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december intentions + writing updates for this year

December 3, 2020 No Comments

Here’s what I feel like I had to learn in 2020 before executing on what I’m planning for my December intentions: I basically spent a whole bunch of time coming up with ideas for both blogs + books but never really committing to which I wanted to focus on creating first. Also, I had been helping Reid create his online course and launch his company for most of this year, so when he launched before Thanksgiving, I feel like a huge weight lifted, and now I feel more free to start committing to what content I want to create for my own writing. I think I’m finally giving myself permission to stop feeling guilty that I’m in such a place of privilege to be able to focus on my […]

growth

mirror matrix habit tracker (my new moon goal-setting system)

May 28, 2020 2 Comments

This has gotten to be a bit of a chunker of a blog post, so here’s a TLDR; last Friday was the new moon in Gemini and also Lincoln’s birthday, so first I talk pet numerology (what else?) and then go on to talk about my personal development plan for manifesting my dreams by goal-setting with the moon cycles including how I now track my habits towards my goals with what I call my “mirror matrix”. may 22, 2020 — new moon in gemini, and, Lincoln’s birthday! Just for funsies, I decided to look up some pet astrology and numerology for Lincoln on his solar return. If you take Lincoln’s date of birth (5.22.2016) and add up the digits (5 + 22 + 2 + 0 + 1 + […]

diary, growth

thoughts I thought while in the shower today — “on me, my inner critic, & I”

May 19, 2020 2 Comments

Today, I thought I’d wake up and write about stuff I thought about in the shower. I sometimes see it as a game to retrace my trains of thoughts to figure out, “How the heck did I start thinking about that?” I’m going through the Anxiety & Worry workbook my therapist recommended, and Chapter 3 includes a worksheet to fill out my “Dangerous Thinking” profile. This was the worksheet my therapist mentioned specifically, so naturally, I’m doing it today before my follow-up appointment is tomorrow. Hey, at least I’m not doing it the morning of — progress!! Now, I’m making an active effort to address my anxiety: instead of avoidance & procrastination of all the things, I’m dealing with or doing something about it! trying to capture my secret […]

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wake up, post

May 14, 2020 1 Comment

Figure I’ll actually give this a try for one day out of the 7,852 days I’ve been saying I should. This being: just wake up and write about whatever I want to write about that day, then publish it to my blog. Today, I’m thinking about social anxiety. (Just realized I used a writing prompt I heard about yesterday subconsciously. “Today, I…”) Anyway, on an average day, I care about what other people think of me. I know I “shouldn’t”, but I do. I care A LOT. One, I feel like I shouldn’t care, because everyone says, “Just be yourself and don’t give a flip if someone doesn’t like you because of it, then you’ll naturally attract your people!” I’ve actually given this advice myself to others when talking […]

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spring breezes [on signs & synchronicities]

May 7, 2020 No Comments

I have this devotional on my Kindle with journal prompts about finding the magic in everyday life. However, I’ve fallen behind as of late (no surprise there), but also, no worries, because I just catch right on up whenever I happen to think about it! Which I did today. I opened my Kindle cover and realized that I hadn’t read this particular eBook since April 24th. For April 25th, the day’s prompt was titled “Spring Breezes” — “What could be more wonderful than to push open the window after a long, stuffy winter and feel the spring breezes wafting inside, blowing away the energetic cobwebs of a long, cold season? Even if you are fortunate enough to live someplace where you can actually open your windows in December without […]

tarot

Tarot Tuesday: My Daily Spread

April 14, 2020 No Comments

I started out doing my daily tarot reading at the beginning of the day, but then I would get excited and distracted by tarot and it would be harder to start writing. So, yesterday I tried a daily routine where I enjoy it as my hobby in the evening and I loved it! The DMG Daily Spread I lay these out as: card 1, then card 2 directly below 1, then card 3 to the right in a new column on its own and vertically centered. Card 1 – Dream message Message/guidance from my dreams/spirit guides/ancestors — can be a continuing conversation where I ask a question one night then read the next night’s card 1 as a replying message. Card 2 – Mindful focus for the day This […]

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I release… anxiety

April 13, 2020 3 Comments

This morning, I did my Yoga with Adriene Yoga Camp Day 11 practice, for which the mantra was, “I release.” So I thought I’d share something I’ve been working on releasing during this shelter in place period: anxiety — and the stories I tell myself surrounding (and because of) anxious thoughts. Focus in the Present I’ve always been an overthinker. I actually came to think of it as being tied to my empathetic nature, because I can imagine and understand so many different perspectives, I’m constantly questioning how this person would respond if I said this, or how that person would react if I did that. Needless to say, during this COVID quarantine, I’ve had a lot of time alone with my thoughts. From having to sit with them […]

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