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Cat: Hello, welcome back. It's Kati and Cat here to talk about our weekly mindset, so today we're going to be talking about Katie's favorite topic, my favorite topic, my favorite, meaning she was less excited to talk about this one. We'll get into that. But we are talking about luck today. So a little different also than what we normally do, because I noticed this is our first. Little different also than what we normally do because I noticed this is our first mindset and affirmation that we're talking about that isn't connected to like a gemstone, a natural gemstone. So what we did are the business model we went through kind of like a whole transition where we renamed everything, we rebranded, and part of that was not only we have the gemstone kind of like collection, but we also still incorporated all the pieces we have that aren't gemstones but still have like symbolism and meaning behind them and still attached kind of like the affirmations to those. So today, if you can't guess, we are going to be talking about mushrooms and how they represent luck. So go ahead. And you want to share information about that a little bit more?
Kati: Yeah! So on the affirmation card for the mushroom that comes with any mushroom piece, it says across many cultures, even today, having mushrooms in your dreams or seeing them in real life symbolizes new beginnings, good health, healing and good luck. Wear your mushroom designs as a reminder that luck is often preparation, meeting opportunity.
Cat: So to get back to like when I was talking, when we were getting ready to do this episode, Kati was like I don't know what to say about luck. I have nothing to say. I don't have many thoughts about luck.
Kati: Well, I do a little bit, but it's just not necessarily the most positive.
Cat: Yeah, tell me why. Why do you think that?
Kati: I just don't like the idea of luck and I should probably reframe this. I like how it's described on our card. I think it makes it a little bit more positive than how I think of it personally. So I like this. But when I think of luck outside of this context, it just makes it seem like life happens to you. You have no control, just like, yeah, you might have good luck or you might have bad luck, and I hate that.
Cat: I want to be in control, I want to have good luck if that's the case, but I just just I'm too much of a control freak to believe heavily in luck interesting which, again, personality wise, katie and I have like a lot of similarities, but also we're a yin and yang in a lot of ways and so for me, for me luck is something. Okay, I'm going to tell you a story. So my email address, my personal email address, you know the one that you've had since, like like, I've had my same personal email since, like high school. I have never needed to get like a professional gmail account, like you know, like cathutchings at gmail.com, because I never did like a corporate job. I like literally I went from like college to running my own business and so just never. And then I got like a business email for all of like my business stuff I was doing. Yeah, but my personal email, since I've had since high school, is always the lucky one. Okay, and that is because I remember in high school again, when email was like coming out, being invented, crazy to think about. I read a book and I can't for the life of me think of what book it was, but it and interesting because the last episode we just talked about manifestation, and so it's like a similar concept, but what the author said and it totally again, like as a teenager, it like almost like shifted my whole perspective and how I show up in the world. But they were like you get to decide if you are a lucky person. Like luck is not something that you're just born with. Like, if you think you are a lucky person, you will become a lucky person. I was like, and I was like I made this decision in my mind that I was going to be a lucky person. And since then, like I'll be darned. And it's still to this day. I'm like, I literally don't know because ever I get accused of it. A lot people are like you're so lucky, you're so lucky Because I do. It's like I win. I win contests and trips and all of this stuff. And I'm like what Is it because? And I still like don't know. I want to believe it's because, like again, I manifested that or I brought that, I called that into my life. But at the same time, I'm like maybe I was just born lucky, I don't know. Again, evidence would suggest that what we think, what we believe, what we focus on, becomes our reality. So with luck, it's kind of like the same thing. I just think it's so crazy to think that that was like one of my first. I was like I just like was like I'm reading the book and I'm like I'm gonna be a lucky person, but ever since then it's like it really has been. Like I said, I just feel like again like the silly things like winning contests and entering giveaways or things like that, like that's so crazy.
Kati: Yeah, I love that, though say like that I'm okay with that, so you just gotta you just gotta be like just manifest it. So anybody listening, just manifest your luck. Yep, don't be, like me?
Cat: Yep, just just believe that you're lucky and you'll, you'll, make it happen, you'll you'll make it work. I do think it's fun, though, that we use mushrooms, because mushrooms actually we're having like a big moment, like the reason again. Like these, like a lot of my mushroom designs came from, not like necessarily like we were. I started making them before we decided to like again, focus on like the meaning behind them and the manifestation, and they just like we're having a moment culturally where a lot of people were looking for them and I was like, well, we should definitely be selling mushroom earrings. They're super cute, they're fun, and so now we have like several different kind of like fun little designs and I love, though, that we have that, that it's still in our repertoire of fun attributes that you could select. Like today, like I'm going to like I want to win this giveaway or I'm entering this thing, or whatever, like I'm just like I just want a little luck, so I'm gonna wear my mushroom earrings or my necklace and just again like believe that I am a lucky person, good things happen to me.
Kati: Like I love that though. I think that's so cute. I'm just imagining like baby cat, like I'm so lucky.
Cat: That's exactly how it was. I wish I could show a little funny little baby cat.
Kati: Insert picture here, so cute. Well, the part that I like is that it's preparation, meeting, opportunity. So in my head that means like I'm doing the work and opportunities will come my way. So right alongside with manifestation, it's just a different thing that you're manifesting. But if you're doing the work, you are thinking that you're going to be lucky. Then opportunities will come your way because you're just channeling that Exactly.
Cat: It's come to you. Yeah, it's kind of like, in a way I do think it's like luck and manifestation, again interesting Cause we just talked about. We talked about the blue appetite and the manifestation, but they're kind of in like this very similar vein, like the classic. I feel like at this point in society, like so many people know, like when you're talking about like the law of attraction or whatever, like there's the like you notice the car everywhere when you're thinking about it. But the other one, I feel like and I can't even remember which book it came from it's one of those classics. I think maybe it might have been the Secret or something like that, but it's you find a parking spot, because you believe that you're going to find the parking spot, but really all it is is like most people don't even bother circling back the second because they're just like, oh, there's no parking and so I'm going to go park somewhere else. But it's like, if I believe I'm a lucky person, like if I believe it's going to be there, I'm going to actively like be looking for it and thereby doing those things that put me in that position, like I'm going to actually enter the contents where, like, 50 other people never even entered because they're like I'm not allowed and so that, like that, just having that thought automatically, it's not like it's so much like magical or mystical, it's just also almost like logically, like, well, I entered the contest because I thought I had a chance of winning, because I believe I'm lucky, and so thereby, those 50 other people that don't believe they're lucky don't even bother to enter, right, and so you know, like there I'm already like 50 steps ahead, which automatically increases my luck and my or whatever, you know, yeah.
Kati: Yeah, that's interesting, though my friend's mom. Growing up she used to call that princess parking and she just knew there's going to be a spot Like it's already there for me Not my princess parking and she just knew there's going to be a spot Like it's already there for me.
Cat: Wait are you still in contact with your friends mom? I wonder if she like knew cause. Again, I would like meet people that seem to be ahead of like my journey or like a collective. I feel like there's been a resurgence of people being aware of this. But then you meet people that were like, oh yeah, I've been doing that for like 20 years, you know you? Oh, no one, even like I didn't even know that that existed, that power, great you're ahead of me, it's just parking, though I like that.
Kati: Yes, I love it. So I think of that all the time, just like, oh, there's a spot princess party just for me.
Cat: I'm so lucky I wore my mushroom earrings today.
Kati: It's an interesting topic, though, because a lot of people I know like truly believe in just luck, yeah, and so like, do you believe in luck or do you believe in the manifestation? And like, where your attention and where your energy goes, that's what's going to pull things to you Like, is it really luck or is it just that's your mindset?
Cat: Yeah, I, don't know, or is it like the same thing, we just are using different words but yeah, different words for sure. Yes, that's so fun well, see, there you go, luck's.
Kati: Luck's not too bad this is a good one. It is just change the mindset. Yeah that's fine, get your mushroom jewelry to help focus on just being a lucky person for that day. yes, yes, well, and I wonder if that's something that like maybe, maybe I do that and it's just not the right words. Yeah, so I think. So that's probably the case for a lot of things.
Cat: Honestly, I believe that so many spirituality, like societal, like I think we're all just kind of saying the same thing and using different words, but yeah, I think it's like the same same pathway.
Kati: Yeah, you're always further ahead than you really think you are. So I wonder if you take a second and just think about really what you believe where you're at, you're probably further along in your journey to where you want to be than you actually are because you're just critical of yourself. You know being a human being so I love to believe that. Yeah, you have any other thoughts on luck? No, I think that's good for me.
Cat: Like I said, I'm just excited, I'm like, oh, I gotta. I get so focused on, like some of our gemstones sometimes, but they're so fun I'm like, oh yeah, I should just just it's a little carefree version of almost like manifestation. You know, I'm just like, I just want to be lucky today. I want to find princess parking and win the contest and today is my lucky day, yes it definitely feels more playful yeah yeah it's fun.
Kati: Exactly that's what I like about a lot of our other things. We have so many gemstones but there's so many other. It like almost just as many, if not more just like symbolism.
Cat: Yeah, I know I'm excited to talk about them.
Kati: For sure, I think it'll be fun.
Cat: We've got a lot more coming up, so many I'm like I have so many designs, we've had to actually sadly cut back on the number of new designs we're coming out with, because it's just almost like overwhelming at this point. I'm like, okay, let's focus on the stuff we have. Get that out there a little bit more, and then we'll continue to bring in other super fun mindsets and things like that. I have so many, so many fun ideas in store.
Kati: Yes, always. That's why I'm here, to help me like let's take all of that it's crazy and bring it in. It's not crazy, it's just a lot sometimes but it's not crazy, though.
Cat: I know you are so good. I hate that I use that word. I'm trying again. Words are power. Like I'm trying so hard. I use that word in ways and more frequently than I feel like is beneficial to me and the world. Like, yeah, you're right, I love it. I do have many, much ideas and you do such a great job of helping me contain them and focus them Like what's realistic for right now.
Kati: Yes, exactly. Go Team.
Cat: Go team, great team. You want to do our affirmation and we'll close up?
Kati: Yeah! So the affirmation for our mushrooms is I attract luck and opportunities with my hard work and positivity. There you go.
Cat: I like that one. Repeat that over and over, all day, every day. All right, thank you guys for joining us and we'll see you next week for another mindset.
