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Welcome!
Welcome to my garden, dear friend. This is a pretty new space for me. Please have patience with the mess. I have no doubts that it will grow into something quite beautiful in the days to come.
Currently: I’m migrating old posts to this new space. I’ve been blogging for so long by now that the tech was quite different when some of the original posts were written and published. So, the formatting may be slightly askew on some of them. I’m working to fix them, though! It may just take me a little bit of time.
Your Hostess
I’m your hostess, Dawna.
You can read my “professional” bio on my About page. While we’re here, in the garden, I’m just… Well, me.
I’m a mom of 3 wonderful human beings and “Nana” to 2. I’m a (retired) military spouse and have been married to DH for over 30 years now.
I like knitting, crocheting, reading, and writing. I go out with friends and other loved ones from time to time, but I’m really something of a homebody. What I REALLY LOVE, though, is when we’re able to take our “home on wheels” (the Mystic Maunderer aka the Tweedle Dee) out into nature. In a few years, DH and I planning to RV full-time. That is, after our youngest graduates from High School and goes out into the world on her own.
By day, I’m a Technical Recruiter. By night and on the weekends, I’m a writer, Spiritual Life Coach, and energy healer. Though, I prefer “anam cara”, which roughly translates to “soul friend” because that’s what I am and that’s what I seek to “do” in the world. Be a soul friend to others, to you!
I’m also something of a “gadget girl”. At least, that’s what DH likes to call me. I like tech! It comes easily to me. Though, you won’t find me on as many platforms these days as I’ve frequented in the past. Admittedly, I was a “kid in a candy store”! These days, I’m pretty much sticking to Instagram, the garden here, and Substack. I am on Facebook but pretty much only crosspost things to my page there.
Here, I shared some of my favorite things…
If you feel resonance with me, I would love to connect with you!
Until next time our paths cross, take care!
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Busting Cancer With Love and Laughter
Hello, my dear friend! I hope this finds you well and that you are having a warm holiday season filled with love and joy.
As I continue on this healing journey I have been propelled on, I’m reminded of my focus here, my reason for chronicling my experience. I spoke of it in my Cycle Breakers entry, but there is more to it than even that.
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The Garden Pathway, December 25, 2022
Hello, my dear friend! Here we are on the very last Sunday of 2022. Difficult to believe, isn’t it? In many ways this year seemingly scooted by.
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours, if you celebrate it.
This past Wednesday was the Winter Solstice. The longest night of the year. The day when the dark and light were balanced.
My dear friend, Latrelle Ross, and I co-hosted A Night of Light.
Latrelle took us through a beautiful Crossroads clearing, and I was pleased to be able to bring through a wonderful message from Spirit.
The energies will still be with us for a while. If you would like to watch the replay, why not pop over and join us in the Night of Light group?
It is our intent to co-host a new event together every quarter. So, you’ll be in the right place to join us for our… spring event.
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Until next week, my dear friend, please take care! I look forward to connecting with you again soon.
Much Love and Light to You,
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Cycle Breakers
Hello, my dear friend! Here we are in the midst of this beautiful holiday season. I do hope this finds you and yours well.
Recently, I came across the quote you see in the image above, and it really resonated with me. So much so that I just had to recreate it and share my thoughts about it with you.
I am a cycle breaker. Just like my mother before me.
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Until next week, my dear friend, I send you so much love and light. Take care, and I will speak with you again soon!
Tomorrow night, my dear friend, Latrelle Ross, and I are co-hosting the Night of Light. We’ll be reflecting, releasing, and setting our intentions for the upcoming New Year, and there’s still time to join us!
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The Garden Pathway, Issue 4, Vol I
Hello, there, my dear friend! I do hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season, and as we zip up 2022, you are feeling inspired by the vibrations that 2023 is bringing our way.
As I have mentioned numerous times, 2022 has been a heck of a year for many of us. For me, it brought many blessings, and this, even, includes my current situation because I know – in my Heart of hearts – that it’s Divinely Orchestrated. It is serving a purpose in my overall evolution.
It also comes as I wrap up my ‘9 Year’, the end of this current cycle.
You may ask, though, “what does she mean by that?”
“Numerology, in its simplest terms, is the relationship between a number and its mystical nature on both an individual and worldly level.” ~ Astrology.com
Numerology 101
Each individual is said to live a series of cycles throughout their life. The Life Path number – also known as one’s “Destiny Number” – is based on the date upon which one is born.
I was born on April 17th, 1970.
4 + 1 + 7 = 12
1 + 2 = 3
1 + 9 + 7 + 0 = 17
1 + 7 = 8
3 + 8 = 11
1 + 1 = 2/11
My Life Path Number is: 11/2
You can find out more about your Life Path Number and what it means to you at Creative Numerology by Chrisine DeLorey.
Year Number
2022 was a ‘9 Year’ for me.
My birthday – April 17th – is calculated like this:
4 + 1 + 7 = 12 = 1 + 2 = 3
2022 = 2 + 0 + 2 + 2 = 6
3 + 6 = 9
Each overarching cycle runs from 1 through 9.
The “9 Year” is the culmination of the cycle.
“As one door closes another opens”, but if you refuse to accept that certain doors really have closed, you will be unable to recognize the new possibilities. The 9 Year helps you to face the absolute reality of your past – and how it is impacting your present, and then decide how you want to create your future. ~Christine Delorey, Creative Numerology
This means that I’ll begin a completely new cycle in 2023.
4 + 1 + 7 = 12 = 1 + 2 = 3
2 + 0 + 2 + 3 = 7
3 + 7 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1
What year will you enter in 2023? Again, check out Creative Numerology for more information.
I do recommend her Year Books, which cover her DAILY, WEEKLY, and MONTHLY forecasts for the entire year. If you have Kindle Unlimited, you can check out your Year Book for FREE.
As we get closer to the New Year, I will share more tools in the Garden Community that members can use to gain a clearer picture of what energies 2023 will bring with it.
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A Night of Light
Erin at the Seasonal Soul tells us “the winter solstice is the beginning of a new chapter” in our lives. She goes on to say, “Winter is meant to be a deeply nourishing time in your life. It’s meant to nurture you, and restore you. It’s meant to ground you & to calm your nervous-system – worn out from a long, hard year of life & growth & challenges.”
On the 21st of December, my dear friend, Latrelle Ross, and I will be co-hosting A Night of Light. A sacred container in which we will reflect, release and get clear on our desires and intentions for the upcoming New Year.
Latrelle and I want to help you expand on this Winter Solstice energy, so you can ease into the clarity of 2023 without resistance.
Latrelle will be sharing the Crossroads energy clearing and creation activation:
- To help you clear the baggage from the last two years
- To make space for all you will be creating (in life, business & career) with your new mindset, in 2023.
Once this space is set, I will pull out my oracle cards:
- To guide you to consciously connect with your intuition,
- So you know exactly what action to take as you move forward into 2023.
To learn more or register to join us, just click the button below.
I hope to see you there!
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Until next week, my dear friend, please take care! I look forward to connecting with you again soon.
Much Love and Light to You,
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It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Hello, my dear friend! It’s always so good to connect with you. How are you doing? Well, I hope!
Here we are, almost three weeks into my wellness journey, and when I started it, it was with wide-eyed optimism. “I’m going to do this, and this is how I’m going to do it, and I’m going to help others along the way.”
Those sentiments have not changed, but I am beginning to realize that this journey is likely not going to be so “cut and dry”.
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2022 has been a heck of a year for many of us! The Winter Solstice is a time of reflection upon what has come previously as well as setting our intentions for what we desire to create in the days to come, in 2023.
On the 21st of December, my dear friend, Latrelle Ross, and I are co-hosting A Night of Light 2022. It’s a sacred container in which we will reflect, release, and get clear for the upcoming year.
To learn more or register to join us, just click the button below.
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A Night of Light
The last two years have asked A LOT of us as well as everyone else around us.
In many ways, it has SUCKED greatly!
The truth of the matter, though, is the stuff we’ve gone through has created the perfect stage for us to clarify our relationship with the surrounding world.
As a result of all of it, we – YOU – have changed and grown in ways that we’re not even aware of yet.
2023 is right around the corner, and it’s coming in to enlighten us, to show us how very different we are now.
This will be the year that will assist us in creating a stronger awareness of who our “new you” actually is by asking us to confront it head-on.
Did that just cause a bit of anxiety? It’s okay! We’ll be able to do this slowly and gently as we’re allowed to get accustomed to this new mindset.
It is by going within, that we’ll each be able to build a self-awareness that will assist us in remaining centered, even when life presents us with moments that act as a mirror, helping us to see who we have become.
The Night of Light gathering, which I’m co-hosting with my dear friend, Latrelle Ross, will be the perfect starting point for your personal 2023 transformation.
Bring on the light of the upcoming year, by embracing the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year.
During the Night of Light, you will begin surrendering to this “dark” time that is here to teach you to take time to look within.
This Solstice’s naturally quiet time will support you in creating solitude so you can reflect and focus on what direction you need to take as 2023 begins.
Consciously linking your awareness to nature’s cycles will deepen your own personal growth.
During the Night of Light, Latrelle and I want to help you expand on this Winter Solstice energy, so you can ease into the clarity of 2023 without resistance.
Latrelle will be sharing the Crossroads energy clearing and creation activation:
- To help you clear the baggage from the last two years
- To make space for all you will be creating (in life, business & career) with your new mindset, in 2023.
Once this space is set, I will pull out my oracle cards:
- To guide you to consciously connect with your intuition,
- So you know exactly what action to take as you move forward into 2023.
Without your knowing, the challenges of the last two years have been slowly sculpting your “new you”.
Integrate your new existence so you can move forward with a stronger sense of awareness.
Let 2023 be the year you immerse yourself in a sea of new possibilities.
Get started on solid footing by joining the Night of Light gathering on December 21st, at 7:00 PM EST.Just click the button below to register to join us.
Hope to see you there!
- To help you clear the baggage from the last two years
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The Universe Always Has Our Back
Hello, again, my dear friend. I hope this finds you and yours well.
Here I am, two weeks into this new journey, and I’ve been experiencing a great many insights already. So many that I’m having difficulty deciding what to share first!
The greatest insight I’ve experienced, though, is the fact that I AM divinely held.
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Trail Diaries: At the Trailhead
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Soul Sunday: Dusting Off the Diary
Good morning, my dear friend! I hope this finds you well.
As we started wrapping up our 28 Days of Gratitude Journey, I started musing about which of the hundreds of ideas that have been going through my wee noggin I wanted to focus on next.
This week, the Universe made the decision for me.
As a result, I have decided to dust off the Trail Diaries.
What Are the Trail Diaries?
You might be asking this, especially if you’re new to the Garden.
Essentially, the Trail Diaries are posts I write that give the reader an insight into my life and how I utilize the tips, tricks, tools, and “best” practices I teach others as a coach and utilize as an energy healer.
While I will share bits and pieces of the content with the community at large, the juicier bits (ie in-depth descriptions and summaries) will be shared with paid members of the Garden Community.
With the exception of the Night of Light event, I will be doing with my dear friend and coach, Latrelle Ross, on the night of the Winter Solstice, this is all I plan to do in the Garden for a while.
This is a period of healing and release for me. I need to focus the majority of my energy on me and my family, BUT, with that being said, I do need this period of my life to have a greater purpose. If I can help you or someone you love by sharing my experiences, I will.
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What do you get as a Paid Community Member?
You’ll:
– Gain access to the Trail Diaries content, which will include exclusive Angel Wisdom info and channelings.
– Gain access to the Garden Community’s Facebook group.
– Receive the Garden Pathway newsletter via email each month.I hope you will join #TeamDawna as I love myself and US (United Spirit) through this potentially challenging time.
Until we take the next step on this journey together, my friend, take care. May you love life and suck out its marrow in the process. (If you aren’t there yet… this journey is for you, too!)
Sending Much Light and Love Your Way,
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Three Little Words
If you say nothing else to yourself all day, please say these three little words… “I love myself.”
If you say it repeatedly (even if you don’t believe it), almost like a chant or mantra, it can have seemingly miraculous results.
Saying it repeatedly for days, especially if you can drum up the emotions behind it, will begin to take precedence over the old recordings that may contradict it.
It can change the health of your body and your life!
So, rather than mulling over all the things that your mind will wander upon throughout your day, even at night, try these three little words instead and see what happens. You may just be surprised. I know I have been! 😘
Take care of yourself, dear friend!
Garden of the Mental Mystic 