I’ve always been fascinated by the story of the three kings (magi) who left their comfy homes to trudge across dangerous foreign lands and deserts to bring the baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

We’re in the season of miracles, so I thought I’d use some of it to remind you of your own miraculous nature.

Last Saturday we gathered for the first Breathwork class at Studio 2.0. Such a loving, healing event with many transformative stories shared afterwards with the support of the group.

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with all your favorite foods and people. But I know that’s not always the case when you gather for the holidays. There are times when you prefer not to be around certain people and it can cause stress, resentment, guilt, judgment, and all kinds of anxiety when you are.

Happy Thanksgiving! My favorite holiday. All of the food and feels, none of the shopping. 

One of our greatest powers of creation is our imagination. Before anything exists as a form or experience, it first passes through the realm of human imagination. How important is imagination?

Everyone has days, right? Days when we feel extra tired, sick, down. These are the days we can feel our energy drop and we don’t want to do anything except maybe complain and feel sorry for ourselves.

Last week I promised a few techniques to stop thoughts no longer useful for creating different options versus looping in the same set of beliefs. As Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

Today I want to talk about the reality of you. You are the experience of the Infinite Source of Everything. Your thoughts and feelings are energy that literally turn into matter. What you think and feel generates energy and aligns with more of the same energy giving you an experience of what you are thinking and feeling.

You probably already know about the magic of gratitude when it comes to shifting your perspective from negative to positive. But gratitude is also a powerful tool for the relief of body pain and may even cure whatever you’re struggling with.

It’s October 11, my mom’s birthday. She passed from this world to the next a couple years ago, but for me this date will forever be her birthday.

Spiritual masters stress the importance of mindfulness, but I hadn’t been able to commit to it as much as I’d like. When triggered, many times my immediate response was a big emotion and story versus pause, deep breath, quiet mind, then ask the questions: What is this really about? Why am I so upset by this?

My last full day in Ireland found me visiting two ancient sites: the Hill of Tara, and Knowth. The Hill of Tara is at least six thousand years old (Neolithic age) and known as the seat of the High Kings of Ireland. The role of High King was not hereditary. They won it through battle, or were chosen.

This week found me visiting more stone circles, medieval ruins, prehistoric artesian wells, walks through magical forests, learning the ancient art of falconry, laughing with the locals while talking smart, and a bit of shopping.

My driving is getting much better. Whew. I began to realize if a tour bus can get through these cow paths, so can I. For some crazy reason that calmed me down and I’m not fearful on the road. However, this newfound bravado has my travel partner Renee clutching her door handle. LOL.

One week in Ireland and my word is expansion—waist (the food is so good!), driving skills (yikes to these narrow roads and opposite side driving), and energy (stone circles, faerie glens, and ancient forests).

I’m writing to you on Friday, Aug 25th with less than three short days before I board a plane for Ireland. I’m excited and a bit terrified. I’ve never been gone from home for so long to a country I don’t know but feel inexplicably drawn to.

On Thursday my amazing dentist confirmed that my teeth are in jeopardy due to bone loss and gum decline. Two of them are lose. The treatment plan is to pull them, bone grafts, and implants. Ugh.

I’m reading a fascinating book titled The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them; English version published 2023. The author is Peter Wohllenben.