Hi, Lately, I’ve been noticing something deeper about joy. Not the louder, more obvious kind of joy.Not the performative kind of joy.Something quieter. Something subtle. And more available than I may have realized before. This week’s blog post is a reflection on unexpected joy and how love often lives right in the middle of ordinary life ... even when life feels hard. You can read it here: https://www.amatterofmagic.com/blog/your-weekly-spark-the-quieter-kind-of-joy#/ With love, Trish
7 days ago • 1 min read
Hi, This morning, I finally gave in. After two weeks of juggling allergies, asthma, and what I kept telling myself was “just a cold,” I spent the morning on the couch. Not in some noble, intentional, self-care kind of way. More like completely flattened and unable to lift my head off the pillow. What unfolded was this week's Weekly Spark ... a reflection on caregiving, self-neglect, and how easy it is to keep putting ourselves last until the body finally says no. If you’ve been carrying a...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Hi, Yesterday, I took a wrong turn and found myself on a road I hadn’t been on in eight years. This morning, a Facebook memory popped up and pulled a thread, reminding me how it all flows together ... This wasn’t something I planned to write. It just came through this morning. I felt compelled to share it: https://www.amatterofmagic.com/blog/how-the-past-finds-us#/ With love, Trisha
18 days ago • 1 min read
Hi, This may seem like a detour from my reinvention series ... but the truth is, it’s part of the same story. I'm calling it The Life Beneath the Reinvention: What Caregiving Is Teaching Me About What Comes Next The life I’m trying to create only makes sense in the context of the life I’m living right now. I have a feeling you may relate. My dad was admitted to the hospital by ambulance this week. This post is about what happened there, and how it’s shaping what comes next. It's real. It’s...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Hi there, Over the past week, I’ve shared the first two posts in my new Road to Reinvention series. Today, I’m sharing Part 3. The first introduced the journey itself ... my RV, the road ahead, and the deeper longing for a life that feels more aligned. The second came through in a completely different way, inspired in that in-between space between sleep and waking. At first, it felt a little random. But the more I sat with it, the more I realized it was part of the journey too. This week’s...
27 days ago • 1 min read
Hi, Last week, I stretched into learning a new technology I knew nothing about. I admit, I was a bit resistent ... but I’m proud of myself for sticking with it and creating something valuable I would not have been able to create before. This morning, I woke up inspired to reflect on that experience and what it stirred in me. Once again, I’m reminded that learning, growing, and having an impact don’t have an expiration date. Still Becoming: Why learning, growing, and having an impact don’t...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi there, At a workshop years ago, I heard a song lyric that stuck with me: “Just keep taking the next right step.” Later in the training, Jack Canfield explained something fascinating about airplanes. They are off course most of the time. And yet… they still reach their destination. That idea came back to me recently while renovating my RV. It changed the way I think about uncertainty, perfectionism, and getting unstuck. I wrote about it in this week’s Weekly Spark. 👉 You can read it here....
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
I reached my limit this week. I reached my limit and I checked out for a few days. And then I remembered something I’ve been teaching for years: It's literally my favorite formula for life E + R = OEvent + Response = Outcome. The events may be out of our control.But our response never is. So now I’m in the midst of my own quiet Response Revolution. Care to join me? You can read the short piece I wrote about it here. With love, Trisha
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi! Today is my birthday. It's a big one. The kind that brings big questions and big feelings. Lately, I’ve been inspired by Olympic gold medal skater Alysa Liu ... not just because she won, but because she skated for the pure joy of it. And it made me ask: What if the point is joy? Not proving. Not performing. Just building a life that feels alive. This week’s Weekly Spark is a birthday reflection on choosing joy ... on purpose. If you’re in a season of big questions too, I hope it meets you...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read