There's also a big energetic difference between expansion and distraction.

Expansion feels like a quiet yes in the body. Even when it's tiring, it feels meaningful. And distraction. Expansion feels like a quiet yes in the body, even when it's tiring, it feels

meaningful. And distraction also feels frantic, right? Scattered. You're all over the place like you're

trying to outrun yourself. So here's a little soul check I've been using lately that when you

imagine letting go of one of the things that you're doing, does your body relax?

Or does it greet?

Hello, hello, magical friends, yommies.

My name is Raquel and welcome to your own magic, a podcast for the creative and

the curious soul. And happy Wednesday, or whatever day you're listening to this, today

feels like a good day for something a little more personal and just a little lighter compared

to the past few episodes and also just quietly potent. Just a real conversation

about starting from Ground Zero and holding more than one dream at the same time and

trusting the way your soul actually wants to move even when it doesn't look tidy from the

outside. So lately I've been using the phrase ground zero a lot in my

own head. And yeah, I want to talk about that because ground zero doesn't really feel dramatic to me right now.

It honestly, it feels sacred, like a blank slate. In fact, maybe blank canvas is a better description of it,

but I like to say ground zero.

So it's like the moment after the dust settles and you realize that you're still standing and you get to choose what gets rebuilt. That's why I like to call it ground zero. When people talk about

starting from ground zero, it usually sounds like a loss, right? Like a failure. Like

everything fell apart and now you're just scrambling and you're trying to figure it out.

But this time, I would say it actually feels different. This time, it's honestly just a clearing.

It's not empty. And in spiritual language, there's always a moment before creation, right? Avoid

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