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Episode 4 - The One On North Star

In Episode 4 of God I Love You, Devany and Meredith explore how a “North Star” isn’t a job title or a five-year plan—it’s an inner alignment that quietly pulls you toward what you truly love. Devany shares the paradigm-shifting question from her spiritual director—“What if you’re not a tool?”—and the unexpected aliveness that followed when she let go of productivity as purpose and returned to choir, harmony, and embodied flow.

Through water and sky metaphors (rivers returning to the ocean, Polaris and precession), they name flow as those brief, luminous moments when body, heart, and spirit line up. They also get real about misalignment: Meredith reframes chronic plantar fasciitis as a painful but holy re-structuring—new growth needing new tissue. Together they land on a lived definition of purpose: notice what draws you, relax into it, and let alignment guide your next right step.

Gentle Note — We use strong language at times—listen with care if little ears are around.

Takeaways
  • Purpose isn’t productivity; aliveness is a compass.
  • Flow can be fleeting—seconds are enough.
  • Your “North Star” lives inside you; alignment is remembered, not achieved.
  • Misalignment is a teacher; re-alignment can be uncomfortable and physical.
  • Ask what you truly love (not what you should love) and move one step toward it.
    • Sound Bites
    • “What if you’re not a tool?”
    • “Flow is that millisecond when life feels so freaking cool to be human, and you know it.”
    • “New growth needs a new place to land.”
    • “Balance isn’t stillness—it’s the moment between movements.”
    • “Your North Star is already in you; alignment is remembering.”
      • Terms as We Understand Them Today

      *North Star

      An inner orientation toward what you truly love. Not a fixed role, but a felt alignment that quietly pulls you home—evolving as you do.

      *Flow

      Brief moments when body, heart, and spirit line up and life feels vividly present. Often seconds, not hours.

      *Attuning

      For us, attuning means slowing down enough to notice what is actually happening in the body, heart, and spirit—and then adjusting to meet it. Attuning isn’t about fixing or forcing; it’s a gentle responsiveness, like tuning an instrument to the right pitch. 

      *Alignment / Misalignment

      Alignment feels like ease, dignity, and presence; misalignment feels tight, costly, or dysregulating. Misalignment isn’t failure—it’s feedback that often shows up physically.

      Teachers & Resources Mentioned
      • Rumi – “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
      • Kahlil Gibran — Poem Fear 

        • “It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear…

        But there is no other way. The river can not go back.
        Nobody can go back. To go back is impossible in existence.
        The river needs to take the risk of entering the ocean because only then will fear disappear,
        because that’s where the river will know it’s not about disappearing into the ocean, but of becoming the ocean.”

        • Centering Prayer (Thomas Keating; Cynthia Bourgeault’s teaching lineage referenced broadly)
        • Jenna Zoe — Human Design —  (brief mention re: voice/song and personal blueprint)
          • A modern system blending ancient wisdom and science to map your energetic blueprint. 

          🔖 Note: These are our reflections-in-process. Engage directly with primary teachers and texts for the fullness of their work.

          Practices We Talk About

          Ask, “What do I truly love?” Let it be small and honest (choir, harmony, story, yoga).


          Detective of Aliveness: Notice where your body hums—people, places, practices.


          Body-Honoring During Realignment: Support structures (rest, footwear, stretching, therapy/pt) when change shows up as pain.


          Centering Prayer: Sit in silence; return to a sacred word; relax into Presence.


          🌱 A Gentle Reminder

          What we share comes from our lived stories and spiritual practices. It isn’t medical, mental health, or legal advice—please use your own discernment and seek professional support if you need it. Some episodes touch tender topics; care for yourself as you listen. Take what resonates, leave the rest.

          Invitations

          Come Home to Your Center with Illumine Within — If you’re longing for support in stillness, quiet, and returning to deep self, Devany’s Centering Circles offer a guided space to practice. Each gathering includes somatic grounding, Centering Prayer, and reflective listening. Explore upcoming circles and resources at illuminewithin.com.

          Relax into energetic support with Hibernate Healing — Meredith offers energy healing, shamanic practices, and spiritual guidance to help you release, restore, and reconnect with your deepest self. Sessions available in-person (Austin, TX) or online. Visit sparklecirclehealing.com (rebrand in progress).

           

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