I make space for miracles

By Andrea Schroeder / January 22, 2024 / daily practice, Journal Prompts, journaling, meditation

(Dream Book members: get your next journaling kit, with alchemy meditations here)

This week’s journaling + alchemy kit gave me this: I make space for miracles.

I actually made mugs, notebooks + zipper pouches with this on them, and I use this mug every day.

This is my mantra.

And yet, it was really hard for me to feel this one, this week.

The start of last week felt like a slog with no miracles in sight. I felt like I didn’t want to MAKE SPACE for miracles, I didn’t want to be the one doing that work, I wanted the miracles to find me.

Which is valid!

AND it’s not usually how miracles work.

By the end of the week I realised two things:

The way I am planning my weeks and setting goals isn’t working for me. AND I have an idea for what would work!!! It’s like, I noticed exactly what is missing for me (which is a tiny miracle!). So I am going to try that for this week and this feels so exciting to me.
I’m not actually MAKING SPACE for what I want. I have this specific dream I am working on, but I have no container for supporting it.

I am still figuring out what that second one means.

But this is something that comes up from time to time in Dream Book - how are you making space for your dream in your life? There are a LOT of ways to do this and what I am feeling right now is that HAVING A CONTAINER for it feels important.

The work of MAKING SPACE is so varied.

Sometimes we are literally too busy for our dream to fit in our lives. Sometimes we have to give other things up in order to have it. Sometimes we just need to notice the ways it’s growing, like a houseplant that is growing, but crowded by other plants, maybe you just need to move it a little.

When I say I need a container for my dream to grow in - I have no idea what this means. Is it a literal container? Like a file box to keep things in? Is it a practice, a way of showing up for it every day and noticing?

It feels like a journaling process. That’s all I know.

So I am making a page for it in Dream Book - the page is a proxy for the container for supporting the growth of my dream. And I’ll just sit with it regularly and see what comes next.

This is a big part of creative dreaming. Being willing to sit with things that you can’t see or understand yet.

This is how we make space to operate from a new level of consciousness.

Which is what making space for miracles is all about.

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I’m powerful and have what I need to make my dreams real

By Andrea Schroeder / January 15, 2024 / daily practice, Journal Prompts, journaling, meditation

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This is the mantra I got in this week’s Dream Book journaling kit and I am NOT feeling it.

I woke up groggy, foggy, heavy and sad. Having a TOTAL MONDAY.

I went back to sleep and my poor cat Bear had to wake me at 7:17 when his breakfast was 17 minutes late.

I fed him and kind of moped around. VERY VERY SLOWLY got dressed, thought about my day, and thought… I think I should just call in sick today. Get into sweatpants. Watch Netflix.

It was a real battle this morning to get anywhere near feeling powerful enough to get close to my dreams.

This is just how it is some days.

I didn’t battle it by forcing myself to do anything I didn’t want to, or pretending to feel differently than I felt.

I sat in my bed and cried. I didn’t understand why today felt so hard, I just offered myself some comfort and feeling your feelings is comforting.

Then I meditated.

And I thought about what I had planned for the day: A sunrise walk to the coffee shop - I had missed sunrise at this point but I could still walk in the sunshine. I had a list of things I wanted to do there, plus coffee! And a treat! And then a 30 minute walk back home, and the way doing 60 minutes of walking in the morning makes the rest of the day feel better.

Then I took out the garbage. Like a trial run. And outside felt GOOD. So I came back in, bundled up, and went to the coffee shop where I am writing this.

I am powerful and have what I need to make my dreams real.

I am at my MOST powerful when I’m accepting myself where I am.

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I Give Myself What I Need To Grow

By Andrea Schroeder / January 9, 2024 / daily practice, Journal Prompts, journaling, meditation

This year I am re-starting the Dream Book weekly journaling + alchemy kits.

(Dream Book members: check out the weekly kits here. If you're not a member: find out more + join us here or check out the Printable Planning + Journaling Kit which is similar)

I meant to start last week, at the start of the year. So I cut this out last week. I pasted it into my journal, but then I didn't come back to it because I have been using a different journal, lol!

So here I am, once again, meaning to start this week.

This is just where I am! No judgement.

And it doesn't matter how many weeks it takes me to actually get into this!

The magic is in showing up and taking whatever little steps you see to take. The magic is in showing up again and again and again until it sticks.

There have been times when I've been in a good, nourishing routine using these kits every week. And I can get back into that routine.

And I HAVE been thinking about the mantra: I give myself what I need to grow.

I've been feeling into it.

The kits come with meditations + instructions for using them. The meditation for the mantras is for EXPLORING the mantra, how it feels for you, and all the different ways you react to it, to see what it can show you.

The point is NOT to force yourself to believe it, the way a lot of new age affirmations are used.

So I've been EXPLORING this. Noticing where I am, and am not, giving myself what I need to grow.

And that's been really cool!

I am seeing all sorts of ways to nurture my goals. This year I have some business goals I am focusing on, but also LOADS of creative goals that are not work related and self care/adventure goals.

Of course I am also exploring resistance as a year-long project and the big thing I have learned so far that I being organized/ready to do a thing makes me SO MUCH more likely to do the thing, when I have time for it.

Like - I've been wanting to work on the mural in my workspace for a while. I'd be so much more likely to actually do it in little moments if the paints + tools were already out + set up. (They are currently in a box in the bottom of my closet, with other things in the way, so it feels annoying to even get started)

Also - the mood is more likely to strike if I am ALREADY prepared. That's my big learning/remembering from week 1 of the year-long project of exploring my resistance.

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Tomorrow: January New Moon Call

By Andrea Schroeder / January 8, 2024 / daily practice, Journal Prompts, journaling, meditation

I am so looking forward to this!

We start the call with a short meditation, and then some journaling prompts for reflecting on the last month. Looking for lessons to be learned, re-frames to make, things we want to celebrate, things we want to let go of. Then we look at what we WANT now and what we NEED now and set intentions for the coming month.

Then we take those intentions back into the meditation and do an alchemy process for becoming that version of ourselves who has done the thing, and look back at ourselves as we are today, and offer next-level advice to ourselves.

And then we have THE BEST conversations as we share our intentions, our celebrations, our struggles, the things we're learning on the path - all of it.

My goal is that at the end of the call you have a good sense of what you want to focus on for the next month, and what kinds of practices will help you be able to do that - how to best set yourself up for success.

If you can't make it live you can leave your thoughts + questions in the (private!) comments section.

I’m starting with a blank slate.

I did my New Moon journaling in my December planner, and then I got rid of that planner for the new year, lol!

I mean, I can find it still in my piles and piles of old journals and planners, but it’s not where I am right now and I’ve decided to just start fresh.

Which is great and all but…

Every month we talk about the magic of reflecting back on last month’s intention because THIS IS HOW YOU HOLD THE THREADS.

If you’re always focused on setting new intentions, and never look back at how you’re holding the intentions you’ve already set… it’s just really hard to move forward with any consistency.

SETTING the intention is absolutely the easiest part.

HOLDING the intention is harder.

Looking back and being honest with yourself about how you’re doing this work - hardest.

So that’s why we do it TOGETHER. Even the people who use the replays share the it’s just easier to do this hard part with the video.

So I’m going against my own rules this month. And that’s ok too!

This last fall was one of the hardest seasons of my life and I’m really proud of how I’ve handled everything. I wrote on my journal this morning: I love the ways I’m moving on. Centering self care, creativity and healing.

AND ALSO it feels like a good time to just throw away everything I was working with and see where I’m at now.

I’m looking forward to seeing what happens on the call tomorrow. No matter where I’m at, this monthly gathering is always magic.

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Day 31: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 31, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

Dream Book members get the Goodbye 2023 Releasing Ceremony and the Hello 2024 Dream Blessing Ceremony. If you're not a member: find out more + join us here. If you are member: get the call details here.

60 second meditation:

Hands on heart, take a deep breath and send yourself love. Hold here and then exhale slowly, imagine sinking deeper into your heart.

Keep your breathing nice and deep and slow, stay steady in your heart.

Thinking about HOW you’re going to approach your goals and dreams can still up fears and doubts. This is totally natural. Give yourself space to have your feelings without letting them take over and sabotage your dreams and goals.

Today’s prompt:

Your ideas for how to do this:

Brainstorm and explore your ideas!

You never have to already know how to do a thing before you do it.

Almost no one knows how to do the thing before they do it! I've been working with people and their dreams for a long time, I've helped a lot of people accomplish a lot of things - NONE OF THEM started out already knowing HOW. You learn by doing. You can take little steps and learn as you go. And grow as you go!

And of course if you want support for taking those steps - join the Dream Book community!

We’ll do monthly coaching and intention setting calls all year to help you figure out your next steps and show up for your dreams consistently all year long. With tons of practices and forms of support for being able to make that happen.

You deserve your dreams.

Your dreams are your soul calling you towards your truth. This is what you are here to do. Your dreams show you how to be your authentic self. As opposed to being whoever and whatever the world tells you to be.

And if we are ever going to change the world, and it's becoming more and more urgent that we do, we have to start by BEING who we really ARE. And our dreams are here to help us to that.

So I would love to do this work with you in the new year, in Dream Book.

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Day 30: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 30, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Hands on heart, take a deep breath and send yourself love. Hold here and then exhale slowly, imagine sinking deeper into your heart.

Keep your breathing nice and deep and slow, stay steady in your heart.

Thinking about HOW you’re going to approach your goals and dreams can still up fears and doubts. Give yourself space to have your feelings without letting them take over and sabotage your dreams and goals.

Today’s prompt:

Do you already know how to do what you want to do, or is this something you need to learn more about?

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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Day 29: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 29, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Eyes closed, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.

Keep your breathing nice and deep and slow and once again imagine yourself one year from now at the end of 2024. This is the version of you who has already done all the things you want to do this year.

Try to connect with this part of you to answer today’s prompt:

Does you at the end of 2024 have any advice or messages for you?

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

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Day 28: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 28, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Eyes closed, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.

Keep your breathing nice and deep and slow and imagine yourself one year from now at the end of 2024. This is the version of you who has already done all the things you want to do this year.

Today’s prompt:

How is you at the end of 2024 different from who you are today? What new strengths + gifts will you have at the end of 2024?

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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Day 27: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 27, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Eyes closed, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.

Keep your breathing nice and deep and slow and imagine yourself one year from now at the end of 2024. This is the version of you who has already done all the things you want to do this year.

Take some time to connect with this version of you.

Today’s prompt:

Describe yourself at the end of 2024. Get specific here! We’re going to get to know this version of you over the next few days.

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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Day 26: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 26, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Same meditation as yesterday. Take a deep breath and bring all of your attention inside your body.

Exhale slowly and picture yourself having exactly the 2024 that you want to have. Imagining all of the dreams coming true.

Keep your breathing deep and slow, and bring these feelings deep into your body.

All the feelings of how it will feel to have everything you want in the new year, hold these feelings in your body.

Today’s prompt:

What do you want to stop doing in 2024? How will not having these things in your life make you happier?

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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Day 25: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 25, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Take a deep breath and bring all of your attention inside your body.

Exhale slowly and picture yourself having exactly the 2024 that you want to have. Imagining all of the dreams coming true.

Keep your breathing deep and slow, and bring these feelings deep into your body.

All the feelings of how it will feel to have everything you want in the new year, hold these feelings in your body.

Today’s prompt:

Why do you want all of this in 2024? How will your life change when you have all of this?

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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Day 24: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 24, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Imagine a ball of hot pink light hanging in front of you, filled with the quality of joy.

Breathe deep, breathe in joy and fill your whole body with it. As you exhale, see how deeply you can sink into your joy.

Keep your breathing nice and deep and slow and stay deep in your joy.

Today’s prompt is about reflecting on all of the other prompts:

Look through everything you have written about what you want for 2024. Consider crossing out anything that won’t truly make you happy.

Remember we dream from inside of dominant culture, so it’s going to impact our dreams. Take some time to really look at this, and notice which dreams feel like joy in your body and which do not. This tells you what is really yours, and what is what you think you should want. You can cross those things out!

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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Day 23: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 23, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Take a deep breath in and imagine your heart expanding. Breathe out and let your heart expand even bigger, bigger than your whole body.

Keep your breathing nice and deep and slow and keep your heart expanded and Imagine little gold stars flying all around you.

Today’s prompt:

What else do you want in 2024?

You might want to look through everything you’ve written so far about 2024 and notice what’s missing. What else do you want to add?

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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Day 22: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 22, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Imagine a ball of golden light filled with the quality of abundance, hanging right in front of you.

Breathe in the quality of abundance, and as you exhale sink into the delicious possibilities of abundance.

Keep your breathing nice and deep and slow as you swirl with the golden energy of abundance.

Today's prompt:

How much money do you want to make in 2024? What do you want to do with it? How do you want to feel about money?

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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Day 21: Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 days of meditation + journaling

By Andrea Schroeder / December 21, 2023 / Journal Prompts, meditation

Goodbye 2023 Hello 2024 31 Days of Meditation + Journaling

Listen to me lead you through the meditation on Instagram or Facebook (I am sharing the videos there every day). Get the printable guided journal with all the prompts here.

60 second meditation:

Imagine a ball of green light filled with the qualities of health and vitality.

Take a deep breath and breathe it in, filling your whole body with a sense of health and vitality. Exhale and sink deeper into your body, feel into how alive you are.

Today's prompt:

What do you want for your health in 2024? How do you want to feel in your body?

Get the printable version of the journal with all of the prompts right here.

Dream Book members:

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