If you’ve been with me on this journey, you know that COVID, as it did for most of us, shifted the path I was on professionally. If it was a path at all, rather than a game of pin the tail on the donkey: blindfold me, spin me three times, and hope I hit the direction that might land me somewhere marginally adult.
Being alive is a total trip and even the difficult moments, I mean, this can be loaded, because there’s some shit that happens that just does not feel good in the moment. Sometimes, long periods of life feel devastating. But what I’m trying to say, is that even though I’ve made this big change in direction in my life and it’s not been straightforward or even successful in any capitalist/adulting sense of living, I’ve so much gratitude for the journey I’m on.
And really am just grateful I’m able to share this evolution with you and even if just one or two nuggets have registered with you or you’ve enjoyed what happens here semi-occasionally, I consider that a success, and I look forward to sharing more as this journey unfolds.
In celebration of my upcoming birthday Sept. 24, autumn equinox (my favorite), and this design/title shift, which I’ve had soo much fun playing with, I offer you 25% off a subscription + a free distance Reiki healing session. If you’ve been thinking about upgrading to paid, this is the time!
This space, whether intentionally or not, has become a documentation of a transition. I’ve written before that I have wanted to offer you all something more put together, more confident, with more direction, but in reality, this is just not where I shine.
The truth of it is I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. And chances are you don’t either (though probably more so than me!) and that’s okay, we’re all okay (unless you’re really not okay, then please, please trust one person with your not-okayness and seek their support or call a helpline!) and I just want to keep sharing with you all that it’s okay to not be okay and maybe offer some creative tools and practices that I’ve picked up along the way that might support you in moving toward okayness or just feeling into the not-okayness.
This new title, UNRAVELING, UNMOORED, presented itself to me as a more accurate representation of what happens in this space. What I share and, more importantly, my interests, remain relatively the same: slow living, practice (creative and otherwise), birdsong, and navigating life as a creative, neurodiverse person through personal essay.
For those of you who are still trying to comprehend that this is the world we now live in, there are essentially two reasons to upgrade to a paid subscription: One) You love what I do here. You relate to, feel seen by, are motivated to, or just generally enjoy the writing and feel it’s a great time to support that work.
Two) You like me and want to show your support. The more I’m able to share my work here, the more readers I’ll attract.
If you’re too broke for a subscription, no worries! I’ve decided at least for now that nothing goes behind a paywall. Subject to change.
I have been attuned to Reiki energy by a Master Reiki practitioner and have had some amazing experiences in Reiki treatments. Reiki translates to, Universal Life Energy, and is an energy healing practice that originates from Japan. Reiki transcends space and time and can be sent from me to you, wherever you are, from wherever I am.
I know, if you’ve never experienced it before, it’s wild. I have stopped trying to wrap my mind around how a friend in LA could feel the energy I send to her from Minnesota or how I can feel a fellow Reiki practitioner friend send Reiki to my heart center from Chicago! I just know that these things did happen and the only way to feel how it works for you, is to try it out!
This is why I invite you to register for a free 30-minute distance Reiki session with me! Beyond that my prices are on a sliding scale because if I could give this away for free and still eat, I’d not hesitate, I want to Reiki everyone (yes, I use it as a verb!), it’s been so life-changing for me. Please follow the booking link to a 30-minute session and use code FIRSTTIME on the checkout page.
If you have any questions that I am able to answer, please send them my way!
I’m so excited to share Reiki with you and am so grateful for you all here who read (which is about 300 of you, at least, according to the stats, 300 or so of you ‘open’ this little newsletter every time I send it, and that just floors me. THANK YOU).
Much love and gratitude,