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The Mind and the Moon: Seeing Clearly, Choosing Wisely

Oct 19, 2025

 

Dear Beautiful,

This week’s letter is a reflection on the harmony between the mind and the moon. When we pause, breathe, and return to our body’s rhythm, our inner moon becomes visible again - steady, reflective, and full of quiet wisdom.

Lately I’ve been thinking about how the mind moves like the moon - shifting from brightness into shadow, from knowing into not knowing, and back again. There are days when my thoughts feel illuminated, when everything makes sense, and others when clarity wanes and I can’t find the thread. I’ve learned that neither is wrong.

Just as the moon never disappears, our wisdom doesn’t either. It’s simply hidden behind the clouds of thought until we slow down enough to see it again. When I commit to myself -pausing, breathing, listening - clarity returns naturally. The mind becomes like still water, and the reflection of my inner moon shines through.

If you’ve been feeling mentally tired or scattered lately, this waning-to-new moon moment may be inviting you into your own stillness. Coherence comes when the mind mirrors nature’s rhythm. When we pause and reconnect with breath and body, we see clearly, choose wisely, and move freely.

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Podcast Share - Into the Heart with Amy D'Agrosa

I recently joined Amy D'Agrosa on her podcast “Into the Heart” to talk about sensitivity, coherence, and how we can reconnect to the wisdom that lives in both the mind and the body.

🎧 Listen here: Apple Podcast | Spotify

Heart Practice:

  1. Mind–Moon Breath: To help the mind settle into the moon's rhythm, try this simple practice - inhale for four counts, pause fot seven, and exhale for eight. Imagine your exhale as moonlight clearing the surface of your mind.

  2. Reflection Prompt: What thought or pattern is ready to dissolve so I can see clearly again?

  3. Evening Moment: Step outside or look through a window tonight. Even if the sky is dark, imagine the moon’s presence above you and whisper, “I am aligned with the rhythm of my own inner light.”

Closing Blessing:

May your mind and the moon move together in peace this week - clarity waxing, confusion waning, and truth reflecting softly through the stillness.

Whether you join us live or honor this new beginning in your own quiet way, remember: your sensitivity is sacred, your awareness is wisdom, and your presence is enough.

Breathe with the night as the moon resets. Let the darkness feel like rest, and let it remind you of your own glow - steady, luminous, and already whole.

I’d love to know what this threshold is clarifying for you. Your reflections help shape our shared rhythm in The Re-Align Circle™. Simply reply to this email and let me know. 💫

With moon and heart,

Melissa
Melissa Jean Paulson, MSW
Integrative Mental Health | Quantum Biology Health
Heart Wisdom Re-Alignment Hypnotherapist
Creator of The Re-Aligned Journey™
✨Rise. Reclaim. Remember. ✨

 

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Resources:

Stress Resilience: Preventing Burnout with Holistic Self-Care
The Re-Align Circle™ - community & integration support
1:1 Heart Wisdom Re-Alignment Sessions - personalized mind-body-soul attunement
Podcast: Into the Heart with Amy D'Agrosa - sensitivity, coherence & conscious living conversations

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