Random Thoughts from September 2023

Well ... it's 6:30pm on the last day of the month and I'm sitting down to write to you.   I keep telling myself that one day, I'll have this email ready to go, scheduled out ahead of time but as it turns out, that's just not how I roll.  

I'm better when the pressures on and truthfully, SO MUCH HAPPENS in a month that even when I start to write this newsletter earlier ... I end up changing it anyway.

And I mean ... if I wrote it too early, I wouldn't have been able to send you a picture of my two new BFF's hanging with me in Vancouver last week!!!  I meaaaannnnnnn are these two not the BEST things you've ever seen????



I would have taken them home in my carry on if I could have.  

Also ... here is a gorgeous sunset picture of my son's game there, just 'cause.  Unfortunately, it ended up with a lower leg injury for him and a loss for his team BUT you win some you lose some.

COFFEE TALK 

You know what I find cool (and equally fucking irritating) is that there really is a yin and a yang to life.  Roses have THORNS not just the pretty flowers.   

The thing is ... we cannot experience the good without the bad.  If we didn't know pain, we would not appreciate joy, ya know?



As I've been navigating my own levels of bullshit lately, I've been thinking about this.  

Some days are hard.  

Really.  F*cking.  Hard.

And what I’ve noticed is that we often do one of two things: 

1. we make ourselves wrong for feeling it (thereby denying ourselves the grace and time to move through the emotions … instead we avoid, pretend and minimize the tab, so to speak).
   
   
2. We dwell in the ruminating thoughts in order to figure this shitty mess out and in turn, we “borrow trouble”. 
   
   It’s rare that we allow ourselves to feel those icky emotions for a period of time (without feeding them or prolonging them) and then do the REALLY tough stuff that allows us to be free from our own selves.

THIS … is the real work.   Sitting in it, long enough to feel it and not long enough to marinate in it.  

At times, I choose option 1 or 2.  

Lately …. a little whisper continues to say “you can do hard things.  The Power of You is the answer”.

And it always is.

We have the power within us, to create peace within us … for milliseconds, for minutes, for hours, for days ….

And every moment we can spend outside of our own thoughts, counts.  

Eckhart Tolle says “Love, joy and peace cannot flourish until you have freed yourself from mind dominance” and I’ve realized that this is profoundly true for me.  It's just easier said than done when you like to overthink like it's your fucking job.

I’ve also come to realize that it’s not always easy to read a book, to listen to the audio and to hope we get it through osmosis. 

We need time to practice this new-found info so that we can circumvent our default. 

I created The Power of You, because I needed it.  For me.  For my clients.  For my friends.  For the world.

I’m running it again because it’s too powerful, too transformational, too healing, to be shelved.  

I’m running it again because life is too short to be destroyed by our thoughts.

I’m running it again because my intuition says I need to.  

We start in January 2024 but I’m opening it up now.  For signing up early, you will have access to THE NEXT LEVEL (level 1 of my private coaching container) from the time you sign up, to the end of the course.

I love both containers so much and I’m excited to see how much change we can bring to your life, together.

You can check out the details here!

ALSO: The Feng Shui Chick Ambassador program is a way for me, to thank those of you who recommend me to your friends and family who may need EXACTLY who I am.

HERE IS HOW IT WORKS:

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That's it.

It’s that easy. It’s that fun. It feels so aligned with who I am at the core. I hope you love it too.

FENG SHUI TIP OF THE MONTH 

So you know we are in the midst of renovations.  It's taken a lot longer than anticipated, the chaos in my home feels slightly more than I can handle at times and to be honest, the fact that our whole home is upleveling has brought with it a discomfort that I didn't quite expect.  lol.

While our kitchen, bathroom and entrance areas are ripped apart (and our dining area living room and entire basement are then in disarray) we do have two bedrooms that are complete!

What I suggest to my clients who are either going through a renovation or attempting to declutter their homes, is to start with ONE space.  I dont care where it is and I dont care how big it is ... just pick one and start there.  Make it feel LOVELY and then "zhuzh" it up with something that signifies the energy you wish to bring in!



What I chose to do, was add these gorgeous begonias to my bedside table.  Now, I did steal them from my mom's flower pot (shhhhh don't tell her) but they have always reminded me of my grandma.  She loved begonias and she had the most non-judgemental essence about her.  Each time I look at these flowers it feels like she is right here with me (and p.s. I know she is).

WHAT (or who) INSPIRES ME

A lot has been inspiring me lately.  I have been reading Eckhart Tolle again (The Power of Now is one of the few books I've read cover to cover - it truly changed my life).



I've also been inspired by an IG account that I'm following by Jo Swisher (from the Netflix Series Sweet Magnolias).  I love how calm and quiet she is and she makes some amazing food.  She brings a sense of peace to me.



In addition though, I've been leaning on THIS concept a lot.  3 daily wins.  I journal.  I meditate.  I connect to my angels.  I learn.  I create.  One thing I'm shitting the bed on, is the physical wins lately ... so I've started walking again.  It really DOES do a world of good if you can focus on all three!




FUN STUFF from the INTERWEBS

I have always loved rocks ... from the time I was a kid I was looking for the shiniest, prettiest, most unique rocks in the GRAVEL in our yard.  It was even more fun at the beach.  To this day, all four of us in our family will pick up rocks that we find cool and bring them home.

It is no surprise that all four of us also love crystals and believe in the energy that they give off.  I mean ... EVERYTHING is made up of energy and everything gives off vibrations.  It's just the facts.

Plus ... they are pretty.

When we purchased our condo for our kids to live in while in school, the energy just felt "off".  I placed a small piece of selenite and a small piece of black tourmaline (together) in each of the four corners.  I'm not kidding ... my son came back in the condo and said "wow it feels so good in here now!"  

It's the power of the crystals.




If you're into the energy of crystals at all, here are a few that really help!

and now for some fun .... 


Okay is this not the best ever.  haha



I'm NOT kidding ... my friend Carla and I tried to take a selfie at a football game and this is EXACTLY what I looked like in it.  Whaaaaaaaat the hellllllll.  It was NOT a good look for me, though this little cutie can ROCK it.



When we lived in Grande Cache AB, a few friends and I made these pumpkin vases.  (Okay not this one ... this one I ripped off from some chick on facebook ... but they were similar).

Cut the top off, scoop it out like you would a jack-o-lantern, put in some water-soaked florists green spongy stuff and shove your favourite flowers in!   I put in a plastic Cool Whip container in the bottom of mine one year, but I've also done it without.  I usually keep the top and secure it to the side of the opening with a wooden skewer.  Super cute!

COOL SHIT

It's football season, hunting season, hockey season, skating season ... in general it's gettin cold up here in Canada.  This year I bought my husband and son these COOL heated vests for their birthdays from Ororo!



They warm up so nicely (and I love how there is a little button on the front that lights up to show you it's on).  The heaters keep your neck warm, your hands (if in the pockets) and belly warm and also your back.  BEST gift ever for someone who spends time outdoors.

Here is a link for 20% off!

WHAT'S COMIN UP?

This month in Intentional ...



INTENTIONAL:  Children/Creativity

When you are standing in your architectural front door looking in, the Children/Creativity area is located in the middle right.  You will want to work in this area if you are wishing to get back into hobbies, get your creative juices flowing, strengthen your relationship with your kids.  

I actually made a few adjustments in this area when my kids lived together last year.  I'm not gonna lie ... it was a scary situation for all of us involved so I did what I could to make things a little smoother on all of us.  haha

YES I WANNA DESIGN MY HOME WITH SANDRA!

K guess what I've decided to do ... I've decided that this October in the Power Project is dedicated to MONEY!!!



You wouldn't believe how much we hold ourselves back from the abundance that is MEANT for us.  I mean truly ... it's like money can rain down on us and we are grabbing our fucking umbrellas.  This month we are going to work on our thoughts around money in our journalling and we're going to see what we can attract into our lives!

Come join us if you'd like!

I WANNA CHANGE MY OWN DAMN LIFE




I've been noticing something ... the women in my private coaching containers all seem to go through the same things at the same time.  They don't know each other ... they don't know each others stuff ... but yet here we are in the messy middle.  I love it.

NO MATTER what the situation is, whether it's life coaching, business coaching, branding or feng shui ... it all comes down to the basics of managing our own thoughts and listening to our own intuition.

So I've added a bit of magic to my coaching container, I've changed up the pricing a bit (some higher, some lower) and I think you're gonna love it.  Life is too short to play small.

I'm obsessed with this coaching package and I've never seen ANYONE do it before me.  I'm cool like that ... 

CLICK TO WORK WITH SANDRA

TASTY SHIT!

One day this month was a busier coaching day for me than usual and when I came out of my office THESE suckers were waiting for me!!  My daughter finds the best recipes on Tik Tok and luckily both she and Cam like to make new things.

ITALIAN CHOPPED SANDWICH 



You've GOT to try them.  They remind me of a chopped muffuletta sandwich.  So dang good.

Ingredients:

Casually throw the lettuce on a chopping board, and then just toss the meats and other ingredients on top!  (p.s. all of these quantities are totally approximate.  You girls don't like it when I just say "throw on as much as you want" so I decided to just throw on some numbers ... lol).

a small bag of iceberg lettuce, sliced
3 ham slices
3 turkey slices
3 pepperoni slices
3 salami slices
red onion slices (not much)
10 olives (they used green with the pimento)
a few pickled banana peppers
3 sliced tomatoes
3 provolone cheese slices

CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ... till it's the size you want.

Once chopped, pour on:

2 tbsp (or to taste) mayo
2 tbsp (or to taste) extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (they used the balsamic glaze) 
fresh parmesan cheese (as much as you like)
salt and pepper to taste (I'm not sure you need it even)

Mix! 
 
Tear out the insides of a hoagie bun (so that there's lots of room for the filling), add in the filling and EAT!

It's a lot better than you think it will be.

Our Tips and Tweaks:

- They chose to cut the buns open, slather with butter and then pan sear them (instead of ripping the middle out of the buns).  I do like the crunch for sure, but I found the filling fell out quite easily.  I think next time I would make a hole for the filling ... I think Cam would want them seared.  So ... choose your fave and go for it!

If you try it, or tweak it I'd love to hear what you do!  Post a pic on your social media and tag me!

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Once again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you SO much to all of you who regularly email me, recommend my group, my courses, my coaching or this newsletter to your friends and colleagues, your biz besties and your family.  I appreciate every one of you and every message that I receive.  

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"Life is not meant to be an assembly line of tasks ... it's meant to be a masterpiece.  Only you can hold the brush".  

Sandra Priestley 
XO





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