new beginnings – Vicki Dobbs

Wood Snakes, Fire Horses, Thunder, and Lightning

Vicki — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:39:05 +0000

This week we got much needed rain along with beautiful lightning and roaring thunder. Torrential downpours accompanied at times by fierce winds, exquisite clouds, and inklings of sunshine. I’ve heard it said that the old year does not leave all at once and sometimes, as was this week, not so quietly. This week I left… Read More »

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Between Moons, We Celebrate

Vicki — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:09:16 +0000

This week we are between a rare Black Moon last weekend and the coming Full Moon next weekend. The Black Moon (two new moons in the same month) silently slipped across my night sky like a quiet veil, cloaking the darkness in mystery and intrigue. It whispered of new and unseen beginnings, of renewal and… Read More »

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Beginnings, Endings, and Badass Opportunities

Vicki — Fri, 30 May 2025 09:52:59 +0000

There comes a moment, most often unexpected and sometimes quietly sacred, when you realize something is complete. A cycle has run its course. A chapter is closing. You’ve outgrown the old skin, the familiar rhythm, the worn-out version of yourself. As bittersweet as endings can be, they’re also awesome invitations. Invitations to step into something… Read More »

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Spring Has Sprung Or Is It Just Teasing Me?

Vicki — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:08:05 +0000

March blew in on a cloud-filled day with a breeze here and there that danced with the already budding trees. There are fruit trees with blossoms popping out all over and it feels like the world is blooming with possibilities. I’m in Arizona this week and the days have changed from sunny and warm to… Read More »

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Embracing Change

Vicki — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:01 +0000

Growth begins the moment we accept change instead of resisting it. The one constant you can count on in this life is change. Our elders and their ancestors answered the question posed by their youngster’s asking why something is happening, by reminding them that, “The world is always changing.” My physical therapist reminded me this… Read More »

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A New Year Begins with the First Step

Vicki — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:21:26 +0000

I’m holding the vision of a glorious new year, one filled with purpose, joy, and community. I see new things on the horizon, new beginnings and old endings. I see a blue sky filled with billowing clouds that take on the shape of sheep jumping, bears standing on their hind legs, teddy bears with cuddly… Read More »

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My Year Is Running Faster Than I Can Keep Up…

Vicki — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:05:05 +0000

Can you believe it is the end of September already? Where has this year gone, and can I slow it down a bit to breathe into these last few months? The pumpkins are ripe, the county fairs are happening everywhere, the leaves are thinking about changing as the days grow shorter even as the temperatures… Read More »

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Wildfire and Wild Fires

Vicki — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:00:04 +0000

This has been a week of coming back for me. Slowly but surely, my energy is returning, and my creativity is beginning to bloom again as I work on the third episode of a limited series podcast I am dreaming into being. I have been binge watching a Netflix series called Wildfire. Many of you… Read More »

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Hello Darkness My Old Friend…

Vicki — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:14:08 +0000

Please enjoy my Free PDF 6 Ways Your Life Can Change When You Adopt an Optimistic Attitude This past week has been filled with so much doing and then not doing. Then there was the time change and the new moon. The daylight hours are shorter and just after we rolled back the clocks, the… Read More »

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Insights from Summers End and a Super Blue Moon

Vicki — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:42:07 +0000

I am feeling into this new energy of the Full Moon today as I write. The gorgeous and powerful Super Blue Moon sure has been stirring things up over the last couple of days. I run back and forth between resistance and creative chaos, from project to project, from comfy chair to refrigerator, office to… Read More »

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