How do you define Perseverance? 

Years ago I started using the made-up word “Stick-to-it-ive-ness” to describe what dictionary.com describes as perseverance: 

continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition : the action or condition or an instance of persevering : steadfastness.

What makes this such a valuable skill or trait? 

What I know for sure is that no matter how much success you’ve attained, how many goals you achieved, or dreams you've manifested, there are always barriers to overcome, challenges to navigate, and self-doubt to process as we move through life. 

If we're living creatively, with deliberate intention, we will always be uplevelling. And, when we do, we will encounter lots of times when we think we're not good enough, or we don't have what it takes. 

Or maybe, everything's going along just fine, and then "Wham!" you get surprised by something you never saw coming. Then you catch yourself scrambling to try to fix everything so that doesn't happen again.

The truth is, we don't need “fixing”. We may be experiencing momentary periods of disconnection or temporary misalignment with our higher self. This doesn't mean we're "broken". 

We always have the potential to be self-observant, self-developing, self-expressing in new ways. No one way is better than any other. 

That being said, when you are living consciously with intention you “know’ when you are out of alignment. You can feel it. 

The trouble is that most of us either 1) don’t create time + practices to check-in with ourselves and with spirit (as always, use whatever word feels comfortable for you to define a higher power) or 2) we ignore or don’t trust what we see, hear, feel or sense. 

In the book Finding Water, author Julia Cameron reminds us that we can always find inspiration when the river appears to have run dry - when we are tired, disappointed or distracted. Finding water is perseverance. It’s stick-to-it-ive-ness, as I like to call it.

She reminds us that one of the ways we gain strength and support for the journey through life is in a community of like-minded humans. Frequency 432 is one of these communities. 

Our upcoming Higher Vibes Mastery 12 Day recalibration is designed specifically to guide you to “Find Water”. It’s an opportunity to connect and to practice checking in with yourself and spirit. Now preparing to convene our 3rd group since we began in December ‘23, we’ve built a supportive framework for everyone who comes to reaffirm their daily-ish practice of connecting to self + spirit using a curated collection of tools (including VIBE 432 Energy Cards). Our collective intention is to uplevel - to raise our vibration-- and to use that inspiration to be fully expressed so that we can lead more fulfilled and fruitful lives in alignment with the highest good of all. 

And we're deliberately repeating this experience every season this year so we build up our perseverance. 

If you don't have a regular practice and you're feeling like you could use a dose of "stick-to-it-ive-ness", I hope you’ll consider joining us. We begin again June 20th. Message me, Nanette Saylor, nanette@wisewellwomen.com or Hattie Parker, cosmicsavvy@gmail.com for an update and invitation.

~Nanette