrifice happiness in the name of love. to give up our dreams for soul-crushing comfort. to lower our standards for those who refuse to rise up & meet us where we are. to abandon our own needs for the sake of goodwill. to dumb down our spiritual genius for those who have not yet recognized their own.

but we are waking up. we are remembering who we are & discovering our true strength. we are saying no where we once said yes & saying yes where we once said no. we are drinking from the well of wisdom & bathing in a river of truth. we are walking away from turmoil & embarking on a path of peace. we are choosing love & ONLY love. 

xo, zella