What is a Warrior Mermaid?

Honestly, a year ago I couldn't have told you. Now I know it's a breast cancer survivor whose friends call her a warrior and devoted husband calls her a mermaid. It's an Aquarius who will fight for her own life as well as those of her loved ones. It's also a woman teetering on the brink of her crone years who finally learned to love herself.

Sometimes it takes a trial by fire to really learn what you're made of. It can also show you how loved you are. It's the joy you feel when you finally acknowledge your true path and your friends aren't even surprised that you identify as a witch—and their children start asking you for advice. This is the space we make for ourselves. This is the mindfulness and peace that being your authentic self creates. Find your passion; find your life.

When you hear a song in the breeze and see art in a puddle, this is what life is for. It's not just the roses that you should stop and smell. It's the air after the rain, the breath of a puppy, the skin of your soulmate. Use the senses you were given to bring in all that is good and exhale what does not serve you.

Take this walk in the woods. Hold your hands out to the sea. Let the sand fall through your fingers and appreciate each grain. Wait for each night to fall so you may collect the beams of the moon in a paper cup. Wake each day centered in the serenity of knowing you are love and you are loved.

Freydís Sirena, the Warrior Mermaid

Go be your own version of you. Blessed be.