Family Business

Well look who it is! It’s your long lost, one and only, favorite magical person…Anna! I can’t recall the last time I got on here and did some sharing, but I do know it was about 4 score and 7 years ago. Life got a hold of me and took me on a ride with several bumps and dips. But here I am! Although there is much to tell, today’s blog isn’t for that (I shall do so on another day). Today I share with you what I conveniently refer to as “family business”, and you will see why in a moment. For a few years now, I have been working on creating my own business. Not a brick and mortar, products business, but rather, an online, services business. If you have taken a peek at my website, you can see I offer intuitive readings, guidance and self – empowerment session/mentoring. I haven’t been consistent with it and as a result, I never seem to get it off the ground.

I’m not the only one in the family with the entrepreneur bug. I am the second sibling in a family of four children. I have an older sister, Maria and two younger brothers, Fortino (Tino) and Marcos (Marc). We all have dreams of having our own business, in one way or another, and it seems like we are all starting to work toward making those dreams come true. My sister Maria is in the early stages of creating a plan for her brick and mortar, products business (it isn’t my place to share the deets, so I will leave that to her). Fortino has created a podcast, The Graveyard Grumbler Podcast (graveyardgrumbler.podbean.com), with a plan to grow and expand, so to speak. I have my spiritual guidance business that is somewhat already in the works. My brother Marcos is a creative genius when it comes to working with his hands. While he hasn’t yet realized his genius yet, he can build and fix anything and it’s just a matter of time before he unleashes it! The amazing thing is that we all consider each other and already have ideas and plans to incorporate each other in our businesses. Fortino and I have already started by going live on my FB and IG to share his podcast, my services and our paranormal experiences! I would like to also create the space to bring Marcos on to also share his paranormal experiences, which is already in the brainstorming stage. They are indeed worth sharing! That is why I refer to it all as “family business” and not “the family business”. We are all doing our own thing and a family thing by including each other!

All my siblings are go-getters and I am too, but in my own way. I find that my motivation happens in spurts or bursts. I can go strong for months at a time and then all of a sudden step back and become a recluse. I go through a period of mentallly outlining, thinking, brainstorming and over analyzing for weeks at a time (sometimes even months) before I get that burst of motivation again. My spiritual development is the foundation of who I am and how I live my life, so when something is amiss in that dept, I take a step away from most things in my life and do whatever spiritual work I need to do before I reincorporate some things. What I find is that this process creates a tremendous amount of imbalance. It affects me mentally and physically, which I don’t like.

My brother Fortino and I are currently collaborating, as I previously mentioned, which requires us to constantly keep each other updated on where we are in our work and prepare to meet deadlines and such. I have fallen into another slump, so to speak, and haven’t created anything. My website has sat idle for a few weeks, my services haven’t been updated, my social media pages consist of just sharing posts from others and I haven’t completed the work my brother requested. He’s motivated and consistently working on his thang and here I am, slumping. I’m always stop and go with my work. This is not good. I lack balance.

Balance. I lack balance.

So now what? Well, it’s time to put in the work and create change. When I go into recluse mode, it’s because I start to feel trapped in all the chaos around me. Not necessarily actual chaos, but rather, the chaos of constantly doing something, of being busy. I start to feel tired and unable to rest, and that is when the trapped feeling comes into play. The Temperance card came out to play today (Eight Coins Tattoo Tarot – Lana Zellner) and talks with us about balance. “Temperance teaches us to take our time when searching for an answer. She shows us that a calm, balanced life will help us achieve our goals”. If I expect to create those changes, I have to ensure I know what and why it is that I am changing. What do I wish to achieve with those changes? I will tell you! I want to be able to work consistently but not frantically or to an exhausting extent. I want to be able to rest when I need to and still maintain my work. The temperance card also tells us “The triangle represents balance, equality and structure. Finding this balanced energy is necessary when life feels overwhelming”. I have to put in the work in order to create the balance I very much lack and desire. I have no idea what this will look or feel like. I don’t yet have a plan but I do have a goal. Do I need a plan or can I go about it intuitively? I’m not much for planning, unless it’s for an event. My life functions primarily from my intuition, which I have worked extremely hard to develop and strengthen. It is one of the major puzzle pieces in my spiritual development! And because of my intuition it is that I know change is in order.

All of this work I need to do to create balance is going to play a big role when it comes to family business. I want to be on the same page with our collabs and do my part to make things happen. My hustle is my livelihood and I want to ensure I establish a solid foundation and embrace consistency. I can’t wait to see all of our dreams come true!

Now that I have spilled my heart out about the lack of balance in my life, I want to bring this to an end with a little more the Temperance card has for us…

“Take the necessary time to focus on your goals. Despite the chaos and the noise you may feel trapped within, it is possible to find peace. Look through the noise, maintain a steady hand, and pour your energy into finding a more balanced life”. Pretty good, huh?!

To family, hustle and balance!

With Love and Divine Feminine Strength.
Yours Truly,
Anna R.
Feel free to reach out to me at any time.