• 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…

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    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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    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…

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    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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    Choose to See the Beauty

    August 17, 2018 - By 

    My simple prayer for us all today: “May you see all the Beauty today.” 💖🦋 Do you make it a point to regularly observe Beauty? Not to objectify it, but to actually see the Beauty that is in and around you, and in everyone? It’s a powerful practice of positivity that has helped me to heal some pretty deep wounds over my *many* years on the planet. Even if you have your shit together, I invite you to take time today to look and see Beauty. Celebrate it! Share it! Ugly Truth: It’s not at all hard to see the…

  • blessings - Meditation, Mantras, & Mindfulness - New Moon

    New Moon Blessing

    August 10, 2018 - By 

    A meditation for your New Moon rituals, to be a blessing on the Dark Moon. Breathe Deeply, slowly exhale. Relax your shoulders and your jaw, release your grasping hold on it all: the words unspoken, the painful rejections, the deafening screams, the critical eyes, the shaking fists, the white hot tears. Let all of the accusations and pointed words fall to the ground beside you. Release the need to be Right, the need to be Wrong. Just… Be. Feel yourself releasing the pain, the anger, the hurt, the sorrow, the guilt, the shame, the agony, the disbelief, the weight, the…

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    The Burden of Father’s Day

    June 17, 2018 - By 

    It’s Father’s Day here in the US, and along with days like this that celebrate a parent can often come mixed emotions and some weird feelings. Especially if your father has passed on. Especially if you never knew your father. Especially if your relationship with the man was/is strained, challenging, complicated. Even if your relationship is/was awesome. If you had/have a less than perfect relationship with your father, you might be tempted to brush this off as any other day. If you are missing your father due to death or disease or physical distance, you might be tempted to stuff…

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    Inspiration: 3rd Time’s a Charm

    April 6, 2018 - By 

    OMG, it’s still there! And it’s really beautiful. And it’s totally distracting, lol! I must look down at my ring 1000x a day. I love it though and Here’s the thing: SHOCKER- I’ve been engaged twice before. Never married, just engaged to be. The first engagement was to my baby daddy and it was a million years ago and it was horrible. Grateful that we did not marry is such an understatement; grateful to have left that relationship with my life. The second one was a considerably better relationship, but not without serious flaws and a cracked foundation as well.…