Decidedly Debbie

What I have learned about trusting what I cannot see…

What I Have Learned About Trusting What I Cannot See There is a season most of us know intimately, even if we have never had a name for it. It is the season where you have done the work, made the changes, said the prayers, and still cannot quite see where any of it is going. The path feels real but the destination is hidden. The knowing is there but t...

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My daily intention, “Handle my day with ease and grace,” reminds me that I don’t have to force, hustle, or control everything. It invites me to trust the process, stay present, and respond thoughtfully instead of reacting impulsively.

Setting an intention doesn’t guarantee a perfect day. Challenges still arise. Life still happens. But it changes how I meet those moments. It helps me pause, reconnect with myself, and choose who I want to be in the midst of it all.

An intention is a compass, not a contract.

And every morning, it points me back to peace.

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What intention would support you most today?

Have you ever left a room feeling lighter, without knowing exactly why?

That is a little bit of what Reiki feels like. It is a gentle energy healing practice that works with your body’s own natural ability to release stress, calm the nervous system, and restore a sense of balance. You do not need to believe in anything or understand the science to feel its effects. You simply need to be open to receiving.

If you have been feeling stretched thin, disconnected from yourself, or like you are carrying more than your shoulders were built for, Reiki offers a quiet space to exhale. No effort required on your part. You lie down, you breathe, and you let something ancient and gentle do the rest.

I have had the honor of guiding so many people through this experience, and every single time, I am reminded of how much healing happens when we finally stop and let ourselves receive. If you are curious what that might feel like for you, I would love to welcome you in.

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Here is an excerpt from my latest blog post... Last month we spent a lot of time with grief. We named it, sat inside it, and explored what happens when we finally stop trying to rush through it. And if you did that work honestly, even a little of it, there is a good chance your body knows. There is a good chance it has been holding some of what your mind has been processing, quietly, in the background, the way it always does.

That is actually where I want to begin this month. Because the body is not separate from the emotional and spiritual work we do. It is where that work lives. It is where grief settles when it has nowhere else to go. It is where unspoken words take up residence in the shoulders and the chest. It is where years of pushing through and holding it together eventually show up as tension or fatigue or illness that seems to arrive out of nowhere, except that it never really comes from nowhere at all.

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Happy New Month!

July-The Language of the Body We live in a world that prizes the mind. We are taught to analyze, to reason, to figure things out. And there is beauty in that. But somewhere along the way, many of us learned to treat the body like a vehicle we ride around in, rather than a living, breathing intelligence we are.