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What Do Accomplishments Have to Do with Wishes?

2 days ago

What Do Accomplishments Have to Do with Wishes?

“OMG! I didn’t do ANYTHING last year! I have a list a mile long of projects and plans and I didn’t do A SINGLE THING!!!” Sound familiar?...

What to do About "Languishing" in Covid Year Two

Margie & Barbara

Jan 7

What to do About "Languishing" in Covid Year Two

An article in the New York Times described a new phrase, “pandemic languishing”. The author defined languishing as “... a sense of...

Barbara Dickinson

Dec 31, 2021

The Sunday Challenge

This is Barbara’s story about how the Sunday Challenge, issued by Margie, informed additions to her wish list and the transformative...

Margie & Barbara

Dec 24, 2021

"E" is for Everyday

Barbara: Margie, why did you choose EVERYDAY as the “E” word for ABC’s of Wishing? Margie: Because wishing manifests itself for me...

Margie & Barbara

Dec 17, 2021

Creating Your Wish List - Step Five

Our fifth step goes into what to do after you have read your wishes aloud. Well, you now get to check off any wishes that have come true,...

Margie & Barbara

Dec 10, 2021

As the Year Comes to a Close

When we started this blog six months ago, we were hoping that “post-pandemic life” would be a reality by the end of the year. It is...

How Does Wish Work Fit with Mindfulness?

Margie & Barbara

Dec 3, 2021

How Does Wish Work Fit with Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is an important component of wish work for several reasons, though wish work extends beyond being mindful in the moment. In...

Wish Work and Shamanism - A Story from the Desert

Margaret Herrick

Nov 26, 2021

Wish Work and Shamanism - A Story from the Desert

One of my core wishes is to present my work to people who understand and welcome it. In other sections of this blog, we have discussed...

Margie & Barbara

Nov 19, 2021

"D" is for Design

Margie: OK, Barbara, what made you think of DESIGN in conjunction with wishing? Barbara: A lot of people think of life as what happens,...

Margie & Barbara

Nov 12, 2021

Creating Your Wish List - Step Four

Now that you have your foundational list of wishes, you are positioned to open your life to the abundant influx of wishes coming true....

Margie & Barbara

Nov 5, 2021

Step 7 - From Positives to Wishes

As we stated in our last “Post-Pandemic Life” post, it is now time to take your positives and turn them into wishes! Adding the positives...

Do You Have Any Tips for Writing Wishes?

Margie & Barbara

Oct 29, 2021

Do You Have Any Tips for Writing Wishes?

While we have shared certain guidelines on how to wish with you previously, writing wishes is a very personal thing. What we will share...

Barbara Dickinson

Oct 22, 2021

Be Careful What You Wish For!

LIke a lot of you out there, I wanted a perfect relationship in my life. Before I started my formal wish practice, I hung out briefly on...

Margie & Barbara

Oct 15, 2021

"C" is for Clarity

Margie: How about using CLARITY in conjunction with wishing for the letter “C”? Barbara: I really like that! Tell me more! Margie: My...

Margie & Barbara

Oct 7, 2021

Creating Your Wish List - Step Three

In Step Two, you created your wish list by freewriting whatever came to you. Now it’s time to fine tune your list to better sync with the...

Steps 4, 5, and 6 - Sifting Pandemic Activities to Bake a Better Life

Margie & Barbara

Sep 27, 2021

Steps 4, 5, and 6 - Sifting Pandemic Activities to Bake a Better Life

Now that you’ve identified your buckets and filled them, it’s time to separate them into different categories: positive, negative, or...

How Can I Relate Wishing to the World Today?

Margie & Barbara

Sep 17, 2021

How Can I Relate Wishing to the World Today?

We decided to go public with our wish work in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was obvious to us that, even though wish work might...

Margie & Barbara

Sep 10, 2021

"B" is for Blocks

Barbara: Margie, what made you think of BLOCKS in conjunction with wishing? Margie: For one thing, “block” has many meanings. It can mean...

Barbara Dickinson

Sep 3, 2021

Covid Vaccine

I was getting frustrated with the Covid vaccine sign-up process back in February/March 2021 - so frustrated that my brain didn't connect...

Margie & Barbara

Aug 27, 2021

Creating Your Wish List - Step Two

The original design we followed, drawn from many sources, recommended identifying 150 desires and from that list, writing out 101 wishes....

What Do Accomplishments Have to Do with Wishes?

What to do About "Languishing" in Covid Year Two

The Sunday Challenge

"E" is for Everyday

Creating Your Wish List - Step Five

As the Year Comes to a Close

How Does Wish Work Fit with Mindfulness?

Wish Work and Shamanism - A Story from the Desert

"D" is for Design

Creating Your Wish List - Step Four

Step 7 - From Positives to Wishes

Do You Have Any Tips for Writing Wishes?

Be Careful What You Wish For!

"C" is for Clarity

Creating Your Wish List - Step Three

Steps 4, 5, and 6 - Sifting Pandemic Activities to Bake a Better Life

How Can I Relate Wishing to the World Today?

"B" is for Blocks

Covid Vaccine

Creating Your Wish List - Step Two

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