Hey witches,
I'm going to have to take my own advice today.
I made my cup of tea — three stirs counterclockwise. It’s my one real day off, and I need to make the most of it. So I asked my cup of Irish Breakfast, with extra honey and oat milk (yeah, yeah — the older I get, the less my insides tolerate lactose), for a little help.
- One stir for peace.
- One stir for productivity.
- One stir asking the universe to please help me stay on a path that will let me become the most I can be.
Have y’all signed up for the email list? Have you gotten the zine — 7 Days of Mindfulness Magic?
Because it’s too early for the sun to be up — much less the rest of my household — I can’t do much clapping to clear energy. But I can find a safe space. Right here, in front of my computer. I can drink my tea and take one small step toward what I want to manifest.
In truth? That’s a safe, welcoming, happy home for my kids.
I look around and realize: I already have it.
It might not be clean. It might not be in the perfect house overlooking the ocean in Seattle.
But it’s warm. It has food.
The ABCs are up on the wall. There are paintings of the seasons.
It’s love, in motion.
Real talk. What do I want?
I want to pay off debt.
I want to retire early.
I want to buy a mini mom-van.
Is it wrong to want?
No. It’s not wrong to dream. Without dreams, we stagnate.
And honestly? My ancestors would be proud of me.
I am warm.
I am fed.
I am (mostly) on my way to being healthy.
I think it’s okay to want more. For myself. For my kids. For the world.
I want a world where everyone has food, and feels safe.
There are scary things in this world.
Bears will kill you. So will bugs.
People get cancer.
There’s war. There’s famine.
So what can we do today?
Today, I can write and hope someone out there feels this with me.
Today, I can kiss my kids.
I can pet my cat.
I can go outside and give kindness to another human.
I can put in a little bit of energy toward the future — my kids' future. Our future.
We never know unless we try.
Today, I will try.
Thank you, witches.
Thanks for listening.
Thanks for being.
Thanks for being kind — to me, and to yourself.
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