Alicia M Rodriguez
Alicia M. Rodriguez is a Latina writer and published author who has lived in six countries and traveled extensively. She is gifted with the sensitivity to explore culture, spirituality, storytelling, and magic themes attributed to her Colombian roots and love of Latin American literature. She writes Nothing Is Ordinary on Substack. Alicia lives in the Algarve of Portugal, where her morning cliff walks with her dog Sophie contribute to her creativity and happiness.#consciousliving #slowliving #nothingisordinary #thecontemporarymystic
New Masterclass: Unwritten Journeys in Portimão, Portugal
What’s new, what’s unfolding, and what’s on my mind. Hello Reader, You'll notice a new look in this email. Things are shifting here. More on that in September. I'll be slowing things down on social and newsletters in August so I can return renewed for the fall. But this announcement is time sensitive so for those of you in Portugal, listen up (or read). A Short Announcement If you’ve ever felt called to write your story—but weren’t sure where to begin—this three-hour in person masterclass is...
Reclaim Your Wild: Why Playing It Safe Is Killing Your Creative Spirit
Reclaim Your Wild: Why Playing It Safe Is Killing Your Creative Spirit Last year, an entrepreneur came to me for a Becoming Limitless Retreat Experience. She wanted to pivot her coaching company, increase revenue, and hone her desired client profile. However, I sensed something deeper was going on, so I invited her to work with me. After days of working on her business, revising copy that didn’t feel right and struggling to identify what she offered, we took a day off and drove to Costa...
Meeting You at the Threshold of Evolution
Hello, so nice to meet you - again. Periodically, I send out a message recapping who I am, what work I do and how I can support you in life, leadership and business. So here goes! Who I work with. Is this you? I work with executive women, visionary leaders, and social and creative entrepreneurs who have become disconnected from their purpose or exhausted by the stress of their work.Maybe you're sensing a shift. The old ways of working no longer work in a chaotic, fast-paced, uncertain world....
The Quiet Revolution - Are you ready?
The Quiet Revolution There is a knowing within us that precedes thought—an inner clarity that speaks before our analytical mind constructs its careful arguments. I first recognized this voice when my external life appeared perfectly aligned with conventional success, yet something felt fundamentally misaligned. While colleagues congratulated me on recent achievements, an unmistakable whisper persisted: This isn't your path. This inner guidance doesn't arrive as elaborate reasoning. It emerges...
Everyday Epiphanies: Uncovering Wisdom in Ordinary Moments is on sale!
Smashwords July Sale on e-books Dear Hello Reader, First, thanks as always for supporting my work and writing. I’m excited to announce that my books, Everyday Epiphanies: Uncovering Wisdom in Ordinary Moments, and Manage Your Life Before Life Manages You: More Joy and Less Stress in 365 Days, will be available as part of a promotion on Smashwords for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! This is a chance to get my books at a discount so you can get right to summer...
Unwritten Journeys: A Retreat to Remember the Writer You’ve Always Been
UNWRITTEN JOURNEYS A transformative writing mindset retreat designed for new and aspiring authors who need space, quiet, and community. Held in the serene beauty of the Algarve, this retreat offers time to pause, reflect, and reconnect with your vision, far from daily distractions. Hello Reader, Join me for a retreat for writers and those who long to be There’s a quiet longing I hear often. From people who say: “I’ve always wanted to write a book.” Or “I used to write, before life got so...
Stretching Beyond the Self You’ve Known
Making room for transformation, discomfort, and deeper truth I've written before on the importance of becoming limitless, to expand your sense of self so you become a larger container for all that life presents to you, whether bitter or sweet. I came across this parable recently, and it was a reminder that you can choose how to hold the events of your life when you pay attention to the container you are. If you feel small, it is easy to be overwhelmed by life. If, however, you can envision...
Beyond the Edge of Fear
Beyond the Edge of Fear "Whoever finds love beneath hurt and grief disappears into emptiness with a thousand new disguises." ~ Jelaluddin Rumi Fear has woven itself so thoroughly into the fabric of our modern existence that we barely notice its constant presence. Like the background sound of waves against the shore, it becomes the ambient noise of our lives—always there, shaping our choices while we pretend it isn't influencing us. We walk through our days carrying invisible burdens: fear of...
Waking Up to the Question: Who am I?
Is it time for you to ask yourself this question? The moon was full the evening before my father died. I was walking back to my dormitory in Maine after an all-night gathering, my steps making soft sounds against the melting snow. The air tasted of wet pine, and small pools of water had formed where rain had fallen earlier. It was May, though winter tends to linger in Maine well past its welcome. The moon that night was unlike any I had seen before. Its light cut a clear path back to my dorm,...
Free Book for an Honest Review
Everyday Epiphanies: Uncovering Wisdom in Ordinary Moments Get My Latest Book Hello Reader, Everyday Epiphanies is the second edition of a version I first published in 2007. That was my first published book. So much has changed and I wanted to share new insights with you. Given how stressed everyone is and how chaotic our lives are, these essays will help you feel centered and optimistic, learning how to express gratitude for all the good we have in our lives. Essays on Awareness,...