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An Exuberant YES to Playing with the Universe

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 by Christy

Alchemy at its finest! I was right smack in the middle of a live video coaching session when this amazing autumnal aspen fluttered her sun-dappled leaves, captivating my heart.

My client had just shared a painful conversation in which her partner was more interested in whether the clothes were reliably cleared off the top of the dresser than in connecting emotionally.

I suppose another coach might have launched into a proper intervention.

I did nothing of the sort.

Something RADIANT was happening, so I asked her to wait for a moment.

Grabbing my camera, I climbed right on top of my desk so I could get the best angles.
Because when the Universe says Come Play With Me, I do.
I highly recommend you do, too.
Something good ALWAYS comes from it.

When the Universe says Come Play With Me, DO!

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With glistening eyes and a buoyed spirit, I returned to the conversation with exactly the message my client needed to hear.

tired — It’s exhausting just thinking about it!

You see, at the heart of her challenge was the idea that as a responsible adult, there was no room left for experiencing daily magic.

That somehow, if she just buckled down, she might somehow discover a deep longing to generate financial spreadsheets and a passion for having a home that was perfectly tidy all the time.

And those messy, inconvenient art projects her spirit is prone to wander into? They could be set aside for “someday” when it might be more practical for them to be tended to.

Except that none of these ideas fit.

The truth is that her partner fell in love with her BECAUSE of her creative spirit. And being open to the tiny, magical moments doesn’t mean being irresponsible, it means being ALIVE! And there is more than enough space in their lives to accommodate what each of them needs most.

Being open to tiny, magical moments means being ALIVE!

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So this, Dearheart, is a call to being ALIVE – and to EMBRACING whatever it is in your life that people around you might not understand. Chances are extremely high they have simply forgotten how to re-member (to put back together) their own essential selves….and the answer is NOT for you to shrink down to more “manageable” proportions, but to step into your own alchemical power and REMEMBER your own uniquely magical qualities….which, in turn, will help them remember theirs.

Step into your own alchemical power!

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If you can use more tiny, magical moments as you create a life that is big enough and beautiful enough for your spirit, come play with me! I am opening up TWO spots (yes, only two!) for 6 months of private coaching. If you are interested in deeply transformative alchemy for your life, comment now and let me know. I will respond personally and schedule a no-obligation 30-minute heart whispering session to see if this is right for you.

Initiation by Hawk – Blessing by the Wild Things

I write through tears today, grieving the sudden loss of a loved one. Preparing to navigate this day, a healing by a wild thing earlier this year jumps forefront to my mind. Knowing you have much on your mind and heart as well, I offer this to buoy your spirits and encourage your journey.

At the end of two fulfilling but exhausting mid-summer weeks, I longed to curl up in a puddle for a brief lunch break. I headed for the sofa, but my breath caught as my daughter’s insistent voice sounded up the stairs.

“Mom, we have an issue.”

Sighing, I gathered the few remaining tendrils of strength to tend the “issue” before my world changed.

A hawk with golden eyes was staring directly at me, held in my daughter’s arms.

The hawk (likely a Cooper’s) had run into a window and stunned itself. To the best of my knowledge, no bird has EVER heretofore run into our basement windows. There are no feeders nearby and no other birds frequent this underdeck area.

We went outside to a safe space overlooking the river. Settling weary bones onto the wooden deck, I expected to wait quietly a few feet away while hawk recovered. Hawk had something entirely different in mind…and hopped right into my lap! Talons pierced deeply into my skin, drawing blood, but hawk clearly meant no harm – only desiring companionship. Hawk placed her head over my heart, angling under my left arm while I stroked her marvelous feathers.

Grateful but in pain, I gently detached her talons and set hawk down, returning with jeans on to protect tender flesh. My exhaustion eased as we took comfort in each other, this wild, magical creature and I.

I transferred her to my daughter and gathered a bit of venison for hawk’s nourishment (for which she was most grateful!). Regaining strength, she lifted onto the railing, silently looking at me for a few minutes before flying away.

I thought that was the end of the story, but she landed on my van a few hours later before roosting on a branch outside our window overnight.

Although she is exploring new adventures, hawk’s wild blessing remains with me evermore. My alchemical wish for you is this: May you discover strength for your journey, and may your heart be healed by the wholeness that enters only through the wild spaces. For you are a courageous being on the often wild and always sacred journey of your life.

With Love and Alchemy,

Christy❤

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Confessions of an Alchemist ~ What I REALLY Do

Hello Beautiful,

Here are confessions of an alchemist….PLUS, I have placed a gift here for you. It is waiting at the bottom of this love letter…

A gifted woman asked me a powerful question this week:

What’s the difference between your life coaching and mental health counseling? And I responded with the standard (BORING) party lines: counseling tends to be more about healing the past while coaching is focused on present choices and strategies to create positive change.

Except that I do both. I have the equivalent of a giant rolling Craftsman toolkit chock-full of techniques to generate alchemy.

So I dove deeper. Uncomfortably deep, in fact.

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An Authentic Call From My Alchemical Heart To Yours

I was late. I ushered my last client out the door, hopped in my van and flew the mile and a half up our dirt road. I was driving more than a little too fast, weaving between resident “road cows” (compliments of free range cattle country).

My body said “slow down.”

I took my foot off the gas…a little….although not enough to honor my inner wisdom.

I did make it. I met the bus just in time, didn’t crash into any livestock and I picked up my kids, so it’s all good, right?

This all sounded logical inside my head…and didn’t reassure my heart one iota.

When we arrived home, my inner voice said “go to your sanctuary.”

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Inviting Aphrodite: The Heart And Soul of Growing More Beautiful

Did you catch the sumptuous writing in Jennifer Robin’s first guest post on the alchemy of growing more beautiful?

Jennifer is an alchemist, image consultant, makeup artist and fashion stylist and painter who is gifting us now with part two of her Growing More Beautiful series.

Read on to experience her alchemy with the evocative power of color!

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Manifest the Marvelous Magic Of Spirit Memory Now

Learn the secrets to manifesting the marvelous magic of spirit memory with my A to Z Alchemy series right now!

It was her “do or die” moment.

She knew it was time to break through the glass ceiling and bring it to the world. Struggling with confidence issues before a call to land the biggest client of her life, she spilled over with desperate frustration.

She’d done all the right things as a solopreneur building her business from the ground up. She knew she could offer top-notch service, but she’d begun freezing during sales calls.

As we explored the fabric of these calls, it became painfully clear that she was not being present with the prospective clients and helping them tap into the feeling of success she could help them achieve.

How COULD she when the picture she made in her head was of getting to rock bottom, leading her into self-doubt, fear and financial insecurity?

I bet you can relate. We’ve all had moments when there was a huge discrepancy between what we knew we could do and what our limiting beliefs threw into our path.

There are a million reasons why these moments arise, but there is only ONE practical action step that always makes it better, and that’s what I’m about to share with you here.

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Awesome Alchemical Alphabet to Rock Your Life

Get your alchemy on, Beautiful one! (Yes, you!)

I’m awakening to April with my very own Alchemical Alphabet for the Blogging from A to Z 2015 Challenge. The idea is to join bloggers around the world while bringing you a WEALTH of transformative tips and breaking my record for the most posts in a month. To do this, I’ll be blogging 6 days a week, excluding Sundays. (Girl’s gotta have a break, right?)

Monday through Saturday I’ll be gifting you with alchemical ideas using each letter of the alphabet, in turn, to inspire, nourish and transform your life. What do ‘ya think? Game on!

If you’ve been with me for a while, you already know I am an alchemist who is passionate about awakening the most creative and joyful aspects of your truest self through the secrets of alchemy. But what exactly IS alchemy?

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Delicious Writings from Alchemical Women

Need some transformation in your life? You’ve come to the right place!

Welcome to my roundup of inspiring alchemical writers to encourage connection with your truest self.

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The Art & Science of Creating Sacred Space

Join me! I am thrilled to be offering one of my favorite alchemy courses at The Heart of Alchemy Academy ~ 30 Days of Creating a Life that Works: The Art & Science of Creating Sacred Space for your Truest Self to Shine is open for enrollment, with classes beginning Tuesday, April 21st. Make the most of the Spring energy flowing through your life!

Here are the magically alchemical details:

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Exquisite Spring Trifecta for Vernal Equinox

Supermoons, total solar eclipses and equinoxes, Oh My!

When? NOW. This is it! A day I look forward to all year. Spring equinox is upon us, this beautiful time of beginning and renewal when the Earth’s axis becomes perpendicular to the sun’s rays — cresting with a perfect balance of day and night until it begins tipping over, making the days longer in the northern hemisphere.

Longer days.

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