I was having fun by being myself and playing around outside my comfort zone.
This year I’m
doing that in a whole new way- not with silly hair, but by taking a class that
is wayyyyy outside most people’s view of “normal.”
But that’s how I
roll, so here it is…I’m going to Laguna Beach in August to take an intensive weeklong
class in mediumship.
As in, learning
to talk to dead people.
Like “Long Island
Medium” without the long nails and helmet hair.
I’ll be learning
from a very famous and well respected (if you’re into this sort of thing)
medium James Van Praagh.
I’ve followed his
work for 20 years, and I love that he helps people with their grief
and how he teaches about spirituality with so much love and so little ego.
I’ve had so many
people ask me why mediumship fascinates me so much.
I’ll tell you
why- it validates my belief in the after life.
I love how
hearing a message from a departed loved one can help a grieving person with the
healing process.
It proves to me
that this is not all there is- that our existence has meaning and purpose
beyond our every day life and that our spirits survive long after our bodies
are gone.
It’s the next
step on my intuitive journey.
This year I’ve
learned even more new tools for reading energy that have broadened my career scope and deepened my skills as an intuitive coach.
I’ve always wanted to take this class, but
I’ve never given myself permission.
When my friend
Ama told me she was taking it, at first I was a little jealous.
And then I
remembered what I tell my clients about jealousy…
“If you’re
jealous of someone else, don’t be mad at yourself. Let it be a sign that tells
you what you want.”
Well that desire
spoke to me loud and clear through my jealousy, and I started the process of
breaking down all of my crappy thoughts that I was thinking about why now is
not a good time to take this class.
“I can always
learn later.”
“It’s too far
away. Maybe someday he’ll come up here and teach it.”
“I shouldn’t
spend the money on tuition and travel right now.”
“It’s kind of
self-indulgent.”
When I hit on
that last one, I knew it was time to call my own bluff.
The fact that it
felt self-indulgent was how I knew it was good for me to put my money where my
mouth is.
It feels so
fabulous, exciting and nurturing to my soul to allow myself this gift.
Now Ama and I
have two other friends (yay Carolyn and Mike!) going with us, and my husband
Alex is coming to Laguna to do some art business with the galleries in the
area.
Win, win, win!
We’re meeting Mike’s
wife, our good friend and Reiki master Chellie Kammermeyer, for a day in
Catalina- and we’ll be stopping over in Santa Barbara for my birthday before
heading home.
Happy birthday to
me!
So, I’m telling
you all of this not just to keep you abreast of my summer plans, but to
encourage you to do that thing that you keep saying you want to do, but just
haven’t done it yet.
And to really own
who you are and what you are interested in, even if you might be judged or
ridiculed for it.
Because even if
you lose a few people as a result of being true to you, I promise you there
will be many more who will gravitate toward you because they really dig who you
are and what you do.
Go forth and own
your inner weirdo!
You are worth
being “self-indulgent”.
If you don’t indulge
yourself, who will?
