Christmastime

This year has been the most challenging we have had in a while. As I reflect on it, I am looking for ways to keep my family and friends as comfortable and stress free as I possible can. That includes sharing ideas on how to unwind and to get to know yourself better. 

This is what I have been doing to help my every day routine be smoother, and to move away from worrying and stressing what I cannot fix.

One thing I have recently taken up and am loving, is Kabbalah studies and meditation. I am learning a lot about about myself, others, and about the way we evolve as living beings. It's beyond fascinating!

I also continue to meditate with healing crystals and jewelry. It honestly takes me to another level. Just putting them on makes me feel hopeful and optimistic.

Another way to travel - in my mind - is lighting candles and reading my favorite books, which are too many to list.... So comforting. Caution, though, you might fall asleep.

Now, my favorite time of the year is from the first day of fall to the last day of winter and I am just enjoying the changes that are coming this new year with the Covid-19 vaccine, the elections outcome, among other things. After a year of doubt and uncertainty, it's nice to finally be able to fully enjoy the season.

I am not done with my Christmas shopping, which is shameful, as we are only 10 days away, but I will get there. The best gifts for me are the ones I cannot see. 

Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones!

Much love and many blessings,

Kate

 

Fall and Scary Season

Fall begins next week and scary movies come with it.

I became curious about the paranormal when I saw my great-grandmother staring at me from the dining room table, while I was sleeping on the sofa at my grandma's with my cousin when I was 10 years old. She lived in another town and we woke up to hear that she had passed in the middle of the night.

Since then, I love learning about the unknown and supernatural, so I am always looking for a good movie or show to watch. I thought I would share my top 5 below and I explain why.

1. The Exorcist

The first time I saw this movie I was 16-year-old. It scared me so much that I spent the night sleepwalking because I was dreaming my family took off, and left me alone in the house. I still love this movie because it felt authentic to me. As a matter of fact, we had something similar (no dead people, though) happen in our family when I was a little girl. Not a pleasant experience from what I can remember and from what I have been told, but we experienced it all the same. 

    2. The conjuring

That movie is, to me, almost as terrifying as The Exorcist. Not only because it is a true story, but also the fear you feel for the kids throughout the whole thing. And why do they always have to kill the family pet in these movies? As an animal lover, I highly dislike that part, not sure why they make it so.

    3. Paranormal Witness and A Haunting

These two are my favorite shows just because they are based off true stories, which thrills and terrifies me. I do not even want to imagine what those people go through. I am amazed at how some people stay and live through some of that stuff. These play on SYFY and on The Travel Channel.

    4. Paranormal Activity 

Only the very first movie for this one. I went to see it at the theater by myself, it was the last show, which started around 10:30 pm. At the time, I thought this was a true story and I drove home terrified looking in the rearview mirror and at the back seat all the way home. I also slept with the lights on the first couple of nights until I decided to look it up to see if it was real. 

     5. Dracula

I know... there are so many! However, there are some good ones. My favorites are the older ones from the late 50s and the 70s. Dracula just looked more real and mysterious back then. I never look out a dark window in the middle of the night, especially if it is foggy or stormy outside. 

My fascination with vampires and ghosts started when I was very little. My much older siblings would watch the shows and movies when our parents were not around.

Those are my top 5. 

I feel like not many scary movies are really scary anymore. The effects seem exaggerated and the stories too fake. Sadly.

Let's hope for better scary movies going forward.

Much love and many blessings,

Kate