The month of February was supposed to me play month.  It was supposed to be time for me to chill out, relax, go goof off and in general get grounded and centered again.  I had completely fallen off my game by the beginning of this year and I was in big need of some “me time” without any kind of work on my mind at all.  For the first week and a half I enjoyed that immensely!  I was getting download after download of great ideas of things to work on in future months and things to change up…all stuff that felt like it would help move me forward on all levels.  But then out of nowhere I got really sick with the flu.

This was unacceptable!  I’m not supposed to be sick now!!  This is supposed to be time for me to read and play and do stuff I don’t normally get to do…like leave the house!  WTF!?!?!

There is something to keep in mind here…when I get sick it’s usually for a reason.  I don’t typically just get sick out of the blue and I don’t get sick that often, at least not sick like this.  I will admit that I’m a bit of a baby when I get sick so even the sniffles will have crying that I’m going to die.

But this was ungodly!  I sneezed once in the afternoon and by dinner I couldn’t breath, couldn’t swallow {that was fun} and my whole body felt like it was going into rigor mortis.  So you can see why I honestly felt this was a good time to lay legitimate claim to “I’m dying.”  I could just feel the sickness washing over me and it would stick around for 2 weeks.

At first I thought, “BAH!  This will all be over in a few days.”  But the sneezing and the congestion went from head to chest and back to the head.  Then the coughing started right along side the stomach upset and the fever.  I ended up spending most of my time in bed or laying on the couch, often sleeping 15+ hours and doing most of my sleeping during the daytime.

In short, it sucked.  And it sucked all the fun out of much of my time off.

Then I realized why I had gotten sick and the cruel irony of my “oh I’m taking all this time off” declaration.

I really hadn’t taken the time off and done what I’d intended.  I had planned to spend most of my time on the beach reading, getting back to yoga and meditation in the morning and at night, I was going to get back to playing catch up on classes I’d been taking but got off track with.  But I wasn’t doing any of that.  Instead I was working on plans for some things for the Tribe, I was working on website redesigns, and I was in general doing busy business stuff.

So I got sick.  I got sick because I’d broken the commitment I’d made with myself, my Higher Self, to just be in a state of joy and receiving.  Since I’d broken that promise I was instead put in a state of “you will have no choice but to receive something!”  While receiving the flu I also did some of the other things I said I was going to do…mainly just relax, do nothing, and enjoy time away.

I finished {mostly} Grand Theft Auto 5 and watched all 5 1/2 seasons of Parks and Recreation.

I also started reading Nick Offerman’s book Paddle Your Own Canoe, which is wonderful.  He’s a funny, interesting guy, I have to say. 

I also started working on an oracle deck…and I’ve been getting a lot of questions about it as I’ve been sharing the process on Instagram and Facebook.  To answer the big question, no, I have no plans to see this.  It was simply something that just struck me one day while I was sick on the couch as something to do that I’ve been wanting to do for a while {creating something by hand rather than what I did with The Quote Oracle is something I’d wanted to work at for a bit}.  I do plan to do readings with them though and it has lead to the idea of doing a short course on how to create your own oracle deck.

Here’s one of the cards…

But mostly I was just vegging out.  Or sleeping.

However, I did get some deep clarity on a few things and I’m making some changes to a bunch of stuff.

The Wild Spirit Tribe is closing to new members at the end of the day on Friday. 
If you get my emails you know all about this, but basically I’m closing up the Tribe to new members for a month or two while I and the Founder members of the Tribe {everyone who’s there already} do some work on making things really super awesome.  I want to do this before any more new people join us, but here’s the thing…if you’re thinking of joining, now’s the time to join because there could be a price increase in the membership rate {not sure but it’s a possibility with some of the things I’m working on}.

I’m moving all my one-on-one services to the Tribe.
This has been a really tough decision to make, one that’s had my ego and my heart playing tug of war for weeks.  But it’s the right thing to do I feel.  The only thing that will remain open to the general public will be readings {and I’ll be refining and expanding those selections to include Magpie Oracle, angle card, and lenormand readings}, but all my coaching, healing, and other direct work {and I have a few new things coming including angel healing sessions and shamanic healing sessions} are all going to be available only to members of the Tribe.  There is one real big reason for this…

I know that people who have committed to being part of the Tribe are truly committed to their path, their spirit’s journey, and to creating change in their lives.  That’s the kind of client I like to work with.  Not someone who’s looking for a quick fix or a magic bullet kind of answer, but a real honest opportunity to grow.  I want to work with people who are ready to invest their time and energy {and yes, their money} into the process.

All of this is happening as of March 1st.  February 28th is the last day to join the Tribe and then on March 1st I’ll be closing up all my 1:1 offerings, other than readings, to the public. 

This will free me up energetically to work on creating ebooks, courses, and masterminds when I’m really ready to do it while putting all my main time and attention on the Tribe.

So that’s what’s been happening and where I’ve been…sick but gaining tons of clarity and focus!   I’m excited!