This week, I reflect on a trip to Berkeley to celebrate my daughter Rachel’s PhD graduation—a joyful milestone that also carried the bittersweet awareness of change, distance, and the passage of time. Along the way, I fulfilled a dream more than forty years in the making: a family lunch at the legendary Chez Panisse.
What surprised me most wasn't the food (although it was extraordinary). It was the depth of presence I experienced while sharing that meal with my family. For a few precious hours, I felt fully immersed in the moment—savoring not only the flavors on my plate, but the love, gratitude, and fleeting beauty of being together.
We begin with a card pull from the DREAMER Path Oracle Deck: Dream of Fire, an invitation to align personal vision with collective purpose and to trust the fire that lights our path forward.
I also share reflections inspired by a talk from Caroline Myss (link below) and the ways we unconsciously give our energy away through worry, self-consciousness, and concern about what others think.
The episode concludes with a guided meditation, Nourished by the Source, inspired by the beautiful song As We Bless the Source of Life by Carol Christ and Faith Rogow. Together we connect with the heart of the Earth, receive nourishment from the wellspring of life, and return to the simple practice of relishing each delicious moment.
🌸 Reflection
One of this week's gifts was realizing that joy becomes even sweeter when we allow ourselves to be fully present to it.
Not worrying about how we look.
Not wondering what others think.
Not rushing ahead to what comes next.
Simply receiving the moment as it is.
Perhaps that is what it means to relish each delicious moment.
💛 Invitation
Have you ever had an experience that felt so rich, so meaningful, that you were completely present for it?
Or perhaps a dream that took years—or decades—to come true?
I'd love to hear your reflections.
🔗 Resources Mentioned
Caroline Myss' talk on energy, identity, and the chakras
DREAMER Path Oracle Deck--message me if you're interested in purchasing your own
🌿 Closing Blessing
May you slow down.
May you savor.
May you receive.
And may you relish each delicious moment.
Con sabor de amor(with the flavor of love)
— Susan ✨
