LISA KAY’S
MILKY WAY BLOG
Lisa Kay's Milky Way Blog will dive into the deep end of one soul's journey to heal a chronic illness diagnosis by following the breadcrumbs from spirit through chakra balancing, crystal dreaming, breathwork, QHHT, reiki, and so much more. Follow along on this spiritual journey in the Milky Way Collective!
Long story short, I’ve been putting this off.
The world is calling for me to start sharing my voice in a really big way and I thought what better time to birth this new era than on the spring equinox?
If you followed along on my soul journey in 2021, you would know that I’ve been spiritual my whole life, but like most people in my metaphysical shoes, I shut down my gifts. Looking back now, I can see I was built for a world that didn’t yet exist. I felt out of place, alone, longed to go back home, and tried my best to just be “normal.”
I suffered with depression most of my life and although I don’t think back on any one time as being a “spiritual awakening,” I had many on-the-bathroom-floor dark nights of the soul. The thing that continued to get me through the most challenging times in my life was this deep knowing that I was here for a reason.
A Birthday Adventure Part II
We made a pit stop at the Island in Pigeon Forge to visit a puzzle shop, pick up a little candy, and ultimately enjoy a margarita along the riverside. I can't say that our vibe improved too much, but the margarita must have done wonders because we caught a little universal assistance when we just made it to the trolley and back to our car moments before a torrential downpour. We crawled back through traffic across town in the pouring rain before the clouds finally parted for us.
As we neared closer to Pikeville, the sun began to set on our adventure and the roads grew more and more windy. I tensed at every twist and turn in the road and braced myself for the inevitable SUV rollover and subsequent tumble down the mountainside in a fiery crash. So apparently this fear was heights related as well.
A Birthday Adventure
We started out on our birthday adventure to Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, TN bright and early and I was very tired and grateful for my travel mug of coffee I had brought with. The winding mountain roads heading south out of Pikeville always make me nervous, but it is worse when someone else is driving and I don't have any control. Despite my tired eyes, they stayed wide open watching every wind in the road approaching, but perhaps I only commented on it once. Eventually the windy mountain roads gave way to interstate travel and I relaxed into the journey a bit more.
We arrived at Anakeesta around 11am, easily found a parking spot, but had a harder time navigating the waiting lines. Nothing was marked very well, but we managed to get into the ticket line and secure a couple tickets before hitting up the restroom (yes there was just one), and then found the appropriate line to get to the top of Old Smokey.