Today I am thinking about how the Universe keeps shoving me out of my comfort zone.

I felt the first big shove when Spirit said I had to quit just reading and studying about being an intuitive healer and start actually BEING one.  That meant putting myself there beside my table and actually doing the work with a client.  The whole idea was so scary I was sure I couldn’t do it.  But “no I can’t” wasn’t acceptable, so I did it.  And I liked it and I got better at it and I’m still doing it and growing with it.  I am wonderfully comfortable now welcoming clients into my home for a session.

So Spirit says “hmm, too much comfort, kick it up a notch” and suddenly I’m getting some requests for readings over the telephone.  Telephone??!!  How would that work, anyway, with nothing but a voice in my ear?  I’m not ready for that, I said.  Then of course I did it.  And it was fine and fun, and now I want to keep doing it.  I think I will be comfortable with it very soon, maybe like right now.

So then the Universe called again and said I really should be recording the sessions for the clients, it would be so helpful for them.  What??!!  No, I said, way too scary, no permanent record, please.  (Remember back in school when they always said any misstep would be noted on your permanet record?  That was a big enough threat to keep me in line, and I seem to think someone is still making notes on mine.) I haven’t started offering to record yet, but I do have my eye on a digital voice recorder that suddenly came to my attention on page 3 of the Hammacher Schlemmer catalogue.  I don’t usually even read the Hammacher Schlemmer catalogue!  I have no doubt that I’ll be ordering that sweet little machine any day now.  Then I’ll be in the recording business and having to learn about “burning CDs”, which is a complete mystery to me right now.  I’ll be standing on the outside again looking in at my beloved comfort zone!

The latest call from the Universe came just this morning.  (They always ring in with this stuff during morning meditation, when they know I’m home.)  I am finally comfortable with charging a small amount for my home sessions, and I’ve been thinking I’d do phone sessions for free, at least for now.  No, no, no, that’s no good they said, so clearly there was no ignoring them.  Your work is valuable, they said, and you must charge a higher price to achieve harmony and balance between you, your client, and the work.  They say I need to price my time and ability at $45 per session, either home or phone.  I am reluctant to charge that much, I will argue and drag my feet, and eventually I’ll do it.  That’s how it works, and I know it.

Think about that.

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I’m not interested in money.  I only want to be wonderful.  Marilyn Monroe

I don’t like money actually, but it quiets my nerves.  Joe Louis