Note: for 2026, or at least right now, I won't be posting to my blog every weekday like clockwork as I've done for the last 10+ years. I need some space to be in my process right now, and share in a bit of a more organic way, and see where this goes...
Day 2 and I feel like I have messed this up already.
I am sharing this because THIS IS REALLY COMMON and I don't want anyone to feel like they really DID mess up.
FEELING LIKE you messed up is a part of the process.
I set an intention yesterday to stay INISDE my capacity which meant, to me, to not get depleted. Like, stop and slow down and rest BEFORE depletion.
Which is fantastic in theory.
And not always possible in life.
Setting an intention... and then doing what you can to follow through... and then LEARNING FROM WHAT HAPPENS NEXT is how we figure out how to do the things we want to do.
This is actually exactly why I made the Dream Book 2026 printables.
(You can download them here)
These printables serve as reminders that this is an ALCHEMICAL PROCESS. To not expect it to be linear. To remember that whatever happens in the process is fuel for the process.
I forgot all of that in a moment of depletion and overwhelm.
This is totally natural!
That's WHY I make the printables and encourage a daily-ish habit of checking in with the notebook so that we can REMIND OURSELVES, and better hold space for the actual process.
The actual process will include facing fears and other hard things.
For me, this morning, it means facing the reality of what it will mean to "stay inside my capacity" and how this has so radically changed in the last few years that everything I knew about it before doesn't really apply now.
It's like this with most dream. We can see what we want, but we can't see how to get there. OR we THINK we can see the way to get there, but when we try to take that path, it turns out we are wrong.
Figuring out the HOW is a complex alchemical process of inner healing, growth, alignment and change combined with outer explorations and experimentation.
The more we can let ourselves BE IN PROCESS and not have any expectations about what it looks like, the more easily we can move through that process.
Today, I am not really doing that. I'm judging my process, judging myself and making everything harder as a result.
That's ok! That's how we do it sometimes.
The thing about consistently showing up for this work means it doesn't matter if some days we just get tangled up in it. This isn't the end.
This is what I (coach/witch self) would tell me when I say"I feel like I'm doing this wrong, what should I do?"
The Un-Sticking Station: That would help me go deeper into my feelings and start to learn more about what I REALLY need to stay inside my capacity but we don't always necessarily feel ready for that deeper work. There is also a meditation in there for When You're Too Upset To Do This and I don't know that I am really THAT upset right now but that's still a beautiful gentle way to sit with hard feelings.
I can do the Hello Day practice for energy clearing and re-focusing.
It's Friday! So I can do a Dream Status Report for some reflection and get some clarity about what to focus on next week.
I can always use the Dream Lab to hang out with the soul of my dream, which shifts my energy.
When people in the membership ask me for what to do, I usually to offer multiple suggestions and say - do the one that appeals to you!
Because there is no right or wrong way to go.
And there IS a part of you that does know how to move through your process. Showing up more consistently helps you get in better touch with that part of you.
Membership members if you're ready to start Dream Book 2026:
Get the Dream Book 2026 classroom here - You can start by watching this video and think about what I am saying and what this means for you.
Do the Hello Day meditation and see what happens for you. (Even if you haven't done the other videos for Dream Book 2026 yet)
Work through the content at your own pace and in your own way.
Email me, or post any questions you have on the website as you work through it.
Let's aim for the gentlest, slowest and most self-honouring way to begin this journey.
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