Celebrating Breaking Down the Wall!
And a very creative and powerful 2026 to you all!
Dear Lovely Friends,
Wishing you a wonderful 2026! I realize I’m a bit behind of the New Year’s wishes. Wild to realize that it’s already the 26th! We started the New Year off in Nice, at my dream of a hotel for the past however many years, I’ve always wanted to start the year off in a jacuzzi with a view. This year I finally got my wish and found a gorgeous hotel with a view of Nice and private jacuzzi on the terrace. It was a splurge but totally worth it. When you really want something, you can justify/rationalize it any way you want.
Next was packing up our house so that they could begin breaking down the wall between our two houses. If you’ve been following along, you know that we were very lucky to be able to buy the house next door, a mirror image of our house. Now my kids will have their own rooms, they’ve been so patient, and in some ways I’m sure it was good for them. Just as us being nice and cozy in my mother-in-law’s old apartment, I feel very grateful that we have this place to stay for free and it really does have just a good feeling to it. You know certain places/homes where you just feel at ease? That is this little apartment that we’re staying in, luckily two minutes from our house that’s in construction. Which we will start renting out this summer, so stayed tuned if you want to come to Antibes for a visit!
If I can extend the metaphor of breaking down the wall even further, it feels important given the symbolism and context of walls in general, that we are breaking it down, as that is what I try to do in my own work, so that we can expand. Not to get too heady, but it feels auspicious, like a good sign and despite the horrific events that started the year off and that keep happening, I still believe that this year is going to have a positive impact. This is the year of action, it falls accordingly with the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese Zodiac Lots of powerful things with the planets are happening, that have literally never happened before. It’s almost like astrology is real. (It’s a joke, clearly I believe that a method of reading the stars for over 3000 years is real.)
Speaking of jokes or things that I thought were funny, I spent a few minutes reading the headlines this morning. I just save articles, but I don’t actually click on anything. One headline said that our attention span has diminished to 40 seconds, and offered to tell me how to fix it, but I didn’t have the attention span to click on it. It’s a joke, get it?
We are in the attention economy where our attention is not a renewable resource. We believe what we see and we see what we believe. As we’ve seen worldwide, the old systems are crumbling, and in their place is the dream and the responsibility of the new. So much is possible if we work collectively together. On that note I have some wonderful upcoming events that I’d love for you to join!
Upcoming Events
Red Lipstick, Writing & Publishing.
Tuesday, February 3rd 5-6pm CET
(8-9am Pacific, 11am-12pm Eastern)
Free on zoom! Message me to receive the link!
In collaboration with my dear friend and business coach, Serena Hicks, who is a genius at supporting you to unlock your BIG, HAPPY, MONEY potential, I’ll be hosting a free event on how to write and publish your book and also apply red lipstick! Come with all your questions! Why red lipstick? As my brilliant friend, Tsipa Swan says, “Red lipstick is anti-fascist.” And as my expert in dream building writer, Anastasia Russo says, “When you wear red lipstick, you can’t be invisible.”
Here is also your reminder if you haven’t already to join me and Serena on Skool!
Vision Board and Mimosas!
Saturday, February 7th 10am-12pm
I’ve teamed up with my phenomenal friend and acupuncturist, Eva Lu to host a super fun event of creating your vision board for 2026. You can never have enough vision boards! Eva has a wonderful template based on Fung Shui that we will use.
This event is in person in Antibes at La Floraison Wellness. Follow this link to register for 20 euros. Mimosas, tea and little bites will be served! Bring your old magazines, scissors, markers and glue. We’ll have A3 paper for you to make your board. Hope to see you there!
As always a gentle reminder, I’m currently accepting 1:1 clients for 2026-2027 to write and publish your book!
What’s included:
Excavating the important life moments that could make a genius essay.
Providing prompts to keep you motivated and energized by your work.
Helping with daily habits of art making.
Developmental editing
Creation of a working timeline
Creation of a working budget for independently publishing your book
Creation of your mailing list of devoted friends and supporters.
Where to submit your work for publication.
Overcoming fears of vulnerability and visibility. A “done is better than perfect” approach.
Writing with love and joy.
BONUS: Access to a female forward community of inspiring and luminous writers.
There is such a joy to accomplishing something, especially a long work. Your brain literally feels lighter because now you don’t have to think about that project anymore. Now you’ve put it in writing, you’ve published it and you can move on to something new. Moving on from a work is key.
Schedule a free coaching session here to see if this is right for you. Even if we don’t end up working together, this free hour could totally support you to setting up and accomplishing your dreams, your vision of what you truly desire for 2026!
Love,
Augustine
P.S. Don’t forget too there are still three spots available for now for The Writers Retreat in the Côte d’Azur and I’ve create some stellar packages like The Champagne Package where you receive one on one coaching with me for an entire year as well as come on the retreat! Pretty awesome!