The rest of the backstory is boring. Let’s skip it for now. Let’s focus on when I got mad and things started happening. Since summer 2016, I learned a lot of things. There’s no divisive line of good or bad in those things. Just the truth I found for myself.  Funny thing is? When I spoke those truths, when I acted on those truths… Life changed for me.  Here are a few things I learned. I’ll go into depth in future posts.

1. Unlearn the modern hip maxim “don’t hate the playa, hate the game.”  Don’t bother hating unless you’re going to use that energy to get things done.

2. No one is under any obligation to help you out of any situation or teach you skills for free. #NotSorry

3. Humans are ultimately self serving. Each and every time, they will choose themselves over you. Deal with it.

4. When things go wrong, go back to the basics. Remember one of the lines in the Princess Bride: when things go wrong go back to the beginning.

5. There are no shortcuts to success or enlightenment.  #StillNotSorry

6. You will make mistakes. Once you’re done beating yourself up, go back to the number 4 entry.

7. It’s not your job to fix anyone else. Give them all the tools and encouragement… And walk away.

8. Your job is to fix you. If others learn from your example, great. If not? Move along.

9. The advice about hanging around successful people only works if you all have similar goals and you actually learn from the others and do the work.

10. You can’t be a spiritual leader in a vacuum. No tribe? No flock? No f-cks given by the gods.

11.  Whatever title you choose, unless your prayers or magick gets reliable results? You are wasting your time.

12. Drama will always go down. Mind your business and let it go down.

 Oh yeah, y’all. It’s gonna be like that. Happy New Year

Rev. Terrie