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Chances on 7s
blogWhen is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?
Iāve been leaning a lot more into signs, synchronicities and spiritual practices and I had been getting signs around 7s. I was leaning into it and happened to find some old scratch offs that my grandma gave me a while back, and the total winnings on the scratch offs equaled to $7. I knew that the next time we went to the gas station, I had to bring those.
A few more days go by and my fiancƩ needed to get gas before our breakfast date, so I brought along my $7 and was so excited to turn them in and play that $7. When we got there, I was informed that the $5 winning ticket I had was so old that it actually expired, but that my two $1 winners were still good.
Since I was still playing 7s, I grabbed a couple of the 7-11-21 games and got back in the car and started scratching. One won absolutely nothing, but the other one won $15! I was so shook and told my fiancĆ© āIām going back to get three of the lucky 7s, because theyāre $5 each and I wanted one!ā So of course I run my happy ass back inside and get three of those Lucky 7s and go on my way.
We decided to go to breakfast and the store first and that weād scratch them once we got home. Once we were home we start scratching away and although none of the actual games one, there was a bonus scratch game on each card where if the two symbols in the bonus matched then you won the prize listed. I start scratching and see two symbols of grapes- they match!! I start scratching away and I see that we just won $77!
I am not a gambler as I usually lose, but this time I decided to play on the 7s and I am so happy that I did! I played $7 back in and only got a $1 winner (which I still have yet to cash in) and happily took my $70! Thatās definitely the most I have ever won on a scratch off and I will always remember this story.
Falling in Love at 16
blogDescribe a risk you took that you do not regret.
I fell in love my junior year of high school, and I went full send. I completely opened my heart to him; I was honest about my insecurities and also expressed what I was not willing to put up with. I said āI love you tooā after only 11 days of us being together, and to this day, we are still in love.
In October we will celebrate our 13th anniversary together, and on that same day we will be eloping! We moved out together at 19, bought our townhome at 21, and this year at age 29 we will finally be husband and wife.
Itās insane for me to think about how much we have gone through together, and how we literally have grown together for over a decade. Our communication skills have improved immensely over the years, which has a lot to do with my own personal work in therapy.
Itās been so fun to see how we have grown together, but also how we have grown individually. I used to be extremely codependent, which could have resulted in some horrific situations, but I was truly blessed to find such a respectful, supportive life partner.
Falling in love is a risk, and doing so at such a young age is also terrifying, especially because we barely even know ourselves as teenagers. I am so happy that I trusted my gut and allowed myself to fall so deeply in love. Together we put in work to keep our relationship thriving, and I am so blessed to have him in my life. š«¶š¼
Full Moon Reflection
blogAs the full moon is upon us, I release the lingering feelings of self doubt and fear that hold me back from being the best version of myself.
I release limiting beliefs that keep me small and quiet, and instead I allow myself to express my thoughts and feelings without shame or guilt.
I release resentment and bitterness that is trapped within my muscles, letting go of any tension that was never mind to hold.
I know who I am, and I know that no one has power over me, such as I have no power over anyone else. I can only control my mindset and my reactions, and I release any urges to fix or predict other peopleās behavior.
I love deeply. I feel deeply. I think deeply. I donāt wish to have surface level friendships or really surface level anything. To create authentic connections, I must be authentically connected to myself. I am embracing this journey of self love and healing, and within this I must let go of what is keeping me from processing.
Universe, Angels, and Guides of the highest truth and love, please allow me to let go of what no longer serves me, to make room for the abundance and blessings that are heading my way. Allow me to see, hear, and feel the truth that I need to experience to elevate me to my highest potential. Allow me to be a vessel for love, for creativity, and for the goodness of the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Universe, Angels, and Guides of the highest truth and love, please allow the world to open their eyes to peace and love, rather than chaos and evil. Allow the truth to be accepted and all of the people in the world to be free. Allow healing energy and light to flow over all those in pain, and bring food to the hungry and water to the thirsty. This world has so much love within it, please allow it to outshine over the darkness. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Unwind Prompt
blogHow do you unwind after a demanding day?
Letās be honest, when I am not in a good headspace I am SCROOOLLLLINGG. I just scroll and scroll and waste my time knowing that this is not super helpful or healthy when it comes to relaxing.
What actually helps is when I put my phone away, get into comfortable clothes and just sit and stretch for a little bit. I do this sometimes with a podcast or music, or sometimes I just do it in silence. This helps to just get thoughts out and get back into my body.
My absolute favorite thing to do is go on a walk, preferably in some sunshine. I wonāt go outside if itās too chilly though.
A Surprising Gift
blogI have been feeling very present and grateful lately, and Iām truly working on soaking it all in. I feel like everything is working in divine timing, and I am being blessed randomly by the universe around me. Just this past week I had something amazing happen!
My fiancĆ© and I are planning to have a āTil Death Do Us Partyā a couple weeks after our small destination wedding, and we had a plan to have a cute vintage phone record messages and use that as our guest book. There are companies that rent these phones, and there are also phones you can purchase that have this purpose and ability already built in, but my fiancĆ© wanted to try to build one himself.
He is into computers/programming, and he figured he could buy an old phone and a raspberry pi computer to make the phone into our audio guestbook. We placed an order for a cute, black vintage phone and the raspberry pi, but when we opened the box, we were shocked at what came.
Inside the amazon box that literally was labeled āblack vintage office phoneā and was a cream colored vintage phone, with a center button that said ārecord your memory.ā This was the exact thing that he was planning to make. He looks at his receipt and sees we definitely did not order this phone, in fact, the one we ordered was $40 and did not have this technology. I start looking up this phone we received and it is a $135 phone!
As much as I wanted a black phone, I couldnāt help but be excited about this random accident that happened! I feel like this phone was meant for us and I am just going with the flow of it all. Whether itās my angels and guides or the universe at large, I am feeling very connected and protected at this point. I am so lucky and blessed to be living here in the present, and I donāt want to ever take this for granted.
777 – Lucky
blogIāve been seeing 777 so often lately. I even took a snapchat video for myself a couple weeks ago when I saw CJ 777 on a license plate after seeing a car with CJ on license plate and an āeasy moneyā sticker on back of the car. CJ are mine and my fiancĆ©s first initials, so I always see that as a sign for us.
Today I decided to take old scratch offs that had a total of $7 of winnings to the gas station & see use it to play back into it. One of the tickets was so old it actually expired, so I only had $2 to play with. I ended up getting two $1 games called 7-11-21 (the number of this card was 34 and immediately in my head Iām like 3+4 = 7), so I end up playing. One didnāt win anything, but the other one won $15!!
I was so excited and so Iām like āIām gonna play this back in and get 3 of the $5 Lucky Seven scratch offs. At this point my fiancĆ© sarcastically says: āyou have a gambling problem.ā Mind you, we literally never get scratch offs or play the lottery or go to casinos. So I reply with āno I donāt, this is free money from my Grandma and I am playing on sevens right now! I keep seeing 777 everywhere!ā So I go in and do as planned and we go off to have breakfast and stop at the store.
We come home and weāre scratching off the tickets and none of them won any of the actual game, but there was a bonus where if you matched two symbols in the bonus, you won the prize shown. I go to scratch my last bonus and see two symbols- both are grapes!! I start scratching the bonus and the prize revealed that we won $77!! I was like ā$77 on sevens!!!! yaaassssss!!!ā
My fiancĆ© literally just looks at me and heās like āokay, thatās wild.ā (he normally thinks iām delusional when it comes to my signs from the universe). I felt so aligned and connected and overall just happy!! I am gonna go cash that in tomorrow and keep it for my next nail appt LOL!
Itās so crazy because just over a week ago I was feeling like some sort of abundance was on its way, and I am feeling so happy and just in tune. I am grateful to be her and present for these beautiful moments. I am feeling so divinely protected and guided, and for that I am so thankful.
Benedictās La Strata
blogWhat is your favorite restaurant?
This is the restaurant that my fiancĆ© proposed to me at. Itās our regular breakfast place and the food is amazing, as well as the service! To me, the best part is that they give to-go cups for your coffee!
Here Comes The Eclipse
blogAll I see people posting about is the solar eclipse tomorrow on April 8. As I have been dabbling in astrology, I personally am excited for this eclipse. Eclipses are looked at as powerful times where we can harness the energy to set our intentions and truly shift our lives in the direction that we want to go. I am really trying to stay focused on the positive and keep a faith based mindset rather than fear, as of course, the other side of the Internet is all conspiracies about the end times.
The more I go through this life, the more I just believe that we do create our own reality and whatever we believe to be true will be true. I know that canāt really apply to science and math, and it may not make sense to everyone, but if two things can be true at the same time while having complete opposite meetings, then why couldnāt this be possible? Maybe this is the āend times,ā but doesnāt that also mean itās time for a new beginning?
I have not followed any religion closely, nor do I know the stories of the Bible, but there are people who follow the Bible who are noticing the timing and the path of the Eclipse. This path of darkness crosses through many religiously significant towns, such as Jonah TX, and Rapture, IN. Also, the path apparently passes through seven different towns named Nineveh, which is where Jonah had to go to urge people to repent their evil ways otherwise the town would be destroyed. To some, they believe this is the time that Jesus will come back.
Iāve also seen videos pop up on my Instagram feed talking about a solar eclipse that happened in 1811 and how huge earthquakes happened a couple months after that which caused the Earth to open up. We just had a 4.8 earthquake in New Jersey which some find to be ironic, because the solar eclipse is also on 4/8. Apparently eclipses can bring wild weather events, which we are already seeing with the wild storm in KY and also a huge 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan.
Regardless of what the eclipse can bring or what it symbolizes, I am still leaning into faith. I believe this world needs togetherness, along with and mutual understanding and empathy. I believe that the more we continue to love ourselves and let that love spill out and over onto others, the happier we will be as a species. Iām praying that we can come together and recognize how beautiful this world is, how amazing each other are, and how much goodness we can accomplish together.
Leaning into faith over fear. Thanking my angels and guides of the highest truth. Being present to the love around me. I am blessed. I am grateful. I am ready. š¤
Easter Sunday
blogWhat a gorgeous day to be alive and writing this post from my kitchen island. Iced coffee to my left, R&B radio in my headphones, and sun beaming in through the windows. I am here. I am here in my home, surrounded by love, my love. I feel so connected to my fiancƩ, and so grateful to be in this space. Today we get to relax and just be with each other, as we enjoy the peace in our lives. This is the closing chapter before marriage, and before we start our journey towards parenthood, and I am cherishing these moments. I know that as excited I am to start having children, there will be times that I will miss moments of silence and total freedom, so for now I am choosing to enjoy them.
Life is all about seasons, and I am working on embracing each one. I am not a religious person, however I can appreciate the energy of today: rebirth. This is spring; this is the time where we allow the rain to hydrate our souls, and allow the sun to shed light on our souls deepest desires. This is the time we turn toward our inner light and keep feeding it. Feed it with gratitude. Feed it with joy. Feed it with taking moments to simply breathe and allow your body to relax. Feed it with anything that feeds it! The world needs more light, more love, and more peace. Let us be what we wish to see in this world. Let us be reborn into the present moment. Let us embrace this season, and make it our own.
finding light in the dark 