I’m Rachel Dickson: TEDx speaker, storyteller, and truth-teller exploring what it means to return to your truest self. This is a space for healing, authenticity, and the bold inner work of choosing yourself, unapologetically.
Field Notes: Holy Ground, Tender Hearts
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10/01/25 Greetings, fellow wanderers, wild-idea dreamers, meaning makers, and seekers of clarity, courage, and quiet joy! I see you. Because I am you… and you are me. “Wherever we insist on pushing our differences on others, we feel separation. We name this separation resistance, laziness, loneliness, depression, anxiety, or some kind of lack in ourselves. Then we claim these as ‘who we are’—I am resistant, I am lazy, I am lonely, I am anxious, I am stupid, I am unappreciated, I am unworthy, I am alone, and so forth.
Meaning makers understand that everything and everyone is part of ‘the field,’ as Einstein said. We are always part of the ocean. The invitation is to become conscious of what we say ‘I am that’ to—because that is what expands our reality. When we align our ‘I am’s’ with something uplifting and meaningful, we widen the field of what’s possible. Our actions follow suit. We become more receptive, more open, more connected. We discover that we belong everywhere, rather than confining ourselves to one small group. Everyone and everything becomes part of the field to explore.
Thought transformation is the central tool of the meaning maker.
When we recognize that everything is sacred—that tat tvam asi (‘thou art that’)—we begin to behave as if we are walking among the holy on sacred ground. We make eye contact with our holiness and recognize it as such.”
(Excerpt from The Zero Point Agreement by Julie Tallard Johnson)
A few weeks ago, I made eye contact with the knowing that tender emotions would soon rise within us all as the one-year anniversary of Helene approached. I felt the importance of meeting this with gentleness and grace, and of surrounding myself with others who understand. I chose to walk among the holy, on sacred ground. For me, this practice began with attending the healing Rising Appalachia gathering in Black Mountain, NC last weekend. With dear friends, I felt the deep connection, collective love, and intentional grounding that reminded us we are not alone in navigating all that last year brought to WNC. The next step was creating a very intentional gathering of my own—one that would offer a space to meet these emotions with light, connection, and transformation. That gathering is the Transforming Your World: Full Harvest Moon Gathering on Sunday, October 5th at Elk Haven Wellness Center in Brevard. We’ll open with blessings offered to—and received from—the Full Harvest Moon guided by Cherokee Native, Patty Young, followed by a resonant sound bath led by Elise Burrows. We’ll then explore soul-nourishing messages revealed through the Colour Mirror bottles with Jaci Dayley, and close with a guided meditation for reflection and renewal. To support your journey beyond the gathering, each ticket also includes a downloadable Gratitude Journal. This two-hour event is about transforming sorrow and grief into joy, resilience, and hope. 📍 Elk Haven Wellness Center, Brevard, NC Seating is intentionally limited to 20 to keep our gathering intimate, and I anticipate it will fill quickly. Because now, more than ever—we need togetherness. And I’ll take this moment to say: thank you for being on this journey with me! May we continue to inspire one another to be our best selves. Wild-Heart Practice of the Week:Inner Harvest Reflection Set aside a quiet moment this week to reflect on what you’ve cultivated within yourself over the past year—your growth, lessons, joys, and sorrows. Write them down or speak them aloud as if offering them to the “holy ground” inside you. Let this practice transform tenderness or grief into gratitude and clarity—a personal harvest of what your heart has grown, nurtured, and carried. Pause, honor it, and notice how your inner landscape feels more full, rich, and alive.
A Gift for your Soul:
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Something Extra for the Path
Here’s a powerful piece of music by Chantress Seba & Malte Marten. If you’ve never heard her harmonics combined with Malte playing the handpan you’re in for a real treat. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/RpclSuABeRc?si=nRLt0w39EL-Zkob5
Field Notes is a weekly letter. A landing place. A pause in the noise.
A simple reminder to come back to yourself, one breath at a time.
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Until next time...in love and light!
Namaste.
Rachel
You can find more writings by Rachel here on her blog.
You can find Rachel's Tedx Talk that ultimately led to the creation of these Field Notes at www.RachelDickson.com
Rachel Dickson
I’m Rachel Dickson: TEDx speaker, storyteller, and truth-teller exploring what it means to return to your truest self. This is a space for healing, authenticity, and the bold inner work of choosing yourself, unapologetically.
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