The Hit List - Breaking the rules

I have a short list of travel rules:

Nowhere hot.
Nowhere rural.
No travel from mid-November through March.
Destinations must have wi-fi.

I know myself and I know how I operate. Heat makes me bitchy, rural areas freak me out, and traveling during the winter months sends me into hyperventilation.

Yet this year I’m doing all three. Gulp.

I’m breaking the rules.

I’m heading to somewhere warm in two weeks. Which means I’m traveling during my most-feared time of year too. I’ll be heading south. To Albuquerque, New Mexico to be exact for a live three-hour tarot workshop (there is still time to sign up).

Rumor has it that it won’t be that sweaty.

I don’t know about that but I do know that I’ll be hanging with an amazing tarot tribe and an old friend who I haven’t seen in years.

Which means the incentive might just outweigh my reservations.

In August, I’m heading to Rhinebeck, New York to teach alongside tarot legends Mary K. Greer, Rachel Pollack, Sasha Graham and Barbara Moore. When I was asked, I didn’t hesitate to say yes. An honor like that only comes once in a blue moon. It had to happen.

I didn’t realize until later that the Omega Institute, where I’ll be teaching, is in the middle of the woods and supposedly, the wi-fi ain’t all that. Which means: hot weather, woods, no wi-fi.

Rut-roh.

But again – the motivation trumps my apprehension. I’m doing it. Even if that means bringing my own wi-fi tower.

Because that’s the thing: you may have rules and reservations and all that stuff but sometimes life throws an opportunity or two your way that you can’t (and shouldn’t) pass up.

So off I go to parts unknown, places that may not be my idea of coolness, with an open mind and spirit of adventure, to see what I might just find.

What new things might tempt you out of your rules and comfort zones? How are you breaking the rules in your life? What might you discover if you just roll with it?

Hail yes!

Other stuff:

There are still some seats left for my tarot class in Albuquerque, New Mexico! Join me on February 18 2017: Coloring Tarot – A Colorful Dive into Tarot Cards at The Source for Creating Sacredness in Albuquerque, NM. Cost $60. Includes a copy of The Tarot Coloring Book. My promise to you: fun!

I loved talking about tarot with Zeta Global Radio! Listen in.

See the most beautiful sites in America on this cheap AF train trip.

Eminem gets political on Big Sean’s new track.

Feeling overwhelmed with what’s happening in America right now? Nicole Antionette has a list of things you can do to make a difference: Let’s be the change we seek.

Goodness from the always thoughtful Alexandra Franzen: You have a voice. You have a conscience. You have a heart.

What the human spirit can endure – an excellent interview with Melissa Fleming, chief spokesman for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees.

MUST read: What happens to the deported.

Loving this from Little Red Tarot: Hope, shadow and the Two of Wands.

If I lived in NY, I’d be going on Calliope’s field trips.

The internet responds to the president’s alleged insistence that female staffers “dress like women.”

The many awesome ways to be androgynous.

Love these interviews with old stars: Margaret O’Brien remembers MGM (Elizabeth Taylor had pet chipmunks!).

Foodies know that Boulder is the place to be.

Lucia, a Shatterbox Anthology film, shows why we marched.

In my hood? Here are some local Milwaukee businesses you should support.

Eater’s list of the best restaurants in America 2016 edition.

I love Goop’s solo YOLO Valentines Day Gift Guide.

Tanya Geisler asks: know why you’re feeling so wobbly?

Where to be in July: join me and The Wild Heart Queen, intuitive painter Chris Zydel for Brushes and Cards, a full day of tarot, painting, gourmet food and big fun! Here are the details, friends! Seats are limited – it’s almost sold out. Get your seat before they are gone, gone, gone!

Love tarot? You’ll want to get to the Omega Institute in August for Masters of Tarot, a total tarot immersion featuring Mary K. Greer, Rachel Pollack, Sasha Graham, Barbara Moore and yours truly!

Maddy Elruna has a delightful (and uber-cheap) book you might want to check out: Tarot for Beginners – Your questions answered.

I like anything heart-shaped like this pancake pan!

These mugs with the heart-shaped handles are too adorable!

MUST HAVE: The Pho Cookbook: Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam’s Favorite Soup and Noodles.

This is going to be my Valentine’s gift to myself: The Art of Invisibility: The World’s Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data.

Want to learn tarot in a fun, playful way? Get your copy of The Tarot Coloring Book – and color your way through the entire deck!