by Miriam Rose Lee | Oct 20, 2024 | The Book
Over the next many months, my journeys into the spiritual realm continued to expand my view and understanding of this world in which we live. One day when getting a deep tissue massage, the masseuse told me about an upcoming Reiki training course. Before saying yes...
by Miriam Rose Lee | Sep 30, 2024 | The Book
Before we can talk about how I know magic is real, we have to first take a deeper look at my complete resistance and even fear of all things magical and supernatural. Why? Because I didn’t want to go to hell. Remember, I was raised in Birmingham, Alabama....
by Miriam Rose Lee | Aug 15, 2024 | The Book
I don’t remember when my magic was shut down as a child, I assume that I was very, very, very young. But I do remember what it was like to be terrified of all things supernatural and how I slowly but surely started believing in “magic” (aka the mysterious...
by Miriam Rose Lee | Aug 8, 2024 | The Book
Did you know that it’s the job of your mind to make your life a living hell? Okay, actually you’re doing that (innocently and subconsciously) and your mind is performing its job amazingly well. Let me explain. Danger! We’re Going to Die Our minds are like little...
by Miriam Rose Lee | Jul 24, 2024 | The Book
Why, Exactly, Guatemala? I have been asked that question no less than one hundred times and most of the time I shrug and say something along the lines of “I just know I need to go” while people look at me in bewilderment and respond by telling me everything from not...
by Miriam Rose Lee | Jul 19, 2024 | The Book
That’s the energy that is inside of each of us that has not been allowed to move through to completion of talking (and by talking I mean shouting at the top of its lungs and even sometimes making you shake uncontrollably from head to toe). It’s trapped inside of our...
by Miriam Rose Lee | Jul 15, 2024 | The Book
How Do You Feel? I remember sitting on the couch at my former therapist’s office and one day toward the beginning of my healing journey when I walked in and sat down on the couch she asked me, “How are you feeling?” Me: “I’m okay?” And then insert a bit of a...
by Miriam Rose Lee | Jul 10, 2024 | The Book
One thing about Guatemala that I appreciate is the fact that public transportation actually exists. Ironic how a third-world country can figure out public transportation across the entire freaking country yet Birmingham, Alabama can’t seem to figure out an efficient...
by Miriam Rose Lee | Jul 1, 2024 | The Book
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala has two seasons: rainy and dry. The dry season is also known as the high season because that is when the lake becomes somewhat overtaken by tourists, which is not a surprise since tourism plays a large role in the economy of Guatemala. From...
by Miriam Rose Lee | Jun 20, 2024 | The Book
That Means Welcome to Guatemala And by welcome they mean, “Hey, come here, get sick as fuck, and basically don’t document the entire first week of your journey because you’re sporadically screaming ‘Why the hell did I decide it was a good idea for me to bring me and...
