Life Journey | Annette Loughlin-Smith - Reiki, Intuitive Readings, Creative Strategy Sessions

Heaven, with cocktails!

Late last year, my husband Craig and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. I know, it’s a huge feat by today’s standards, and we’ve jumped a few hurdles and scaled a few mountains over the years to make it thus far. It’s always been a dream of ours to go to the...

Are you living to work or working to live?

Healing, Life Journey, Parenting, Soul Song, Writing

I’m in the process of writing a book proposal for the Hay House Writer’s Workshop competition which is due in a few weeks’ time. (I probably should be writing it now, but procrastination has set in!) My book is what they call a ‘teaching memoir’, and is based on the...

Gaga over Gaga – the courage to sing your soul song

Creativity, Life Journey, Soul Song

I went to see the remake of A Star is Born last week with my mum, starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. I loved the 1976 version of the movie with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, so I thought it would be interesting to see Cooper’s take on the movie. Cooper...

Does sitting in the dark make you uncomfortable?

Creativity, Healing, Life Journey, Poetry, Writing

I posted a new poem on Instagram this week and I noticed it didn’t get as many likes as some of my previous poetry posts have. Granted, I did post it at midnight (right after I wrote it) and perhaps the folks on Instagram didn’t like the poem (that’s ok...

What are you grateful for?

Healing, Life Journey, Spirituality

I started (or restarted) my daily gratitude practice over a month ago. I have tried to keep a gratitude journal from time to time but I kept falling off the wagon. I was prompted by Brené Brown’s inspiring audio series, The Power of Vulnerability, to try again. Brené...

Journaling for change – what is it I truly want?

Business, Healing, Life Journey, Spirituality

Have you felt the need for change, but don’t know where to start? One of my new Reiki clients contacted me a few days after our session and said she felt the need to make some changes in her life, but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Often, our unconscious selves get...