Hey there. How was your week? Here are 5 of my days.
March 1
Last week, I found myself questioning whether writing this newsletter felt tone-deaf, a feeling that surfaced after watching the WH meeting last Friday. Feeling a sense of despair about the state of our country and its place in the world, the behavior of our “leaders,” the values they are acting from... for a few days, I wondered if writing anything except for “the state of things” was a form of bypassing.
And then the mantra “begin again” circled in my thought stream. Each moment, each day offers a fresh start, a chance to reset, refocus, and start anew.
After a few days, I came back to a core truth: I can always “begin again” with what I do: healing, counseling, writing and creating.
“Begin again” isn’t about ignoring the heaviness of the world; it’s about finding small, meaningful ways to live well- an attempt to live a little better than yesterday. For me, “begin again” is a remedy for overwhelm.
A string of “begin agains” can add up to something meaningful—a mountain climbed, a new perspective gained. It’s not being blindly positive, but trusting the process, and showing up, even when the world feels sludge-y.
Consider this your gentle reminder: you can begin again, too.
March 3
This occurred to me: We’re living in a riptide. Chaotic, relentless overwhelm. If you fight it, you drown. To survive, you float.
I’ve decided to float more. To let the overwhelming current carry me out to calmer waters. Eventually.
Trusting the current of life. Cultivating faith. Navigating with more trust in Divine Order. And inviting the awareness of that Divine Order into my life by making space for it.
March 5
Last night, I did a group workshop and evening of astrology mini-readings, and it was really fun! The group was engaged and receptive. I’ve done plenty of these events in the past, for fundraising or as conference breakouts, but it’s been about a year since I’d had a group to read for.
What lights people up is understanding the why behind their talents and gifts. In every reading, I focus on the “evolutionary goal”—the ideal path of experience and learning in this lifetime. It’s a concept that’s often the missing key to “finding one’s purpose.”
This week my favorite response to readings kept popping up: “WOW.” Though it’s totally gratifying when a reading resonates, what I really LOVE is people experiencing the TRUTH of astrology.🌟
I want to do more of these small group sessions. People walk away learning something valuable about themselves and about each other. Friends connect, team build camaraderie, and people have a good time. If you’d like me to bring mini-readings to your group, let’s make it happen.
March 6
I just stayed at a friend’s house and it was like staying overnight inside an actual food blog. Influenced.
Dinner was a salmon bowl with marinated cucumbers, grated carrots, air-fried miso salmon, avocado, chili crisp, homemade spicy mayo, and toasted sesame seeds on perfect white rice. Influenced.
Breakfast was “simply” an egg fried on a light bed of Parmesan served on a slice of Tartine toasted bread, sprinkled with Aleppo pepper and sumac— because who doesn’t finish their fried eggs these way? Un-freaking-believably delicious. Everything was so thoughtfully done and totally inspiring. Also, the fridge was a showpiece of organization and catalyzed my own fevered fridge organization when I got home. I’m never going back to a chaotic refrigerator. Influenced.
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March 7
I’m shifting my focus—less attention on the external noise, and more on my internal world. No matter what’s happening around me, there’s always something happening within me that’s a completely different reality.
The magic of unplugging steps in— distancing from devices, taking a walk, sitting in meditation. These intentional acts aren’t just about quieting my mind, they’re about redirecting my attention. Instead of letting the external world bombard my senses and create my reality, I turn inward to cultivate clarity and peace.
Going inward is not ignoring what’s happening around us. We nurture our inner world to ground ourselves so we can respond to and shape our outer reality, not just react.
♥️Lots and lots of love to you, for real.♥️
xoAubrey