“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Hello, Lovelies At the beginning of every month, I will discuss the energies and gifts of the month ahead and how we can best use them to make our lives satisfying, meaningful and productive. I also choose a card […]
It’s almost #GeSHiDoMo time! – 2018
“Ninjas don’t wish upon a star, they throw them.” ~ Jarius Raphel “While others were dreaming about it – I was getting it done.” ~ Nathan W. Morris As the year races towards December are you shaking your head at the list of tasks you’d hoped would be done by now? Here we are in […]
Teacup Oracle – For Life Guidance
“Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?” ~ D.T. Suzuki Will you join me for a cup of tea […]
The Energies of March– 2018
“Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.” ~ Lady Gaga Hello, Lovelies March is a month for relationships, commitment to what matters to us, and for being unapologetically ourselves. The more we stay true to ourselves in March the more we will be […]
The Energies of November – 2017
“…the whole ‘know thyself’ thing isn’t a journey to a fixed destination. Learning about myself changes me, forcing me to learn more. ‘Know thyself’ isn’t a goal; it’s a road.” ~ Garon Whited Hello, Lovelies Here we are at November. Energetically it’s a month for knowing ourselves deeply, for healing old hurts and for prioritising […]
Introducing #GeSHiDoMo – November’s answer to finishing 2017 strong!
“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, and Christmas is just around the next corner. When you think back to January this year and all the plans you had, how are you placed as […]
The Week Ahead – Monday Oracle for Monday 26 December
“God speaks to us every day only we don’t know how to listen.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi “Open your mind and let the universe speak to you.” ~ Bangambiki Habyarimana Hello, Lovelies! Here’s the oracle card I have chosen this Monday, the last one for 2016, and my take on the energetic outlook for the week ahead. ‘Inner […]
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 […]
The Week Ahead – Oracle Reading for Monday 5 December
“There’s always a moment that separates the past from the future, and that moment is now.” ~ Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel Hello, Lovelies! Here’s the oracle card I have chosen this Monday, and my take on the energetic outlook for the week ahead. ‘Possibilities’ is from the Osho Zen Tarot deck and it signals opportunities for us to gain much-needed […]
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 […]
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 […]
There’s Planning, and then there’s Life…
“All human plans [are] subject to ruthless revision by Nature, or Fate, or whatever one preferred to call the powers behind the Universe.” ~ Arthur C. Clarke Thursday last week I’d had every intention of Monday (today!) being the day where I would launch my half-year edition of the Year of ME Planner and […]
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.” ~ […]
Sowing Seeds
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Yesterday afternoon the sky over the farm grew heavy and dark. The air was hot and humid, with not a hint of breeze. I had finished a busy day of phone readings and retreat […]
Lyme and Making Plans
“She had learned the lesson of renunciation and was as familiar with the wreck of each day’s wishes as with the diurnal setting of the sun.” ~ Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge “Success is when everything that goes wrong, fits in your plan.” ~ Gary Rudz When I was diagnosed, finally, with Lyme disease, back in […]
Time With Julie, Crafting Dying Her Way
“Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.” ~ L.M. Montgomery, The Story Girl Perhaps you read my post a few days ago, about my friend Julie who has been given a diagnosis of mere weeks to live due to end-stage inoperable ovarian cancer. No-one knows if she’ll have three months, […]
5 Helpful Questions for Your Monday
“At the end of the day, the questions we ask of ourselves determine the type of people that we will become.” ~ Leo Babauta Here are five questions to guide you this week. Ponder them, and put the answers into action in your life. Much love, Nicole xx 1. What do I most need to get […]