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Kara Westerman (she/her)'s avatar

I love this. Isn’t amazing how it’s always about getting out of our own way and letting things come through? Even in a cutesy shop there is hidden magic.

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Thank you Kara! Yes, sometimes we need permission to do our own thing. 🥰

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Maria Luz O'Rourke's avatar

Happy New Year Lyns! I loved this post. And because I was behind on my reading, this morning's Tarot lined up perfectly with it. The Ace of Wands!

Looking forward to another year of your creativity!

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Yay I love ace of wands! Thank you for reading and commenting! I’m looking forward to reading about your new name!! 😍

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Maria Luz O'Rourke's avatar

This is crazy. Ace of Wands came up again today! 🔥

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Do you think it’s the energy of your new Substack name? It feels like since you’ve already established your Substack, it’s more at the Queen or king of wands stage, but since you’ve rebranded it’s getting a new spark?

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Maria Luz O'Rourke's avatar

🧐 I really try to channel for the collective, but maybe my energy was being dominant or something!

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Oh sorry I missed that is was collective reading. Might be synchronicity. Might be new year vibes 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Sam Messersmith's avatar

I love how you gave yourself permission to do the dang thing. Very inspiring.

It gives us all permission to do the dang things.

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Thank you Sam! So happy you’re here! Yes, let’s all do the dang thing for sure. What are we waiting for?

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Robin Blackburn McBride's avatar

I really enjoyed this piece, Lyns. How wonderful to explore the shop with you and discover the gifts. So much inspired creativity! I wish you a year of fresh new experiences "with hints of citrus and glitter," and of course, great stories.

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Thank you Robin! Thank you so much for reading and sharing and commenting. I really appreciate you. May we all have more glitter in our creative pursuits 😄

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Susan Kacvinsky's avatar

I absolutely love this! What a voice. Extraordinary. I live for those unexpected bursts of inspiration and new directions. You live out loud, and I love that.

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Darcy's avatar

I want to know why they say he acted alone … after we were told that the AIrBNB he stayed in was burnt after his death?

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Adam Coleman's avatar

“MANCHURIAN CANDIDATES: FORT LIBERTY CONNECTION 🚨

Two decorated Army vets. Both IT specialists. Both with drone expertise. Both served in Afghanistan (2009). Both stationed at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).

Coincidence? Impossible.

Vegas Cybertruck Explosion. New Orleans Truck Attack. Different cities, same fingerprints. Same rental car company. Same orchestration.

Livelsberger — Green Beret, IT, tactical drone specialist. Highly decorated. Claimed Vegas bombing “wasn’t terror.” Now “suicided”? Or… still alive? Burned body cover-up?

Jabbar — IT, HR specialist. Same profile. Same training ground. New Orleans operation reeks of remote activation.

What did they discover at Fort Liberty? Military drone programs? Nuke-tracking cover stories? Something they weren’t supposed to see?

Emails to whistleblowers — weak disclosures. Smokescreen? The real intel never made it out.

Both men became liabilities. Both silenced. Orchestrated narrative. Mind control ops?

Follow the rentals. Follow the drones. Follow the IT connections.

The question remains: What was uncovered at Fort Liberty that warranted this level of cleanup?

The answer isn’t buried with them. It’s buried in the ops they were part of.

Eyes open. Digital soldiers — DIG.”

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Amanda Royal's avatar

Hi Lyns! Congrats on stepping away from the pseudonym. I do love both.

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Hi Amanda! I didn’t understand what you were talking about for longer than I’d care to admit lol 🤣. Thanks for saying so. I really enjoyed being called “dreary”! But it was a little confusing before and I didn’t have strong reasons for the pseudonym. Mostly a lack of understanding of how to set up my Substack profile, followed by months of laziness to go in and figure it out. Thanks so much for being here and commenting. I hope you had an awesome new years!

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Amanda Royal's avatar

Totally get it. I don’t know if we were connected yet, but I was “Earth” for the first couple months I was here. Just rushed to set up the profile without thinking it through. People called me “Earth,” so I had to ditch it.

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Yep! Exactly!

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rena's avatar

Inspiring 🧡🔥

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Thank you dear Rena! I love the emojis 😉

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SuddenlyJamie's avatar

I loved this so much, Lyns. 💜 Visiting the shop with you, hearing the call of orange (I adore carnelian) … tarot cards and voodoo dolls and spooky photographs. But mostly I love how you captured that moment of realizing you don’t have to wait for anyone’s permission or invitation. It’s a funny moment. We spend so much of our lives blind to our own agency, and then when we realize we can just go ahead and do the thing we want to do … 🤯

I’m so glad you’re doing your thing because what you do is wonderful.

And I also smiled when I realized that we’d mentioned each other in our respective posts. Too funny. Is that kismet or maybe synchronicity? Either way, I like it.

Onward ho into the New Year. I’m so glad to have you and your ghostly adventures for company! 💜

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Hi Jamie! This exactly. We don’t have to wait. I think I needed divine intervention to remind me of that. You have been a powerful source of inspiration and support in this way, always encouraging us to follow our dreams and our joy. I took your homework from your post that I referenced and still take it very seriously. I think my biggest challenge is choosing something and going all in. Too many fun things to go after! It’s a good problem to have.

I do think it’s kismet or synchronicity. I feel like you and I do things like that a lot. So fun!

Thank you again for reading and your thoughtful comment. I’m so grateful for you. Happy new year!

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B.W. Lacy, V's avatar

Your post made me think of something I think I just made up but I’m not saying it right yet or maybe I heard it before. Something like, my creativity is forged with human sacrifice at the altar of success. I don’t even think creativity is the right word. Might just be journey. I need to spend more time thinking about it. But I like that you decided 2025 is a continuation of the path laid down in 2024. This can be a good feeling

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Thank you B.W., so happy you are here! I woke up dreaming about ancestor stories, and thought about your stack and how you are doing the thing. Cheers to you! 😊

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HANNAH's avatar

You are such a pleasure to read. You are so real and authentic it’s so refreshing and wonderful! I love all the things you are creating! Go you!! Xo

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Thank you Hannah! And back at you! I just finished your post. It was such a delight! Cheers to many more!

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Sacred Healing Remedy's avatar

This was a fun read. I’ve been to New Orleans and the voodoo shops. And I love how it all merged and helped you acquire the courage to create. Wishing you a delightfully dreary New Year filled with amazing outcomes from your intentions. ❤️

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Aww, thank you so much! 🥰🥹 a delightfully dreary new year indeed! I hope you have a safe and happy time as well. Thank you for all the love and support this year. You are such an awesome friend.

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Rhaine Della Bosca's avatar

This is so cool! Your journey, the photos, everything about it!! I think it's great that you are sticking with the intentions from '24. Sounds like there is lots to explore. Cheers to you!

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Thank you Rhaine!! It’s been a fun year, all things considered. Cheers to you too and happy new year!

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Lyns McCracken's avatar

Hi JT, that is such an awesome compliment! I didn’t know about orange either until I saw that sign in the shop and looked it up to confirm. Thanks so much for reading and for commenting. I really hope you are doing something fun today!

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