Tea & a Truth Biscuit — When Plan A Blows the F*ck Up

You ever have a Plan A that felt aligned — like this is it, this is the one — and then the multiverse kicks the leg out from under it like,
“Cute plan, sweetheart… anyway.”

That was me this week.

I’ve spent a year writing my next book, Mystery and Manifestation: Why You’re Still Stuck (Even After All That Work) and How to Finally Get Free, and three months pitching it to publishers because I refuse to sell sh*t or trick people into funnels. I just want the message to reach more humans who actually want to do the work.

Then my little Plan A blew up again — another publisher “no.”
Fine. Whatever.
Except… this one pissed me off.

Not because they didn’t want the book — I can take a no — but because they said I wasn’t a fit since they need authors with a social media audience and an email list to sell books.

Let me translate what I heard:
“You’re doing it wrong because you aren’t marketing people as products.”

Nah. I deleted an email list of 3,000 people on purpose because shoving humans into marketing cages makes my soul itch. I am not, and will never be, another self-help shyster selling hope behind a paywall.

So yes — I was disappointed. And angry. And briefly doubting myself.

And this is where Holistic Scaffolding™ enters my processing.  Keep in mind that Holistic Scaffolding™ is a fluid framework spending time on various platforms to clear more bullsh*t programming.  Below is just a quick snapshot of how I used Holistic Scaffolding™ throughout the week. 

How I Ran That Disappointment Through Holistic Scaffolding™

1 — Awareness
I didn’t spiritually bypass with “it’s fine” or “everything happens for a reason.”
I let myself feel: this hurt, this pissed me off, this stung.

2 — Celebrating You
I celebrated the fact that I am staying in alignment with my True Self — even when it costs me opportunities.
It is okay that I don’t have a massive social media following or an email list. I am proud that I offer content that is truly FREE, not bait for a marketing funnel, not a lead magnet, not a trap. That is integrity in action — and I celebrate that.

3 — Accepting All of You
I sat with the part of me that whispered:
“Maybe they’re right. Maybe I should play the game.”
And I didn’t exile her. I heard her. I honored her. And then I remembered — I chose this path ON PURPOSE.

4 — Knowledge & Tools
I grabbed a journal — one of my personal Wisdom Wands — and dumped the rage and grief out of my body.

5 — Triumphs & Tantrums
I let myself tantrum without shame — not at people, but through movement and ink. A Long Barefoot Run. Hard journal. Lots of “F*cks!” No pretending I was unbothered.

6 — Alignment
I returned to the truth:
I will not build a life or a book on bullsh*t alignment with fakery and sales funnels.
If the price of me staying in alignment is pissing off the publishing gatekeepers — f*ck it, that’s a price I am willing to pay..

The Wisdom Nugget

When Plan A blows up, it’s not rejection — it’s redirection away from what was not truly aligned.

If you don’t do the work when disappointment hits — you repeat the same lesson in a new costume. The multiverse, baby — she’s relentless and she has jokes.

You either evolve or you repeat.

Holistic Scaffolding™ is how I evolve — not because I teach it — but because I actually use it on myself when the human wants to spiral.

Your Invitation

If something in your life has just blown up and you’re standing in the ash pile asking,
“Now what?”
— start with awareness.
Don’t numb it. Don’t bypass it. Don’t pretend you’re fine.

You can’t manifest your way out of lessons you refuse to learn.

The work is free. The tools are free. The doors are open.

No marketing.
No email capture.
No spiritual sh*t for sale.
Just Holistic Scaffolding™ — when you’re ready to use it.

I love all you people.
Love and ((HUGS)),
Laura