The Lesson of Courage… and the Truth About Abundance Early in my manifestation journey, I learned a lesson that has stayed with me ever since. When I first joined a manifestation group, I remember thinking, This is it. This is where things finally start to change.  At our first meeting, we were each invited to share what we wanted to manifest over the coming month. When it was my turn, I said one word: Courage. I was tired of feeling timid. Tired of holding back. Tired of mak

I was sitting with my mother, having tea, and we watched the winter birds stop on her back deck for a snack. The deck is about ten feet long and is a true bird buffet, with feeders, a table scattered with seeds, suet snacks hanging, and the Christmas tree—put up on the deck -because my parents imagined the birds would enjoy it much more outside, and they would enjoy watching the flying and changing decorations through the window. “Look, Mom, there is a bluebird,” I said. And

A Winter Pep Talk: Stepping Into Your Power I think it may be time for a little winter pep talk. The holidays are behind us. January has come and gone. And now winter truly settles in across the Northern Hemisphere. For many people, this is the hardest stretch—the shorter days, the quiet after all the planning and celebration. Somewhere in February, a moment arrives when you look around and wonder: What is it that I am supposed to DO? This month’s card is Stepping Into Power

“ Where attention goes, energy flows.” If we accept this as truth, then what better place to direct our attention this month than toward delight ? What better way to round out a year than by noticing the delightful—delight in your life, delight you can cultivate, and delight you can spark in someone else’s world? What does delight feel like? Delight is a momentary spark—an elevated emotion that makes you smile, lifts your spirit, and brings you fully into the present. It ofte