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how to be free

surround yourself with things that sparkle.

hang windchimes near your bedroom window.

do art with kids. notice how joyful they are when they create. remember that part of you.

scratch a cat’s belly.

go outside at least once a day and close your eyes. listen.

note what colors and things make you stop and smile during the day. make sure you have this energy in your home as well. it can be as simple as a tiny ceramic hot pink bowl with silver kisses on your nightstand.

schedule art dates with yourself and for your friends. share snacks and art supplies.

encourage others to follow their dreams. be gentle when they are not ready.

when the icecream truck comes around get a popsicle at least once this summer.

when people want to leave, let them. wish them love.

remember nothing is personal. NOTHING.

buy a stack of cool postcards and go to your favorite coffee house and write them to old friends. write 3 sentences per card-and make them good sentences. or write a poem and don’t sign your name.

get up early one morning and go to a yard sale. find a treasure for under a dollar.

forgive somebody.

find a theme song.

pick wildflowers and paint them with yellow, red, and orange paint. gently press them onto watercolor paper. add poetry and quotes. put tiny rhinestones in the center of the flowers. (this project makes me think of you.)

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make an art journal. excuses are just fear. its ok to be scared. do it anyway.

note that not everyone is going to be comfortable with your freedom, and you may attract crappy comments once and awhile. you may be a reflection of what someone else craves. this is not your stuff, and you don’t have to fix it. just wish love.

be your truest self and teach others how to be free without even trying.

thank flowers for growing. thank the sky for being so blue.

find others who inspire and encourage you. exchange energy.

write notes in the sand.

plan a picnic with someone you love. pack paint and paper instead of desert. or pack both. yes, pack both.

accept that you cannot please everyone, nor would you want to. how would you find time to create if you did?

find a way to be secure in who you are. know that is all you are meant to be.

allow yourself to leave circumstances that bring your spirit down. believe you deserve better and work from there.

give kindness even when you are not receiving it.

find one thing to love about yourself each day. write it on a post-it and hang it on the mirror.

believe that there is enough for everyone. this will attract abundance.

put fresh fruit in bright pretty bowls.

draw with crayons on watercolor paper and press hard. paint over it with watercolors. magic!

love deeply.

sing loudly.

let go.

you are free.

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i really, really needed this. feel like i’m breathing for the first time today after reading this.

thank you.

with love, xox s

This is truly beautiful. Thanks so much for these powerful words.

Exquisite, McCabe …
xo
Liz

I’ll have to print it and write one of these for each day!

Book! Book! Book! when are you writing your book! xx

i so love this. i am printing it out. love you mcmagic.

xoxo

Thank you for your insight. Today I needed to hear: “When people want to leave, let them, wish them love.” How did you know Magic Mermaid?

And if I could just add one more tiny freeing pleasure here… Eat a colorful cup cake once a week!

Make love in the sweet summer rain.

lovely, lovely, lovely. thank you for such a beautifully written reminder.

I think it’s for things like this that I keep coming back, again and again. Pure, magical inspiration. If I do just one thing on this list I will be a happier person than I was before it but if I manage to do more than one, there’s no telling what can happen.

Beautiful.

thank you

You’ve packed a lifetime of wisdom into a tiny little post. This one speaks to me-
‘note that not everyone is going to be comfortable with your freedom, and you may attract crappy comments once and awhile. you may be a reflection of what someone else craves. this is not your stuff, and you don’t have to fix it. just wish love.’

I Love These ~ I am going to plan an Art Play date with my friends ~ thanks for all the LoVely Ideas!!!

hello beautiful mccabe.
sister & i had a great time at mermaid camp today.

thanks for the inspiration!!
:o)

p.s. you’re right. there’s no such thing
as too much glitter!!

love,
kirsten

im * y o u *
and this makes me cry
haPpy hAppY tears

thank you for thinking of me mermie
and for this kicka55 list
which not only motivates me
but also i n s p i r e s me

i
am
f r e e . . .

i so needed this right now! absolutely right now!!

i love how schmoopy calls you mcmagic! ~ so true!!

xoxo

love it! i find myself looking SO forward to your posts, and they NEVER disappoint. i have two wood frames and a little wood box and some paints, stickers beads and mod podge. (i also spent too much on yarn) i can’t wait to do the first “art class” tomorrow!

This makes me so happy; you are in this amazing place of allowing and creating, and letting your heart sing so that others can hear. Keep singin’ sistah. The world needs more blissmongers.

thank you

you make me feel like i can actually be who i want to be your encouragement is like a big shot of medicine.
love you
lets talk soon!
jen gray

Once again I find myself thinking that if everyone on earth could read this…and take even a little of this to heart…we would have quite a little world…

Thank you wondrous girl…:)

Hello wonderful you,

I read this and I feel inspired. I read it and I feel tears in my eyes.
You are the kind of woman that everyone wants to be best friends with. Your friends and family (and cat) are oh so lucky to have you.
Have a blessed and beautiful day!!

Your friend!

Samantha

Woman! You radiate magic. I am so grateful that I stopped by for a visit as I was zipping through cyberland. Thank you for these reminders… I forgot how much I needed to hear them.

this is a good one chicky…love, me

your blog is one of my favourite places on the internet after this post~

oh i just want to ingest this and digest this and keep this all inside forever!
such healthiness and freedom.
thank you for your magic. i just wish i could be around you all the time!:)

I love it!! Thanks for this ^_^

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This was one of the most beautiful things I’ve read in a long while… I have printed it off and it now hangs by my desk here at home. It feels like a long breath out
thank you…. you are inspiring.
x e.

Thanks for the reminder of what I have chosen to be important in my life. You (and your blog) is such a blessing in my life… You reflect the things I need to hear, and I love you for that.

may our Creators Light Surround and Comfort you
eric

This is so beautiful! And I love that you took the time to write all this down. Thank you.

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