What if your finances aren't a math problem — they're a mirror? This is Week 1 of The Abundance Experiment, read by the author. In this chapter, we meet the central idea of the entire book: that every financial reaction you have — the anxiety before checking your balance, the guilt after a purchase, the quiet resentment when someone else seems to have it easy — isn't really about money at all. It's about what you believe about yourself. Through a personal story about two very different upbringings and the surprising thing they have in common, this chapter unpacks why your financial life is a readout of your inner life — and introduces the first experiment: seven days of simply watching the mirror. What's in this chapter: → Why money is never neutral → The "out there" illusion that keeps people financially stuck → What your emotional reactions to money reveal about your self-worth → The 7-Day Money Mirror Challenge This is the second section of the full audiobook, released weekly as the project comes together. https://youtu.be/838VSBWTIFU

I finished something this week that I've been thinking about for a long time. Everyone in this space talks about the Abraham Hicks vortex. But I kept hearing explanations that made people wait — like the vortex was a cosmic Amazon warehouse and if you just vibrated correctly, your stuff would ship. That never sat right with me. So I finally worked out what I actually think the vortex is. And it's simpler and more useful than the standard explanation — and honestly a little more demanding too, because it means you can't just meditate your way into your dreams. The short version: the vortex is you. It always has been. The long version is a 39-minute video I posted today, with the full essay on Substack if you'd rather read it. I'd love to know what lands for you — especially the memetic momentum section. I think that's the one most people in this community need to hear right now. YouTube: [Link] Substack: [Link]

I've been sitting with the Abraham Hicks vortex teaching for a long time. And I love it. But the standard explanation never quite worked for me — and I think I finally understand why. Here's the thing nobody is saying: The vortex isn't out there somewhere waiting to deliver your desires. The vortex is you. You are an information processing system — taking in, filtering, and putting back out — constantly, 24/7, whether you're thinking about it or not. And that changes everything about how you actually work with it. I'm dropping a full video this week that unpacks the whole thing — the science, the theology, the mechanics of how this actually works in your life. And I'll be posting the full essay on Substack for those who want to go deeper. Stay tuned. This one's been a long time coming. 🌱

Abraham Hicks frequently talks about "the vortex" — but have you ever wondered what it actually is? I used to think it was some strange spinning thing holding my hopes and dreams in another dimension, and if I just vibed hard enough, stuff would plop out of it. But if you follow the idea closely, you'll see that the vortex is just you. It's you living your life. I did a deep dive on this — what the vortex actually is, why your emotions matter, and why this isn't some mystical concept but a real mechanism you're already using every day. Full essay is on my Substack and the video is coming soon.

I think I mentioned that I was going to rewrite Chapter 1? I was not satisfied with it. Of course, it is good to forge ahead and not keep rewriting chapters, however, in this case I really wanted to do that because I'm starting the book in a completely different direction so if I didn't write this I think I'd get confused. This isn't very long. It's actually meant to be more like a prologue than a chapter, but readers tend to skip prologues so it's better to label it Chapter 1. Here is Chapter 1 of my memoir, "Lydia's Lantern." It's actually a prologue in disguise. I've been told that readers often skip the prologue. But they need to read this to understand the rest of the book. I don't think it matters much whether you call this Chapter 1 or a prologue. After this, I will not be posting any more chapters until I get to the final chapter. I think I might post that one in this group. So here it is: The Cat Who Came Back Through the Clouds I never thought I’d get Lydia back. Not after five years. Not when she had never been mine to begin with. She was my former housemate’s sister’s cat, a relationship twice removed, the kind that should not leave a mark. When I bade goodbye to Lydia the last time I visited her, it was an ordinary day in Colorado, the air thin, the light bright, the mountains quietly watching. As I struggled with my hiking boots, Lydia sat in the foyer, her unseeing, milky-blue eyes turned towards me. “Lydia,” I said, speaking loud and clear so that, even with her hearing impairment, she might register my voice. “I’m sorry I won’t be able to come see you anymore. I’m leaving for California.” The puzzled expression never left her face. Her pink nose sniffled. I reached over and stroked her, blinking back tears. She pressed her head against my open palm. I straightened myself, and with a final glance back, I closed the door, stepped outside, and made a wish. Not on a star, but on the wind that caressed my face, then let the wish go like a leaf on a stream, one small thought among the countless that crossed my mind as I prepared for my trip.