Do you know that feeling—when everything just falls into place and turns out exactly the way you imagined? And all of it without pressure, but with ease and flow? Welcome to this new year of fast wish fulfillment. What if your thoughts could become reality very quickly?
On Wednesday, after 39 days on board, we arrived with the wonderful Mein Schiff 3 in St. Maarten in the Caribbean. I believe 16 keynote talks and 16 workshops, two appearances as a guest on the evening show, and hosting the cooking competition are now behind me. And Anke guided 26 guests even deeper into their true strength through their personal Human Design charts.
So during this time, we gave even more—especially through many conversations. And just like the law of sowing and reaping, things unfolded exactly as they were meant to. Because karma is not against you; it is simply the return of the emotions you have previously sent out. In other words, we can all manifest things quite quickly when our energy is aligned and when we choose to wear the blue glasses as often as possible in everyday life.
Back to Wednesday. During the day, we spent a wonderful time at the airport beach with YoDancing Kathi and her amazing daughter. One airplane landed after another—never before had we seen so many in such a short time. Back on board, we joined Kathi’s dance class and had the time of our lives.
Our plan after dancing was to say goodbye to the people who mattered most to us and definitely say a quick hello to the Lonely Husband, who had just joined the ship as new guest artists. As we were on our way to General Manager Doreen, we ran into her on Deck 5 in the stairwell. Check.
After a short stop at the Tag & Nacht Restaurant, we met Uli from the Lonely Husband in the hallway, who took us to Mel and Stevie to say a quick hello. Check. At the Ankelmannsplatz, we immediately ran into Heike and Diddi from the Karibik Rebellen. Check.
Back on Deck 5, we met our Entertainment Program Supervisor Jan in his office while collecting our luggage. Check. He walked us to the elevator—and who came from the other side to say goodbye as well? Our captain Simon, together with our cruise director Dominik. Double check.
As the two of them accompanied us all the way to the port area, Simon mentioned Antje, who had been General Manager on the previous voyage and was now on board privately with her father. I was just about to say that we unfortunately hadn’t had the chance to say goodbye to her. While I was still thinking that, she appeared right in front of us together with Hotel Manager Constanze, coming from the port area. So we were able to say goodbye to both of them directly. Double check.
There were no taxis available at the terminal at such a late hour. Not ideal. But a friendly security guard helped us out and was visibly happy about the bar of Milka chocolate I gave him—now in very appreciative hands. The taxi driver took us to a nearby hotel. The room was a ballroom with a view of the beach along the boardwalk. From the balcony, we could watch Mein Schiff 3 sail away. Check. And then I realized I hadn’t asked the taxi driver for a receipt. Oh well. That’s just how it is. (No check yet.)
The next day, the hotel called a taxi for us to the airport. And out of more than 200 drivers on St. Maarten, there stood our driver from the night before, smiling next to his bus. So I did get my receipts after all. Check. Out of pure joy, I gave him my first book in English—and he proudly told me that his daughter had also written a book. He held it up in front of me: “Thriving on Purpose”. Exactly our topic. Like attracts like. Check.
With full energy, I pushed our far-too-heavy suitcases to the check-in counter and was immediately called back: “Wait behind the line.” While I waited and smiled, she told her colleague at the next counter, “I speak Dutch, not English.”
When I was called to the counter, I stayed radiant—because I now had everything I needed: her name from the name tag and the one sentence I can say in Dutch. I hadn’t said a word yet, but my vibe must have landed. Despite her initial coolness, she let both suitcases through. Mine even got an “Extra Heavy” sticker. With a friendly “Dank u wel, Sarah,” I said goodbye. And there it was—a smile. See? Check.
I also managed to draw a smile from the customs officer, who was on the phone and not really paying attention. But she understood the “Thank you very much, Stephanie”—and smiled. And so it continued. On the plane, we got everything we wanted. Simply being kind and making the other person feel seen goes a long way.
What I want to share with you through this day’s story is this: “Miracles” happen all the time. You just have to see and recognize them. And at the end of the day, they are not miracles at all—just the energy you sent out before. Because every energetic boomerang that lands in your hands was once thrown by you. Life is not being unkind to you; you were unkind to yourself first.
Sending you lots of love from Miami—and remember to be a little kinder to yourself and to others.
