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We Just Moved! (and everything feels different)

Oct 08, 2025
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Dear Beloved Friend,

The past few weeks have brought big change for us. We packed up our lives, the puppies, and our favorite mugs, and moved to Austin while we work on a project that’s been calling us forward.

It’s beautiful here and also new in every way. New rhythms. New spaces. New air. Even the sound of the morning feels different.

What we’re noticing is how easy it is to confuse what’s familiar with what’s safe. The mind loves routine (it calls it comfort) but sometimes comfort quietly becomes a cage.

Change is rarely convenient. It stretches us. It asks us to trust what we can’t yet name. It reorders our nervous systems, our plans, our pets, and our preferences. And somehow, through all that messiness, we begin to remember who we really are.

If you’ve been navigating your own version of newness...a shift in work, relationships, purpose, or energy, may you find comfort in knowing we’re walking through it too.

Speaking of change…
If you haven’t yet watched our October Energy Update, it’s a beautiful exploration of what this month is helping all of us release and reimagine.

And for those who feel called to explore how transformation extends beyond our personal lives into our collective evolution, something special is happening on Saturday, October 11th.

We’ll be part of The Wise AI Summit hosted by The Shift Network, a free online event exploring how humanity can co-create a conscious, values-based relationship with Artificial Intelligence, one that supports awakening rather than replacing it.

Whether you’re a spiritual seeker, innovator, or simply someone sensing the magnitude of this moment, you’ll discover new ways AI can expand awareness, deepen wisdom, and even act as a bridge to unseen realms.

👉 Join the Free Online Event Here

With love (and from our new little corner of Austin),

Matt & Joy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

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