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Manifesting Your Heart’s Desire

4 min readJul 15, 2025

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Picture a perfect summer day: green grass, an abundance of blooming flowers, blue skies, white puffy clouds, warm though not hot weather, and no humidity. A lovely summer day!

I had just returned home from my weekly jaunt to the local farmers' market and decided to prepare some ratatouille to have with dinner later on. I looked around to survey my vegetables and thought, I wish I had bought some tomatoes at the market. Tomatoes are a key ingredient in ratatouille, you see.

Then I looked over to the bare kitchen table and thought, I wish I had bought some cut flowers at the farmers market too.

A few minutes later, the phone rings. It is my Swiss next-door neighbor who has an herb farm there and who also grows her own vegetables.

“Honey, do you want some tomatoes?”

She is older and calls everyone honey.

“I just picked them and there are way too many ripe ones for me,” she continued.

“Are you sure you don’t want them to make sauce for jarring?” I ask.

“Honey, I have plenty. Come on over. They are in a box on the back steps.”

Smiling at the thought of being able to make my desired ratatouille, I go out my back door, down the steps…

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The Maze is a collection of thoughts, ideas, and musings that bring a sense of purpose or comfort. As we travel through life, let us feel peace and acceptance.

Debra Emerson
Debra Emerson

Written by Debra Emerson

Educator, writer, and intuitive coach who loves nature, people, life, and making the world a more joyful place through inspiration and meaningful connections.

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