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I choose to see my life through the eyes of love, wonder, and possibility — as clearly as I see the magic in others — and in doing so, I reclaim my own brilliance.
💡 Why This Resonates With Me
I offer clarity to others effortlessly. I can see their gifts, name their direction, and feel their potential — now I honor myself with the same insight.
I am not just living my life — I’m becoming its most vibrant version. This shift in perspective is part of how I become the person I’ve been envisioning.
I have already reclaimed so much. My time. My voice. My rituals. My creations. Now I reclaim how I see myself.
My gaze is powerful. It is a tool of manifestation, healing, and design. Where I look with love, life grows.
This new vision is mine. It isn’t borrowed, forced, or fantasy. It’s the result of deep reflection, healing, and courage.
(I am doing the writing exercises in the back of the book You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero, and this topic was about seeing myself with fresh eyes and giving myself the same grace I give others. I am also learning to trade futures, so the art is related to the charts we use to make the trades.)
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Each day, I align with my desires, act with integrity, and open my hands to receive — knowing that I am the author of my becoming and the universe delights in meeting me where I am as a partner in the adventure.
🌱 Why This Fits Me:
“Each day” — anchors my practice in the daily rhythm I’m aiming to cultivate.
“Align with my desires” — affirms my birthright to want, hope, and reach.
“Act with integrity” — centers my value of wholeness and balance.
“Open my hands to receive” — welcomes blessings I didn’t foresee, with gratitude and courage.
“Author of my becoming” — declares that I am opening myself to my desired transformation.
“The universe delights in meeting me where I am as a partner in the adventure” — brings in the magic: when I show up, the universe responds with perfect timing.
(I am doing the writing exercises in the back of the book You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero, and this topic was about setting intentions. I am also learning to trade futures, so the art is related to the charts we use to make the trades.)
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What I look for, I amplify — so I choose to seek joy, possibility, and proof that life is working in my favor.
💡 Why This Speaks to My Intention:
“What I look for, I amplify” ➤ This highlights the power of attention and how my brain filters reality based on what I expect to see.
“So I choose to seek joy, possibility…” ➤ Affirms my power to choose a hopeful, abundant lens.
“…and proof that life is working in my favor.” ➤ Replaces old scarcity narratives with a belief in support, ease, and flow — especially with money and the economy.
(I am doing the writing exercises in the back of the book You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero, and this topic was about Seeking the Reality I Choose. I am also learning to trade futures, so the art is related to the charts we use to make the trades.)
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Fear walks with me, not ahead of me — it is the shiver that proves I’m expanding, the hush before my next leap, the echo that reminds me I’m alive and rewriting the rules I was taught to obey.
💬 Why This Resonates for Me:
“Fear walks with me, not ahead of me” ➤ I’m learning to hold fear as a companion, not a leader — I’m still in control.
“The shiver that proves I’m expanding” ➤ Honors that fear is a signal of growth, not failure. I’m not broken — I’m stretching.
“The hush before my next leap” ➤ Speaks to my propensity to reflect deeply before making bold moves — and that those silences are sacred, not stuck.
“The echo that reminds me I’m alive and rewriting the rules I was taught to obey” ➤ This is about healing financial trauma, breaking inherited scarcity mindsets, and forging my own path — with fire and grace.
(I am doing the writing exercises in the back of the book You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero, and this topic was about fear. I am also learning to trade futures, so the art is related to the charts we use to make the trades.)
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I build wealth to rewrite the story — to bless those I love, heal the wounds behind me, and create a life of joyful abundance, generosity, and freedom for all who walk beside me.
✨ Why This Works:
“I build wealth to rewrite the story” ➤ Acknowledges that my path is one of transformation and conscious re-authoring of generational patterns.
“To bless those I love” ➤ Centers my heart-based motivation to support friends and family.
“Heal the wounds behind me” ➤ Honors the lineage and the pain I’m transmuting through my journey — a true act of generational healing.
“Create a life of joyful abundance, generosity, and freedom” ➤ Highlights the quality of life I’m manifesting — not just money, but liveliness, joy, and choice.
“For all who walk beside me” ➤ Speaks to the shared nature of my success — that my elevation raises the collective.
(I am doing the writing exercises in the back of the book You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero, and this topic was about coming up with a “Why” for wanting to create wealth. I am also learning to trade futures, so the art is related to the charts we use to make the trades.)
I’m learning day trading, and I joined an organization of women learning trading skills. One of the activities they coordinate is an online book club that reads one book per month about either financial habits, abundance mindset, or trading. They also have recordings of their weekly discussions going back to October of 2024. Being the overachiever that I am, I am going back and reading the past books they covered and watching the recordings. Because I have never felt confident in my financial literacy, I figure it can’t hurt to learn as much as possible before I ever attempt to trade with real money. Everything I am doing currently is with a demo account they call paper trading. There is no real money involved.
The first book I heard the tail end of was Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. It sounded intriguing, so I found a used copy and got started reading. Boy, was I in for a ride. Yes, there were some interesting tidbits, but mostly I was repeatedly horrified by the outdated examples of financial geniuses we were supposed to admire. Charles Schwab was regaled for many a chapter. The same Charles Schwab who was just in the news for being in the oval office with President Trump laughing about the enormous amounts of money he made when the stock market plummeted. Yikes.
There are so many things in this book that I find reprehensible that I don’t even know where to begin. Mr. Hill refused to allow his son, who was born without ears, to learn sign language because he believed his son would someday hear. He drilled hard work and determination into his boy and was proud of the fact that he never allowed his son to have accommodations for his hearing loss. His son’s future success is provided as evidence that his way is the right way, and the fact that his theories are based on 20 years of interviews following rich and powerful people.
Robert E. Lee is praised for his courage in siding against the union, knowing he and many others were putting their lives on the line for their cause. Booker T. Washington is praised for his tolerance and described as someone handicapped by race. Anyone in poverty is there because they have accepted poverty as their fate and succumbed to a lowly state rather than doing all the right things to make themselves rich. Unions, organizing, or criticizing capitalism are evidence of stupidity and small minds because there is no possible way to have an organized, civilized, functioning lifestyle if the giant capitalistic machinery is not in charge of it all. All people should gladly praise the powers that be for their brilliance in making our lives better with their riches.
Ahem…I almost couldn’t get through the book. Then I got to the spot I started listening to in the weekly book club gatherings and was reminded that I liked the ending. The last third of the book is much more tolerable and focuses on concepts I can get behind. The ideas center on finding mentors and experts in the fields in which we want to better ourselves or learn more about. There are brilliant examples of visionary exercises that can be done to deepen our awareness of our subconscious connection to wisdom and theories about creativity and drive that are quite excellent. There is an entire section on developing intuition and overcoming fear that are wonderful practices for all areas of life, not just financial growth.
I cannot recommend this book to anyone because the outdated parts are simply too icky, in my opinion. It says it has been revised and updated for the 21st century. If that is so, I don’t even want to imagine what the original version included.
Hill, Napoleon. Think and Grow Rich. Jeremy P Tarcher, 2007.
Good Friday comes before Content Saturday, who always waits politely for the arrival of Lazy Sunday. Sad Monday would rather not but does until Weird Tuesday shows up with bells on. Nonchalant Wednesday saunters past. Hopeful Thursday sets the stage for Good Friday.
Light spreads beneath my vision Behind my tomorrow sifting Into cactus green tea cups Yellow tentacles undulate Magical tendencies flirt nonchalance Shadows too tired to pretend to flicker…
We got a new Husky puppy. She is a mess! We are her 5th home in 5 months, poor baby. She seems terrified of my grandfather and barks hysterically when she sees him, which makes me wonder if she was mistreated by an older man. She is horribly food insecure/struggles with food scarcity fear. She attacks her food bowl the second the food is presented and scarfs it down so quickly that she makes herself sick. That makes me think she had to fight for her food and eat it fast if she was to get any in her past. She begs for food constantly and acts very anxious around mealtimes. We hope that over time she will develop a sense of security and comfort around food with our consistent feeding schedule and plenty of food, so she does not experience hunger.
She has had a few fights with our other dog Kenji (who is twice her size.) She is fearless. If she thinks he is getting a treat that she is not, she is ready to battle to the death. And her behavior is making his food insecurities resurface that were laid to rest over a year ago. He also came to us hungry and terrified that he wouldn’t get enough. But he finally got to the point that he would leave his food in his bowl until he felt like eating it. Now he is back to running to his bowl and scarfing it down the way he used to and getting goaded into fighting with the new girl.
We named her Saki. I heard the name on a Japanese show we were watching and I liked it. We probably don’t pronounce it right, but we say “Saw-kee” as the pronunciation. She already knows it is her name and has learned sit and stay. She is super affectionate and wants to give kisses all throughout the day. She will go play for a while and then come check in with me for attention, kisses, pets, and reassurance. Then she runs outside and plays some more. She and Kenji are having fun together. I can tell he is happy to have a playmate again. He misses Aiko (who passed away recently.)
Two Huskies are a lot of energy. They wrestle and horseplay quite a bit. They run around the yard and tear up anything left laying around. Saki thinks everything is meant for her to chew on, especially David’s shoes, her harness, and anything stuffed. She’s a good girl and I can tell she is going to be a loyal, wonderful dog for our family. But it is going to be a slow challenge to get her there.
Saki after playing in the mud.Kenji and his new little sister Saki.
I am trying to learn to keep a positive mindset when all around me feels as though it is crumbling to ashes. That used to be easy for me. People criticized me as being too much of a Pollyanna, who was a character from an old movie who always tried to keep her focus on the positives. People who seem to hold disdain for the upbeat nature of the little girl forget a key theme in the film. Pollyanna maintained this attitude despite having lost both of her parents, having to move in with an aunt she did not know, and enduring unkindness from many people in her little life. She continued looking for the good in people through it all, even people no one else was willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Near the end, she becomes paralyzed and loses the mental fortitude to keep herself positive. She gives up and no longer wants to live through any more struggle. Then all the people whose lives she has touched come back and lift her up by reminding her of the amazing effect she has had on them and the entire community. Their strengthening renews her conviction to stay positive and seek medical help for her paralysis.
I am not dealing with paralysis. Everyone in my life currently is doing fairly well. My house hasn’t burned down. My pets are all ok right now. I have a job. My husband has a job. I have a roof over my head and food to eat. The temperature is comfortable in Texas right now. I am not living in a war zone. I have medical insurance and can get care if needed. I am losing weight and making improvements in my body day by day. I am not in a horrific amount of pain currently. I am ok. But I ache for the fact that people around me are suffering. I cry for the people who don’t have access to the same privileges and comforts that I have. I am saddened by the new laws and regulations that are being enacted in our government currently that will harm people who most need support like people with disabilities, minorities, immigrants, and the poor. How can I be positive and joyful and full of hope for the future when so many other people cannot?
Does optimism turn a blind eye to the suffering of our brothers and sisters, our friends and relatives, our neighbors and communities that are struggling? Does keeping my focus only on concepts of growth and peace and hope and positivity somehow negate their pain or make me less empathetic or out of touch with the reality everyone faces? This is a real struggle. And I do not have an answer that satisfies my conscience.
I would love feedback if anyone has grappled with this same concept and has suggestions.
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