“What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year.” ~Vern McLellan Dear Universe, Flashback time. It was December 2010. I was in a particularly low place. I was doing my best to stay optimistic during a time of drastic change. I was doing my best not to be afraid …
Be Brave
“The only good thing to do with good advice is pass it on; it is never of any use to oneself.” ~Oscar Wilde Dear Universe, Sometimes advice comes to you in the strangest and most unique of ways. It can be a billboard, a sign, a repeated song lyric or just a friend offering words when you need to hear …
Coffee Break (Down)
“I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee.” ~Carly Simon Dear Universe, Sometimes you just need a break. A coffee break. Or a coffee break…down. And the other day that’s exactly what I had. Let me explain. Part One: About a month ago, one of my nearest and dearest gal pals mentioned to me …
Salem Psychics
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~W.B. Yeats Dear Universe, Nothing says fall and Halloween in New England quite like Salem, MA. Typically, once a year I take my annual mini-road trip with my mother and our good friend to this famous town. It didn’t disappoint. It never does. The afternoon …
Free-Flowing
“If you just go with the flow, no matter what weird things happen along the way, you always end up exactly where you belong.” ~ Tom Upton Dear Universe, It seems lately you’ve been delivering a message to me over and over again. It seems you want me to work on something, something that is not always easy for me …
It’s Complicated
Dear Universe, Sometimes things are just complicated. Whether it’s love, life, friendships, figuring out your passions, working your job, sorting out problems, finding your way or following your heart, the path isn’t always straight and clear. It can be well, complicated. Difficult. Tricky. Stressful. Foggy. Questionable. A couple of months ago I was reading an article by Martha Beck. I …
Ode to Selfridges
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.” ~Herman Melville Dear Universe, Well, it’s official. I love Selfridges. (Don’t worry Big Ben, I still love you too.) The very first time I came to London in 2011 my mother introduced me to Selfridges. She explained I had to see it, had to go, had to spend quality …
Divine Day
Dear Universe, Sometimes I just want you to give me a little spiritual guidance. A nudge, a wink, a sign, something. Anything to tell me I am moving in the right direction, a clue as to what’s next or a hint to what I should be doing—in case I am missing anything. So, I ask. And usually you deliver. Little …
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