Musings - reflections, truths, and things I’m still learning to say out loud
The deeper work often arrives as a whisper. Here is where I try to catch it in words.
These are the quiet pieces. The words that didn’t belong on social media.
The truths I wrote down before I even knew I was ready to share them.
They’re not polished. But they’re real.
And if they meet something inside you - you’re in the right place.
I now write more freely, more often, and more truthfully over on Substack - under the same name: Musings of a Mystic.
You can visit, read, or subscribe - if the words feel like home.
Earlier Musings
(These words were written before Substack - but they still hold their own kind of truth.)
This is where I began to write in the open.
The language has shifted. I’ve shifted.
But these pieces still carry echoes of becoming - and they may meet something in you, too.
A Valentines Day Wish
Valentines Day is a day for lovers. A day to openly cherish and declare our love for our partners. A day to embrace the schmaltz and cheesiness of a ritual whose roots have long been forgotten in the commercialised reality of the world.
But what if you’re single?
Who do you send flowers and cards to then? Who do you make a special breakfast for? Who do you gaze at lovingly and whisper the secrets of your soul to?
For Lovers of Tea!
My favourite thing to do is drink tea.
It gives me a reassuring sense of peace and lightness. It’s warmth holds me. It’s scent calms me. It’s medicine heals me.
And clearly I’m not the only one who has a love affair with tea, as I’ve found a few beautiful, funny and heart warming quotes that bring a smile to my face and fills my heart with laughter and love.
From my heart to yours – enjoy!
New Years EVe Ritual
Rituals pervade every area of my life and New Years Eve is no different.
I’ve never been a big fan of celebrating the new year (apart from some rather spectacular parties in my younger days). However, since my marriage ended and I’ve found myself on my own at the close of the year, celebrating and ritualising the release of one year and extending an invitation to the next has become a ritual I cherish and look forward to for weeks.
Tea Meditation
My life is full of small, even tiny rituals. I used to think of them as insignificant. But as my life changed, dramatically and painfully, these small moments of my day became increasingly important to me.
The way I wake in the morning is now a wonderful few moments of reflection and gratitude.
Plot Twist!
Here in Sydney we’ve been drowning in torrential rain, the worst storms in the last 10 years. As a result of the deluge, my healing room has flooded.
A Fork In The Road
There comes a time in a womans’ life when she reaches a fork in the road. A point where she can either turn one way and let life continue as it always has, or she can turn the other way, a new way, and begin a new chapter of her life.