A new year begins

So it's after Lunar New Year - still counts!

I had every intention of starting this year like I did last year, with a post of all the cards I’ve drawn for the year. It took me over a week to pull the cards and I didn’t feel like writing about them. So I haven’t. And I’m not really going to now but I will post photos.

So many of the cards talked inner contemplation and spirituality. A few cards around courage. Mixed in were cards about surrendering to the flow, trusting in abundance, embracing compassion, and detoxifying my life.

So while I haven’t done it as much as I intended, I am spending time going inward. I started to re-read Martha Beck’s Finding Your Way in a Wild New World, her 2012 book about getting in touch with your true nature. I did also just get her brand new book, Beyond Anxiety, from the library so I have a fair amount of reading to get to as well

If I can stop going to YouTube and watching vids about all the stuff going down in the world. The issue of tariffs in particular had me contemplating just how far I’m willing to go to defend Canada’s sovereignty. Pretty far, it turns out. I’ve never wanted to use a gun but I would for this. Not very spiritual, is it? I wrestle with this push/pull evey day. The best I seem to be able to do is to set the intention that this resolves in a way that leads Canada to becoming a more just society. Finding the light in what feels like increasing darkness is a challenge but I know that’s my role right now.

My other role is to use these spiritual gifts I’ve been given to guide others to be more authentically themselves and find more joy in their lives. I’m partnering with a classmate from my intuition bootcamp last summer to create a YouTube channel where we will do joint readings. We’ve looked at various ways this could grow but we just want to stay open to whatever wants to come up. Going with the flow, like some of the cards said.

I’ve finally put up my bio and set list on GigSalad. I’ve bid on some gigs but haven’t booked anything yet, which is a little disheartening. Just going to keep on keeping on. I also have a workshop on oracle cards that I wish to pitch and I am putting off doing the groundwork for that as well. Something else that needs changing. Overall though, I feel good about where I am and where I am going. That’s a damn nice place to be.