I’ve been in Minneapolis/ St. Paul since March 1^st.  I came to see if I could move my project of relocating along on its stalwart path.  The first week, I signed up with my agencies in downtown Minneapolis and looked forward to the process of them working on my behalf to find me somewhere to set my hat.

I have been staying in Osseo this time.  Osseo is an outer suburb of the Twin Cities – a small town with old world character.  The downtown was redeveloped with sidewalks but the shops are not as inviting as one would hope – still there are some highlights.

I went to Duffy’s Bar and Grill in downtown Osseo, Monday.  A long bar with food and good cheer, you know instantly you aren’t in a big city.

The ladies with the Minnesota pull tabs sit behind their neon signs and stare outward waiting for the few patrons who wish to spend their time nursing a beer and pulling the tabs to see if they have won the big prize.

I can just see the hoping and wishing that leads to someone spending hard earned money on paper tabs in the bar, maybe imagining how their lives will be different if all goes well for them – this time.

I met Jazzy J, the owner of Twin Cities Radio www.twincitiesradio.net and a local music man on the night of my arrival.  He invited me to the Whiskey Junction on Cedar in Minneapolis for one of his live broadcast shows.

While the show was sparsely attended, it seems the music had purpose and muscle, especially one of the later bands to perform called “The Notties,” whose heavy rock licks were tight and too the point.  We all enjoyed them immensely and I hope to catch them again as I get to know the local scene.

I hit the ground running with my Akashic Record reading and clearings too – Pat, Jessi’s Mom had found me two clients who’d been waiting since the last time I was in town for their readings.  Then we had some work to do restoring spirit guides who were inadvertently cleared during a healing (not mine, someone else’s) and a few other readings and clearings followed.

I met new healers at the Restore Expo at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis Sunday March 7th and got some healing done on me too that day, which was particularly powerful.  I’m looking forward to continuing to try new healing modalties as well as forge ahead with additional rolfing sessions – I had session one before I left home for MSP and it really helped my chronic shoulder pain.

Jazzy and I plan another evening Thursday March 11^th – music, burgers and a long night of talking perhaps?  Jazzy is eager to help me find my footing here in the creative scene and what a scene it is…no end of music, art, mayhem.  I love it.

Jessi and I still have a little work to do on my site to get it humming and working for the end of the month when we will be vendors at The MN Shadows Faire in St. Paul.  The fair will be located at the historic Mounds Theater there and I will be signing books and conducting reduced cost readings for the people attending the event.

If you are in the St. Paul area, you should most definitely come between the hours of 12pm and 6pm March 27/28^th – check out my book, say hello and get a reading from me if you haven’t gotten one already.

I volunteered at the Dance Your Heart Out fundraiser held at the Mall of America on Saturday March 6^th.  I spent the whole day there, helping with the people coming on and off the stage, monitoring the timing of the events and schlepping performers from the Blue Room staging grounds to the rotunda where they were to perform.

The event raised awareness and funding for children and families dealing with HIV/ AIDS and for One Heartland, a children’s summer camp program.

I got to meet all kinds of interesting folks including Jonathan Bennett who MC’d most of the day as well as a host of local and national dance troupes.  I enjoyed being involved and hope to do it again next year.

If you want to check into this yourself and make a donation you still can – the website is www.danceyourheartout.org and the dancer that I was supporting was Kari Dornfeld.

The move to the Midwest continues to take shape.  I can’t believe I have come so far since that initial visit in July of last year.  I wasn’t expecting to enjoy the Twin Cities so much that I actually took action to move here – but moving here I am.

It’s amazing how things fall into place when they are meant to be.  Despite the ups and downs and tribulations I wrote about in my blogs on “Starving Artist Syndrome,” the lessons I learned and the shifts I made have enabled me to see money in a completely different light.

It’s not impossible to move your mind into a place of flow and abundance and do it in such a way that it changes the way you feel about everything.  If you are still struggling to really manifest your dreams and desires, there are plenty of resources.

I will continue to write about my own journey in the creative arts. I will add resources and support to this site as it builds and grows and eventually we hope to have a physical center where you can get the healing and support you need to achieve your dreams.  One day and one step at a time.  We grow together.