Elevate: 2024 Wrap Up

Better late than never….

When I sat down to begin this post at the beginning of the month, I thought….yes, I did elevate myself last year. Yet some days it doesn’t feel like it. I am not always painting or creating. I’m not always deep in my energy work. The truth is, I’m not just ONE thing. I am many things. I used to think you needed to focus on one thing and be the best at it. Yet, today, I see that we need to fulfill our passions and chase all the things that catch our attention. These are things that fill our cups.

In 2024, I knew right away it was a year to elevate. I had no idea where this idea came from, but I knew it was time to step into something bigger. And, I did. I spent plenty of time painting and creating, but I also spent quite a bit of time exploring the energy work of Reiki, my intuition, and my mediumship. It was almost as if I was on a journey back to myself.

As 2024 began, I had finally found a job I enjoyed and found confidence in what I was doing, as well as leaving behind the need to be perfect. I feel like that perfectionism and need to please had always been a problem for me. Today, I know it’s okay to make a mistake. We are not perfect and no one should expect us to be. All this to say, it’s been a few years since there were any Sunday Scaries.

I also noticed in 2024 that my art was changing and growing. I was finally able to try new types of art. I dabbled in alcohol marker. I even started drawing and creating in ProCreate on my ipad. This was a big leap for me because I had only ever created coloring books using my ipad. Digital art always seemed to elude me for some weird reason. I took the initiative to have a kind, young soul walk me through ProCreate and I realized it was me holding me back.

My biggest break through came with my Reiki work. I found more and more often when my clients would come in, someone on the other side would arrive with them. This wasn’t something I had ever noticed before. I had mediumship experiences with friends’ family members, but nothing that allowed me to sense their energy first. Honestly, it was more clairaudient. My spidey-sense started the first of the year and after that, I began to be able to recognize people I knew on the other side by their energetics. It was surreal, honestly. Like, I could sense my granny and her two best friends when they would show up (like a coven-HA). Having known these people in my life on this side, it was very easy to recognize them when they showed up.

I found myself doing things I had never imagined, like clearing homes and land for clients, too. I found I could clear land from a distance (and in-person), but I also cleared homes of stagnant energies. This allowed things like clocks that would only work briefly to resume their regular schedule and raised the energies of the home to where it felt open and clear. Even I was amazed!!

By the end of the year, I felt nudged to try to do some readings for people. I wasn’t sure what I was going to get, so I worked on connecting with their guides and angels, but sure as I would be wrapping things up, a relative would come through. It was scary, but when I gave the readings (I like to connect prior to our scheduled time so there is no influence from the person I’m doing the reading for), I was almost as surprised as they were to find out that I am on target with what I’m bringing forward. I’d say that’s true elevation for me, as a reluctant medium.

So what now? Well, I’m working to pull my readings into my work. I already pull energy into the amazing homes and pets I’ve been painting. I am continuing to do readings for people slowly but surely. I haven’t quite gotten my footing there, but it will come. I’m dabbling in creating the spirits, guides, and angels that come through for my clients as well. I recently captured this Fairy Guide for a Reiki client. I haven’t determined what medium I’ll use for these (this one is alcohol maker), but I feel like they are something that I have been wanting to do (and my body reaction agrees). Stay tuned.

So between my creativity and my energy work, I have been busy. I can’t wait to see what this year brings for me. If you’re interested in hearing more about my intuitive work, check out my new blog on Substack and don’t for get to subscribe! I’ll certainly be including more of it in my art work, too. The new blog is more about my thoughts and ideas around it all. This one will continue to be more about the day-to-day creative in me.

Thanks for coming along on this journey! See ya soon!