​Greetings!
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I’m happy you’re here. Lots of shifts and changes have been happening lately both internally externally for many of us. I want to take a moment to acknowledge this and to lovingly remind us all that this takes additional energy. Here is an invitation to allow yourself to rest and reflect a little more than usual. During the day you can take a couple minutes to slow breathing, close eyes or focus low and soft, and go inward. Anchor into the truth of your inner knowing, even if it isn’t yet clear. This experience of change can feel chaotic and overwhelming sometimes so this can be a very helpful practice.

I’d like to introduce Joshua Dunn, a lovely client who reached out to share his story with me this week. I asked if he would be comfortable with me sharing it here and he agreed. Enjoy!

This particular Saturday started like most of our Saturdays: my husband and I slept in, staying warm under the quilt as the outside world slowly defrosted. When we finally got up, we made coffee and eggs. After breakfast, I headed to the gym for my usual Saturday routine, taking extra time to relax in the sauna and hot tub after my workout.

“Should I go to Costco or Fred Meyer for groceries?” I wondered. “Eh, I don’t feel like dealing with Costco today—Freddy’s it is,” I silently decided.

I grabbed a second coffee on my way to the store, picked up a shopping cart, and headed in for the few items we needed for the week. Almost immediately after entering, I nearly dropped my coffee in disbelief. There, right in front of me, was an elderly woman who, from behind my now-cloudy glasses, looked exactly like my sweet, recently departed grandmother.

Her humble 5’4” gently rounded silhouette appeared just as I remembered from our many years of shopping together. From her white bob haircut to the baggy capri pants and even the questionably fashionable yet undeniably comfortable Crocs—her signature shoe in her later years—everything about her felt so familiar. My brain worked feverishly to reconcile my reality with what I was seeing.

It took everything in me not to run up and hug her. Should I? I thought. No, that would be weird. You’d probably scare her. I took a deep breath. Pull yourself together.

I teared up just watching her mosey near the front of the store. She even had her purse looped on her arm instead of in the cart—just like my grandmother always did. Her cane rested in the cart’s seat. How can this be? I wondered.

I eventually collected myself and decided not to startle this kind stranger. I shook it off as a coincidence, smiled to myself, and moved on to the produce section. But not long after, as I was searching for bananas, I looked up to find the familiar petite woman directly in front of my cart, her kind eyes meeting mine from behind her mask.

This time, I couldn’t help myself. “Pardon me,” I began. “You look just like my grandmother, who raised my brothers and me. We lost her about a year ago.”

Her eyes lit up. “Oh my heavens! Isn’t that special?” she exclaimed. “How old was she?”

“Eighty-two when she departed,” I replied.

“I’m 92, and I’ll be 93 this June 15. Can’t believe I’ve made it this far!” she beamed softly, placing a hand on her chest.

I was floored. “My grandfather’s birthday was June 15,” I shared, still in disbelief. “He and my grandmother were married sixty-one years.”

“Well, isn’t that special,” she said. “You know, son, I believe I’m still here to take care of my son, who struggles a lot mentally. That’s why I haven’t been called home yet. Your grandmother, though—she finished her work. It was her time to move on. And I can tell she did a mighty fine job raising you boys.”

Tears welled up again, and I thanked her.

“You take care of yourself, ma’am. Many blessings to you. I hope you live another 92 years!”
“My goodness!” she exclaimed, chuckling. “I certainly don’t!”—a response my grandmother would have given to such a bold statement. We both laughed.

“God bless you,” she said as we said our goodbyes. “Take care and have a great day.”

As she disappeared from view, I noticed the items in her cart: a small spiral ham, bakery cookies, clementines, potato chips, and Pine-Sol. Pine-Sol was my grandmother’s go-to cleaning solution for everything.

“Wow,” I thought. “What a special gift and visit.”

I tried to collect myself, pretending my emotion was just indecision over which celery stalks to take home. As I moved aisle to aisle, I found myself longing to see her again. But no matter how much I looked, she was gone.

I thought about my grandmother and all the happy and sad moments we shared—the celebrations, the struggles, and the love she poured into raising my brothers and me. I realized the next day would mark the 63rd birthday of my grandparents’ firstborn, my would-be aunt, who had departed at just five days old.

It was also one year since my first-ever mediumship session with Anna, where my grandmother had been the first spirit to visit. She’d immediately apologized for not heeding the medical advice I had begged her to follow before her departure. I’d spent hours pleading with her in the hospital to listen to the doctors, but true to form, she had smiled and said, “If it’s my time, it’s my time.”

After her departure, I wrestled with guilt. Could I have done more? Was she upset with me for pleading with her? During that session, she reassured me there was nothing I could have done differently. Her apology and validation helped me begin to heal.

As I rounded the last aisle and headed to checkout, I remembered another detail from that session: Anna had mentioned a young child’s birthday being celebrated in spirit. At the time, I couldn’t place it, but later that day, an aunt reminded me it would have been her baby sister’s birthday.

I finished at the register, took one last look at the produce aisle, and walked out to the parking lot. The sunlight rested gently on my forehead as I smiled.

I choose to believe it was a sweet visit from my grandmother’s spirit, a reminder that she’s still near. Her earthly work was complete—she had raised her slain daughter’s three boys into men. And in that moment, I felt her reminder: You’ve got this. I’m with you always. Live your life fully, as I raised you to do.

The car ride home was warm and quiet, but I wasn’t alone. Of that, I am certain.

If you have a story or strong memory about your experience in session with me or something related and you get a tug to share it, please reach out! I’d love to hear from you and it may be just the right medicine for someone reading here.
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Sending warmth to all,
Anna Blossom

​Mark interviewed top scientists and leaders, including the former head of the psychic department at the CIA, studying the validity of telepathy, near death experiences, psychic phenomena, mediumship, remote viewing and more. He builds a strong case about the nature of how we experience consciousness that challenges our world view and invites us to expand our understanding about the nature of reality.
I have often recommended this podcast over the years to clients and just res-listened to it over the past week. I am once again amazed and inspired and can feel that we are much closer as a society to accepting this science as self evident than we were a few years ago when I first listened. He’s since written several more books which I can’t wait to read. You can learn more about his work on his website.
Take a look in the microscope, as Mark says, and enjoy the journey of learning and validating things that have likely already felt like truth, and stretching your understanding of why we’re here.
I’d love to hear from you about this. Comment below or reply to your email and let me know what you think!
Warmth,
Anna Blossom

The most influential and inspiring leaders in my life have shown up with a kind of authentic grace. They are experts by way of their curiosity and passion and they have a wealth of knowledge to pull from. They trust themselves deeply to reach with confidence into the heart of what they are focusing on and are a vehicle for that subject to come alive within them and as a result they light up with infectious inspiration. They are able to adjust to circumstances and find their way through challenges or changes with humor and grace. They take responsibility for mistakes or missteps and model using them as building blocks to continue to evolve and as a result, they help the rest of us evolve too. They help us to feel safe in the world, at home in ourselves, empowered and inspired.
Whether you lead a multi national company or your household, we are all leading in one way or another in our lives. Each time a decision appears in front of us, how we respond sets a direction, a trajectory and an invitation for how we engage with the energy of the world and how it responds and aligns with us.
I don’t know what will happen each time I step into the flow of intuitive connection whether I am facilitating for an organization, on stage or in my office one on one. I completely trust that I have prepared my whole life for this moment and I have all the tools I need; this is why I have been invited to be here. I know that I will be inspired to think of, say and do what is in alignment for the highest good for everyone.

People used to ask me when I would come home for a visit from New York or Italy if it was intimidating competing in the fashion industry. I could understand why they asked but I never saw it that way. I was following that authentic spark of intuition, that wave of inspiration and energy and I knew what I was doing was right. I was fulfilling my reason for being here. No hesitation. This lead to many layers of success and prepped me to lead in all the forms that have unfolded in my life.
These days I get to coach leaders from someone ready to step into their personal power to those who run large scale multinational organizations. No matter the level of leadership, when we allow TRUST instead of FEAR motivate and drive us forward, this is what is felt by ourselves and those we lead. This is the energy the world responds to in affirmation.
✨ Here’s an invitation for you ✨
Who are the most influential and inspiring leaders that you have experienced in your life? Teachers, parents, a boss, a mentor, a friend.
What immediately stands out to you about why they inspired you so much? Take a moment here to pause and notice which memories stand out to you and the feeling in your body and images in your mind when you access those memories.
Send a wave of respect and gratitude to them for showing you a new way to understand the world and yourself in it. Now look the other direction and take a moment to breath in the gratitude from those who you have positively influenced in your life.
Let that recognition and gratitude be fuel to inspire trust in yourself to lead your life and your work from a place authenticity.
INTUITION IS AT THE CENTER OF AUTHENTICITY, IT IS OUR MOST TRUE INNER VOICE.
​⭐️ This is a wonderful time of year to bring in fresh perspective! ⭐️ If you’re ready for some coaching support individually or for your organization, I’m ready and excited to help you reveal a new way forward!
Thanks for reading!