I asked the universe for clarity. It sent geese. 🪿
My boyfriend looked at me yesterday and said "you're on vacation, you know." And I had absolutely nothing to say to that. Because he was right. I'm at a cabin by the lake. There's a big lake outside. The geese are walking around on the lawn like they own the place. 🪿🪿 And I was sitting there planning content. (Classic.) Let me back up. I'm turning 46 on April 20. @Ana Belen Sevilla Ull challenged me to celebrate 46 intentional moments leading up to my birthday. Not big things. Just real ones. I said yes immediately. I can't help it. I love a good challenge. 🙋♀️ This morning, celebration number two: I sat down with my oracle cards and a café au lait. ☕ Three cards. One reading. And honestly? It kind of wrecked me. In the best possible way. The first card showed up for what's keeping me from feeling grounded. The Simmer Pot. Too many things brewing at once. Too many elements on the fire at the same time. I laughed out loud. I run two businesses. I love to create, connect, combine ideas. But when everything is simmering, you can't really be present anywhere. My boyfriend could have told me that. He basically did. I still needed the cards to confirm it. 😅 The second card, for how to get through this month? Aromatherapy. Self-care. Go deeper than the symptoms. The third card, for what actually helps me move forward? Creating Altars. The message was blunt. The answer is already inside you. Stop looking outside. And that's when I remembered something. Last May, I went to Martinique for a friend's 50th birthday. One morning, we walked through a forest that opened onto the ocean. I took my shoes off and walked into the water. I stood there looking at the horizon and I just started crying. Not because something was wrong. Because something was so completely right. I was actually there, in that moment, fully present. No casserole on the fire. Nothing to produce. Just me and the ocean and a gratitude so big it had to come out somewhere.