I sent a prayer of gratitude to the Universe. Gratitude that Mandela lived. May his life and writings serve as a reminder that love and peace are possible, first within us, and then around us.
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All hail the pumpkin king! Last night my friend and I went to see “Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton” at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. I’m not a HUGE fan of Elfman or Burton, but the iconic films like Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Big Fish, are certainly in my top ten.
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The magic of silence.
I am so grateful for silence.
When I can get it.
Here in this quiet space,
I let the thoughts trickle in.
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The magic of family.
We have been traveling this last week visiting family.
Visiting my family hasn’t always been easy.
Adolescence can be difficult for both teenager and parent. And if you’re not careful that stuff can easily carry into adulthood.
For me some of it did. As a child from a divorced family, a blended family, and young parents, I often resented the fact that I didn’t have the picture perfect upbringing.
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The magical float.
I swam today for the first time in a long time.
Being overweight most of my life I had forgotten the feeling of weightlessness.
In meditating on weightlessness I think about all of the heaviness I carry in my life.
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My beautiful friend Galia shared this amazing poem yesterday.
I was so moved by it, that I wanted to share it here as part of these 31 Days of Magic.
This poem resonated deeply with me as I continue to learn to listen and honor my own body’s wisdom.
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Magical confirmation.
Today, I spotted three ravens.
One right after the other.
I pulled out the Animal Speak book to read the meaning of raven.
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What is an altar?
For me, it is a place where I keep items that have special significance or are important for me to honor in some way. My altar is where I go, when I need to be reminded of who I really am. When I need to be reminded that I am loved. Every piece on or around my altar, my sacred space, carries with it a story of love.
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Magic Day 1 of 31: A complete 180 from how I was feeling a little over an hour before. With gratitude my fears melted away almost instantly. It happened so quickly, it had to be magic.
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I have this urge to welcome and create magic in my life.
I’m not sure how it will come about, or what format it will be in, but I know that I want to write about it.
Big revelations tonight. First, I have the most amazing people in my life. People who hold sacred space for me to process my emotions, my challenging thoughts, fears, and dreams. People who stand as a witness to my becoming.
If it’s not totally clear yet, I’m in spiritual/emotional growth part of my life right now. I’ve been attempting to keep this space very… clean? optimistic? Not sure what word to use here. All I know is that I have been struggling to find my public “voice”.
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A couple of friends mentioned that the kind of “recovery” I’m talking about, may not have an “end point” and is likely to be a lengthy journey.
Both of those points make me excited because it means that there are little restrictions on the form this process can take. It can become whatever is right for me.
20 minutes before the clock strikes 12, I read the post I wrote exactly one year ago.
I feel a sense of calm and peace with where I am today from where I was then and I’m pleasantly surprised by how much of what I wrote actually manifested.
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Thank you to my dear friend for this wonderful reminder:
“It doesn’t make sense to call ourselves ugly, because we don’t really see ourselves.
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When I hear the word recovery, I usually think of people who are recovering from massive surgery or some kind of harmful addiction. The commonality between them is that the body requires some time of rest in order to fully heal from the physical trauma that has been inflicted.
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I started this blog 4 weeks ago, with the intention of writing two posts a week. I’ve written five, and one “post” was actually a quote by someone else.
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