I used to have a magnet on my fridge with one of my favorite quotes. It was by Goethe, and it said, “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” Man, I love those words. And part of me has always believed them to be true. So, here I am, a 41 year old mother and wife, deciding that it’s time to begin something new. Something scary. Something exciting. Something that makes my heart beat faster and my face get hot. That something is this little blog, which I believe I’ll get a hang of at some point. You see, I’m not ready to do this. I should be researching and taking notes and trying to get it all right. But I really don’t want to do all of that. I just want to feel and write and maybe put up some pictures that speak to me or of me. Who I really am. Inside. My spirit. My soul. I just want to get deep somewhere, and maybe there are folks out there who want to get deep with me. Some enjoy the shallow end, but I can’t say I’ve ever dwelled there very long. I’ve just always been a weirdo and anything mysterious and soulful has always lured me in. (If you don’t believe me, just ask my husband, because there’s been some doozies).

This life has been such an amazing journey so far, and I feel like I’ve lived multiple lives in these 4 decades. So much has changed and so much has stayed the same. As long as I can remember, I’ve been asking myself what the heck am I doing here? Like, seriously, there HAS to be a reason for all of this. There just has to be. I’ve come to the conclusion, as many before me, that my soul has inhabited this body, at this time, to grow and learn what it needs to learn. I’m here to expand my consciousness. Get rid of emotional baggage. Seek beauty. Find peace in nature. Love people. Take care of animals. Create. Be inspired. Lighten up. Go deep. To just keep GROWING. Sometimes its ugly and painful, and sometimes its giggles and sunshine. Being a human is hard, no doubt. Its a lot of struggling. A. Lot. Of. Struggling. But it’s also full of a lot of good stuff. Like love, friendship, adventure, creativity, art, nature, children and babies, laughter and great food that gives us the energy to live. We get to be ALIVE! With all of its ups and downs, this life is a most precious gift. This precious gift has a lot of shitty days, and to be honest, I’ve had my share of shitty years, too. Being human, we get to experience it all- the good, the bad and the ugly. We are living in the Material Realm here, folks. It gets messy. Really freaking messy. Like sometimes, I wonder if the bad feelings I’m having on a particular day are just the new me. Like maybe I’ve just screwed up my consciousness permanently and there is no hope for my spiritual evolution. And then, I go to sleep and wake up, and the sun is shining and so is my crazy soul. It blows my mind every single time. Ridiculous, I tell ya.

I am a human. A human who forgets the lessons she learned over and over and over again. I frustrate the hell out of myself, and I’m beginning to see that it’s ok. It’s ALL okay. And while not every day is ok, I have learned to look for the daily highlights among the messy rubble of my days. I’ve realized that there are indeed magical moments in my life, if I just take the time to pay attention and look for them. Be conscious of what’s really going on. There is always something to be found that can take your breath away. Or maybe you can do or make something to take somebody else’s breath away. We have that kind of power. To change how our days are going, or somebody else’s. It’s kinda awesome.

So, here’s some stuff about me. My name is Lauren Faith Gable. I hated my middle name until I loved it a few years ago. I’ve been married to the love of my life for over 10 years,  and we have 2 boys, 6 and 8 years old. I’ve been obsessed with spirituality, the meaning of life, and searching for my purpose for as long as I can remember. I lost my way big time in my 20’s and was able to sober up and began my recovery at 27. (Shoutout to AA and all the angels who saved my broken ass and helped me to find my soul again. I love you). The past 13 years of being clean and sober have made all the difference. It is the reason I am alive and well today. I’ve kept this to myself and the people closest to me for the longest time, but I’m beginning to think it’s something worth talking about. Maybe my experience and what I’ve learned can help somebody else. Keeping it all in and hidden away in my heart just doesn’t feel right anymore. Being sober is the most amazing experience. It’s pure magic. Being sober and clear headed has helped my soul to grow. Clarity is a wonderful thing. Seeing things for what they truly are makes change possible. My spirituality is something I work on every day. I must stay on a path full of positive practices, such as meditation and prayer, reading spiritual literature, yoga, exercise, time in nature, and taking care of myself and making sure I get what I need. There is a responsibility to this life. It’s not smooth sailing all the time.  There are waves. Tsunamis. Complete and total shitshows. I kid you not. But what I make sure to remember every single day is to have gratitude, even if it’s just for making it to the end of the day and getting to sleep in my super comfy bed. I am lucky. I am blessed. I don’t know how all of this happened, but it did, and sometimes it makes my heart want to freaking burst. I made it to the other side of darkness and my cup is overflowing (with piping hot black coffee in a Rae Dunn mug, in case you were wondering). God, I love her stuff. I digress. So, yeah, this blog is about what inspires my soul and what this life is teaching me on the daily. It’s not going to be perfect, or beautiful, because I don’t know how to use WordPress yet, so it is what it is for now. I’m sure that some of my super talented friends will be willing to give me some guidance in that department, eventually.  (pretty please).

I just have this overwhelming desire to write. To create something. You ever feel like it’s just the right time for something? Nah, me either, but I’m just doing it anyway. Just going for it. Being a noob, as my kids would say. Little gamer weirdos. Oh, how I love them so. I’d love to share my journey with you.  So, the bottom line here is this: Life is full of magic. I believe we are all on our own mystical journey to find our true selves and life purpose. And I’m a mom. A mom who goes with her gut and wings each day with the best she’s got. Magic, Mysticism & Mommin’. Sounded like a good name to me. Welcome! (EEK!!!)