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Champagne, Mocha & Fairy Godmothers: Embracing Trust and Serendipity

Sarah Dyer, embracing trust, photograph by Aurely Cerise
Photograph by Aurely Cerise

In a time of stress, surrendering and embracing trust leads to an unfolding of miracles

Could you trust that there is something mysterious being woven into the fabric of your every day life?

The year 2007 was a whirlwind. I’d just separated from a 17-year relationship, changed careers, and left sleepy Norfolk for city life in London. Everything familiar was left behind. Friends thought I was crazy — but deep down I knew it was the right thing for me. I’d been numb for too long; it was time to shake up my life on all fronts.

Listening to that small, albeit wobbly, inner

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