SARK likes to say, “Miracles find me now,” and then wait for them to happen. It’s funny that I am a huge fan of SARK and normally am one of the most resilient, positive people you will ever meet, yet this past year I’ve really let darkness take over. I suppose it’s bound to happen every once in a while, but with two layoffs in two years—first me, then my husband—lots of financial stress, health issues, and pure worry eating us alive, there has been a hell of a lot of tension in our home.

That stress seems to spill over. Things keep going wrong, from our bank account to technology issues, and I just keep focusing on that. Do I believe in the Law of Attraction? Maybe. But I think all pagans do, at least to some extent, or we wouldn’t believe in the Law of Three (if you do; not all pagans do, of course), or even practice magic in the first place. Whether you do or don’t, focusing on that negativity can’t be helping things!

This past week, I’ve tried to focus on the positive harder than I’ve tried in a while. I tried “Miracles find me now,” though I had more tech issues than ever—including a virus that nearly wiped out all of my work! The blessing, of course, was that I know some gurus—my sister and her husband—who could fix it for me. I’ve redone a few feng shui cures in our home. I’ve lit candles given to me by my two biggest supporters—my best friend and my favorite aunt. And you know what? I can feel the tides changing already.

I was pretty ill Friday and Saturday, but I’m feeling much better today. We were blessed with the ability to buy some groceries today, while our cupboards were bare. All of our plans went accordingly, which doesn’t always happen, and we were graced with the amazing presence of twenty or so doves all over our yard this morning, just ambling along and providing us with their peace and love—and might I say, luck?

Keep your chin up and don’t stop that positive thinking! I know these are tough times, and I’m not saying we shouldn’t work hard or protest Wall Street and switch to local banks (my family did that last year and it was a fantastic decision); I just think we should invite more miracles to find us, because I really think they’re looking already.