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Hitch a ride on the magic carpet
Posted on February 18, 2020 7 Comments
“Enchantment is never in short supply.”—Bayo Akomolafe I live in a college town. Right across the river is a funky little downtown with a wide assortment of late-night entertainment—bands, comics, pubs, deejays. Let’s just say adult beverages are frequently consumed. If you show up the next morning, there’s always money laying around. Sometimes even $100 […]
Yet another trio of tales from the annals of magic and enchantment
Posted on July 18, 2019 22 Comments
“What power is this. I can’t say. I just know that it’s there.”–Alexander Graham Bell I have a magical inbox. It delivers miracle stories from readers of my books. Anytime I need a boost, l simply open my email and voila! an inspiring new story shows up. Lately, these stories often include pictures of 222. […]
Another trio of tales from the annals of magic and enchantment
Posted on October 24, 2016 15 Comments
“Take off your shoes and let yourself go.”–Elvin Bishop My mission remains the same. To be in service to the new story. The story that reminds us we’re all connected–to each other, to the natural world and to the big cosmic mystery. One of the ways I fulfill my purpose is by sharing miracles, by […]
Notes from the frontiers of magic and enchantment
Posted on July 28, 2016 21 Comments
“When they go low, we go high.”–Michelle Obama You know that declaration I make every morning? That something amazingly awesome is going to happen to me today. Well, yesterday I was minding my own business after a fun breakfast with my pickleball pals and I get a message from an editor at People magazine. “I […]
The World Series, the Royals and why every game is YOUR game
Posted on November 2, 2015 10 Comments
“We found the magic.”—Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals first baseman Terrance McKenna, the consciousness guru often described as the Timothy Leary of the 90’s, used to say, “Find the others.” What he meant was find your tribe, your people, the others who hear the dog whistle. I’m happy to report there’s a whole crew of […]
Peek-a-boo. I be you. The secret to real-time manifestation.
Posted on October 16, 2015 27 Comments
“The second I decide something is done, it’s done. I just have to wait for all y’all to see it.”—Will Smith Or in my case, I have to wait for myself to see it. The minute I make an intention, it’s real, it’s a viable creation. But until I can feel it and actually “be […]
Three more reasons to call off the “life sucks” routine and start conjuring up magic
Posted on October 13, 2015 20 Comments
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”—Carl Sagan Like Kevin Spacey, I play many roles. I’m a mom, a dishwasher, a journalist, a pickleball player. Recently, I’ve also been called to act as a town crier. To stand on the street corners of the blogosphere and scream, “Extra, extra. Read all about it. Life […]
Two more reasons to believe in magic and miracles
Posted on September 28, 2015 28 Comments
“At any time I still expect that the no-talent police will come and arrest me.”—Mike Myers I chose the Mike Myers quote because my hosts in Japan just sent me the video they produced to open my talk this Friday in Tokyo. According to the translation, the last line says, “The World Top Master Pam […]
Why you should stay on the joy and gratitude frequency
Posted on August 18, 2015 25 Comments
“I need the memory of magic if I am ever going to conjure magic again.” ― Robert McCammon When you’re on the frequency of joy and gratitude, the universe is free to line things up, work things out, pull rabbits out of hats. But most of us, instead of staying on that clear, sweet channel […]
Why I’m the luckiest person on the planet, Part 10
Posted on February 4, 2014 22 Comments
“I always knew I was a hit record just waiting to happen.”—Oprah Winfrey One of the great privileges of being a writer is people want to talk to you. They want to interview you, ask your opinion about things. While I don’t consider myself an expert (I nearly fell off my chair when I read […]
