Believe....

What do you believe?  About yourself?  About life?  About love?  Melody Beattie has taught me so much through her book:  Journey to the Heart.  If you believe that you have to fight your way through this world, you will....If you believe that God's love surrounds you, it does!  If you value yourself enough to take good care of yourself, you will. 

Surround yourself with positive people, loving people, and beautiful things!  Absorb the beauty of this world:  catch a sunrise or sunset and just savor it....watch a mother duck with her baby ducklings cross a pond....plant your garden, water your flowers and watch them grow!

My mom used to live by the saying:  BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED!  It's true!  We are each growing and changing every minute!!!  Allow yourself to blossom by giving away your friendship and love....find someone who really needs a visit from a friend and go!  Don't wait....today is all we have.

Melody teaches that our beliefs about what we deserve and who God is will change as we journey through this adventure called life!  Start that journey and BELIEVE in yourself, life, and love!!!  It is all around you, IF you will open your eyes and your heart!!!

Mutuality...

Mutuality...hmmm....what does that mean in a relationship?  Whether it is a friendship, work,  or love relationship, mutuality implies that there is reciprocation..... a collaborative effort.......interdependency.  


Wouldn't that be nice to have?  If you think so, why not offer your half and see what happens?  Yes, sometimes, you do get hurt in a relationship, but seeking this type of level of mutuality in any relationship is work trying to find!  


Try it - you might like it!!!

Empathy

Empathy....can you sense the emotions of those around you?  Can you feel what they are feeling?  Does your intuition allow you to share the emotions of those special people in your life?  Being able to instinctively understand other people's feeling is an incredible gift.....powerful.....wonderful and very uplifting!  Try to learn to have empathy for others.  It is deeper than sympathy.  Empathy allows you to find just the right words as just the right time for someone who may be going through a very traumatic episode in their lives or an incredibly joyful time in their life!  Share in their tears....share in their joy!  Give others the gift of your empathy for them - it will enhance your relationships on many different levels and enhance your ability to offer others support they may never have experienced before on their journey!!!!!

Moments....

I read a saying today that said:  "We do not remember days, we remember moments".........think about that........what moments do you have fresh in your mind?  Safe in your heart?  Tucked away for a rainy day?  Those "Ahhhhh....." moments......catch one in your mind and relive it...savor it and sigh a deep sigh...


Try one of these.....
1)  Remember that precious smile on your brand new baby's face?
2)  Feel the joy you felt when your son rode his bicycle all by himself to school for the first time...
3)  Laugh at a bumper sticker which says:  Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake!
4)  Create a comedy skit and ask yourself next time you do something that you think is really dumb - How smart do you have to be???  The answer:  Not very!!!
5)  Take a walk in the part and feel the gentle breeze on your face..........look up at the blue sky and say "Thank You" to our creator!


Find time to savor these moments.....they are all we have.....cherish them!

Simplify....

S I M P L I F Y..........ahhhh.........
Slow down,
Imagine doing less,
Make time for loved ones,
Practice patience,
Learn to gently say no,
Increase your quiet time,
Follow your heart,
Yield to Life, Yield to Peace, Yield to Joy....

Inhale Beauty today!

Inhale Beauty today - have you ever thought about how to do that?


First, sit down in a comfy place, relax your mind and body and think about the most beautiful place you have ever seen........do you that image in your mind?  Now, take in a deep breath to the count of 5, then, exhale to the count of five.  Try this five times in a row........ahhh.........feel better?  


Try to focus on beauty today - even if it is raining outside!  Look out the window and watch the raindrops fall on your window pane......what do you see? Is the sun trying to peek out from behind a cloud?  It is there even though we cannot see it today!  Are you feeling kind of cloudy inside?  If so, imagine the most beautiful sunset you can, then imagine just sitting enjoying the warm glow of the sunshine........take five deep breaths again and inhale beauty as often as you can remember to do so!


There are so many wonderful and beautiful things all around us if we will only open our eyes, our minds and our hearts to see it!


Look for beauty today everywhere you go!!!

The Twelve Days of Christmas!

The Twelve Days of Christmas is more than a wonderful song!  There are truly twelve gifts that we can focus on until January 6, 2012!  Take one for each day and focus on each gift that you have already in your life and ways you can incorporate or improve this gift in the new year!
The FIRST Day of Christmas:  Focus on FAITH - the greatest gift of this season!
The SECOND Day of Christmas:  Focus on LOVE - great the new year with love for everyone you meet!
The THIRD Day of Christmas:  Focus on STRENGTH - God is the source of my strength!
The FOURTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on WISDOM - I never need to worry.  The answer to any uncertainty is with me already!
The FIFTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on POWER - I have been endowed with a mighty power!  Once that creates a positive, peaceful existence!
The SIXTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on IMAGINATION - We are all creative!  Creativity is not limited to art, music or writing.  Even the simplest of tasks can be approached with imagination!
The SEVENTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on UNDERSTANDING - I stand at the doorway of a new adventure.  Commit to an open mind and an open heart!
The EIGHTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on WILL - With a new year comes a new sense of internal direction.  Surrender your desires to God and allow the will of God to direct your life!
The NINTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on ORDER - Everything that happens in my life is in Divine order.
The TENTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on ZEAL - Approach life with zeal and allow that incredible energy to rise up within you and carry you onto a new, exciting and joyful life!
The ELEVENTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on RELEASING - Spend time with God in prayer each day.  Allow your spiritual life to grow and release any regret, shame, blame or guilt.  Be born anew in your heart!
The TWELFTH Day of Christmas:  Focus on LIFE - Awaken to the source of all of life!  Allow the gentle nudge of God's spirit to guide and direct your sails!  Thank God for another day of love, joy and peace!!!