Firefly Scout Field Notes

This is where I share field notes from the work of navigating a complex, heart-led life, blending personal experience with practical insight.

You’ll find thoughtful essays, practical frameworks, and experience-based guidance — rooted in real life, nervous-system awareness, and pattern noticing.

These aren’t personal diary entries or quick takes. They’re reflections meant to help you orient, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and move forward with more clarity and ease.

Take what’s useful. Leave the rest.

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Wishes are Like Spells

Wishes seem to be one of the most common ways we ask for change on a near daily basis.

Wishing for more… time, money, self-love. Wishing for new… habits, outlook, life

Read to find out how to use wishes to remember the magic within you.

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4 Ways to Ask Yourself 'What-If'

What-if is one of the most powerful questions we can ask ourselves, especially when we start to get curious about our lives and wonder what kind of different paths it can take if we are willing to experiment with it a little.

It’s what fuels our curiosity to move forward and can be just the right nudge to start taking action in seeking out a life that lights us up. Read to learn how to use this small question to change your life in small, meaningful ways.

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Life is an Experiment

Life is an experiment. It’s doesn’t come with a roadmap, but we can find guides to help us along the way. There are a lot of ways to get from here to there… some are a bit more scenic than others. And it’s more than just navigating the journey, it’s about how we feel about ourselves along the way.

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This Magic Moment

As I’m working to keep remembering the magic in me, I’m also being mindful to be open to the magic all around.


Maybe you think it doesn’t count if you are seeking it or creating the moments of magic. That it has to knock you over with amazingness for it to “count”. Read on for tips to add the magic to your life.

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Let Your Spirit Soar

Do you have a moment that you use as a marker, a touchpoint?

These moments help you mark a moment in time. To reflect on how much progress you’ve made, how much growth you’ve experienced as a result of the start of something new; the moment your life made a 2-degree shift and the whole new place you are today.

They can also work as an anchor point to help you orient yourself as you explore, acting as a point of reference as you try all sorts of ways to blaze a trail. But with time, you look how much this is holding you back.

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