• blessings - Meditation, Mantras, & Mindfulness

    Rainy Day Morning Meditation

    November 29, 2018 - By 

    On this rare rainy day, I thought I’d share a little stream of consciousness from my meditation this morning, edited to include punctuation. Rainfall is so rare here. I love the way it sounds and the way it smells. When it falls at night, I sleep so deeply and peacefully. In the quiet of morning, I love to open the window a bit and just… listen, pausing in gratitude for even just a few moments. Grateful that I have warmth, and shelter, and a hot cuppa in my hand. Recognizing the incredible privilege in these simple things. Remembering when I…

  • Coaching - inspiration - Meditation, Mantras, & Mindfulness - self help

    More than Enough

    November 28, 2018 - By 

    For those who are struggling and striving, feeling less-than, hurting deeply: These words are from my heart to yours. My Dear, you are already enough. Good enough. Smart enough. Pretty enough. Strong enough. You are already enough, exactly as you are. In fact, you more than enough… You are MAGNIFICENT. 💖🦋 #theblessingsbutterfly #morethanenough #youaremagnificent #writer #author #speaker #empowermentcoach #inspirational #video

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    Amazed and Grateful

    November 18, 2018 - By 

    OMG. She’s almost ready! We took another sneak peek yesterday of our house and so much more has been done. The sweet brick motor court is completed. Exterior is 95%. And inside, oh, my… I cannot wait to share what’s going on inside. It’s Beautiful. —— I am amazed and so very grateful for the life I have, and the Joy that I am a co-creatrix of. In my 20’s, my life was such a story of pain and struggle and desperately seeking to escape my suffering. It was a broken heart and a battered body. It was fear and…

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    The Balance Between

    November 12, 2018 - By 

    Ohhhhh my goodness, she’s coming along! Just 47 days away from starting life in our first home together, a beautiful brand new build that we’ve worked so hard to manifest. I find myself in a weird space of extreme excitement & gratitude for what is unfolding in my life, while also feeling deeply saddened for the losses so many are suffering from the California wildfires. I’m reminded that we humans are complex beings and that there is peace in finding the balance between opposing emotions, feeling both fully. 💖 + 💔. Hug your favorite people today and send love to…

  • inspiration - life challenge - Miscellaneous

    Why Do I Even Bother to Vote?

    November 6, 2018 - By 

    Why do I VOTE? 💖🦋 I vote in honor of My foremothers and yours. I vote in hopes for a more positive, inclusive, tolerant, compassionate, healthy, safe, resourceful, loving future for myself and our children and the planet we all share. I vote for life and for choice, for women and for people of color, for refugees and the poor, for equality and justice for all. I vote to end racism and white supremacy and nationalism. I vote for Love. I vote for human rights regardless of what color skin or gender that human is wrapped in. I vote for…

  • blessings - Community - inspiration - Meditation, Mantras, & Mindfulness - Miscellaneous - Natural Harmony - Transformational Positivity - Witchy

    Wheel of the Year: A Beginner’s Guide to Samhain

    October 31, 2018 - By 

    Michelle Lewis, The Blessings Butterfly A Samhain Blessing Samhain is an ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival to celebrate the end of the summer, the final harvest before winter sets in. It is traditionally marked by bonfires, and corresponds with a time of honoring the spirits of the dead. Rituals may include a dancing, feasting, nature walks, ancestral altars, and/or a silent supper to remember loved ones who have passed beyond the veil of the living. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, October 31 marks the start of Samhain (which can be tricky to pronounce- “Sow [like cow] In” or “Soh Een”…

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    A Quick Self Check-Up for Working With Your Shadow-Self

    October 6, 2018 - By 

    It is thought that each person we encounter is in some way a mirror of ourselves (and vice versa). This is comforting whenever we see aspects that are considered positive or admirable, but when we see the worst in someone? Oof. Well, that’s not exactly fun. Especially when you consider that we are equally capable of unleashing some nasty, unpleasant, and downright awful behavior of our own. Sorry to tell ya, but “Love and Light” isn’t all that we are made of. We also carry hurt, anger, hatred, unhealed trauma, sadness, and a whole lot of darkness throughout our time…

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    A Look Inside Your Walls

    October 1, 2018 - By 

    BUILDING YOUR BEST LIFE: At the beginning of the weekend, my fiancé and I had our “open wall” walkthrough of the new house. This is the home as it looked on Friday morning, just prior to the next round of inspections. We met with our GC/Foreman and did a literal walk-through of the property, while the expert told us everything we could ever want to know about it. We were encouraged to ask questions, and found it fascinating to learn not only about the specific materials used, but why the builder is so particular about what goes into each home.…

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    Beautiful Weirdo

    September 6, 2018 - By 

    Once I realized that I am not just “weird” but that in fact I am a Beautiful Weirdo, well honey everything else just fell into place around me. I stopped trying to be anyone other than my own self, in all of my wonderful weirdness, because THAT is my special sauce. I own my sky-high optimism, and my self-searching shadowy moments of fear & doubt. I shit rainbows and hold space for people in my faerie dust, covered in golden Light and wrapped in unstoppable, unbreakable Love. I believe in believing in you, in me, and in our own immeasurable…