Guest Post By: Amanda Silvas “I love drunk Amanda,” is what my college friends used to tell me. “Drunk Amanda” even used to have a name, aka “Claudia,” my alter ego. Almost every weekend in college she’d make an appearance and if she was out, then in my mind I had a pass on owning up to anything that happened … Read More
The Moment You Know You Have To Begin Again
On August 17, 2008 I dropped to my knees in a prayer born out of desperation as a result of my cocaine and alcohol addiction coupled with Anxiety & Panic Disorder. It had all become too heavy to carry. In that moment I knew everything had to change; that I had to start over and try something new. After that … Read More
Why Self Care Is Important
Well, hello there beautiful MAB tribe! I hope the start to your New Year has been glorious. As we start off 2017, I’ve been powerfully reminded about why self care is important. If you’ve been following my Instagram, you may know that I have been traveling the last several weeks. I was on a cruise in the Caribbean for the … Read More
We Do Have A Choice
Hello beautiful tribe. This message is coming to you from the brand, spanking new MiraclesAreBrewing.com website! Whoop whoop! Give her a test drive, won’t you? I know I’ve been on a bit of a weekly writing hiatus as we fine-tuned the new digs for you, but now it’s onward. And speaking of onward, I know we have all been on … Read More
The Power Of Visualization
I seldom miss posting a blog, but last week I was traveling to LA for a lecture at Wanderlust Hollywood and a beautiful miracle happened right before I was leaving. I needed some time to gather my thoughts as I was pretty elated by the news and wanted to be sure not to rush in my sharing of it with … Read More
Replacing Fear Of The Unknown With Curiosity
Recently I went hiking at Red Rock Canyon. As we pulled up, we had no idea what to expect as we randomly chose a hike on the map. As we made our way down the path, there was a spot on the trail that had a small fork in it. After choosing which way we would go, we weren’t sure … Read More
Living In My Truth Has Taught Me That Sober Is The New Cool
As I celebrated 8 years of sobriety recently, I was mindfully reflecting on what it all means to me. The theme that kept coming to the forefront of my mind was that this lifestyle just works for me. Every day I feel that I’m living a life that feels genuine down to my core. Living in my truth has been … Read More
Out of Office: Gone Exploring
Hello from Venice Beach! I celebrated 8 years of sobriety this week with a little beach trip to California to explore Venice, Santa Monica and Marina Del Ray. I have to be honest with you that I was having a hard time enjoying it at first because I was putting so much pressure on myself to create an epic post … Read More
25 Things I’m Grateful For In Honor of 25,000 Peeps
As the Miracles Are Brewing Facebook page hits 25,000 beautiful people today, it has been a time of reflection. I struggled with what to write about for this very humbling occasion. I thought of all the lessons I’ve learned, words I’ve read and people I’ve talked to while this tribe keeps growing. I thought about how anxious I was when … Read More
When You Want To Quit Remember This
Yesterday I hiked Cathedral Rock in Mount Charleston. It’s a pretty steep hike with a very rocky path and the massive peak looks pretty unattainable from the parking lot. When you start out at the bottom you think getting to the top of the peak seems impossible. I kept thinking, “How in the world am I gonna get all the … Read More