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

breaking free

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being free is really about being yourself without apology or explanation. if you dare to look like an outlandish & unmanageable misfit, you will know freedom.

nobody ever reached soul satisfaction by following the crowd & doing what everyone else is doing. the happiest, most loving people i know are the bold warriors who risked it all to break free from society’s shallow standards & honor their soul’s calling. the outcasts are the bravest people on this planet.

the freedom to be yourself requires courage. our codependent (cult)ure demands you obey manmade rules designed to control your thoughts & actions. it programs you to believe your survival depends on your willingness to conform. it leads you to believe someone else knows better than you. it brainwashes you to believe you need another adult telling you what to do because you are incapable of making wise decisions on your own. it teaches you that everyone else’s needs are more important than yours. a codependent culture’s stamina relies heavily on your insecurities & subservience.

next time you find yourself dismissing your intuition in the name of “love” or virtue or any other misleading label they have attached to conformity, stand in your truth & take your power back. your needs matter as much as anyone else’s.

you are strong.
you are wise.
you are worthy.
i love you.

xo,
zella

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

i belong in nature

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i belong in nature
away from the noise
& meaningless chatter.

where deer roam
& rivers flow
& i sit quietly
with the trees
savoring every breath
i breathe
as my body melts
into the moment.

i dig my bare feet
into the soil
& feel the rain
fall upon my face
washing away
the burdens
i once carried.

i grow wild
& dance
to the beat
of my own heart
honoring
the sacred feminine
as she teaches me
how to become
the woman
i came here to be
wild & free.

i talk
to god
in a language
without words
& bow in gratitude
for this precious life
he granted me.

i gaze up
at the stars
then close my eyes
as the moon
whispers lullabies
in her gentle voice
each night.

i wake up
with the sun
as eternal love
welcomes me
into this world
over & over again
every morning.

i am free.
i am protected.
i am loved.
& so are you.

xo,
zella

crank up the love

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don’t get mad if i shine my light on your shadow. i’m only showing you where your pain resides. i don’t want you to carry it with you any longer. i know what it feels like to carry the heavy burden of deep pain and i don’t want you to suffer any more. i want you to break free from your suffering.

i’m not here to hurt you. i’m here to love you. i only want you to look at your shadow so you can heal your pain. we’ve all endured so much injury in this lifetime. we’ve been told we are not enough or too much of something every day of our lives. enough is enough. turn toward love. release judgement toward yourself and set your spirit free.

xo, zella

soul liberation

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freedom isn’t free.

the path to total freedom requires a level of courage you didn’t know you had.

it asks you to walk away from the crowd & make choices independent of expectations.

it demands you go it alone at times no matter the challenges you face.

it instructs you to leave your comfort zone & step into the unknown.

it insists you get honest with yourself about who you are & what you want.

it orders you to stand in your power & become sovereign of your own life.

it pierces through the facade & destroys your virtuous reputation.

it removes you from the pretty prison you’ve known as life up to this point & leads you to a place your soul recognizes as home.

it ushers you into a world where god exists & unconditional love prevails.

freedom is love. love is freedom. everything else is an illusion.

xo, zella

say how you feel

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tell people how you feel.

release the fear of being judged or rejected by others for sharing your heart. if someone doesn’t like you for who you really are, you belong elsewhere.

you don’t have to spend your life trying to fit into someone else’s idea of you.

showing up as yourself is your gift to the world & those who are meant for you.

xo, zella

feel to heal

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to heal, we must feel. to feel, we must move beyond the mind numbing activities we endure to stay distracted from the feelings we have been tirelessly avoiding.

instead of judging yourself for past choices & stewing in regret, move your attention to the feelings buried underneath the anxiety & depression you’re experiencing. get to the root of the problem by studying yourself & looking inside for answers. what emotions have you neglected? where does resentment reside within you? how does it make you FEEL?

anger & rage will continually arise when you are triggered by the external world if you have not yet healed your internal wounds. you will have a tendency to create problems where there are none & project your hatred onto others until you recognize your shadow (past events & trauma you have hidden in the dark) as your friend.

unexpressed emotion within emerges as a plea to be seen & heard by you. it is asking to be honored, cared for & fully expressed. your wounds crave attention from YOU. the love you seek outside of yourself may temporarily soothe the ache within but will never heal the pain. only you can do that for yourself. self love is the medicine you seek for your suffering.

self love will set you free from misery & grant you the confidence to practice honest self expression, which is necessary for a creative & satisfying existence. FEEL so you can heal. HEAL so you can set yourself free.

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

medicine woman

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what is a medicine woman?

a woman who wanders the world in search of wisdom, only to realize she is the wisdom she has been seeking.

a woman who marches to the beat of her own drum.

a woman who abandoned conformity to heal a long line of generational trauma.

a woman who shows up as herself & chooses authenticity over popularity.

a woman who digs for truth the way many dig for gold.

a woman who walks her path with unwavering devotion to spirit.

a woman who seeks to understand rather than be understood by others.

a woman who worships her intuition as though it is sacred scripture written by the hands of god.

a woman who is madly in love with solitude & finds counsel in her own heart.

a woman who is passionate as she is peaceful & gentle as she is wild.

a woman who singlehandedly healed her pain by swimming in the depths of darkness & befriending her own shadow.

a woman who loves bigger than the sky & deeper than the ocean & fluently speaks the language of the heart.

a woman who traded in a conventional existence to roam the wilderness of destruction while planting seeds of love.

a woman who set her soul free from society’s endless cycle of sorrow & suffering.

a woman who encourages you to look within for answers.

a woman who points you down a long dark winding road leading home to yourself.

a woman who guides you down a river of truth so you can make peace with your past.

a woman who shines light on the darkness so you will recognize your shadow as a wise & faithful friend.

a woman who takes the bandage off your wound & gives you the key to the medicine cabinet.

a woman who awakens your heart with her presence.

a woman who evokes emotions you didn’t know you could feel.

a woman who inspires you to set yourself free of the shame & guilt you’ve been carrying.

a woman who reminds you of your divinity.

a woman who shows you how to heal your own pain with the salve of self love.

xo
zella sage

you’re allowed to grow

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you’re allowed to grow.
you’re allowed to take up space.
you’re allowed to evolve at your own pace.
you’re allowed to live life on your terms.
you’re allowed to rise up + become your highest self.
you’re allowed to have a mind of your own.
you’re allowed to be true to yourself.
you’re allowed to make your own choices.
you’re allowed to say no.
you’re allowed to feel.
you’re allowed to heal.
you’re allowed to disappoint another.
you’re allowed to walk away.
you’re allowed to choose peace.
you’re allowed to be happy.
you’re allowed to stand in your power.
you’re allowed to speak your truth.
you’re allowed to be YOU.

XO, zella

p.s. you have a god given right to exist in your truth.

the heart whispers

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2020 has been life changing + (by far) my favorite year yet. a wild ride brimming with twists + turns + transformations that led me down roads i only dreamed of walking in this lifetime.


i witnessed miracles manifest before my eyes + restored my faith in god.


i got brutally honest with myself + everyone around me.


my heart awakened + experienced new levels of love as i outgrew old relationships no longer aligned with my highest self.


i learned the importance of honoring my needs + shutting down the mind-numbing noise from the outside world.


i abandoned worn out belief systems rooted in fear + worldly expectations placed upon me by society.


unexpected gifts from god showed up on my doorstep.


kindred spirits disguised as total strangers appeared in my life out of “nowhere” + immediately felt like family.


i danced (a lot) + discovered bliss in every single hip roll + booty shake.


i befriended my shadow + made peace with my past.


i laughed more than ever. mostly at myself.


i prayed + played daily.


i made friends with wild animals in my backyard + fell in love with a stray kitten after she showed up at the back door. i now call her baby girl.


most significantly, i set myself free by remembering who i am + why i’m here. that’s when life changed for me on a cellular level.


it’s never too late to uncover your divine purpose + reach new realms of consciousness. forever sending love + freedom to every creature on earth.

XO, zella