09/01/2026
{Living Alchemy} āļø
Your favourite salty old sea goat turned 45 this weekā¦
ā¦ and what better way to celebrate than on a boat, eating, and exploring the old Sydney observatory š
Many of you know this past year has been life-altering for me.
44 had me walking between worlds - packing up 18 years in the UK and returning to the country that made me. A move I always felt Iād make one day, but one that suddenly carried a sense of urgency.
As my external world demanded logistics and stamina, my inner world cracked open even further - synchronicities, vivid dreams, unusual encounters, new teachers.
Holding two worlds at once has been intense and sometimes painful.
There was grief in leaving somewhere my soul feels so at ease and fedā¦ and at the same time, deep certainty about whatās next in this fiery new chapter.
A deathārebirth isnāt poetic while youāre inside it š
It feels as if your psyche is being rewired while youāre still trying to live in itā¦ like youāre turning to goo in the cocoon, and thereās absolutely f/uck all you can do about it once higher events are set in motion.
š§āāļøš But this is sea-goat territory - the work of the alchemistsā¦
ā¦ taking whatās intangible and goo-like, and re-casting it into form, and real-world change āļø
Iām still in the middle of it all, and imperfectly flailing most of the time. But remembering what steadies me has been a game changer and I encourage anyone going through a rebirth to find *your* grounding principlesā¦
What steadies me isnāt surrender (sorry, self help gurus) - but devotion āØ
ā¦ purpose, service, showing up to work I love, investing in clients I adore, and creating daily.
Living alchemy āØ
Despite everything this year asked of me, I know Iām aligned with whatās next - the expansion into bigger more uncomfortable spaces, the love, and the work that keeps widening and deepening.
Iām here.
And Iām slowly emerging.
Letās see what 45 brings.
AD x
