“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I always travel with a book. Sometimes several. But this trip I decided to load e-books on my kindle, as […]
Mala Beads – How To Be Calm Anywhere!
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” ~ Pema Chödrön Sometimes I find myself in stressful situations or noisy places where I want to calm myself, soothe anxiety or practice mindfulness, and where my normal meditation techniques aren’t effective or appropriate. Take travel for example. Travel can mean crowded […]
Letting Myself Cry…
“The cure for anything is salt water. Sweat, tears, or the ocean.” ~ Isak Dinesen It’s been building up for a while. I do my best to manage it. I meditate twice daily. I ground myself. I sit in awareness and go gently when I need to. But it’s never enough… All the […]
Listening To My Body
“The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon, The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are […]
Only Someone Who Has Chronic Pain or Illness Knows…
“Illness is the night side of life, a more onerous citizenship. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use the good passport, sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify […]
Taking Time To Tune In
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” ~ Gautama Buddha I’m late to blogging this morning. Why? As I do every morning, when I woke up I tuned in to myself – to see how I felt, to feel what I needed. […]
The Energies of February – 2017
“If nothing else in this long and short life, let me be true to my conscience, to the dignity of my own heart. Let me act in a way that says, I have honored my spirit as truly as I have honored others. Let me stand tall and rooted as a mountain in the face […]
Guided Meditation For Clearing Guilt, Grief and Trauma
“But pain’s like water. It finds a way to push through any seal. There’s no way to stop it. Sometimes you have to let yourself sink inside of it before you can learn how to swim to the surface.” ~ Katie Kacvinsky A good friend of mine is unwell right now. I’m not surprised. […]
Small Steps, Repeated Often, Lead to Results
“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” ~ Karen Lamb Did you get that thing about small steps? Let me repeat that for you. Small steps, repeated often, lead to results. This can work either way. Bad habits, even small ones, cumulatively will take us a long way in the wrong […]
Standing Under Old Trees
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” ―~ Rachel Carson This morning, after a restless night, I slept […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 16 January
“Grief does not change you… It reveals you.” ~ John Green Hello, dear friends! I apologise that today’s post is late in coming. In fact I was unsure if I would even be able to write it at all. But here it is. Here’s the oracle card I have chosen this Monday, and my take on the […]
Let The Dying Live!
“You’ve got this life and while you’ve got it, you’d better kiss like you only have one moment, try to hold someone’s hand like you will never get another chance to, look into people’s eyes like they’re the last you’ll ever see, watch someone sleeping like there’s no time left, jump if you feel like […]
My Top Five Ways To Get Some Reflection Time
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ~ Søren Kierkegaard We’re sitting in a terrific month for reflection, reinvention and connection. So how do we do that? Here are my top five ways to find that headspace where we can explore the past and imagine the future… 1 […]
Conversations About Dying – We Need To Have Them!
“When the time comes to die, make sure that all you have to do is die!” ~ Jim Elliot “Everybody will die, but very few people want to be reminded of that fact.” ~ Lemony Snicket This post is the next in my Wednesday series on Death and Dying… Last year a good […]
This Blog Is Late Because… January 2 – My Day of Rest!
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ~ John Lubbock, The Use Of Life After days of insanely long hours putting […]
Day off? Yep, I’m doing it!
“Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” ~ Maya Angelou It’s my busiest time of year, and somehow I seem to have gone from quietly recovering from surgery to rocketing […]
Dear Empaths and Intuitives, Go Gently Right Now!
“Sometimes I think, I need a spare heart to feel all the things I feel.” ~ Sanober Khan Hello, lovely friends. Empaths and intuitives everywhere will be feeling more tired and emotionally open (read fragile, emotionally hypersensitive, exhausted and possibly moody or broken) right now. It’s not your fault. There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re […]
Accidents and Sudden Deaths – My thoughts from a psychic perspective
“Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am that swift uplifting […]
See How Our Grid Has Grown…
“Think about our bodies. We’re a chain of veins and organs and they’re all interconnected. If something isn’t going right in one area, the whole system can get out of whack. That’s the way I see the world. We’re all connected. I don’t see myself as this separate entity. I see things in a much […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 19 December
“Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.” ~ Oriah Mountain Dreamer “At the end of the day, it isn’t where I came from. Maybe home is somewhere I’m going and never have been before.” ~ Warsan Shire […]
It’s Here! Year of ME Planner 2017 and Other Good Stuff!
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ~ E. B. White “Dear E.B. White, if you had my Year of ME Planner you could do both!” ~ Nicole Cody There is one thing […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 12 December
“Civilization is always threatened from below, by patterns of belief and emotion that may once have been useful to our ancestors, but that are useful no longer.” ~ Roger Scruton “Whereas moral courage is the righting of wrongs, creative courage, in contrast, is the discovering of new forms, new symbols, new patterns on which a […]
A Message for Empaths and Sensitive Souls
“The real warriors in this world are the ones that see the details of another’s soul. They see the transparency behind walls people put up. They stand on the battlefield of life and expose their heart’s transparency, so other’s can finish the day with hope. They are the sensitive souls that understand that before they […]
Suicides and Sudden Deaths – Perspectives From My Experience as a Psychic
“Did you really want to die?” “No one commits suicide because they want to die.” “Then why do they do it?” “Because they want to stop the pain.” ~ Tiffanie DeBartolo The morning I am blogging about suicide comes directly after the night where I have been awake for most of it, messaging and […]
What Happens When We Die?
“There once was a girl who found herself dead. She peered over the ledge of heaven and saw that back on earth her sister missed her too much, was way too sad, so she crossed some paths that would not have crossed, took some moments in her hand shook them up and spilled them like […]
Today, I’m Off The Grid…
“While you’ll feel compelled to charge forward it’s often a gentle step back that will reveal to you where you are and what you truly seek.” ~ Rasheed Ogunlaru I’m bone tired. Lots going on and an action-packed weekend so soon after my surgery meant that this was bound to happen – that I’d wake […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 28 November
“May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Hello, Friends! Welcome to the final days of these fabulous November energies. Here’s the oracle card I have chosen, and my take on the energetic outlook for the week ahead. ‘Totality’ is from […]
Supporting Your Loved One at the End Stage of Life
“And then we ease him out of that worn-out body with a kiss, and he’s gone like a whisper, the easiest breath.” ~ Mark Doty Welcome to the second post in my Wednesday series on death and dying. Today I’d like to talk about the end stage of life, and what you might expect […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 21 November
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” ~ Dalai Lama XIV “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~ Leo […]
Dear Sensitive Souls, Are You Feeling These Intense Energies?
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing […]
Medicine For The Soul
“Put ‘im in your bag. Dis lil stone, dis leaf, dis feather. Dem all medicines for you. Your special tings dat make your heart glad. Make your soul remember. Dat good for you. Proper medicine.” ~ Aunty This morning, very early, I woke with a heavy heart. I felt the weight upon it of world […]
A Short Blog Series on Death and Dying
“I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t teach you how to love somebody. They don’t teach you how to be famous. They don’t teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don’t teach you how to walk away from someone you don’t […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 7 November
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” ~ Maya Angelou “I go to my studio every day, because one day I may go and the Angel will be there. What if I don’t go and the Angel came?” ~ Philip Guston Hello, Lovelies! Welcome to the second week of […]
The Energies of November – 2016
“If you had started doing anything two weeks ago, by today you would have been two weeks better at it.” ~ John Mayer “Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose – and commit myself to – what is best for me.” ~ Paulo Coelho Hello, Lovelies Let’s give a big […]
Choosing Your Perspective
“If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.” ~ Henry Miller I have never been much good at arranging flowers. I’ve never had the eye for it. That is, until I found […]
It’s here! Presenting #GeShiDoMo
“A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.” ~ Brian Tracy, The Gift of Self-Confidence November is nearly here! It’s going to be one of the best months I have seen in years for getting things done, for major breakthroughs, for going after what you […]
Introducing #GeShiDoMo – November’s answer to ending 2016 strong!
“You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.” ~ Gordon B. Hinckley “Achievement. Just another skill of a ninja.” ~ Jarius Raphel 2016 is almost at a close, and 2017 is looming large on our horizon. The energy of 2017 will be all about growing – and if we […]
When Husbands Are Right…
“Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him — or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.” ~ Dorothy L. Sayers Big day for me yesterday! Two […]
Love Looks Like This
“Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people […]
Find Your Grit
“I learned a lesson I’d never forget. The lesson was that, when you have setbacks and failures, you can’t overreact to them.” ~ Angela Duckworth I’m off to the doctor today. And tomorrow. And Monday. And more after that. Many different specialists, all with their own opinions. I know I’m not going to like some of […]
Sitting with the Big Questions
“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” ~ Hermann Hesse I still can’t see. I still can’t see except for a brief window each morning before exhaustion and overwhelm kick […]
Grace In Plain Sight
“Un-winged and naked, sorrow surrenders its crown to a throne called grace.” ~ Aberjhani You may have noticed that I’ve been uncommonly quiet here on my blog this past few weeks. Those of you who’ve known me for a while will also know that if I’m ever quiet it is always for good reason. […]
Nic’s Latest Update: Life as a #Lymewarrior
“O snail Climb Mount Fuji But slowly, slowly!” ~ Kobayashi Issa “Bran thought about it. ‘Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?’ ‘That is the only time a man can be brave,’ his father told him.” ~ George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones Ah, Lovelies, I’d hoped to be bringing you […]
A Little Nicole Update
“People who want a cure, provided they can have it without pain, are like those who favour progress, provided they can have it without change.” ~ Anthony de Mello So, here I am, still in hospital. There have been a few little bumps in the road, including a massive resurgence of lyme symptoms and […]
The Very Valid ‘Not Coping’ Style of Coping
“It’s funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools – friendships, prayer, conscience, […]
The Energies of September – 2016
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Hello, Lovelies Welcome to September. It’s such a lovely heart-centered month. A month for simplifying. For focusing […]
Loving-Kindness Meditation
“…eventually tides will be the only calendar you believe in… And someone’s face, whom you love, will be as a star Both intimate and ultimate, And you will be heart-shaken and respectful. And you will hear the air itself, like a beloved, whisper Oh let me, for a while longer, enter the two Beautiful bodies […]
Boobs!
“The truth of the story lies in the details.” ~ Paul Auster Sorry. I couldn’t resist. When else would I get to shout ‘Boobs!’ as a title for a blog post? Because today, dear readers, it’s all about boobs. My boobs. Today is mammogram and ultrasound day as my very thorough specialist ticks every […]
Ghosts In My Kitchen
“If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn’t have given us grandmothers.” ~ Linda Henley I made soup yesterday. It was a simple soup. A humble soup. It needed to be. I was so sore. So tired. Fevered. But dinner had to be made, and I wasn’t going to eat junk. Or toast […]
Pop-Up Shop Cancellation and Workshops Turned into Webinars
“What would you do if you couldn’t do what you want?’-“Something else.” ~ Marty Rubin Hi Lovelies, Just a quick heads-up to let you know that my Pop-Up Shop and Events won’t be going ahead this weekend. I’m home, waiting for surgery, and being as stylish as a girl can be when she’s wearing […]
Reduce Pain Naturally and Accelerate Healing With This Free Guided Meditation
“Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there is healing.” ~ Linda Hogan Why meditate? There are proven links between our thoughts, and our body’s ability to control pain and heal. In meditation we actively control our thoughts and mental space. Having […]
Today’s Sunday Planning Session And Some True Confessions
“Live in the moment but just be mindful that you are working towards something.” ~ Eric Zaccone I know, I know. It’s Sunday. And on Sundays I don’t blog, and I don’t go on the internet and I don’t do any work. Except that on this particular Sunday I am! I’m taking some time […]
Song of the Sisterhood
“A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.” ~ Isadora James These past few days have been hard. It’s been one thing after another. Then there’s the pain. It’s unrelenting. Drugs have helped take the edge off but it’s ground me […]
Not Exactly Happy!
“She looked as if she were about to burst into tears, but she was wonderful at catching the ball of her own mood in mid-air.” ~ Rebecca West Thanks for all of your positive thoughts and wishes. Yesterday kinda sucked. But I’d known it would, so no surprises there. I could have been up all […]
Apprehension
“You should have seen this coming,’ they said. I did see it coming. I saw it coming the way you see a train coming when you’re tied to the tracks.” ~ Margaret Andrews I’ve been awake since I don’t know when. No, that’s not true. 2.36am. I lay awake in the dark for a […]
This Dawning Day
“Veil after veil of thin dusky gauze is lifted, and by degrees the forms and colours of things are restored to them, and we watch the dawn remaking the world in its antique pattern.” ~ Oscar Wilde I woke earlier than usual today. 3am. The night air was cold, the comforter pulled right up […]
An Update from Nicole
“Life can be like a roller coaster with its ups and downs. What matters is whether you are keeping your eyes open or closed during the ride and who is next to you.” ~ Ana Ortega Hi, Lovely Friends. You may have noticed I’ve been absent for a few days. I’ll be honest in […]
Problems sleeping? Ride This Crazy Moon!
“She didn’t quite know what the relationship was between lunatics and the moon, but it must be a strong one, if they used a word like that to describe the insane.” ~ Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die This July full moon has been a doozy! Her energy so strong it has kept some […]
Should You Ride In On Your White Horse And Save Them?
“I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” ~ Steve Maraboli Recently I received a message on facebook that I thought it was worth answering here on my blog. Random Question – What does one do with the compulsive […]
What Happens When Someone Believes In You
“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich Memoir is a funny thing for taking you walking into places you would rather not remember. I was thinking, last night, of […]
Feeling Fragile Or A Little Low Just Now?
“Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad about them. We like to keep it a secret. Or sometimes, we are sad but we really don’t know why we are sad, so we say we aren’t sad but we really are.” ~ Mark Haddon, The Curious […]
Come Join Us For the Year of ME!
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” ~ Mother Teresa Hello, Lovelies! I’ve had so many people ask me whether it was too late to start using my Year of ME Planner, or to join the year-long course and community that I’ve […]
An Amazingly Ordinary Fabulous Day!
“Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people […]
Don’t Isolate Yourself When the Going’s Hard
“No person, trying to take responsibility for her or his identity, should have to be so alone. There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep, and still be counted as warriors.” ~ Adrienne Rich I’ve noticed a worrying phenomena lately. People are going to great lengths to make their life […]
The Importance of a Grace Day (Also Known as an Oh F*ck It Day)
“Following all the rules leaves a completed checklist. Following your heart achieves a completed you.” ~ Ray A. Davis I’ve been catching up with my Year of ME Deluxe group in this past week, talking to them about their One Big Thing and the areas they have chosen as their support focuses this year. […]
30 Things That Changed When I Took An Unplugged Day Every Week
“My imagination functions much better when I don’t have to speak to people.” ~ Patricia Highsmith In January this year I made an important decision. I have a life where I am almost always on call. Always connected and reachable. Always busy. Even though I work for myself and love my work, and I […]
Requiem For These Passing Moments
“Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive.” ~ Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore “It all goes away. Eventually, everything goes away.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love Sometimes, life is […]
The Energies of May – 2016
“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” ~ Judy Garland “If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then […]
Feeling Extra Tired Right Now?
“Most of the things we need to be most fully alive never come in busyness. They grow in rest.” ~ Mark Buchanan Hello, Lovely Lightworkers! Feeling extra tired right now? I’m not surprised. No, there is nothing seriously wrong with you, but I am prescribing a lot of extra rest this weekend. I always […]
Doctor, Doctor…
“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. When do you accept your current circumstances, […]
Designing Your Future – Today!
“If you do not yet know where you fit, I suggest you try seeking it in receptive silence. I used to walk amid the beauties of nature, just receptive and silent, and wonderful insights would come to me.” ~ Peace Pilgrim Today is a wonderful day to set aside some time for creating a […]
The Power of Positive Self Talk
“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich Sometimes I have to pull out everything in my bag of tricks in order to rise above my current circumstances. Like right now, […]
Nurse Bert Reports
“To make a difference in someone’s life, you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect. You just have to care.” ~ Mandy Hale I’m not letting her out of my sight. Nicole, that is. Because she’s still really sick. I’m making her rest. I’m following her if she needs to get […]
The Energies of April – 2016
“We need solitude, because when we’re alone, we’re free from obligations, we don’t need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts.” ~ Tamim Ansary Hello, Lovelies Welcome to April! Let me share some observations about the energy of the month ahead, as well as a few suggestions for embracing all […]
For When It’s Hard To Be Grateful…
“But that was life: Nobody got a guided tour to their own theme park. You had to hop on the rides as they presented themselves, never knowing whether you would like the one you were in line for…or if the bastard was going to make you throw up your corn dog and your cotton candy […]
Cold or Flu? Don’t Soldier On!
“The worst pandemic in modern history was the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people. Today, with how interconnected the world is, it would spread faster.” ~ Bill Gates “Seasonal flu is now a pandemic that lasts for years and years because you’ve got so many people that it’s jumping back […]
Be The Light Today
“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. It would be so easy, on days like these, to succumb to thoughts of fear and darkness. For words of pain and anger to colour our thoughts. But there is enough […]
My First Morning at Home Again!
“There is a kind of magic-ness about going far away and then coming back all changed.” ~ Kate Douglas Wiggin Hello, beautiful friends! So, here I am, back in Australia once more. Can I admit to being a little misty-eyed when my husband Ben pulled up outside Brisbane International Airport to pick me up last […]
Choosing Your Emotional State
“Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.” ~ Walter […]
The Things That Really Matter
“Perspective is as simple as answering this question: If I had 5 months to live would I experience this problem differently?” ~ Shannon L. Alder As you read this, my friend Liz and her young family are readying their bags. They are heading to the airport. They are flying to Hawaii for the holiday […]
The Energies of March – 2016
“Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.” ~ Albert Einstein Hello, Lovelies 🙂 Welcome to March! Let me share some observations about the energy of the month ahead, as well as a few suggestions for embracing all that March has to offer. Cards for the Month: I’ve chosen two cards for March for […]
Life Lucky Dips – Why You Need Them!
“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.” ~ Henry Clay In Australia we have a quaint custom called a Lucky Dip. It is often found at fairs and school fetes. A box full of mystery gifts from which we can choose. Every gift […]
10 Simple Ways To Honour Your Spirit
“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.” ~ William James Here are my favourite ways to honour your soul and to acknowledge and deepen spiritual connection and intuitive wisdom: Talk to the Divine/God/Your Guides/Ancestors/Angels/Fairies/Mother Earth – know that you are heard Spend time in nature […]
How To Develop A Conscious Relationship With Money
“If your mind carries a heavy burden of past, you will experience more of the same. The past perpetuates itself through lack of presence. The quality of your consciousness at this moment is what shapes the future.” ~ Eckhart Tolle If you were struggling to lose weight, you might be asked to keep a […]
Hopefully, this is me today…
“What hath night to do with sleep?” ~ John Milton, Paradise Lost It’s been another one of those nights. Those sleepless up-all-night-helping-people-in-crisis kind of nights. So my plan today involves naps. Lots of naps. Threaded together with cuddles, and then more naps. See you tomorrow xoxo
Being Held By The Universe
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. […]
The Energies of February – 2016
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Hello, Lovelies 🙂 February is here! Let me share some observations about the energy of the month ahead, as well as a few suggestions for embracing all that February has to offer. Cards for […]
What Divine Intervention Looks Like
“I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.” ~ […]
Dear Discouraged Lightworker, Failed Healer, Broken Creative… A Letter of Encouragement
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.” ~ David G. Allen The year is young, and still fresh with the scent of hope and possibility. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, my inbox is filled with the sad, agonised and […]
Want to Join Me For A Ten Day Health Challenge?
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ~ Helen Keller In ten days we’ll be looking at the end of January – the end of the first month of this new year. I know. You said things would be different this year. And I also know that some of you are […]
The Feeling Of A Free Sunday
“Rest and be thankful.” ~ William Wordsworth I worked yesterday. Just a few clients. Just a few jobs. My second-last Sunday of work for this year. But there was no blog post to write. No social media. No emails. When I finished work, mid-afternoon, there was time for journalling and planning and a big […]
January 2016 – A Great Month For Clearing Clutter!
“There’s memory clutter, which reminds you of an important person, achievement, or event from your past. I think memory clutter often gathers in the homes of people with some degree of depression. And then there’s “I might need it one day clutter, in which people hang on to stuff in anticipation of an imagined future. […]
When You’re in Flow and Your Loved One’s Stuck? Be The Lighthouse…
“What does a lighthouse do? I ask myself. It never moves. It cannot hike up its rocky skirt and dash into the ocean to rescue the foundering ship. It cannot calm the waters or clear the shoals. It can only cast light into the darkness. It can only point the way. Yet, through one lighthouse, […]
Big Relationship Shifts Ahead!
“The real question is, can you love the real me? Not the perfect person you want me to be, not that image you had of me, but who I really am.” ~ Christine Feehan There’s change in the air, and I thought you’d like to know! Yesterday I wrote that, among other things, 2016 […]
Does Planning Your Future Press All The Wrong Buttons In You?
“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” ~ Salvador Dalí “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ~ […]
Setting Clear Boundaries for 2016
“Setting boundaries is a way of caring for myself. It doesn’t make me mean, selfish, or uncaring because I don’t do things your way. I care about me too.” ~ Christine Morgan 2016 is a very important year, for many reasons. One is that it is a foundation year. Our choices in 2016 will […]
Christmas Full Moon – 2015
“The songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children” ~ Philip Carr-Gomm Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! There is a full moon tonight – Christmas Night, 2015. (I know, I know, some of you dear readers are only up to Christmas Eve, but I’m in Australia, where it’s tomorrow already!) It […]
The Sunday Session – or How to Plan Your Week
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” ~ Yogi Berra In Australia the expression Sunday Session is most commonly associated with a lazy day of hanging out with your mates, consuming rather a lot of alcohol. Preferably in a beer garden, with some live music and decent food. That […]
A Special Christmas Altar for Healing and Remembrance
“It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.” ~ Rose Kennedy “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” ~ Thomas Campbell Christmas […]
It’s Here! The Year of ME Planner – 2016
“Our soul is like a soft and gentle flower, it needs to be nurtured, cared for, tended to, with sufficient sunlight, fresh air and freedom to bloom into its most precious and beautiful form. This, my friend, is self-love.” ~ Miya Yamanouchi I’m so proud and excited to announce… the launch of my Year […]