As we welcome in the new energy of 2022, we’re called to get super active and make so many changes.
Choose a word of the year! Work on New Year’s Resolutions! Get to the gym! Drop a bad habit!
As I sit here typing these words, I’m at my local bookstore. Two adorable middle school girls are seated at the table next to me. I can’t help but overhear their conversation. These two pre-teens are sharing their New Year Resolutions List with each other and frankly, I’m exhausted just listening to them. Here are a few of their goals I gleaned from my eavesdropping: go to the gym every day, make more friends, get all A's, discover my personal aesthetic (do they really know what that even means?), take on more leadership roles at school, volunteer at least once a month, try a new activity, learn to be a better dancer. I want to turn to them and say, “Girls, take a breath. You are perfect as you are.” But then I’d have to admit to eavesdropping and would risk being called a Boomer, so instead, I’ll just talk to you. “You are perfect as you are.”
I’m not making resolutions this year as much as I am thinking and processing. I’m taking time to look over the prior year and reflect on what worked and what didn’t. The last few years have been hard on us as a collective. My response to this stress has been to buckle down and work harder. While that has yielded really wonderful things in my life, I came skidding into the end of 2021 like a beat-up, dented 1972 powder blue Buick in desperate need of a new battery and fresh oil.
So I took almost two weeks off work – something I haven’t done in, well, a really long time – and it was wonderful. I found myself smiling more. I got my baking mojo back. I finished two books I’d been reading off and on for a month. I slept beautifully. It was like a whole new world opened for me and it was saying, “See Samantha, this is what life can be like if you calm the hell down and take a breath every now and then.”
It also showed me that the way I respond to stress is through distraction. I think most of us do, but the key is being aware of this and recognizing if it’s a healthy distraction or not. Growing up, I would often escape into my imagination or a great book. As an adult, my distraction of choice has been work, which is often a hard one to recognize because it’s so applauded in our society. We don’t get accolades when we sit home and watch TV all day or curl up with a book. But get up at the crack of dawn and don’t stop until after the sun sets and you can cue the cheerleaders. You’re going to win at this game called life. But are we workaholics really winning?
From 2021, I won’t remember the long days at work hunched over my laptop or seated behind a microphone. What I’ll hold onto are the lazy days spent at the beach with my children, our trips to Dollywood and Disney, reading to my dad and watching him point at the flowers on our walks, getting inspiring emails from listeners, and connecting with friends. So I guess my resolution- if you can call it that-is to stop seeing life as one long to-do list. I’m going to listen to that still, small voice within that’s urgently whispering, “Calm the hell down girlfriend. You are perfect as you are.” If this message resonates with you, check out this lovely podcast episode from a show I listen to called The Oddcast about a young man coming to terms with his workaholic nature. So cheers to a new year and seeing yourself as the truly beautiful person you already are and always have been.
Wishing you all a magical New Year!
Crystals for Manifesting
If you’re feeling amped up for change and want to become a supercharged co-creator, then consider creating a crystal grid. I constantly have different crystal grids set up in my home either for manifesting or for healing and blessings. A crystal grid can be as simple as one crystal set atop a prayer request or affirmation or it can be super elaborate. However, a basic crystal grid is comprised of 5 crystals. Ideally, you want a large crystal for the center of the grid that’s an obelisk or pyramid shape to direct and focus your energy and intentions. Then you need 4 smaller stones to position in the four directions around the center stone. For more information, check out Judy Hall’s The Ultimate Guide to Crystal Grids or Hibiscus Moon’s Crystals Grids: How and Why They Work.
To help manifest your new year goals, check out these crystals.
Clear Quartz: This is my favorite crystal because its possibilities are endless. Clear Quartz is like a clean slate enabling you to partner with it for your goals, intentions and prayers. Choose a Clear Quartz, cleanse it and then sit with it a moment to connect with its energy. While holding it, visualize yourself achieving the desired goal. Hold this image for 10 – 20 minutes and repeat daily for at least a month.
Lodestone: Considered one of the most magnetic stones on Earth, working with Lodestone helps you become a magnet for manifesting miracles in your life. Lodestones were used to create some of the first compasses which means it’s an excellent stone for helping you choose the best direction for your life.
Citrine: Called the Stone of Joy and Success, Citrine is a perfect stone if you’re looking to manifest more joy, financial abundance or leadership opportunities. It helps you turn dreams and wishes into reality. Citrine cannot hold negativity, making it one of the few stones on Earth that never needs to be energetically cleansed. If you’re self-employed, keep a Citrine in your cash register. Otherwise, keep one in your wallet to ensure a steady inflow of cash. Wear Citrine when you need to feel a burst of confidence, when you want to present a successful demeanor or when you need to feel like a ray of sunshine.
There are several other great stones for manifesting. Too many to mention here, but I’ll list a few of my favorites.
Manifest Love: Rose Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Pink Opal, Green Aventurine, Chrysocolla.
Manifest Success at Work: Garnet, Carnelian, Citrine, Zeolite.
Manifest Good Luck: Green Aventurine, Green Jade, Tiger’s Eye.
Manifest Financial Abundance: Citrine, Pyrite, Moss Agate, Green Aventurine, Green Jade.
If you’re looking to learn about mediumship and how to connect with the other side, check out this informative, fun, jam packed class I’m teaching with Denise Correll in February. The course is 4 weeks long. Each class is taught live over Zoom.
You will have opportunities to share, ask questions and connect with other students. Classes are recorded for further viewing and emailed to you the next day. Each week, you’re partnered up with someone new from class to work on mediumship exercises and readings.
Class meets each Thursday in February from 7:00-8:30 PM Eastern.
Podcast News
Psychic Teachers news:
Deb and I are starting the new year off with a focus on magic. This is not a “let’s become magicians” shift but more a “let’s discover the magical potential within you.” We are going to present a history of magic with a look at famous magicians, alchemists, herbalists, and more with a focus on how you can start to become a co-creator with the world around you. Our goal is to help you see the power of intention, concentration and focus on your own life to work magic and effect positive change.
Enlightened Empaths news: Denise and I start the year off with two fabulous guests. Ophira and Tali Edut, better known as the Astrotwins, are joining Enlightened Empaths to discuss some major astrological trends heading our way. We’re also going to be sharing our interview with Michael Sanders who’s discussing the power of automatic writing and at the end of January we have Dougall Fraser coming on the show!
Book of the Month
This is where I should mention a great book on manifesting or creating goals like Atomic Habits, but I promised myself that I would always save this section for books I’m actually reading or listening to. Over the holidays, I listened to What Happened to You? by Oprah and Dr. Bruce Perry. It’s not exactly what I would call “light, holiday reading.” But my sister listened to it and insisted I do the same so we could “discuss.”
What Happened to You? is read in a conversational tone between Oprah and Dr. Perry about the subtle and overt effects of childhood trauma. It’s not an easy read (or listen), but it is an important one. I recommend checking this out if you, like me, come from a dysFUNctional family that never, ever talks about it. It’s a great listen because Oprah shares fascinating interviews and insights that you get to hear if you check out the audio version. This book will serve as a guidepost to not only validate your hidden pain but show you clear avenues for healing and release.
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