“In case you ever foolishly forget, I am never not thinking of you.” ~Virginia Woolf Dear Universe, Last month I lost one of the most important people in my life. His death was sudden, and therefore came as a shock. Even now, weeks later, the thought of him and knowing he’s gone, utterly devastates me. He was my cousin. But …
Drop by Drop
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~Wayne Dyer Dear Universe, I can’t believe this year is finally, finally, almost over. (Can I get a hallelujah?) The other day my husband mentioned how my birthday is coming up (a couple of weeks from now). I commented how in some ways it feels …
A While in the Making
“Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.” Dear Universe, Four years ago today I started one of the most exciting adventures in my life. I announced that I had created an inspirational jewelry line and that I was ready to share it with the world. Though that was the …
Look for the Silver Lining
“When it was dark, you always carried the sun in your hand for me.” ~Sean O’Casey Dear Universe, In just a couple of weeks, it feels as if our entire world has turned upside down. The coronavirus is officially a worldwide pandemic and we are living in times we have never seen before. Every day we are experiencing a new normal—from …
The Penthouse is Waiting for You
“Nothing moves unless you are determined to push.” ~Nicky Verd Dear Universe, When we want something, we can be so focused and determined. We can also be our own worst enemy. It’s in our nature to get sidetracked and distracted. It’s like we can’t help it. One minute we are completely engrossed in our plan, motivated to the max, and the …
Blast Off
“You cannot shift an old tree without it dying.” ~Danish Proverb Dear Universe, I think so many of us are craving a change in our lives. Maybe it’s astrology, numerology or maybe it’s biology, but I see people around me looking for something else. There’s the woman I met who is in her fifties and has decided to go back to …
Timing is Everything
“Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is ‘timing’ it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.” ~Fulton J. Sheen Dear Universe, We’ve all heard it before, “timing is everything.” And while a lot of other factors play a part in our destiny, timing, is …
Ride the Waves
“Sometimes you go through things that seem huge at the time, like a mysterious glowing cloud devouring your entire community. While they’re happening, they feel like the only thing that matters and you can hardly imagine that there’s a world out there that might have anything else going on. And then the glow cloud moves on. And you move on. …