What Is Me—and What Is Not?

But I Went Back for Her

But I Went Back for Her: The Whale in the Swimming Pool This week, I draw the Dream of Stars card from the Dreamer Path Oracle deck and share a reflection inspired by a dream that returned to me after many years. It's the story of a whale trapped in a swimming pool high above the earth, and what happened when I finally went back for her. Sometimes the images that visit us in dreams stay quietly with us, waiting until we're ready to understand them. This is a story about reclaiming an old dream, trusting our own inner knowing, and finding the protected cove we need before we're ready for the open sea. May it offer you a moment of stillness, wonder, and a gentle invitation to listen to your own dreams. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Tell Yourself a Story

Tell Yourself a Story When I couldn't settle into meditation this week, an unexpected invitation arose: Tell yourself a story. Find the story you need to hear. In this episode, I draw a card from my Dreamer Path Oracle deck, share a few recent creative projects, and then read the fairy tale that began unfolding in my journal over four mornings of meditation—a story of a little girl, a red fox, an old woman, soup, strawberry jam, and the slow journey home. May it invite you to rest, to wonder, and perhaps to discover the story your own heart has been waiting to hear. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Walking ahead of myself

Episode: Walking Ahead of Myself This week, I reflect on a simple discovery from one of my early-morning walks: sometimes my awareness seems to live a few steps ahead of my body. What happens when I consciously come back home? In this episode: An oracle card: Gift of Sound Reflections on embodiment, tiredness, and coming home to ourselves A reading of the fairy tale Little Louse and Little Flea Gentle questions for meditation or journaling Reflection Questions What in your life quickly sends you into overwhelm or worst-case thinking? What tends to leave you feeling "unhinged" or uprooted? When that happens, what helps you come home to yourself? What helps you shift your perspective? What brings you genuine laughter or delight? What is one small thing you could do today to invite more joy into your life? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

The Orange Button That Was Once a Sapphire

Welcome to this week's podcast/video. Today, I share a card from the Dreamer Path Oracle deck, read a story I wrote when I was eight or nine years old, and guide a gentle meditation which invites you to connect with a younger self. This week, I pull the Dreamer Path Oracle card Song of Water, a reminder of our deep interconnectedness and the songs that live within us. I then share a treasure I've kept tucked away for more than sixty years: a story I wrote when I was eight or nine years old called How It Was Orange, about an orange button that was once a sapphire. Finally, I guide a gentle meditation to reconnect with your younger self—the child who dreamed, imagined, collected treasures, and saw magic in ordinary things. What treasures have you kept safely hidden away? May this episode invite you to listen with curiosity and compassion, and perhaps to welcome home a part of yourself that has been waiting to be seen. With love and a little magical stardust, Susan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Finding Sanctuary at the Crossroads

In this week's episode, I pull a card from the DREAMER Path Oracle deck and receive the beautiful message of Gift of Air—a reminder of renewal, levity, compassion, and the healing power of breath. Rather than a guided meditation this week, I share a meditative reading of my fairy tale, John of the Crossroads, a story I wrote and performed more than a decade ago. As I reflected on crossroads, recovery, and life's transitions in this week's post, I rediscovered this story and realized it still has something to teach me. John tends a sacred crossroads—a place of sanctuary and transformation—where travelers can rest until they know which direction they wish to go. Along the way, we meet a tree-girl in hiding, an angry dwarf, a bowl of soup, and the quiet wisdom of waiting. May this story offer you a moment of rest, reflection, and perhaps a reminder that not every crossroads needs to be rushed through. With love, Susan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe [https://susanbruck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]