Is it even possible?!

My RECIPE for Happiness

In this POST, I gave you my Recipe for Happiness.

Today’s Post tackles Ingredients #3 to 7, and Adds a Dash of…WORDLESSNESS?

3 🧘🏻‍♀️ Immerse yourself in your physical senses.

4 🌹 Feel your feelings.

5 💨 Breathe through all of them.

6 🌻 Pay attention to your thoughts,

7 🧘🏻‍♀️ mindfully without judgment 🤗.

This Recipe allowed me to realize that part of my Creative Routine was not working.

You see, it’s my Goal to practice piano every day.

Does it happen?

Nope!

Well, sort of.

Every night, I do go through all 88 notes on the Treble & Bass Clefs because it’s part of my nighttime routine. It helps me to go to bed when I picture the notes in my head as I’m drifting off to sleep.

Now, since that’s a fully-entrained habit, I’ve decided to focus on sitting at the piano and actually practicing every day.

But, as any piano enthusiast will tell you, there’s a BIG difference between playing for fun at the piano; and practicing deliberately, to learn new pieces, troubleshoot problem spots, and gain a practical grasp of music theory.

My goal is (1) Deliberate Practice, followed by some fun (2) Playing.

My Recipe helped me to see myself clearly — mindfully & without judgment.

In the past few weeks, I’ve noticed that Deliberate Practice requires me to SLOW down to focus and do what feels like tedious work.

Ironically, after a long day, this makes my verbally-minded Writer Mind SPEED UP.

All of a sudden, my mind will not stop its chatter.

Then comes the dreaded…

PROBLEM: Labeling.

When my experience of (1) Deliberate Practice is “bad,” (2) Playing doesn’t happen. As in, I don’t sit down at the piano at all.

Notice I used the word “bad.”

My mind automatically used these words, too:

• “Hard”

• “Laborious”

• “Boring”

Or, my personal favorite,

• “Ugh!!!”

SOLUTION: Tweaking my Recipe…again

Whenever I have something that’s not working in my life, I try to take an experimental mindset, like I’m a Scientist, troubleshooting an N=1.

Or, if you’d rather I not mix metaphors:

I will tweak my Recipe, like I’m Marisa, a Michelin Chef. 👩🏻‍🍳

Having prepped my Ingredient #6 (Pay Attention to Your Thoughts)…

I realized that the thoughts I am thinking about Deliberate Practice, as opposed to the Deliberate Practice itself, are spoiling my recipe!

It’s bitter. It’s sour. What I’m anticipating is so bad I won’t even step into the kitchen.

Now, I move onto #7 (Mindfully Without Judgment):

I remind myself that this doesn’t mean I “suck” as a Chef.

It doesn’t mean that I am a “bad” Musician.

As any piano player will tell you, there’s a lot to learn, practice, and master before you can truly express yourself at the piano, to “become one with” the music.

Like any skill, it requires time, determination, and grit.

Plus, you have to entrain your brain and body to be physically and mentally capable of identifying the correct notes, and controlling your fingers to play the correct keys, at the right tempo, with proper expressiveness.

In other words, it’s not easy.

Old Perfectionistic Marisa would have rushed to call myself “Bad.”

Recovering Perfectionist Marisa gives me an extra dollop (or, better yet, dumps the entire container) of #7: being Mindful — Without Judgment.

It doesn’t help me (or anyone around me, who has to hear my playing 😂) to label myself or the task of Deliberate Practice as “bad.”

If I label Myself “bad,” my playing will automatically be worse than if I used positive thinking or appropriate praise to motivate myself.

If I label Deliberate Practice “bad,” I just don’t sit at the piano at all.

The easiest way to improve? Go heavy on Ingredients #3, 4, & 5:

3 🧘🏻‍♀️ Immerse yourself in your physical senses.

4 🌹 Feel your feelings.

5 💨 Breathe through all of them.

After a long day, I realized that these 3 ingredients change exponentially, depending on the Words that my mind automatically uses to LABEL my experience.

And, interestingly, my mind has a tendency to PRE-LABEL my experience BEFORE I do it.

So, I started to experiment with how I might be able to damper my Wordy Writer’s Mind.

Using #3, I focused on the physical sensation of sound. I closed my eyes and listened more closely as I played.

Then, I focused on #4 & 5: I breathed through any discomfort I felt when I made mistakes; and, I felt the expansiveness of my breath when I allowed any positive emotions to grow as I entered a state of Flow.

When that still wasn’t enough, I realized how crucial Ingredient #3 (Immerse Yourself in Your Physical Senses) is for me.

At its max, it’s got to be so physical, it’s WORDLESSNESS.

Is that even possible, though — for a Writer’s Mind like mine?

Can I shut off my words?

YES!

I’ve discovered that I can!

It’s not easy (especially if I’m playing something like the score to a Pop Song).

But, it is possible. And the more practiced I’ve become at this, the easier

(1) Deliberate Practice and (2) Playing have become for me.

When it comes to Music, I’ve found that Focusing on

JUST THE MUSIC = The Secret Ingredient!

Suddenly, I am able to play without the Labeling, before I start or during!

It’s like the Notes hit my eardrums and, as soon as I perceive the sounds they produce, they calm & quiet my Wordy Writer’s Mind.

Yet again, experimentation to find a better way of Being is the path forward.

It’s still not easy.

It doesn’t work every time.

But, I think it will work better & better, the more I keep at it.

Now, take a Mindful Minute to reflect on your life:

⭐️ What’s YOUR Recipe for Happiness?

⭐️ Do you ever tweak your Recipe?

⭐️ Do you have something in your life, a Goal that’s thwarted by an annoyingly verbose mind?

⭐️ Do you tend to Label tasks you have to do, making it that much harder to get it done? Or does it make you avoid the task altogether?

⭐️ Do you ever drop into Wordlessness?

⭐️ If not, do you think you might give Wordlessness a try?

⭐️ How might Wordlessness help you?

The Deliberately WORDLESS Writer in me honors & respects the Deliberately WORDLESS Reader in each of you,

Marisa

⭐️ Do you have all the answers? No? Me neither. ⭐️

⭐️ No problem, because we don’t have to figure it out, all alone. ⭐️

We can find solutions, together!

Please join us in my

This is a special group for Writers, Artists, & Creatives like us, to have deep conversations about the Books that we choose, so we can implement what we learn, and unearth our truest, most Authentic Selves.

It’s the perfect way to

Share Our Recipes for Happiness:

• Have fun together;
• Share our triumphs;
• Vent from time to time — we’re human after all!
• Take a lighthearted approach to private journaling & Artist’s Dates; and,
• Grow the CREATIVE GENIUS inside all of us! 💐🌺🌷🌸🌹🌻🌼

Share Our Work (allow our True Self to be Seen):

With Notes Boost Challenges (NBC), we can share our favorite Notes of the week.

And, when we’d like, we can share our Works In Progress (WIP) and/or Final Posts, Music, & Art…whatever we’re proud of!

So we can Like, Comment, and/or Restack each others’ work to…

Share Our Joy (experience Connection with a kind & supportive Creative Community):

This is how we can come together, to grow through our own individual efforts, and feel the support of a kind & supportive Creative Community, too.

If that sounds good to you, then join us & say hello!

Join Marisa Victus’s subscriber chat

Available in the Substack app and on web

Here’s what we’ve been up to in the STUDY, SAVOR, & SUPPORT Each Other CHAT! ☕️🍵 !

It’s WEEK #3 of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron: Recovering a Sense of Power.

In Chapter 2, I loved how JC normalized all the negative outside obstacles we might encounter, to emphasize that they are not defects, but simply part of the design on our creative journeys.

In Chapter 3, JC normalizes the seemingly-negative inner experiences that we may have:

• Anger

• Skepticism about Synchronicities

• Shame

• Criticism

I find it helpful to remember I have a choice when facing all these challenges.

⭐️ Don’t you?

It makes me realize that my initial reactions — especially if they’re negative — might be showing me only one side of the coin.

Here are some journaling prompts to consider this week:

🔬 Can we pay closer attention to our initial — often emotionally painful — reactions?

🔬 Can we ask ourselves to examine the opposite (how might this serve us)?

🔬 Does considering the opposite make us feel resistance, or does it expand our perspective?

🔬 Does this practice empower us to make better choices?

🔬 Does this practice point me in a better direction?

⭐️ Please share your thoughts.

⭐️ Did anything from Chapter 3 resonate with you?

⭐️ Is there a different journaling prompt that’s helped you to grapple with these concepts?

Let’s support each other in the Chat!

We got this! 💪😉🙌

Pull up a seat & come to our comfy & cozy Creative CHAT! Here’s to the Creative CHAT for me & you! 🎉📚🥳📚🎉

If it’s not your cuppa tea/coffee/chai/matcha/whatevs,

Please Note:

For anyone who does not wish to participate in the Study, Savor, & Support each other CHAT, no problemo!

I will still publish my Newsletter, M&Ms, Sing-Along Storytime, Music, Videos, Science Fiction writing, & more!

If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to send me a DM.

Have a fantastic weekend!

The Creative in me honors & respects the Creative in each of you,

Marisa

If you love to learn about the science of self-improvement, please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel and signup for my free Substack Newsletter.

Together, we’ll explore all the ways that we can 10x our life — mind, body, & soul.

We’ll learn the scientific, physiological, and psychological reasons why we are the way that we are, and combine that understanding with simple, active practices that will:

• Enliven our emotions & creativity;

• Enhance our efficiency & productivity;

• Foster a greater depth of Self;

• Build the Secure Attachment that we need to develop a Growth Mindset; and,

• Reprogram our minds to pivot from the Sympathetic Nervous System to the Parasympathetic Nervous System when we need it to, more often than not.

I’ve planned so many exciting & fun things to share with you (in addition to music!) and I can’t wait for you to get all the FREE goodies I’ve prepared for you.

We CAN do this, TOGETHER!

Are you serious about self-improvement & want to have unstoppable self-belief?

Then SUBSCRIBE TO MY FREE SUBSTACK and entrain your brain the quick & easy way, with my daily Mindset & Meditation (M&M) practice.

Every day, I write & share 1 handwritten M&M in my “Notes” if you want to grow with me.

To learn how, click this link.

In addition, new Chapters for my serialized science fiction series (THE OBSIDIAN CHRONICLES) are released every weekend, and Subscribers can read the 1st Book in the series for FREE! Just click here (or visit https://marisavictus.substack.com/account) to opt-in + receive my Fiction writing!

Marisa

Where’s the HELLO KITTY in your life?!

Remember, My RECIPE for Happiness?

In last week’s POST, I gave you my Recipe for Happiness.

POP QUIZ!

What was Ingredient #2?

🌸 Be playful!

OMG, how incredibly LONG it took me to do this.

Seriously, I am rage-crying at myself for taking so god-damn LONG to get here. 😭🥹

Why?

Because I think of ALL the years I wasted being too serious.

Too stuffy.

Too miserable.

Looking back, I try to give myself grace, because I was raised by Perfectionists.

To not only get the A but, if there was any extra credit, well I better earn all of it, to get that A+.

Did it stop when I graduated from college?

When I went to law school?

When I became an Attorney?

Nope.

It morphed.

The Pitbull Partner became my new measuring stick.

“Are you like him?” I subconsiously asked myself.

“Do you have what it takes to be successful, like he is?”

Ignoring the fact that I despised his personality and mean-spirited temperament, that’s what was on my mind.

Because he appeared to be what would make me a successful Attorney, too.

It took me five minutes to see that his personal life sucked. He was miserable. On his fourth marriage. Soon to be divorced, yet again.

And, ultimately, less than a year for me to see that there were better ways to practice law.

I only had to see a far more intelligent Partner practice to see the light at the end of that tunnel.

Seeing better ways of Being was the path forward.

Was it easy?

Absolutely not!

Because…

My Upbringing made me A Perfectionistic Curmudgeon.

I realized this slowly.

And in the subtlest of ways.

Take my iPhone for example.

For YEARS, I only allowed myself to buy something “Professional.”

Something “sensible.”

Something that was Grey.

Or Black.

In other words, DULL.

My Inner Child had other plans.

I grew up OBSESSED with Hello Kitty.

I could go into a Sanrio store and get lost in all the cute little toys and stationary and stamps and key chains for HOURS.

I loved all the characters.

I wanted one of absolutely everything!

And yet, my Inner Critic whispered…

You’re a “Grown Adult” now.

“A Serious Attorney.”

“A Litigator.”

“A Negotiator.”

“A Counselor.”

I had to exude not only confidence and legal prowess, but Seriousness.

The kind that had to be dressed in a Power-Suit.

All the while, my Inner Child longed for something Sanrio.

Sanrio was my Creativity.

It was my Personality.

It was what I adored and loved.

The same way I’m in love — and will forever love — Creative Writing. Art. Music.

Everything changed when the Zealous Advocate I was trained to be, started to FINALLY advocate for my Authentic Self!

“Don’t do it!” they warned me. “You WON’T be seen as a Serious Attorney!”

Listening to them for YEARS was my biggest mistake.

I fractured my Self when I hid all of my Creative pursuits.

Until one day, I realized, “This suffering isn’t worth it.”

My body pained me with migraines, depression, and anxiety, until I declared “No more!” and realized,

I needed to advocate for my SELF!

I let loose My Inner Hello Kitty! RAWR!

I LET GO of the Limiting Belief that I had to change who I am to be successful, respected, or loved.

I learned that there’s tremendous Power when we allow our True Self to be seen.

And I found FREEDOM!

In wearing PINK.

Yup! That’s how it started. So very, very small.

Until it morphed into so much more.

Wearing pink and every color imaginable, something bright and bursting with joy, each and every day.

So much so, strangers who see me often will come up to compliment me and say, “That pink you wear? That’s your signature!”

They ask me, “Where do you buy your pink lipstick?” I tell ’em and they buy it for themselves.

And — it warms my heart! — when I see all my friends who mostly wear black excited to show me they’re wearing bright bursts of color! “We match!” they exclaim, with massive smiles.

It’s just COLOR, but for our spirit, it’s INVIGORATING!

Together, we revel in the freedom — the FUN & FLOW — we gain from LIVING, carefree!

YES, in this most subtlest of ways, we get to be free from the confines of a society that tell us that you can only be successful, respected, and/or loved if you behave / dress / talk / exist in a certain type of way.

And it makes you wonder…what other silly Limiting Beliefs am I allowing?

Are they helping me to TRULY LIVE my life?!

We can QUESTION our Inner Critic.

We can ask:

Who are we performing for?

Who are we living for?

Who are we masking for?

I’ve stopped hiding who I am. See?

Now, take a Mindful Minute to reflect on your life:

⭐️ Are you happy living in the shadows?

⭐️ Or, are you shining bright, in the light?

⭐️ Is your Spirit bursting full of color?

⭐️ Are you allowing your Truest, Most Authentic, Self to be seen?!

Take it from me, there’s so much to be gained when you stop living like the shell of who you are.

Embrace the REAL YOU.

Live Authentically.

STOP pretending you’re happy.

START being happy.

The Hello Kitty in me honors & respects the Hello Kitty in each of you,

Marisa

⭐️ Remember, you don’t have to have all of the answers. ⭐️

⭐️ And you don’t have to figure it out all alone, on your own. ⭐️

You’re welcome to join us in my

This is a special group for Writers, Artists, & Creatives like us, to have deep conversations about the Books that we choose, so we can implement what we learn, and unearth our truest, most Authentic Selves.

It’s the perfect way to

Share Our Recipes for Happiness:

• Have fun together;
• Share our triumphs;
• Vent from time to time — we’re human after all!
• Take a lighthearted approach to private journaling & Artist’s Dates; and,
• Grow the CREATIVE GENIUS inside all of us! 💐🌺🌷🌸🌹🌻🌼

Share Our Work (allow our True Self to be Seen):

With Notes Boost Challenges (NBC), we can share our favorite Notes of the week.

And, when we’d like, we can share our Works In Progress (WIP) and/or Final Posts, Music, & Art…whatever we’re proud of!

So we can Like, Comment, and/or Restack each others’ work to…

Share Our Joy (experience Connection with a kind & supportive Creative Community):

This is how we can come together, to grow through our own individual efforts, and feel the support of a kind & supportive Creative Community, too.

If that sounds good to you, then join us & say hello!

Join Marisa Victus’s subscriber chat

Available in the Substack app and on web

Join chat

Here’s what we’ve been up to in the STUDY, SAVOR, & SUPPORT Each Other CHAT! ☕️🍵 !

It’s WEEK #2 of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron: Recovering a Sense of Identity.

I love how JC warns us about the common pitfalls all Creatives encounter when they embark on their journey of self-discovery & creative expression.

What makes it so refreshing is how she normalizes all the challenges:

• It’s normal to have an Inner Critic who needles you with little mental digs, to undercut the progress you’re making.

• It’s normal to be misguided, distracted, and sometimes completely thwarted by other people who are Blocked Creatives themselves.

• It’s normal to be targeted by Crazymakers who try to pull us into their storm centers.

• It’s normal to have an Inner Skeptic who doesn’t accept or is quick to dismiss the creative opportunities that come to us.

• It’s normal to Daydream of the past or of the future, rather than focus on what’s possible in the present moment.

I find it helpful to Normalize all these challenges.

⭐️ Don’t you?

It makes me realize that facing any of these challenges and the related feelings of discomfort, avoidance, annoyance or fear are not defects. They’re simply part of the design.

They’re steps on the journey that most, if not all of us, will face from time to time. And that’s perfectly okay.

Even better? Coming together as a community of Creatives — among other Writers and Artists like you! — who “get it.” It’s freeing to realize we’re not alone in our struggles. It’s normal to have doubts, even normal to want to run for the hills!

But what we must not do is give up.

I feel stronger with the support of you all here. I hope I can encourage you to keep going, while I do the same.

⭐️ What about you?

⭐️ Please share your thoughts.

⭐️ Did anything from Chapter 2 or even Chapter 1 resonate with you?

Let’s support each other in the Chat!

Pull up a seat & come to our comfy & cozy Creative CHAT! Here’s to the Creative CHAT for me & you! 🎉📚🥳📚🎉

If it’s not your cuppa tea/coffee/chai/matcha/whatevs, please Note:

For anyone who does not wish to participate in the Study, Savor, & Support each other CHAT, no problemo!

I will still publish my Newsletter, M&Ms, Sing-Along Storytime, Music, Videos, Science Fiction writing, & more!

If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to send me a DM.

Have a fantastic weekend!

The Creative in me honors & respects the Creative in each of you,

Marisa

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If you love to learn about the science of self-improvement, please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel and signup for my free Substack Newsletter.

Together, we’ll explore all the ways that we can 10x our life — mind, body, & soul.

We’ll learn the scientific, physiological, and psychological reasons why we are the way that we are, and combine that understanding with simple, active practices that will:

• Enliven our emotions & creativity;

• Enhance our efficiency & productivity;

• Foster a greater depth of Self;

• Build the Secure Attachment that we need to develop a Growth Mindset; and,

• Reprogram our minds to pivot from the Sympathetic Nervous System to the Parasympathetic Nervous System when we need it to, more often than not.

I’ve planned so many exciting & fun things to share with you (in addition to music!) and I can’t wait for you to get all the FREE goodies I’ve prepared for you.

We CAN do this, TOGETHER!

Are you serious about self-improvement & want to have unstoppable self-belief?

Then SUBSCRIBE TO MY FREE SUBSTACK and entrain your brain the quick & easy way, with my daily Mindset & Meditation (M&M) practice.

Every day, I write & share 1 handwritten M&M in my “Notes” if you want to grow with me.

To learn how, click this link.

In addition, new Chapters for my serialized science fiction series (THE OBSIDIAN CHRONICLES) are released every weekend, and Subscribers can read the 1st Book in the series for FREE! Just click here (or visit https://marisavictus.substack.com/account) to opt-in + receive my Fiction writing!

Marisa

My Recipe for Happiness is Authenticity over Approval. What’s yours?

My RECIPE for Happiness

Over the years, I’ve come up with my own recipe for happiness:

Welcome the day with

🙏 gratitude & curiosity🌈.

🌸 Be playful.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Immerse yourself in your physical senses.

🌹 Feel your feelings.

💨 Breathe through all of them.

🌻 Pay attention to your thoughts,

🧘🏻‍♀️ mindfully without judgment 🤗.

🦸🏻‍♀️ Live authentically.

💯 Be true to YOU!

All of these ingredients help me to honor myself & live by my new mantra:

💥 Authenticity over Approval 💥

💥 Authenticity over Approval 💥

💥 Authenticity over Approval 💥

It’s completely transformed my mind, my work, & my physical and mental health.

Because there’s limitless opportunity for transformation…

And tremendous Power when we allow our True Self to be seen.

But sharing your True Self can also be HARD.

So I’ve had to tweak my recipe.

When being TRUE to YOU is challenging,

add 2 special ingredients:

(1) Special Ingredient #1 =

🙋🏻‍♀️ Self-Love

Self-Love’s been my #1 solution. The more I’ve come to accept who I am and love myself — regardless of what other people might think — the more safe & secure I feel to keep learning and keep growing, without that urge for approval I used to have.

(2) Special Ingredient #2 =

🤗 Connection with Community

This is the special ingredient that brings PURPOSE & MEANING to my Life.

And it’s a total 180, compared to how I used to live.

I used to hide who I was.

I used to suffer in silence, all alone.

I used to feel like no one in the world knew who I truly was.

They saw me (and didn’t want to see me as anything other than) as an Attorney.

They didn’t know I loved to do creative writing, art, or music.

And — when I was finally brave enough to share — they not only “didn’t get it.”

They told me to NOT do — or at least hide — these things.

Talk about feeling rejected!

I felt so alone.

Because I didn’t know any other Writers, Artists, or Creatives like me.

Without realizing it, I became a “Shadow Artist” — a term coined by Julia Cameron in her book, The Artist’s Way.

As she puts it, I was one of the “Young writers…pushed toward lawyering, a talky, wordy profession….”

She even described what happened to me: It’s the “rare family, faced with the myth of the starving artist, [that] tells its children to go right ahead and try for a career in the arts. Instead, if encouraged at all, the children are urged into thinking of the arts as hobbies, creative fluff around the edges of real life.”

“They [were] raised to the role of shadow artist and…need to work consciously to dismantle it.”

Dismantling may be hard, but that’s precisely what I aim to do for the rest of my life, however long it takes!

💥Creative Fluff, no more!

💥Shadow Artist, be gone!

Yes, this is the time to fully express and honor who I am: A writer! An artist! A musician!

Now, take a Mindful Minute to reflect on your life:

⭐️ What about you?

⭐️ Are you ready to set your intention for your lifelong Creative journey?

⭐️ What kind of Creative do you intend to fully be?

⭐️ What’s YOUR Recipe for Happiness?

Remember, you don’t have to have all of the answers.

And you don’t have to figure it out all alone, on your own.

You’re welcome to join us in my

This is a special group for Writers, Artists, & Creatives like us, to have deep conversations about the Books that we choose, so we can implement what we learn, and unearth our truest, most Authentic Selves.

It’s the perfect way to

Share Our Recipes for Happiness:

• Have fun together;
• Share our triumphs;
• Vent from time to time — we’re human after all!
• Take a lighthearted approach to private journaling & Artist’s Dates; and,
• Grow the CREATIVE GENIUS inside all of us! 💐🌺🌷🌸🌹🌻🌼

Share Our Work (allow our True Self to be Seen):

With Notes Boost Challenges (NBC), we can share our favorite Notes of the week.

And, when we’d like, we can share our Works In Progress (WIP) and/or Final Posts, Music, & Art…whatever we’re proud of!

So we can Like, Comment, and/or Restack each others’ work to…

Share Our Joy (experience Connection with a kind & supportive Creative Community):

This is how we can come together, to grow through our own individual efforts, and feel the support of a kind & supportive Creative Community, too.

If that sounds good to you, then join us & say hello!

Join Marisa Victus’s subscriber chat

Available in the Substack app and on web

Join chat

Please Note:

For anyone who does not wish to participate in the Study, Savor, & Support each other CHAT, no problemo!

I will still publish my Newsletter, M&Ms, Sing-Along Storytime, Music, Videos, Science Fiction writing, & more!

If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to send me a DM.

Have a fantastic weekend!

The Creative in me honors & respects the Creative in each of you,

Marisa

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If you love to learn about the science of self-improvement, please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel and signup for my free Substack Newsletter.

Together, we’ll explore all the ways that we can 10x our life — mind, body, & soul.

We’ll learn the scientific, physiological, and psychological reasons why we are the way that we are, and combine that understanding with simple, active practices that will:

• Enliven our emotions & creativity;

• Enhance our efficiency & productivity;

• Foster a greater depth of Self;

• Build the Secure Attachment that we need to develop a Growth Mindset; and,

• Reprogram our minds to pivot from the Sympathetic Nervous System to the Parasympathetic Nervous System when we need it to, more often than not.

I’ve planned so many exciting & fun things to share with you (in addition to music!) and I can’t wait for you to get all the FREE goodies I’ve prepared for you.

We CAN do this, TOGETHER!

Are you serious about self-improvement & want to have unstoppable self-belief?

Then SUBSCRIBE TO MY FREE SUBSTACK and entrain your brain the quick & easy way, with my daily Mindset & Meditation (M&M) practice.

Every day, I write & share 1 handwritten M&M in my “Notes” if you want to grow with me.

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In addition, new Chapters for my serialized science fiction series (THE OBSIDIAN CHRONICLES) are released every weekend, and Subscribers can read the 1st Book in the series for FREE! Just click here (or visit https://marisavictus.substack.com/account) to opt-in + receive my Fiction writing!

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Let’s Get this BOOK PARTY started with our 1st Book Selection! 🎉📚🥳📚🎉

Welcome to the Study, Savor, & Support Each Other CHAT! 🎉📚🥳📚🎉

In last week’s Post, I announced that I would be using my Substack CHAT to host a group for Writers, Artists, & Creatives like us, to have deep conversations about the Books that we choose, so we can implement what we learn, and unearth our truest, most Authentic Selves.

Yes, we will Study, Savor, & Support Each Other in our Creative Pursuits…

But this will NOT be some uber-serious, stuffy exercise.

Every week, we will take one Chapter and do a deep dive to STUDY the practical methods that are recommended to support our minds, bodies, and/or emotions, to pursue the Creative work that we choose.

And I’ll provide Journal Prompts to help us in our private journaling, so we can put the knowledge that we’ve gained into practice.

Having said that, I’m also a firm believer that self-improvement should not be too serious or boring.

We can use fun & humor to build sustainable habits.

And we should SAVOR the experience!

We should enjoy our Creative Journey, in the present moment, no matter how much progress we’ve made!

So I propose that we focus on SUPPORTING each other!

Let’s:

• Have fun together;
• Share our triumphs;
• Vent from time to time — we’re human after all!
• Take a lighthearted approach to journaling;
• Grow the CREATIVE GENIUS inside all of us! 💐🌺🌷🌸🌹🌻🌼

Let’s SHARE OUR WORK!

Yes, there’s power in allowing our True Self to be seen!

• With no pressure to perform or pretend to be farther along when we’re not.
• That means sharing drafts, if we’re comfortable.
• Sharing unfinished, imperfect work.
• Whatever we feel we need to share, we can share, to be supported by other Creatives who “get it.”

And, when our work’s finally finished, we can share our Final Posts, Notes, Music, Art, whatever we’re proud of, so that we can Like, Comment, and/or Restack each others’ work.

This is how we can come together, to grow through our own individual efforts, and feel the support of a kind & supportive Creative Community, too.

If that sounds good to you, then please join us & say hello!

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To start, we’ll be practicing THE ARTIST’S WAY by Julia Cameron.

If you’re not familiar with Julia Cameron’s book then you’re in for a real treat.

This is the 12-week Program for Journaling & Artist’s Dates that Elizabeth Gilbert has praised so much, she’s said, “Without The Artist’s Way, there would have been no Eat, Pray, Love” — Elizabeth’s global sensation that went from being a NYT bestselling book, to being a Julia Roberts movie. It’s the seed that sprouted Elizabeth’s lifelong Creative Career!

If this practice was able to help fortify Elizabeth’s mindset, to be brave enough to share her writing with the world and live a monumentally successful and fulfilling Creative Life, on her own terms, then…

Why not try it for ourselves?

That’s my thinking: “If it’s good enough for her, if it’s worked for her, why not try it, to see if it can help us to be true to our Creative Self?”

We’ve got nothing to lose, and so much to gain.

It’s part of our Evolutionary Programming.

Yes, we cannot be Human and not-be-Creative!

We are hard-wired for creativity.

Nature made sure of that.

Otherwise, our species wouldn’t have evolved.

We wouldn’t have survived if we weren’t able to create: Tools. Language. Stories.

Indeed, what is an Artist? A human who creates.

That’s the only criteria.

Making money — while preferable — is not a requirement.

Being “Perfect” is not required, either.

In fact, in the INTRODUCTION to The Artist’s Way, I absolutely love how Julia Cameron tells us her own story:

In the most authentic way, she makes no effort to hide the fact that she struggled with alcoholism, to the point that she became concerned she might not be able to experience the same level of creative success if she quit drinking. As if her creative power might disappear.

But she was brave and did it anyway.

She became sober and — with the help of her Morning Pages — she found she could Unblock the inner dialogue that was keeping her in her own way.

I love how this proves none of us have to be “perfect” to be successful creatively.

And it’s precisely the messiness that’s in our Morning Pages that can free our creativity and enliven our spirit.

Yes, We are all capable of Creativity — regardless of Our Personal Beliefs

A Note:

I know from reading some reviews of Julia Cameron’s work that her personal belief in God has made others shy away from trying her program in the past.

Indeed, JC gave her book this subtitle — The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity.

However, in the edition that I have, she also emphasizes that believing in “God” is not required or expected for her 12-week program to work.

She says, “Do not call it God unless that is comfortable for you.”

She recommends substituting the word “God” for whatever resonates with us personally, whether that’s “flow” or “Mind” or “Source” or “Universe.”

Or, she says, if none of those apply — “if you remain forever an atheist, agnostic — so be it.”

In this way, I think she opens the door for Believers and Non-Believers alike to be open to trying her creative practices, to see what resonates with us as individuals, and let go of the rest.

This is important to me because I want everyone in the Chat to know that they are welcome to participate however they would like, to honor their own personal beliefs.

What matters most is that we come together to STUDY, SAVOR, and SUPPORT Each Other on our unique creative journeys.

I resonate most with the Connection we can all feel, to ourselves and to other people when we create and share our creations.

It’s amazing to

Envision words or art or music in the privacy of our minds;

Craft them with our hearts, hands, and words;

Share them with the world; and

Feel that amazing feeling of understanding and empathy that’s possible when other people are touched by what we create.

It’s like a little bridge that connects us, when others see themselves reflected in you.

And so healing when we see ourselves reflected in them.

Plus, I love the idea of helping each other to be brave — to get over our Limiting Beliefs, so we can all be our Authentic Self.

I don’t know about anyone else, but for me when it comes to living authentically, it’s about damn time! 🤣

So, if that sounds good to you, please join us in the CHAT!

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Pull up a seat & come to our comfy & cozy Creative CHAT!

Here’s to the Creative CHAT for me & you! 🎉📚🥳📚🎉

Please Note:

For anyone who does not wish to participate in the Study, Savor, & Support each other CHAT, no problemo!

I will still publish my Newsletter, M&Ms, Sing-Along Storytime, Music, Videos, Science Fiction writing, & more!

If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to send me a DM.

Have a fantastic weekend!

The Creative in me honors & respects the Creative in each of you,

Marisa

If you love to learn about the science of self-improvement, please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel and signup for my free Substack Newsletter.

Together, we’ll explore all the ways that we can 10x our life — mind, body, & soul.

We’ll learn the scientific, physiological, and psychological reasons why we are the way that we are, and combine that understanding with simple, active practices that will:

• Enliven our emotions & creativity;

• Enhance our efficiency & productivity;

• Foster a greater depth of Self;

• Build the Secure Attachment that we need to develop a Growth Mindset; and,

• Reprogram our minds to pivot from the Sympathetic Nervous System to the Parasympathetic Nervous System when we need it to, more often than not.

I’ve planned so many exciting & fun things to share with you (in addition to music!) and I can’t wait for you to get all the FREE goodies I’ve prepared for you.

We CAN do this, TOGETHER!

Are you serious about self-improvement & want to have unstoppable self-belief?

Then SUBSCRIBE TO MY FREE SUBSTACK and entrain your brain the quick & easy way, with my daily Mindset & Meditation (M&M) practice.

Every day, I write & share 1 handwritten M&M in my “Notes” if you want to grow with me.

To learn how, click this link.

In addition, new Chapters for my serialized science fiction series (THE OBSIDIAN CHRONICLES) are released every weekend, and Subscribers can read the 1st Book in the series for FREE! Just click here (or visit https://marisavictus.substack.com/account) to opt-in + receive my Fiction writing!

Marisa

Inside ALL of us, there’s a Creative Genius who’s dying to grow & bask in the sun!

I often ask myself, “Why are you getting in your own way?”

I often tell myself, “It’s imperative that you STOP ignoring your true, Authentic Self!”

And it’s not only me.

I want to scream at the top of my lungs, to absolutely anyone & everyone who’s willing to listen, “The WORLD needs MORE of the real, authentic, & CREATIVE you. Yes, YOU!”

ALL of our minds, bodies, & spirits are dying to grow our creativity!

Don’t believe me?

Then, I dare you to see if this resonates:

It’s a recent Note, written by , a fellow Substacker who writes the Bone Fire Newsletter.

(And can we please admire her handle “@ poutdracula”? As a lover of all things spooky, I just love that ♥️🧛‍♀️!)

But, I digress…back to her Note:

Check out the # of Likes: 421.

Check out the # of Restacks: 53.

Check out the date Kate posted it: August 8, 2025.

Do you get what I’m trying to show you?

Do you see what I’m trying to say?

It’s now August 22, 2025, and this Note is still being commented on, shared, and loved.

By ALL THESE PEOPLE!

Why?

Because we are all STARVING for Creativity!

Me included!

I Liked, Commented, and Shared Kate’s Note, with the following Restack:

Why is this sooo incredibly soothing to me?

The idea that an artist took the time to document the creation of all these colors in such an intricate way, with so much love and care is so amazingly beautiful.

Especially when seen from the perspective of our hectic, relentlessly achievement-obsessed, go-go-go world.

Yet here we see what happens when we slow the fuck down and learn to appreciate beauty.

To see it so clearly we can reproduce it.

To savor each color’s ingredients, like a delicious recipe.

Artists really are blessings to the world.

They bring out the beauty in everything, even color.

Don’t YOU want to experience that kind of devotion to LIFE, in all of its technicolor glory for yourself?

Not as an Onlooker who can only admire art from afar, but as The Artist who gets to freakin’ CREATE it?!

Don’t you want to be The Artist, to feel that creative spark, to embody the experience of creating from your own imagination, and sense that miraculous connection with the deepest parts, buried inside yourself?

I know I do!

When WE are the Artist, we get to express your own Creativity, to give birth to it.

It’s why I do my creative writing, and publish my own science fiction series, The Obsidian Chronicles.

Making art is the glorious embodiment of BEING IN LOVE WITH LIFE itself!

But it takes more than a passing appreciation to make this happen.

It takes devotion.

It takes time.

And it takes more than a fertile mind. It takes so much love and care.

Because…

There are weeds in the dirt, in the muck of our lives.

There’s the doubt, the inner criticism, the imposter syndrome, the plethora of False Evidence Appearing Real — the F.E.A.R.s — that have to be yanked out of our hearts, minds, and emotions until they’re gone from our spiritual soil, so we can allow our uninhibited, Creative Self to pierce through the muck, to grow onwards and upwards, to finally SHINE IN THE SUN!

But, even then, we know the FEARs are gone only temporarily.

Until the next variant of weeds pops up.

Until the other pests descend.

What hope do we have if we try to do this alone?

What hope do we gain if we do it together?

It’s a slow & steady seeding that I plan to plant — to grow not only my single solitary garden, but a worldwide Creative Garden, full of every color imaginable — so full of creativity that it can bloom and blossom in ALL of our hearts.

That’s why I’m devoted to exploring all the different methods for fostering our Creativity.

Yes, I’m willing to look everywhere for anything that can help us to open our minds and broaden the scope of what we think is possible.

I want us to see our creativity so clearly that even the blues are no longer named a simple “blue,” but take on such different hues, tints, and tones, that we can name them by their distinct names, like the Russians have two distinct names for “light blue” and “dark blue.”

Like, the Inuits of the North American Artic have 52 distinct names for all the variations of snow and ice that they can see.

Yes, their sight can teach us.

This is the wisdom I’ve gained, from studying them, culturally:

Don’t you want that, to have that kind of miraculous transformation, in how you see YOURSELF?

I do.

I want to discover what I am truly capable of.

But that can be scary.

We all know the immense amount of self-doubt we can have.

To create anything brings out the Inner Critic — in fact, mine are so numerous, I call mine “wraiths.”

Do you think I want to battle them alone?

Nope.

Lucky for me, I don’t have to!

And neither do you!

Starting next week, I will be using my CHAT to host a group for Writers, Artists, & Creatives like us, to go deep & unearth our truest, most Authentic Selves.

This will be an on-going, free opportunity for us to come together as a community, to explore ALL the methods we can use to honor our creativity, in a supportive and caring environment.

Let’s learn to see differently, so what we’re capable of seeing can evolve.

It doesn’t have to take years. It can happen in a moment. In a flash of inspiration. In an epiphany.

Having said that, it can also be daunting.

Even with a Growth Mindset.

Even with an open willingness to try.

Because it requires us to sit with ourselves.

To start, we will build a private journaling practice.

The goal is to do this, even imperfectly.

To spew whatever words are forming the thoughts in our minds each and every day.

Like daily brain-dumps.

Sometimes it’ll be uncomfortable. Confronting, even.

Other times, it’ll feel miraculous.

The choice is ours: It can break our spirit. Or break our soul wide open.

The only way we get to find out, is to do the damn work.

This Community’s Built for that.

For support.

For accountability.

For us to cheer each other on, so we keep doing The Work, even…

• When life happens and gets in our way.

• When doubt rears its ugly head and gets in our way.

• When depression, anxiety, and, yes, boredom get in our way.

• When WE get in our own damned way!

These are the times when we must come together as a community to support each other in this most hallowed of practices:

To learn how to see ourselves clearly.

This will develop our creative skills — whether that’s writing, music, art, sculpting, building by hand, or even coding like a computer science engineer — all types of Creativity are welcome and will be celebrated here.

No matter the creative goal we choose to accomplish individually, we can all use this practice to go inward.

To give ourselves time for true reflection. To journal with ourselves. In private. So that we can learn to listen, to hear what our Creative Spirit actually has to say.

Then, when we are ready, we can come to the Chat to share our triumphs, tribulations, and hurdles with each other, in a supportive and welcoming environment.

Just keep in mind, this will NOT be some uber-serious, stuffy exercise.

Yes, there will be deep conversations.

But, I’m also a firm believer in using fun & humor to build sustainable habits, so I propose that we focus on:

• Having fun together;

• Sharing our triumphs;

• Venting from time to time — we’re human after all! — and,

• Taking a lighthearted approach to journaling & going on Artist Dates!

With no pressure to perform or pretend to be farther along when we’re not.

• That means sharing drafts, if we’re comfortable.

• Sharing unfinished, imperfect work.

• Whatever we feel we need to share, we can share, to be supported by other Creatives who “get it.”

And, when it’s finally finished, we can share our final Posts, Notes, Music, Art, whatever we’re proud of, so that we can Like, Comment, and/or Restack each others’ work.

This is how we can come together, to grow through our own individual efforts, and feel the support of a kind & supportive Creative Community, too.

If that sounds good to you, then please join us & say hello!

Because No Creative should struggle alone!

It’s just not necessary in this day and age. It’s needless suffering.

And I know how pointless it is, because I’ve suffered in silence for far too long, pretending to be happy when I was really fracturing my Self.

Really. Read my Bio. It’s my manifesto. It screams, “I’m DONE with that!”

I want YOU to be done with suffering solo, too!

Keeping our struggles to ourselves is a huge reason why there’s an epidemic of loneliness, depression, and anxiety in our society — despite our being the most technologically-connected humans in history.

It’s why we’re so addicted to our phones and apps and TV. We’re just numbing ourselves.

Because it’s too fucking sad to know that, deep down, we’re killing our dreams.

Nah! Not me.

I’m determined to try whatever methods I can to grow the Creative Garden of my dreams.

I want YOU to garden alongside me.

So come join us!

We got this!

This is the Creative CHAT for you.

The Creative Gardener in me honors & respects the Creative Gardener in each of you,

Marisa

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🫵 “FIX YOUR BIO!” they say.

• “Your Bio’s important!”

• “It’s the first thing people read when deciding whether to Subscribe to you.”

• “You better make it count!”

😱 Too bad I’ve been dreading this task for months.

Add it to my monster list of To Do’s.

Well, I finally gave myself the kick in the ass I needed, and rewrote my Bio.

Ask the Experts. I probably did it wrong, but I was in a…MOOD.

Oh well! Lemme know what you think:

🗳️ VOTE: Which adventure would YOU choose?

VOTE!

👩🏻‍⚖️ NEW BIO: The Zealous Advocate

WHO AM I?

I’m the “Attorney-on-a-Creative Journey,” and I’m using my advocacy skills to advocate — vehemently — for the AUTHENTIC life we all NEED & DESERVE!

I AM:

• ❌ DONE with neat boxes that make other people comfortable, but fracture my Self.

• ❌ DONE with compartmentalizing my identity to make myself polite or palatable, depending on who’s asking.

• ❌ TIRED of the societal system that tells you you can only BE one thing, one profession, one type of person.

• ❌ PISSED OFF, for all the time that I’ve lost doing what other people expected me to do.

• ❌ TRASHING the concept of “or”

I AM:

• ✅ ADOPTING the concept of “AND”!

• ✅ DEDICATED to embracing my Whole, Authentic Self!

• ✅ LIVING by my new mantras:

• 🦸🏻‍♀️ DETERMINED to honor my Authentic Self from here on out — no matter what anyone else says!

• 👩🏻‍🔬 TESTING every science-backed method recommended by the experts to improve my life, my mind, & my spirit!

• 🤓 METICULOUS about tracking Effort, Success, and Progress, so get ready to nerd out on the data with me!

• 🧬💜🔮 BRINGING SYNERGY TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT by utilizing every modality known to man to enhance the power of positive self-talk, to entrain our brains to adopt unstoppable self-belief. Including:

📚 Stories (non-fiction & fiction),

🧘🏻‍♀️ Meditation (for body & mind)

🎵 Music (all genres),

🎨 Art (traditional & digital, like the Mindset & Meditation (“M&M” Affirmation👇),

🙆🏻‍♀️ Yoga (challenging & gentle),

💪 Fitness (lifting/barre/pilates/kickboxing/martial arts), and

💃🏻 Dance (Zumba, Ballet, even the bass-boosting ooh-la-la).

Seriously, ALL of that?!

Yes!

I LOVE all of these.

I’m already doing all of them.

And I’m all about blending them, because…

I L❤️VE Synergy!

It’s the best way to build a positive lifestyle that’s sustainable & dynamic.

And I strongly believe that Self-Improvement does NOT have to be so serious. Or boring.

Self-Improvement can & should be FUN!

And these multi-purpose methods will boost our mind, body, and creative spirit.

YES, I’m PSYCHED to share ALL of them with you, so our journey inward is guaranteed to be full of JOY, FLOW, and ADVENTURE!

Nothing is off the table. We’re going to do it all! Even…

Welcoming MAGIC into our life!

In fact, right before I wrote this today, I celebrated this amazing moment of Synchronicity:

Don’t you just love it when the Universe shows you the TRUE, Authentic You?

I woke up to see that someone new ❤️’d a comment I wrote in a Chat, long, long ago, to answer the Question,

“What would you tell your Younger Self?”

Now, my Spirit’s on 🔥FIRE🔥!

I’m pumped to live for my Purpose, 👊🦸🏻‍♀️💪

And 😆 EXCITED to meet my fellow Creative Souls who are just like me.

Let’s build the AUTHENTIC Life of our dreams!

LET’S GO!!!

If you’re brave enough to become who YOU want to be, and you want to Co-CREATE a community of Creative Fighters who refuse to quit being true to themselves, then SUBSCRIBE & come join me!

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And if you’re not brave enough (yet), come join me anyway!

‘Cause I am NOT timid.

I am a Zealous Advocate, and this is my Rallying Cry:

Unless we’re going to Quit like THIS:

If this resonates with you, join me.

Together, we can use The VICTUS Method to THINK-DO-&-BE our way to becoming who we CHOOSE to be.

👩🏻‍⚖️ The Attorney in Me’s ready to Advocate for me & for YOU!❤️

Marisa

🦸🏻‍♀️ OLD BIO: The Go-Get-’Em Coach

Hello & Wecome to The VICTUS Mindset & Meditation: Synergy of Science & Self Newsletter!

Are you passionate about self-improvement?

Are you living life at your fullest, greatest potential?

Do you want more joy in your life?

What do you do when who you are is NOT who you are meant to be?

If you find yourself asking these questions, then the VICTUS Method is the solution. Because it’s not about being perfect or having the answers all of the time. It’s about adopting a holistic Growth Mindset that gives us permission and freedom to experiment, to reprogram our brains to adopt new, healthier ways of being, until we can THINK-DO-and-BE our way to becoming precisely who we choose to be!

Together, we can explore all the ways that we can 10x our life — mind, body, & soul.

We’ll learn the scientific, physiological, and psychological reasons why we are the way that we are, and combine that understanding with simple, active practices that will:

• Enliven our emotions & creativity;

• Enhance our efficiency & productivity;

• Create systems and habits to guarantee our success;

• Foster a greater depth of Self;

• Build the Secure Attachment that we need to develop a Growth Mindset; and,

• Reprogram our minds to pivot from the Sympathetic Nervous System to the Parasympathetic Nervous System when we need it to, more often than not.

I’ve planned so many exciting & fun things to share with you, and I can’t wait for you to get all the goodies I’ve prepared!

It’s my goal to serve something greater than myself, and there’s nothing greater than helping others to end suffering in their Inner World.

Because I know exactly what it’s like to suffer in silence, feeling disconnected from who I truly am. I wish I’d had someone back in the day to help me. But, I didn’t give up.

I have a sensitive soul, but I’ve always been a fighter. And I love to create systems  — I’ve won awards for the ones I’ve created in my legal work  — and, believe me, I’m even more passionate about this!

So, join me & our like-minded community!

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🌸 (2) Every day, you can visit marisavictus.substack.com/notes to entrain your brain — the quick & easy way — by reading my Mindset & Meditation (M&M) Notes filled with uplifting and empowering affirmations that I write in my artistic, handwritten style of calligraphy. ✍️Repeat these affirmations like I am, and we can adopt these empowering beliefs together.🙌

📚(3) To THANK YOU for Subscribing, you can download a FREE copy of the 1^st Book in my science fiction series, The Obsidian Chronicles. This Bookfunnel link makes it super easy to Download the eBook and read it on your preferred eReader application (like Kindle and others). Download the FREE book at https://dl.bookfunnel.com/wvhdzhiir7 Additional Chapters in the OBSIDIAN Series will be serialized on Substack.

📺(4) Lastly, I believe it’s best to use all of our senses to entrain our brains to adopt unstoppable self-belief! Which is why I create Videos & Music for your viewing & listening pleasure. SUBSCRIBE to my FREE YouTube Channel @ http://www.youtube.com/@marisavictus to receive Bonuses there, too.

Now, let’s climb the Mountain of our Dreams!!!

We can do it, TOGETHER!

Vita est pro victus!

Life is worth LIVING — truly living!

Marisa

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Since I’ve started my Attorney-to-Creative Journey, I’ve learned that you have to be brave to go after your Dreams. But you don’t have to climb the mountain all by yourself. That’s why I’m building my own Mindset & Meditation (M&M) Community, so we can all invest in our truest, most Authentic Self.

I hope you’ll join me, so we can go on this Journey together! I can’t wait to see how much we can learn, grow, and gain!

🌸 Every day, I write ✍️1 handwritten✍️ M&M (Mindset & Meditation) Note.🌸

🧘🏻‍♀️If you want to grow with me, repeat these daily affirmations like I am.🧘🏻‍♀️

🙌Let’s entrain our brains to adopt these empowering beliefs.🙌

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Marisa

SING-ALONG STORYTIME: Let’s Heal Our Inner Child

Let’s gather together & listen to the birds during this Sing-along.

In today’s VIDEO, we explore:

• 🎉 #2 in my “SING-ALONG STORYTIME” Series!

• ❤️ How ALL of us have an Inner Child that deserves our love & attention.

• 🎵 How singing with friends can help us to soothe & heal our Inner Child.

• 🙏 How we can join together as a community to heal.

When we come together to heal what’s hurt us, our Inner Child is given the recognition & validation that s/he deserves.

And when we realize we are not alone in our suffering, we can allow our hearts & minds to feel a wonderful healing sense of community. Because everyone suffers. That’s the nature of life. But, we can build each other up. We can support each other. That’s how we can become more resilient, no matter what comes our way in life.

Now, take a Mindful Minute to reflect on your life:

• Does this particular song and/or story resonate with you?

• Does singing this song with me allow your Inner Child to feel seen, understood, honored, and validated?

• What’s YOUR story? What happened to you? I’d love to hear your story. Please share in the comments.

The Inner Child in me honors & respects the Inner Child in each of you,

Marisa

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In addition, if you love to learn about the science of self-improvement as much as I do, I’ve got so many amazing resources for you to grow & learn with me, as I’m growing & learning, too!

Together, we’ll explore all the ways that we can 10x our life — mind, body, & soul.

We’ll learn the scientific, physiological, and psychological reasons why we are the way that we are. And…

We’ll combine that understanding with simple, active practices that will supercharge our self-improvement & give us unstoppable self-belief!

When you SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK, you’ll gain access to these 2 resources:

(1) Every week, you’ll get my free Non-Fiction Newsletter on Substack, entitled Marisa VICTUS: Science of Synergy & Self; and,

(2) Every day, you’ll be able to entrain your brain — the quick & easy way — with my daily Mindset & Meditation (M&M) practice.

Since I’ve started my Attorney-to-Creative Journey, I’ve learned that you have to be brave to go after your Dreams. But you don’t have to climb the mountain all by yourself. That’s why I’m building my own Mindset & Meditation (M&M) Community, so we can all invest in our truest, most Authentic Self.

I hope you’ll join me, so we can go on this Journey together! I can’t wait to see how much we can learn, grow, and gain!

🌸 Every day, I write ✍️1 handwritten✍️ M&M (Mindset & Meditation) Note.🌸

🧘🏻‍♀️If you want to grow with me, repeat these daily affirmations like I am.🧘🏻‍♀️

🙌Let’s entrain our brains to adopt these empowering beliefs.🙌

Starting with the following M&M:

Subscribe now

Plus, if you’d like to see me succeed (or flop 😂) as I practice in public,

(3) SUBSCRIBE to my free YouTube Channel!

The Writer in me honors & respects the Reader in each of you,

Marisa

MINDSET: How to Heal & Flip the Script on Limiting Beliefs

In today’s VIDEO, we explore:

• 🎉 My new “SING-ALONG STORYTIME” Series!

• 🤣 How to Use Humor to Heal.

• 🔄 How to flip the script on our limiting beliefs.

• 🙏 How this practice has served me well & can continue to help us heal, no matter what challenge we face.

Let’s gather ‘round the glowing campfire for this Sing-along.

Our light shines brighter when we come together to heal what’s hurt us.

Now, take a Mindful Minute to reflect on your life:

Does this particular song and/or story resonate with you?

Does singing this song along with me make your sense of self lighten & heal?

What’s YOUR story? What happened to you? I’d love to hear your story. Please share in the comments.

The Light in Me honors & respects the Light in You,

Marisa

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BONUS — Did you know that all SUBSCRIBERS can read the 1st Book of THE OBSIDIAN CHRONICLES (OBSIDIAN: Birth to Venus) for FREE?

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READ THE SYNOPSIS

In addition, if you love to learn about the science of self-improvement as much as I do, I’ve got so many amazing resources for you to grow & learn with me, as I’m growing & learning, too!

Together, we’ll explore all the ways that we can 10x our life — mind, body, & soul.

We’ll learn the scientific, physiological, and psychological reasons why we are the way that we are. And…

We’ll combine that understanding with simple, active practices that will supercharge our self-improvement & give us unstoppable self-belief!

When you SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK, you’ll gain access to these 2 resources:

(1) Every week, you’ll get my free Non-Fiction Newsletter on Substack, entitled Marisa VICTUS: Science of Synergy & Self; and,

(2) Every day, you’ll be able to entrain your brain — the quick & easy way — with my daily Mindset & Meditation (M&M) practice.

Since I’ve started my Attorney-to-Creative Journey, I’ve learned that you have to be brave to go after your Dreams. But you don’t have to climb the mountain all by yourself. That’s why I’m building my own Mindset & Meditation (M&M) Community, so we can all invest in our truest, most Authentic Self.

I hope you’ll join me, so we can go on this Journey together! I can’t wait to see how much we can learn, grow, and gain!

🌸 Every day, I write ✍️1 handwritten✍️ M&M (Mindset & Meditation) Note.🌸

🧘🏻‍♀️If you want to grow with me, repeat these daily affirmations like I am.🧘🏻‍♀️

🙌Let’s entrain our brains to adopt these empowering beliefs.🙌

Starting with the following M&M:

Subscribe now

Plus, if you’d like to see me succeed (or flop 😂) as I practice in public,

(3) SUBSCRIBE to my free YouTube Channel!

The Writer in me honors & respects the Reader in each of you,

Marisa

Validate Yourself.

Stop People-Pleasing. Be True to YOU.

Don’t let someone else’s emotions or anger taint your experience.

Don’t allow someone else to take away your sense of peace.

Stay rooted in your own felt experience.

Yes, you can see and understand their perspective.

But, distinguish their mindset from your own.

You can grow and gain by understanding them.

But you mustn’t strain to be understood by people who aren’t invested in understanding you.

Protect your own perception.

Validate your own experience.

Feel your feelings.

Always maintain your truth.

Now, take a Mindful Minute to reflect on your life:

Does this resonate with you?

Do these words make your sense of power shrink or expand?

If you resonate with this message, perhaps my new Mantra will help you to heal, too.

💥 I prioritize my personal preference.

💥 Social approval’s nice, but my peace matters more.

The Truth in Me honors & respects the Truth in You,

Marisa