Are you feeling overwhelmed right now? 
Because it's really easy to let the holidays take over your life. 

You might find yourself busy with shopping or preparations.
You might find yourself attending more events..
You might find yourself traveling more. 

And even if you're NOT particularly busy?
You might find yourself surrounded by people who are. 

The stress level starts to creep up—whether it's your stress or everyone else's. 

​We feel tired, cranky, confused and most of all, we feel like we've lost ourselves. 
Because we have. 

The thing is: 
The Universe doesn't care how well you "do" the holidays. 
The Universe just wants you to connect with everything as One. 

That's all that needs to be on your list. 

When we're young, we think that it matters what we wear, what we do, where we travel or what experiences we have. 

But none of it really matters. 

It's fun to wear cool clothes. 
It's nice to have interesting work. 
It's expanding to travel. 
It's desirable to have experiences. 

But what we seek from all of these outer aspects—even those we find useful and interesting—well, it's all just story. 

Body, personality, belief, experience—these are not our essence. 
They're our characteristics and our history. 
But they're not us. 
​
Souls are what we really are, and all that matters to souls is our direct connection with the Universe. 

So the question is: how much of THAT have you had today? 

I like to fly under the radar when I'm out in the world—I put on my blanket of invisibility and don't broadcast the fact that I'm psychic.

You who are also intuitives, sensitives, mystics and empaths—you probably know this cloaking strategy well. 

We often don't broadcast our psychic abilities, because we've had so many past lives where being "different" was dangerous.

But things are different now. 
Consciousness has become contagious. 
More and more people are suddenly "catching" intuition. 
They're experiencing spiritual awakening. 
They're becoming more psychic. 

When you recall that what lifts one lifts All, you know that when one of us becomes conscious, the whole soul collective expands.

If you are feeling like you're having more moments of awakening—more than usual, bigger than before—trust this feeling. 

It's what's happening to everyone right now. 

Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas.

We don't celebrate it much in America, but in Europe and other parts of the world, it's a day children have been waiting for.

They've set out their shoes the night before—in the foyer or by the fireplace—and awaken to find them brimming with small toys, gifts, nuts and oranges.

It's not Santa with his flying reindeer. But there's the same anticipation, the same expectation, the same twinkling of magic. 

And there's something else we find too, in the simpicity of these small gifts.
It's a reminder of what it means to notice things. 

We don't think much of oranges now. But at one time, oranges were a rarity—nearly impossible to get in winter. And so to receive an orange from St. Nicholas—a tiny orb of sunlight and citrus—was a special gift indeed. 

It's the same now. 

Small things still matter.
Simple is often Divine. 
Miracles are common. 
You just have to notice them. 

2019 is going to be a landmark year. 

By landmark, I mean it will be a year that we look back on, collectively and personally, and say "Oh, 2019 was the year THIS happened," or "2019 was the year I understood THIS" or "2019 was the year I changed from THAT to THIS". 

Even now I can feel the energy gathering and the momentum speeding. You can probably feel this too. 

But for now, right here TODAY, we have this beautiful window of time where we can do some very active sifting and sorting of 2018. As well as what still needs to be cleared from all those other years in the course of what we call our life. 

Now is the time to: 

• Heal RELATIONSHIPS or finally let them go. 
• Heal OLD WOUNDS or finally release them. 
• Let go of DISAPPOINTMENTS and finally know yourself as whole. 
• Let go of CONFUSION and finally decide to trust the Mystery. 

Sift. Sort. Discern. Decide. And most of all, let go of every single person, place, idea or identity that you don't want to take with you in 2019. 

It will be a very big year. You will be glad to be traveling light. 

How do you describe yourself? 

Most people, when asked who they are,  will immediately answer with their relationship roles:
• I'm a daughter or son
• I'm a mother or father
• I'm a spouse or partner

Or they'll respond with their roles:
• I work for this company
• I work in this field 
• I hold this degree
• My gift is this

Or they'll respond with still other ways of holding identity, including age, gender, orientation, race, education, culture, nationality and more. 

All these ways of seeing ourselves as different from each other! 
When of course we are all the same. 

As souls, we've had so many past lives together, playing out so many different roles. 
After a while in your own evolution, you realize the roles aren't important, and identities aren't a big deal. 

Our essence is the key. 
Our core is what matters. 

The non-wavering, infinite part of us is what we are here to explore and understand. Differences are just illusion.
​We're all the same.