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"I never lose, I either win or I learn." -Nelson Mandela

✨ part II of 44 gleanings in 44 years, a reckoning, & winter solstice magic ✨

Dec 20, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

44 gleanings from your birthday girl: part I

After 44 solar returns: a few things I know for sure

Dec 4, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

the longest journey you'll ever take is from your head to your heart

stay open and let hope in, but hold outcomes lightly if you want to retain a modicum of self-command and joy

Nov 19, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

all of your life is a training

give your upsets the space they need and you'll hold them differently

Nov 4, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” -James Baldwin

magic, science, gifts of pain, & gleanings this round

Jan 3 • Shoshana Ray

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ayurvedic rituals to greet the day

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Oct 4, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

"my legacy is that I stayed on course, from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me." -Tina Turner

part II of "what can emerge in the absence of a plan?" (Sept. 5th)

Sep 20, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

what can emerge in the absence of a plan?

bottoms, portals, recovery, and freedom

Sep 5, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

"stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence.” -Alan Watts

make a "to done" list instead

Aug 22, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

what is a "writer ecosystem" and how to make it your own?

forget about platform and weave a majestic realm of elven dreams, magic spells, and language that sings

Aug 8, 2025 • Shoshana Ray

Beauty, Terror, & Everything In Between

Beauty, Terror, & Everything In Between

Fortnightly letters on posttraumatic growth served with love, grit, and magic. You are who you are for good reason- now own your multitudes and let that light shine! True wholeness cannot be broken, no matter what you've survived. Lunar cycle drops. ✨

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