Sooooo… Am considering some pretty major changes to the Experiment site. Made a super-short video.. Would love if you’d watch & let me know your thoughts!
April 5, 2011 By 4 Comments
I’m really kind of digging this video format right now… How’s it working for you?
April 4, 2011 By 6 Comments
Ok, I know that I’m looking all wild & crazy… but… sometimes one must make sacrifices. I just HAD to share my excitement with you. Like, now.
So, here it is 
Once again, here’s where to find My Michelle (my soul sister and my light)
@Fabeku’s sound sessions are here (not an affiliate link, just lovelovelove his work!)
@IntuitiveBridge Life Shift Sessions are here (also not an affiliate link, and DUDE, THEY WORK!)
@JennyBBones Conjuring Clarity sessions are here (again, not an affiliate link but she is my new girl crush… she is AMAZING!)
You can thank me later… and you will
April 1, 2011 By 8 Comments
Feel like I’m drip-feeding you updates, which feels kind of lame… but hey, I’m giving ya what I got right now so back off!
Here it is..
Here’s where you can find My Michelle on Twitter! Here’s where you can find My Michelle on Facebook!
March 20, 2011 By 6 Comments
Wispy web
I was thinking today about my dad. More specifically, about his insane schedule & working hours. He literally spends more time working (or going to/from work) than anything else.
I started to wonder what the hell he’s thinking, spending so much of his limited time on this planet solely on work-related activities.
I wondered what goals he’s working so diligently towards that he’s willing to trade such a disproportionately high percentage of days/hours/minutes (which cannot be bought back with any amount, or type, of currency) for them.
It suddenly dawned on me…. shit.
I’ve been doing the same damn thing.
I’ve been busting ass at a job that has no meaning to me; one that offers me absolutely nothing more than a paycheck.
And for what?
For my goals, of course (well, and because I always just thought that was the way things were done… but that’s a whole different story).
I keep wondering, though, what goals could possibly be so important that I waste the limited breaths that I’m given on things that don’t light me up? (And what am I missing by wasting those breaths there… and what about those who would benefit from me doing something that totally lights me up… what are they missing out on, and is it something that they really need? Something that would really make a difference for them too?)
We easily forget that we’re not promised tomorrow, let alone next week.
Really, all we have is just this one breath.
How are you choosing to spend the moments of that breath?
March 16, 2011 By 6 Comments
An Ordinary Miracle
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Opening lyrics from Ordinary Miracle, by Sarah McLachlan:
“It’s not that unusual, when everything is beautiful; it’s just another ordinary miracle today.”
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Every day I wake, taking in a breath and becoming conscious of my surroundings again. My body has continued to breathe for me through the night, my heart has continued to pump life-sustaining blood through my veins. All without my assistance.
Just another day. Or, an ordinary miracle
I get ready for my day, and head out the door to drive to work. I have to put on my sunglasses, as I’m driving into the rising sun. It is magnificent beyond words, but most days I barely notice.
Just another day. Or, an ordinary miracle
I get to work and get logged in to my machine (I work in Information Technology). I take a look at whether there are any issues with any of the offices that we support, check my e-mail, begin monitoring of remote systems, and see what emergencies have popped up that need immediate attention.
Just another day. Or, an ordinary miracle
Finishing up my day, I get back in the car to join the hundreds of other tired people making the trek north to head home. Bumper to bumper traffic, and I get all the way home with no accidents (involving myself or any of those immediately around me).
Just another day. Or, an ordinary miracle
Get everyone home safely & head in to start the bath-time ritual, and getting dinner on the table. We have a comfortable house, running water, electricity, plenty of food, and each other… healthy and home together.
Just another day. Or, an ordinary miracle
Everyone is settled in for the evening, and if there’s a spare moment in the rush one of us may notice the sun setting (seemingly) in our backyard.
Just another day. Or, an ordinary miracle
Finally time to sleep. I have the most comfortable bed in the world & soooo love this time of day. I get to turn off my brain and let my body completely take over again.
Just another day. Or, an ordinary miracle
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What ordinary miracles do you often miss in your day-to-day life?
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Is there a way that you can regularly be more conscious of them?
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How do you think it would affect your life if you were more conscious of those miracles?
March 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
Endings... and beginnings
I had forgotten…. how good it feels to purge, and how getting rid of things no longer needed and/or loved can shift energy both externally and internally. I’ve been tearing through a couple of rooms in our house today, in preparation for an energy cleanse I’m doing for our home this week. I started with our closet, figuring it was no big deal and that it’d go quickly. It was a bigger deal than I realized, but it did go fairly quickly. I expanded from the closet to the rest of the bedroom. Now that the bedroom is done, I feel so much lighter and better every time I walk in there. I’m so proud of myself and feel so good for having been able to release so many things that no longer serve me there.
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I had forgotten…. about my affinity & love for crystals and stones. I picked up some new ones (a great piece of pointed clear quartz, tumbled tigers eye, raw garnet, rose quartz, and hematite.. just in case you’re curious) along with some white sage, yesterday for my upcoming space cleansing. I forgot how much I’m drawn to them, and how they make me feel. In remembering, I feel like I’ve reclaimed a piece of myself that I’d not consciously recognized was even missing. It feels like a bit of a homecoming, and it’s amazing.
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I had forgotten…. that I’m really really into energy work of all kinds. I used to be really into Reiki, and Quantum Touch, and anything involved with sensing and working with energy within and around me. None of this is to say that I’d ever developed any kind of mastery with any of it. I didn’t. I just really dug it. This remembering, too, feels like a homecoming. I feel like I’m coming back to me, FINALLY, in a very real & very grounded way.
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So… what have you forgotten?
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What have you forgotten about you… the real you?
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What kinds of endings feel more truly like beginnings for you?
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Do you feel like there are any pieces of you that are missing?
I’d love to hear from you!
(Oh, as I was cleaning & clearing, I had a song set to repeat…. It helped tons!! It’s a song done by Fabeku Fatunmise of Sankofa Song specifically for Goddess Leonie & her Goddess Circle subscribers (of which I am one! And no, that’s not an affiliate link… None of these are. I just freaking LOVE these two & the work they’re doing!). There is plenty of drumming and all sorts of amazing goodness created for space clearing on that song so I actually set it to repeat in every room of our house through the day today. Love!)
March 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sunset off the causeway
I was getting some of little dude’s laundry sorted & ready to start this morning. As I went through it… turning socks right side out, pulling pant legs out of the pants, spraying the stains that may or may not come out, etc… I started thinking about how much laundry he has, how many clothes he has available to him to wear (how much each of us in this little family has available to wear). I wondered.. what if we didn’t have all these things that we just take for granted:
*The washer & dryer that make my life soooo much easier (we do line dry initially to protect the clothes & save on electricity, but having the dryer to finish it up is oh-so-wonderful)
*All of these clothes & shoes, jackets, swim-suits, etc…
*A small but very comfortable house. It protects us from the rain, and wind, and the hot Florida sun. It keeps out the stuff we don’t want, and cradles us safely inside.
*Central heat & air also keep us in comfort, regardless of what’s going on outside.
*A refrigerator/freezer that holds all sorts of food for us, until we’re ready to use it. We don’t need to spend hours each day gathering our food for that days meals. It’s all right there, right when we want it
*Hot and cold running water, and electricity. I can’t even imagine needing to walk miles to get fresh drinking water, or using only candles once the sun sets. Can you?
*Constant access to the internet. All of the knowledge available to us through it, the connections made, businesses built
*Easy access to multiple modes of transportation, to allow us to get to places we’d otherwise not experience
And these, all, are just the tip of the iceberg right? I’m betting you could easily add many more yourself.
I don’t write this in an attempt to instigate a guilt trip, but rather to remind myself (and you, if you so desire) that there are so many things that we just take for granted as part of our daily lives. So many things that were not available to generations before. SO many things, that when appreciated, really make life easier & more enjoyable.
Recognizing and appreciating them (feeling it) also tends to make everything else look/feel/seem a bit more shiny…. a bit more full of magick sparkles.
It makes life that much more juicy & yummy.
Do you have anything to add to the list above? Any thoughts/feelings to share? Please do!
March 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
Sunday, March 06, 2011
I am grateful for sleeping in this morning & not waking to the dude yelling & asking if it’s wake-up time
I’m grateful for hot showers
I’m grateful for my ‘be true to your dreams’ ring and its new association (I am determined!)
I’m grateful for the idea for the above… it came from Pace & Kyeli’s 52 Weeks to Awesome (not an affiliate link). Sweet!
I’m grateful for my music
I’m grateful for an awesome meditation session this morning
I’m grateful for all of the abundance in my life. I really do live in opulence (especially compared to SO many in the world)
I’m grateful for the peace and filled-up feeling from my meditation this morning
I’m grateful for a night out without the kids last night
I’m really grateful for having come across all of this Martha Beck material when I did. The timing is impeccable and the material (and she) are so helpful to me in so many ways right now
I’m grateful for the weekend
I’m grateful that we’ve got someone coming to handle the yard work for us this year. I’m also grateful that he (they) do such an amazing job of it
I’m grateful that I only spent $25 at Target today (budgeted $100.. yay!) and $90 at Publix (budgeted $100… yay!). Extra money I can transfer over into savings. Doing that now!
I’m grateful for this call coming up with My Michelle… it’s much needed today
I’m grateful that this whole money situation is forcing me to look at all that I ALREADY have and appreciate it that much more. I’ve got so many cool things (both material and digital… not to mention all that’s given to me freely every day of my life) that I’ve not had the time or energy to dig into b/c I was always so focused on MORE.
Now, I’m just grateful for it all. Right now. In this moment. I am grateful.
