Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) DEC 2016 / JAN 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue A Miracl | Page 48

The Shadow Side of Wishing BY BRYNA RENÉ HAYNES I t’s truth time, ladies: How much time have you spent wishing something in your life was different? Personally, I have spent a lot of time and energy on fruitless wishes in my life. I called these wishes by many names: prayers, visualizations, intentions, and magick spells, to name a few. I made them on paper, under the moon at midnight, and on the street when no one was listening. I employed every tool at my disposal both deliberately and desperately, trying to create more money, better relationships, greater opportunities, and different outcomes with the power of my mind. I wanted to control my life and create what I’d always been told was possible for me, and these many forms of wishing were where I’d been instructed to start. 48 www.AspireMAG.net | December 2016 / January 2017