Hello Friends,

It’s been a while since I’ve done some writing.   Which is unusual for me, as I love to create and communicate.    My only excuse is my vibration- or my vital energy – has been much lower in the past 6 months than usual.   I haven’t felt my normal sparky, grounded self and now in reflection, I understand why.  

I knew (deep inside, as we always know) what was causing my emotional and spiritual downgrade, yet I didn’t have the internal strength to remove myself from my situation.  I made excuses for others, imagined I was needed and important, and falsely told myself I had to stay.  

Yet how many times do you find yourself staying in a dark, toxic, unhealthy relationship, job, community, family dynamic, or friendship- only to find that as soon as you release them your light comes back on – and it turns on BRIGHT?!

My daughter Izzy and I took a special trip together to Portugal and Spain in June and WOW, were the lights on bright during our travels!✨✨✨

Our adventures in Europe were full of so many interesting, beautiful sights and delicious meals, yet my favorite part of international travel is experiencing the people.   I’ve traveled the world, and the Portuguese we encountered in our journeys were some of the loveliest humans I have met.  So full of light.     

Most people in Portugal live very simply, in modest homes, on small salaries, and few even own cars, but their happy factor is off the charts.  They seem to have an ease of being that made me envious.  Most have the gift of time.  No one seemed to ever be in a rush.  Even when we were running late, they would immediately soothe me with “It’s ok Miss Amie- it’s no problem, everything will work out just fine.”   

That’s right, everything usually does work out just fine, doesn’t it?

I don’t think you’re allowed to get angry at service workers in Portugal, and if you do they will likely just smile and offer you a nut cream pastry or glass of wine to calm you down.  Brilliant. 

Even when our flight from Lisbon to Barcelona was canceled I watched the airport agents handle a line of hundreds of grumpy international travelers, one by one, with grace and assurance.  We all made it onto other flights.

So now that I have stepped back into my own light back home I am starting to see my happiness, opportunity, authenticity, and self-worth that was hiding in the shadows this year.   Cue the Beatles…

Little darlin’, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter
Little darlin’, it feels like years since it’s been here

Here comes the sun, doo ‘n’ doo doo
Here comes the sun, ‘n’ I say
It’s alright

Little darlin’, the smile’s returning to their faces
Little darlin’, it seems like years since it’s been here

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, ‘n’ I say
It’s alright

Living in the light,

Amie