Are You Going to Settle for Twenty Years?
A glimpse of Canyon Lake, Texas, with 80 miles of shoreline. © Maggie Battista 2024
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You may not guess this about me—especially if you've been around here for a while—but I would previously label myself as a “settler."
I made choices and I stayed. I stuck to a situation. I settled in for the long haul.
Many of you may remember me as ambitious and aggressive, as someone willing to pursue her professional goals at all costs.
But, I need to let you in on a little secret.
That was just trauma and pain.
I felt so confined in my big life choices that I pushed and hustled in all the lanes where I could feel even just a few moments of freedom.
All that ambition and aggression—all that fire—was a reaction to feeling so confined, so willing to feel small in order to hold onto my idea of home.
And that idea of home was all about safety, about filling a toxic role that I was familiar with thanks to my childhood.
And gosh, I stayed small and stuck for way too long.
During those 20+ years—yes, twenty years, people—I accepted my role.
I settled for the minimum.
I minimized my needs.
I compromised on my desires.
I accepted that where I was is where I would be… forever.
Halfway through that period, I started hearing a voice that didn't sound like the one my lips used daily.
My lips would yap yap yap away about all I had to do, all my limitations, all the things the people around me were stopping me from pursuing.
But that inner voice got louder and said:
“You are not a victim.”
She said:
“Yes, you experienced trauma. Yes, your pain surfaces in fiery reactions. Yes, your ambition is a way you try to feel free. But there is another way.”
And now, I need to say this to you.
First, if you were on the receiving end of my aggression, I'm sorry. I was young and ignorant.
Second, you don't have to settle. You don't have to minimize your needs. You don't have to compromise on your desires. You don't have to accept that where you are is where you will be… forever.
And, you do not have to wait twenty years to realize this.
You can choose to hear your soul's voice now—to hear the tough and tender things she wishes to express now—so you can do it all differently.
Differently from me.
Differently from your parents.
Differently from your ancestors.
Why on earth would you choose to forget that you are a sweet soul who can do the soul work to actualize your wildest dreams, your next steps, your greatest adventure?!
My soul's calling is to help you remember to embody your soul. Period.
And, in my new program, Embody Your Soul, you will surface your next steps to an abundant, soul-led life over five sweet Sunday sessions.
Together, we will illuminate your path, revealing clarity, deep support, and a lasting sense of prosperity.
This group experience is designed to inspire you to call in your most abundant next steps in love, career, home life, and adventure.
I look forward to walking through the elemental gates that held me over many, many years with you, beginning on November 10th.
I am holding space for your soul, for all souls,
Maggie
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Over the course of five elemental-themed gatherings, you will:
Bring complex questions or issues to your Soul for guidance.
Receive wisdom and guidance from my Soul and the Ancestors, offering clarity on the most authentic path forward.
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Shift toward abundance, receptivity, and ease, cultivating rituals that can empower you long after our time together.
Allow your Soul to reveal your next steps, moving forward with resonance and confidence—not once everything is “figured out,” but right now, in this present moment of transformation.
This journey holds the practices and rituals for calling in your highest self, your sweet soul, so that you may finally step into your next chapter with grace, ease, and purpose.
Together, we’ll connect to the codes of your abundance, the wisdom of your Soul, and the deep support of the Ancestors.
Reach out directly with any questions at maggie@wearemagic.studio.
Today is 11 Ajmak in the Mayan Sacred Calendar. Ajmak is the energy of forgiveness, reconciliation, and embracing your humanness. The sacred number 11 represents the past, present, and future, all the flurry of directions we may be pulled in. Today, I heard the call to say “I’m sorry” to you and to me. I invite you into that offering too, laying it on the altar between us.
