Ngayi my Warrior Hearts, I want to share a moment from ceremony — one of those quiet, powerful returns to self that reminds us why this journey matters. When I stepped into the water, it held me. It grounded me. It released a layer of who I’ve been… and it birthed a layer of who I am becoming. Because we are water. Our old women birthed in and beside water, in connection, in community, in culture. We were never meant to heal or rise in isolation. Country carries us. Our Ancestors carry us. And the water remembers us home. This was women’s business. Ancestral business. The deep kind — the kind that strips you back to your truth and rebuilds you from the inside out. As we yarned, we spoke about pain, lineage, responsibility, Tiddahood, and the sacred call that keeps whispering to us, even when life feels heavy, urgent, or overwhelming. And what came through strong was this: This is the work we often feel we don’t have time for. The slowing down. The returning to Country. The reconnecting to spirit and self. Everything feels urgent. Everything feels like it can’t wait. But Warrior Hearts — these moments are the work. These are the moments that strengthen us to rise from clarity, not crisis. From alignment, not noise. From love, not survival. This is deep self-care. This is cultural practice. This is remembering. And it doesn’t need to be big or perfect. It can be a breath. A moment. An hour. A quiet return to your own spirit. These are the moments where we reclaim ourselves, remember ourselves, and rise as ourselves. This is our season of Warrior Heart Rising. And this is how we walk it — grounded, aligned, connected. What’s one moment you can give yourself this week to come home to you?