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We hold all sorts of institutions and businesses to a high standard. They better deliver this when they say they will or else I’ll….fill in the blank. We expect them to do what they say they are going to do. Deliver the product or perform the service like they advertise or claim.

But we usually don’t hold ourselves to the same standard. We tell ourselves we’re going to do something and then…don’t. And then don’t hold ourselves accountable. We just sorta forget we ever said we’d do it.

It’s time to start holding yourself accountable to yourself. It’s time for you to start delivering on what you said you were going to do. And if you don’t, you find a way to make it right. To fix it. Forgetting about it isn’t fixing it.

Depriving ourselves of a bad habit we engage in too often…that could be a way of holding ourselves accountable. Athletes and people who are physically active will often do this. No ice cream for me tonight. No cream in my coffee tomorrow morning because I didn’t do the reps I said I would. You get the idea.

This will also force you to be more mindful about what goals you set for yourself. Don’t set anything that’s too unattainable. You’re just setting yourself up to not accomplish it. Or to not even begin once you realize how big a goal it is.

But start holding yourself accountable.

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There’s a lot to be said about keeping your goals and dreams to yourself. About not sharing them with everybody. Because most often, it will be your family and friends who will try to talk you out of whatever it is you are thinking of doing or being. It’s a shame really. The people you would like to share with the most, will be the ones most likely to cut you down and make you rethink your dreams and goals and wishes.

But I encourage you, with the next dream or goal or vision you have for yourself, to just keep it to yourself. Work on it in silence. It’s not a community work project. It’s your goal or dream for yourself. You can explain it to people (if they even ask) when you’ve accomplished it.

Your dreams were given to you for a reason. They’re yours. Not your family’s or your friends. Protect them and keep them safe from criticism and negativity. Let your actions make the noise.

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It’s Pumpkin Spice season and this spice is all over the place right now. But you can use cinnamon year round to attract prosperity and to “speed things up” in your workings and in your daily practice.

You can stir it into your coffee or tea clockwise thinking (or speaking outloud) about what you want to bring into your life. You can stand outside your front door and blow it into the house asking for prosperity and wealth. Thursday is an ideal day to do this – the day ruled by Jupiter. The planet of expansion and growth and blessings. You can sprinkle it around a candle to speed up whatever working you are doing. Cinnamon, coffee grounds, red pepper, cayenne pepper…they can speed up manifestations.

So don’t stop using cinnamon after the holidays. Use it year round to encourage blessings.

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We all have parts of ourselves, aspects of our personality, that we don’t love. That we know need to be worked on, changed or just outright gotten rid of. Do you judge people too much or too often? Do you complain all the time? Are you overly-critical? Do you give up when things get difficult or challenging instead of seeing things through? Do you talk yourself out of things because you still hold on to outdated ideas of who you are and what you’re capable of? Do you give too much attention to what others think…or might think? Do you allow yourself to stay in situations you don’t like or that don’t make you happy because the idea of change terrifies you?

Sometimes, it’s seeing these traits in other people that makes us realize how unattractive they are. I am never as aware how draining and unattractive complaining is until I talk to my mom. I love her, but she has gotten used to complaining about everything. All the time. Nothing is ever good or fine or perfect. She’s not going to change and I don’t try to change her. She has to realize this is a quality of herself she doesn’t really like and change it herself. But I am suddenly made more aware of how I don’t want to be like that. And when I catch myself falling into that rut, I snap out of it. I start thinking of things in my life that I love, that I am happy for and about, things I’m grateful for.

This isn’t a “one and done” sort of activity. I have to remind myself repeatedly to do this. But it’s worth working on. Constant complaining really is unattractive and it doesn’t change anything. We all have something we do or something we don’t do (that we wish we did)….you can change it at any time.

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We are now officially in November. There’s two months left of this calendar year. And as I always say, any new month is a good time to set new goals for yourself. And (or) to think about what goals you accomplished last month.

It takes 21 days to start a new habit. So a month provides ample time to begin something new or end a bad habit. We all have a new habit we should start or that would be good for us. And we all have bad habits we should stop. If you need some ideas, consider drinking one extra glass of water a day, eating one extra piece of fruit or a vegetable a day, going for a five minute walk once a day (not if there’s ice on the ground, be smart), doing 10 pushups or 25 (or more) sit ups a day, reading a book a month, contributing to a savings count every week or pay period, even if it’s just $5…the list goes on an on.

But don’t let the passage of time just…pass. You can use any given day, any given moment, to better yourself and to better your life. It just takes a decision to do so and 21 days of diligence and discipline.

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In Mexico and Latin American Culture, yesterday and even today can be days to celebrate and acknowledge your ancestors. In Mexico, cookies and candies are brought to the final resting place of ancestors and left there. Liquor is brought and candles are lit.

The Catholic Church uses November 1 to celebrate All Saint’s Day. Think of it as a less Latin version of the Day of the Dead. The Litany of the Saints will often be said at mass on this day. And it’s an ideal time to give special thanks and attention to any favorite saints you pray to or work with. You don’t have to be hispanic or Catholic to honor your ancestors who have gone before you.

You can light a candle at any time. You can always whisper a “thank you” when you have moments where you just know someone was watching out for you, helping to make something happen. You can keep a running list (literally, a list of names on paper) of saints and of loved ones you always want to especially remember and keep it on your ancestor altar.

And anybody can create an ancestor altar. You just need a surface. You can use any table or the top of a dresser or even a nightstand you don’t use. You can decorate it any way you want to – it’s your ancestor altar for your ancestors. You can have things there that remind you of them, or that they once owned or that you know they would have liked. It’s common for people to leave a small amount of liquor and a glass of water. You can leave candies or any sort of food you think they would have liked (just throw it out after a few hours). You can have candles there, plants, perfume, jewelry…the list goes on and on. Pictures of loved ones who have recently passed too are often on ancestor altars. It’s a simple way to venerate the deceased and to remind them that you haven’t forgotten about them.

I light some incense that I keep on my altar every morning and say good morning to some special saints I pray to (I have prayer cards and some small statutes of them) and to my ancestors. I ask them to watch over me as I go through my day and I thank them for their guidance and protection.

If thing are confusing for you, a tarot reading or an intuitive reading might help bring some clarity to the situation. You can order a reading at my shop OracleIndigo on Etsy.

Today is Halloween. Or Samhain in the Celtic tradition. It marks the end of summer and the end of harvest season. It marks a new year…. it’s the Witch’s New Year. It is also a time to honor those who have gone before you – your ancestors. In Mexico and in parts of Latin America (and South America) they celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). And they bring treats and light candles at the final resting places of their ancestors.

One way to celebrate this is to have a Dumb Supper. It’s a way to celebrate and honor your ancestors. You set a place at the table (plate, napkin, fork, knife, glass, etc) and eat your meal in silence. You invite your ancestors to join you. The “dumb” part is simply about being silent and not speaking.

Feel free to light a candle for your ancestors, too. You can do that at any time (any day of the year). Thank them for watching over you. Ask them for help and protection going forward.

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When was the last time you extended kindness to someone? When was the last time you smiled at a stranger just to smile? When did you offer someone help expecting absolutely nothing in return?

They say if you do something nice for someone expecting something in return, you’re doing business. Not kindness.

Why not do something nice for someone today? Unexpectedly or unprovoked. Unasked for. If you struggle with depression, one of the simplest ways to help yourself (even if it is only for a few moments) is to do something nice for someone. Making others happy makes us happy. Making others smile, makes us smile. It’s an easy way to pay it forward.

The world needs more kindness. Why not start today?

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Tomorrow (October 30), Mars will start his retrograde through Gemini. Mars doesn’t retrograde all that often. But when he does, it can be noticeable and felt. Mars is about action and movement. Aggression. War. Goals and passion.

Retrograde…he’s not as powerful and “forward moving” as he is when he’s moving direct. So it’s not an ideal time to start anything new. Of course, you still can, it might just not progress as quickly as you’d like. Or, it might seems like it’s stagnant.

In Gemini, watch your words. And expect thoughts to just be all over the place. But words and communication could be strained. Pause before you speak.

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This is going to be my new question to ask people right after they ask me what I do for a living. I’m going to ask them what they do and then I’m going to ask them how long they’ve been doing that. And then I’m going to ask them if they like what they do for a living.

I read somewhere that people will often ask you what you do for a living to determine how much respect to give you. If they find out I’m a waitress or elementary school teacher, they might not give me the same kind of respect as an attorney or doctor. I can’t help people asking me what I do.

But I’ve become more curious not so much about what they do (or who they work for), but if they’re really happy doing that. If you’ve ever done this, you might get some surprising reactions. Some people get a little angry that you would even think to ask them that. And that usually tells me that they aren’t happy doing what they do. Maybe they went that way out of obligation. It was a family business and they were next in line to run it. Or maybe they did that because that big company or corporation hires a lot of people in that area so that’s where they started out of college and they just stayed. Maybe they do what they do because a parent pushed them to do that. Or they just feel stuck.

The idea here is that you don’t want to be one of these people. When someone asks you what you do for a living or where you work, you want to answer (truthfully) and be genuinely excited about it. You want to be excited to talk about it, how you got there, what you do, how it’s going, what your new plans or goals are for yourself.

Life is too short to be doing anything short of what you are put on this earth to do. It’s time to get excited about it.

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