7 Wonders of the Week: 3/13 – 3/19

How was your week, my friends? Here were some of the wonders I encountered:

Monday, 3/13: How movement can shift energy.

I felt every emotion on Monday. Woke up feeling invincible and energized. Hit a lull in the middle of the day. Felt sad, frustrated and stuck. Went on a walk in the incredible spring weather (don’t worry, it’s supposed to snow in a few days) and felt uplifted again. Did a 20-minute yoga class and felt my body releasing the stuckness.

If there’s anything I have learned in the years that I spent very sick, it is that our body keeps the score. P.S. That’s a book worth reading! 

Sometimes, I think we do not give quite enough credit to the wisdom that our bodies hold and to the need to get up and move some of that yucky energy out of ourselves. It’s not to say that we don’t need to process emotions (because we do).

But sometimes we need to move, breathe in the fresh air, swap looking at a screen for gazing at the sky and just be in the incredible magnitude of the Universe in which we live.

Will you try moving around for me next time you feel “blah?” 

Tuesday, 3/14: Astrocartography lessons.

Have you ever heard of astrocartography? It is essentially the study of your energetic blueprint on the world. I heard about it a few years ago via a podcast and was reminded of it this week. It maps your birth chart against the world map.

It is quite fascinating. I discovered that I had a line running through Idaho all about deep dives into personal growth (checks out). And two lines running through Colorado all about spirituality, transformation, radical changes and how this area would be beneficial for career paths in media, communications and the arts (also checks out).

Two of my lines run through Australia that said that it would be a possible spot for me to own land and/or retire. My grandmother was from Australia – she came to America on a sailboat the age of 19 – and even though I never met her, I have always felt her presence in my life. This was a full circle moment for me and expanded my mind to new possibilities in a way.

Anyways, I always enjoy learning and growing. Just call me Dr. Woo-Woo! You can look at yours here in the AstroClick Travel free horoscope if you are interested. You just need your birth date, time and place.

Wednesday, 3/15: The Day of Emily.

The Ides of March is, in fact, my birthday! I turned 31 years young and I am honestly so overwhelmed by the growth I have experienced, especially in the last year.

I think about where I was a year ago and I am really proud of her. I think about where I am today and I am also very proud of her. Either way, I am most proud that I am not the same person, which is my greatest fear. I hope that as long as I am on this planet that I am always evolving and becoming. If people or gigs or circumstances drop off, may it only be because I am no longer an exact energetic match due to my own evolution.

Birthdays always help me understand and appreciate how abundant in love my life is. The amount of people who reach out, text, call, send messages, send flowers, drop things at my door, etc. is honestly humbling and overwhelming, but I am so thankful for the people in my life.

Most importantly, I am beyond grateful for the grace that people have given me, especially over the last year, which was one of the hardest of my life (more on that soon).

If I have another year around the sun, I owe it to the tremendous amount of love in my life – thank you.  

Thursday, 3/16: Crying tears of missing our parents.

My dad was in town for my birthday. I don’t think I have ever just spent a birthday with my dad, so this was a unique experience that I had much anxiety around (for various reasons).

It was full of emotional highs and lows, but mostly, I had such a great time with my dad, being with him one-on-one, sharing stories, telling him about my dreams, listening to his growth process.

There are no perfect parents, but I couldn’t ask for more than to be on the path of evolution with mine. My mom and my dad have always been that way and I am so grateful to have their unfailing support as I grow, experiment, figure out life and beyond.

When my dad left this morning, I cried.

I didn’t want him to go, and honestly, can you ask for anything else in a visit with a loved one?

Friday, 3/17: The lucky ones.

I love St. Patty’s Day. Maybe it’s partly because it is 2 days away from my birthday. Maybe it is because I have Irish in me. Maybe it’s because I love four leaf clovers, rainbow and gold (catch me in a gold necklace and rings any day of the week).

I think what I realized today is that even on the days that feel the hardest, how freaking lucky are we? If you are reading this blog right now, you have access to a computer or a phone, which means that you are lucky.

I’ve been having an interesting week – lots of peaks and valleys. Today, I just took a few minutes to recognize all of the ways in which I was expanded this week, all the ways in which I am growing, all the people who fill my life with incredible joy and support. I received a really kind text message at the end of the day from a mentor of mine. I was asked to stay somewhere I thought I might need to move out of. 

There are so many ways in which I can feel lucky. And not just on St. Patty’s Day.

Saturday, 3/18: The wonder of laughter.

Three of my best girlfriends took me out to a stand-up comedy show in town for my birthday. I LOVE laughing. It’s the absolute best. The comedians were fantastic and it made me realize that we have this healing medicine built into our bodies: Laughter.

If your life has felt serious or “in the mud” recently, have you tried doing something that brings out laughter? Even if life has felt smooth, there is no reason to skimp on laughing.

We left and talked about how we wanted to go to comedy more often. It’s so fun. Maybe you can try it in your town?

Sunday, 3/19: My artist date.

I’ve talked a few times recently about my morning pages. I am going through Julia Cameron’s artistic recovery program in her famous book The Artist’s Way and one of her non-negotiables is to take yourself on a weekly artist date.

The concept is that you take an hour or two once a week to play and do anything that you have felt curiosity or interest around. It could be going to a pet store, reading a book outside in the sunshine, going to an amusement park, being out in nature. You get the idea—there are no limits!

You would be surprised how much resistance I found in myself to spend this time in play, not worrying about productivity.

My artist dates tend to be on Sundays and I am striving to be more intentional about them because it is so easy to “blow them off.” This week I pulled out my Nikon camera and walked around the neighborhood taking photos. In high school, I was the yearbook editor and I used to carry this camera around non-stop to get photos as they came up. I loved it.

I’m not sure why I have denied myself that pleasure over the years, but here I am again out in the world with my camera (not the one on my iPhone) and dang it, it feels so good! Maybe I’ll share some soon.

What is interesting you right now? Can you give yourself the gift to spend some “pointless” time exploring?

I love you.

Xoxo,

Em