Journey into Possibilites

I revel in possibilities.

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Recently, I attended a five-day challenge on Sourced Magic and the Sourced Business Model with the incomparable Darla LeDoux. I had heard great things about her and decided I would just have to check her out.

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As part of the week, we were asked to take the quiz to learn our primary magic. I love quizzes and take them at every opportunity out of curiosity. What I learned from this quiz was that I have Expansion Magic. I believe in possibilities and see them everywhere. I also promote abundance and believe in having an abundant life. It was very emotional for me to learn this.

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During this week, I was also working with my brand and web designer and the copy began to evolve, magically. All of a sudden, the words were there and just flowed. So, let’s delve into these terms “possibilities” and “abundance” a little deeper.

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Possibilities. Things that can happen. Things that can become. Things that are available to us. Possibilities is such an optimistic word.

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I think back to being a little girl and how fortunate I was to have women in my life who nurtured the possibilities for my future. One aunt recognized, and nurtured, my artistic talents. She herself is an artist, went to art school, traveled the world for her art, and ultimately spent a career in teaching about art to college students. She lives, and breathes, art which feeds her soul. While I did not choose a traditional art path for a career, the appreciation of art in all I see and do remains an integral part of my being.

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As a teen, I discovered music and learned to play the organ and the guitar. I could get lost in playing. I found that I loved soft soothing music most of all and played my guitar and sang for me. If I felt sad, or lonely, I could pull that guitar out and sing favorites and always felt rejuvenated and ready to move on. I fantasized, as so many teens do, of going into a music career. I did not, however, possess the drive and passion to make that possibility a reality.

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I knew I had a desire to help others, particularly kids. I explored a variety of possibilities, including teaching and social work, and ultimately spent over 20 years working in the youth field. A woman, who became both a mentor and a great friend, challenged me one day, early into my career, telling me there were two paths before me and helped me to determine the one I would choose. That possibility became a passion for creating programs to help young people develop into their most successful and abundant selves which I did for over 30 years.

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Then, in 2017, I left that world. I’d done what I wanted and it was time to explore new possibilities.

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Was it possible for me to have a business designing jewelry? I knew I had an artistic eye and a love of color. I also loved natural stones. I loved that the beauty in their colors and markings and that they came from the earth which always helped me feel grounded. As I delved into learning about them, I discovered the world of crystal energy and I thought about the possibilities of jewelry from natural crystals being touchstones for women to be reminders of their intentions. I did it and opened April B Jewelry in September 2017 focusing on natural crystal jewelry. Every piece had meaning and intention behind it.

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I’d also had a children’s book inside me. Many years ago, my granddaughter who is now 17, asked me a very simple and direct, yet profound, question. “Nana”, she said, “when I’m not here, do you forget me?” I told her how it was impossible to forget her and when I asked her if she ever forgot me, she told me no because she loved me too much. While she does not recall asking that, it stayed with me knowing that one day I would write a book so that all little children could know they are never forgotten.

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In January 2020, I attended a day long event at the Connecticut shoreline and we were challenged to write down one big bodacious goal for the year. Instead of focusing on my business, I wrote that I would publish my children’s book. I went home that night and began searching for publishers, completed another draft of the story and within days, had an offer. I had my advance copies in time for Christmas 2020 and in April 2021, the book was released. This little book is called “I Hug You in My Heart”. I’d achieved the possibility of publishing a book.

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But, it got even better. My illustrator encouraged me to submit the book for awards and as of this writing, it has received three awards: Mom’s Choice Award at the gold level, Purple Dragonfly Award for Family Matters, and the 2021 American Fiction Award for hard cover children’s book. I had no idea that all of this was possible! I get giddy thinking about it and how if I didn’t take action on this possibility, it wouldn’t have become an achievement. I dared to think about the possibility of becoming a children’s book author. I wondered what other possibilities there were.

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As we entered 2021, I participated in several virtual retreat sessions which set other possibilities in motion. I completed a training to become a certified card reader through Hay House. Now, a few years ago, I had no idea what reading cards was all about. What I learned is that these are tools to help one reflect and see possibilities for their journeys. As a result, The Sage Goddess was birthed to continue my journey in helping others live their best abundant life of possibilities.

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I wondered what the possibility was for blending cards and crystals. How could I use both of these tools in a holistic approach to helping women? It came to me that I could probably identify crystals based on readings. So, when one client had a reading that was filled with change and lots of thinking, I suggested some grounding crystals to keep her rooted despite the upheavals that were going to happen, including her move from one state to another. When another client was going through an emotional transition of divorce and leaving her home of 20 years, I thought of the goddess Kali and the bracelet I had create that symbolized endings and new beginnings and sent it to her. The possibility of linking crystals and cards could actually happen.

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That wasn’t enough, though. I also dreamed of completing yoga teacher training and as of this writing, I have completed and passed my exam. Now, that is truly one bodacious goal! I didn’t start this training in my 20’s or 30’s. I am not a tall, slender woman with the flexibility of a child. I am older, with arthritis in one knee, filled with the aches and pains of age, overweight. I love how I feel when practicing yoga. I want other women to feel the same. I have a few assignments to complete to receive my certification which is within reach. What I never thought was possible is now almost a reality.

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Believing in possibilities has brought me to a place filled with abundance. These possibilities have brought me into a community of women who are heart-centered, spiritual beings. My tribe. Women who encourage me to dream more possibilities as I hope I do for them.

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I feel an abundance of energy and wake each day ready to pursue new possibilities and to share my story with the world. I now know I have a unique voice to contribute for the well-being of women and I am excited to explore how I will use it. The possibilities are endless.

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Is it another book?

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Is it a course?

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Is it leading retreats that incorporate yoga, cards and crystals?

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I’m not sure but the possibilities are endless. I know only one thing for sure – I will land on the possibility that resonates with me, that speaks to all of me, that will become another gift I give to the world.

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What about you? What possibilities do you see for yourself? What is blocking you from being able to go after those possibilities? What obstacles are you letting stop you?

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I encourage you to jump into the world of possibility.

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It is a hopeful and exciting place to be.

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It is the beginning of manifesting your dreams.

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It is the beginning of living your abundance.