A burst of color against the white snow.
January 7th, 2010
“God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.” ~Jacques Deval
Sometimes I can just get lost gazing out the window and watching the wild birds. These creatures are just so beautiful. The deep red feathers of the Cardinals that stay here throughout the winter, the light blue and pale yellow of the Nuthatches and the variations of browns on the Sparrows. A beautiful burst of color against the white snow.
I sat quietly in the cold with my camera in hand, my warm breathe puffing into the cold air. I frightened them away when I approached but I knew they’d be back shortly. They were very hungry. I crouched down and waited. It wasn’t long. Six brilliant cardinals were waiting in the trees. Most hesitating to come back out, choosing instead to let one of their friends venture out first. A couple so close that I could see their feathers in detail. I quietly listened to the cracking of seeds as they enjoyed their snack.
A flock of sparrows flew by. The sound of their wings all flapping in unison was so loud and beautiful. Actually it was a bit jarring in a way, it was that pronounced. I ducked down a little farther as they buzzed my pink hat.
To just sit in silence and listen to the music of these tiny creatures. Sweet melodies of conversation about that odd lady crouching down by the snow pile, I’m sure.
*Keep the birds in mind during harsh winter months by putting seed out daily. And if you have a pool or bird bath…make sure to break the top coat of ice so they can get a cool drink.
Aspirations for the New Year
December 31st, 2009
This year I have some very realistic ‘living changes’. I know I can do these!
First, I’m going to sit down in a quiet area and visualize ‘where’ I want to be. I will incorporate my yoga practice and daily meditation to ground me and enable myself to hold my vision and these thoughts daily.
I may even get out my little notebook and write down these visions so that if I do lose myself somewhere along the line…I can just open the book and focus on the goal.
By focusing my energy on my future, the universe will be there to support me. And with backing like that…well, how can I go wrong? Plus, we already know that negative attracts negative and positive attracts positive. I refuse to send any more negative energy out into the universe. From here on out, only positive will find me…because only positive will be sent out.
Second, I’m letting go of all the muck and negative energy that binds me into perpetual gloom. By nature I’m not a gloomy person, but I do have moments when I let those thoughts in and they are hard to shake. So I’m going to shed myself of negativity. OUT WITH THE OLD! Unhealthy relationships? Goodbye. Negative people? I’m tuning you out! Debt and unsurity? You no longer have my attention. I’ll be rid of you once and for all eventually.
I’m focusing on what makes me smile, laugh and feel good. All the other stuff just weighs me down like a soaking wet suit. Inhibiting me from production and happiness. So I shed that cloak.
I think that I’ll even write down the things that I need to ‘lose’ and throw the paper in the fire place. Like a mini ritual just for me. I will watch the negative go up in smoke and smile because I have released it!
Next, I’m going to stop every day and appreciate something in nature. Where it’s a tree that I see daily but have never really ‘noticed’ or the feel of the soft wind on my cheek. I’ll just sit and be still. I will let that moment in and store it in my memory. In fact, I’ll push out a negative memory and replace it with the new nature memory. I will be grateful for every sound. Every sight. For the touch of a snow flake falling on my nose. I will feel it and experience it and store that sensation away.
Lastly I will make it a part of my day to be physically and mentally healthy. I’ll meditate and practice yoga. I will eat right and take care of the body that carries my soul. My spirit. I will be kind and happy. And positive.
If I do all these things, I’m thinkin 2010 will shape up to be a tremendous year!
My understanding of ‘intentions’
December 27th, 2009
“You are what your deepest desire is.
As your desire is, so is your intention.
As your intention is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny.”
~ Upanishads
Over the last couple months I’ve learned a lot about intention and manifesting intentions. It’s never been completely clear to me until I read the Upanishads quote above. I always found myself wondering…’how do I form an intention’? Maybe it’s the ‘organized me’ that I couldn’t shake. The always plaguing need to ‘follow steps’. But I have finally realized that forming an intention is not hard. It’s not a secret and it’s something that everyone can do. Actually, it’s something everyone already does. I just think that most of us form a lot of bad intentions. Without actually intending too.
There is a way to form an intention. They should be formed in a positive, rather than negatively. In other words, intend for good. Whether it’s for your self or others. (You don’t want to intend for someone to fail…you intend for them to be a better person, to succeed, find happiness. You don’t want to intend for your own self to better than someone else…you intend to be the best you can possibly be)
Find quiet space. Meditate on your intention. Breathe it in. Release your breath. Focus on it. Imagine it as a light or a glow. Let it penetrate your heart and flow throughout your body. Focus on it. Your space must be quiet so that you really can focus.
Don’t worry about ‘how’ your intention is going to turn out…or even when. Just figure out ‘what’ your intention is and focus. For me it also helps to write down my intentions. That way I can turn to them during the course of the day and think about them. The hardest thing for me is to let go and let it happen in it’s own time and it’s own course. Like I said, the organized person in me wants to know the how and when so to overcome this obstacle is especially difficult. So the goal here is to detach from the intention after you feel it and speak it. Trust in God, the Universe to let that intention develop and find it’s way. Let it develop itself naturally and in it’s own time. And enjoy the ride.
And just like everything else that you plant…your intentions have to be cared for. Think of a garden. You wouldn’t plant a seed, and hope that it grows…you plant a seed and water it. 
You don’t cover it, you let the sun shine on it. The rain water it. You talk to it and hope for it. You nurture it! Eventually the seeds will sprout. Eventually a harvest will be ready. I guess it’s sort of like planting those seeds without reading the directions on the seed packet. Without knowing how long it will take to see the fruit…but knowing that if you take care of the seed…you will see fruit eventually.
And just like a garden…mistakes will be made. 
Tending will lapse and something will not grow as it should. This doesn’t mean you should scrap the whole idea. It simply means to start again. Or to continue where you left off. To get it back on the right track. Focus is key. Believing is key. Live the intention. Taste the intention. See it. Feel it. Smell it. Touch it. Say it. Hear it. Be it. Make it part of you.
Opportunity and inhibitions
December 16th, 2009
I was thinking of a funny story that my friend told me a while ago. Her husbands grandfather was telling stories from his youth. He said that a friend of his suggested that he invest some money in ‘airplanes’. These would be the first airplanes of course. The grandfather laughed at the idea of such a waste of money….people flying through the air….how ridiculous! lol.
And this gets my wheels turning. How many times in life are we faced with a decision that seems out of reach, ridiculous or silly? So far out of the realm of our thinking. Only to realize that if we would have taken a chance…put our inhibitions aside…we’d be in a different situation or place ourselves?
Maybe it’s because we’re stuck in a narrow frame of mind. From years of cautious conditioning. The comfort of familiarity. The fear of the unknown. Of change. Of risk. Of failure. Of humiliation. The possibility that we’ll be sad or disappointed many times over takes our desires to change or explore just for the sheer fact that we’re afraid experiencing those feelings. I wonder how many things I’ve passed on in this lifetime because of this. And I consider myself a risk taker!
So to journey on this path of finding myself is hard. All those things, thoughts, feelings put upon me as a child…that have made my personality what is today…that have created my ego. All those things that I now attempt to shed so that the soul of me can progress. Finding me in there is certainly a task! To think back and remember all the things that have formed my belief systems, that have instilled good and bad, that have woven opinions and views of others. I’m starting to un-do. To peel away layers and look at what is truly important.
How many times has an opportunity come along…a door opened…and we walked on by? Not wanting to look inside because of uncertainty? Choosing to instead remain in that place of comfort, even if it was not good for us. The fear of failure greater than the excitement of new beginnings. I wonder how many doors I’ve passed by that would have lead me to where I am today…but on a much easier road. How many doors have we passed that could have freed us from our ego, lifted pain, gave us knowledge and understanding. How many doors have been bypassed that could have ended bigotry and hate; injustice and intolerance.
Opportunity comes often. We just have to be willing to let it in. You’ll never know what’s behind ‘door #3′ until it’s opened.
Destiny, Intentions & Manifestations
December 5th, 2009
If our destiny is pre-ordained, then why make any attempt at bettering our day to day lives? Why not just sit back, take the good, take the lumps and wait? If what is going to be…is going to be…then all the other stuff is par for the course, right? I wonder about that sometimes. My thought is that destiny may be set…but what is that destiny? It’s not that we’re destined in the end game to be rich or poor; to own a yacht or drive a clunker…it’s much bigger. Our soul has a destiny. We’re just along for the ride.
But does this mean that we’re supposed to be miserable? Stuck in a rut? Always in a struggle? Accepting that ‘the hand we’re dealt’ is just that? I don’t think so. I think that by letting go of day to day dribble that we live…the ruts…or the thinking that we’re in one is the healthier way to go. But how are we supposed to do this? What we live day to day is real, it’s what we can see, feel, touch, taste and hear. It encompasses us. And does this mean to let go and roll with the punches? Wallow in misery…delight in wealth…or, does it mean that when we stop concentrating on all the day to day ’stuff’ that we are freer to move along? And is it easier to do this when you are in a ‘good’ spot rather than in a bad one?
Change is not always exciting. Sometimes we know that we have to stop and change direction. Deep down we know we have too, but in reality, change is very hard. It’s uncharted territory. It’s like going on a trip without a map. We know where we’d like to end up, but without a plan…it’s gonna be very hard to get there. Maybe the answer lies in letting someone else ‘drive’. Maybe it’s letting go of all the sensory stuff and just letting God/The Supreme Being/The Creator take over. All religions tell us this is so.
So many religions and even self help people speak of intentions and manifesting. It’s the concept that whatever you think…your thoughts, your intentions, feelings, what you believe about yourself, becomes your ‘reality’. So, if you focus (manifest) about being in a rut, being poor, being ’stuck’…you are actually there. And, on the flip side, if you manifest (focus) on good, on betterment…it will be so. It’s not a new age way of thinking, it’s actually ancient. We just somehow forgot about it.
We all know that the body radiates energy. When people talk about aura’s, they are talking about energy. If you actually hold your hands out in front of you and put your two fingers together but not quite touching…you can actually SEE the energy surrounding those fingers. It looks like a hazy light sort of. Like a fuzzy sorta glow.
The universe is energy. Like a radio tower sending and receiving waves of energy. When we, as beings, emit energy…it is grabbed by the universe. Whatever you’re focusing your energy on…will be reinforced with the energy of the universe. Think about this: We are constantly – like every second – thinking of something. There’s never really a time in the day when we are not. Our minds are constantly thinking. It wanders. And when untrained it’s apt to get stuck in the negative. Or so that’s how I understand it anyhow.
I know for me personally, when I stopped saying and thinking that I lived according to Murphy’s Law…I actually DID stop living according to Murphy’s Law. I thought it, I said it, I believed it and it happened. But some intentions seem to take forever. Actually, I guess that’s another human perception. A time limit of sorts put on an intention. I would suppose that when you are trying to manifest a change in your life, and it’s taking a long time…frustration sets in and you revert back to the same thinking as you started with. The rut.
I have always been the type of person who is on time. I like to know when to be somewhere and how I’m getting there. Maybe that’s why sometimes when things don’t happen in my ‘minds time’ (or when I THINK it should be happening) I lose focus and begin to wonder why it’s taking so long. What I’m doing wrong. Or question if it’s meant to be or not since it hasn’t happened yet. But maybe it hasn’t happened yet because I didn’t take an opportunity, or a path that was opened up for me. I’m guessing that things we are manifesting don’t ‘just happen’…we have to seize opportunity and change to help ourselves realize our goals. Maybe it hasn’t happened because I am actually focusing on WHY it isn’t happening!
Opportunity may knock…but it’s NOT going to break down the door and drag us out.
I find what helps me is to meditate. And I’m getting much better at it. Many say that if you look within, you’ll find answers. It took me a longggg time to learn how to relax and dedicate time for meditation. And as you can see by my postings, I’m still in the learning process and will be for a long time. Probably for my whole life. But I’ll tell you, if you just make time…even if it’s just 20 minutes a day to get yourself relaxed and meditate, you’ll do yourself a world of good. My body is so relaxed afterward that it’s an indescribable feeling. Almost heavy. And if I just take the time to relax and focus I can usually find the answers I’m looking for.
The problem comes in implementing it into my every day thoughts. This is probably the point where my being an organized (too organized) person takes over. Where the needing to know the how and the when steps in. And the vicious circle of impatient manifesting keeps me stuck in whatever rut I may be in. Where instead of focusing intentions on where I want to be are overcome by the unintended focusing on why I’m not there yet. I guess that’s the result of an untrained mind. It really is a lot easier said than done. But I’m going to do it.
I have come across a very good site recently that helped a LOT in learning to manifest intentions and personal affirmations. Affirming Spirit is run by a woman who knows her stuff. She actually has a 6 step program that is emailed for free. Simple to understand and implement into your life. Her blog is amazing and I recommend visiting it.
Another blog that I love to visit is Lost and Found in India. Where I find peace, quiet and sometimes even an answer or affirmation of a thought.
This journey we call life is a constant learning process. And re-learning everything we’ve been taught since birth is not easy. We need to take time for our self. Every day. Be good people. The journey of the soul is not an easy one when it’s traveling in the human body. That’s for sure.
A quote to ponder
December 3rd, 2009
‘If you do not change direction,
you may end up where you are heading.’ ~Lao Tzu
Thanksgiving – Time for Thanks.
November 25th, 2009
This week I’m going to make it a point to tell those in my life that I am thankful for them. Sometimes it’ll be in a note. Maybe on FB, maybe in person. It might be as simple as a smile or a hug. The point is, I… like so many others, fail to show gratitude as much as I should. And it doesn’t take that long. It doesn’t take a lot of effort.
Imagine the world if we just said ‘thank you’ more often. If we just smiled and said thank you to the lady in the grocery store who picked up the glove we just dropped. If we all just waved a bit in the rear view mirror to thank the guy who just let us in front of him in traffic. If we commented on a blog that we read often but stay in the shadows. If we help the old lady reach that high can of peas on the top shelf of the grocery store. Believe in someone who has lost faith in them self.
Even with people that we disagree with or don’t particularly care for…there’s reason to show gratitude. They are in our lives for some purpose. There has to be at least one reason to be grateful for them. I’m going to find it, and express it!
Even the thought of giving,
the thought of blessing or a simple prayer
has the power to affect others.
~Deepak Chopra
I will see the beauty in all things. I will share my energy and laughter. I will listen. I will open my heart and my mind. I will be truthful and welcome the truth. I will seek inspiration and share inspiration. I will find a way to smile when I wanted to cry. I will see the happy in the sad. I will embrace the lessons and the joys. The frustration and difficulties.
Before I start my busy day, while still lying in bed, I’ll take a couple deep breaths and express my gratitude for a restful sleep. Throughout the day I will think of at least 3 things I am grateful for and I’ll write them down and focus on them throughout the day. And if I’m having a rough spot in the day…when my nerves just can’t take another second? I’ll take a couple deep breaths and look at the list. Focus on the things I’m grateful for and focus my energy in that direction. I’ll turn that frustration into appreciation.
At the end of the day I’ll say a little prayer of Thanksgiving.
It will be my goal to do this daily for the rest of my life. I think it’s a great practice!
Envy – What to do with it.
November 16th, 2009
One thing I am working on in my spiritual quest is my deep seated and sometimes unrecognized emotions.
Today I’m taking a hard look at envy. Jealousy. The green eyed monster. That feeling that gets our blood boiling, our nerves quaking and makes us sick in the long run. We don’t want to have envy. We know it’s not becoming. Yet…there it is. It’s like when a little child is sick and cannot control themselves when they throw up. It just comes up wherever they are standing. A big ugly mess. Then, as they grow older they learn to run to the bathroom, or use a container. Weird analogy but it’s the best one I can think of…..and as we get older we need to figure out how to control our envy.
Envy is human nature. Without it we wouldn’t learn, move on, evolve or change direction in our lives. The problem lies, I think, in the way in which it (the feeling of envy) is brought to light within ourselves. So it’s not so much that we feel envy, but what we do with the feeling.
Step back from the feeling when it rears it’s ugly head. Stop and try to understand where it’s coming from. If you don’t, you’ll forever let it smolder and those feelings will become who you are. It will cause rifts and end relationships. So what happens when we are envious? Envy is cloaked in a dark hood and comes out of our mouths in the form of a nasty remark, the pleasure taken when something bad happens to a person, the wishing of ill thought on a person or misfortune upon them and the picking apart of everything good by finding everything you can think of that is bad to offset it. Instead of letting ill thoughts spew out, take a moment and try to understand where this is coming from. Once you figure out the root source or feeling, it will become a learning experience. That is, if you are willing to learn from it.
Let’s look at a couple instances. My friend buys an expensive boat. My envy creeps in. I immediately feel resentment. I feel the jealousy building and I think to myself, “this friend is one of those people that always seem to have enough, more than enough, even when times are lean…despite being one of the biggest jerks I know, neglects their relationships and thinks they are superior. And here I am, working my ass off and stagnant. And I’M a good person!”
Now, what is wrong with that statement? The first thing I did is try to find something ‘wrong’ with that person. Therefore, I degraded the character of my friend. I am not envious of the new boat that he/she has because I want one…I am envious because somewhere along the line I failed myself in working toward my goals and getting myself into a situation financially that is difficult. In order to validate my envy, I had to turn them into a bad person. To bring them to my level of discontent. Misery loves company…even if the other person isn’t really miserable.
Or how about this example? A group of friends and I have all been single for many years. We go out, have a great time, we laugh. One friend announces her engagement. I’m happy at first but then I say something hurtful, “Oh, I’ll give that about a year…then you’ll be back on the market“. I proceed to talk behind her back to other friends, announcing that ”that will never work out”. In this case the envy comes from my own fears of being the last unmarried one in my circle of friends. It comes from a place of loneliness and insecurity. Of fear of being left out, losing relationships and having nothing in common with the ‘married folk’. The image of being the last one standing. The spinster.
Don’t look at envy and think…’How can I be better than him’? Ask yourself ‘how can I be better than myself’? Because the problem isn’t with the other person, it is in who you are in your life at that moment. Where you are at. Where you intend to be. A good exercise is to express your thoughts out loud. “I rejoice in her success!”, “I embrace his new found confidence!”, “I am happy for their good fortune!”. And do NOT attach anything negative to these thoughts! Do not say, “I am happy for their good fortune…even though they don’t deserve it.” Do not say, “I am happy she got that job…even though she’s bound to get fired in a week.” Drop the negative connotations and just start with allowing yourself to be joyful. Of course this is going to be hard. It’s probably going to take quite a bit of time and missteps til you get it right. But it’s a start. And we all have to start somewhere.
Don’t seek sympathy in your envy. Do not find people that will automatically agree with your assessment of the situation. In other words, don’t seek validation of your envy in those who willingly will meet you at your level and reinforce that envy. Doing this is detrimental to your own well being. By seeking out that one friend who can agree with you that ’so-in-so is the biggest bitch ever’….or that ’so-in-so just doesn’t deserve anything good to happen to them’ is unhealthy. Seek out those who will listen to you and give an honest opinion. Even if you don’t like it. While it’s nice to feel validated and bolstered, it’s better to hear truth and honesty.
When you feel the green eyed monster coming up…try to take a step back and remain relaxed. Let the thought come in and think about it for a moment. Why does it really bother you? What is triggering that feeling? Rather than picking apart the person of your envy…pick apart the feeling you are experiencing. Now…shove it aside. Do something creative. Draw, write, rearrange furniture, sing. Give yourself an outlet to get into a calm space within. To explore the ‘why’, the root of the feeling. (Plus, this will keep you from saying something mean or stupid.)
Also, envy can be deeper seated than you think. For instance, if you have a long standing envious situation with a sibling, the root could be much deeper than you imagine. The parent favoring your sibling over you, the different approach to discipline between children, etc. If you just trust in your self to take a honest hard look, I’m sure you’ll find the end of the root.
So how does one fix envy? I think a start would be to make some good intentions toward that person. To hope for them more good fortune, more success, more patience, more understanding, more of this or that. Project onto them all that is good. This works on a couple levels. If you are thinking good thoughts for them, it relieves you of the hate, envy or negativity you feel toward them. By getting rid of all that negative stuff, you are creating a space for the positive. You are freeing yourself of the bonds of that negative energy and letting a more positive light surround you. By wishing someone else well, you are allowing the positive into your life as well. Considering that we are all part of a single energy in this universe, it only makes sense that wishing good or positive on others will reflect upon ourselves in our own lives.
Realize that envy in itself is negative energy and imagine that energy all around you. Let the feeling of envy come up, acknowledge it, let is dissolve and replace the negative thought with a positive thought. Let the positive become the new energy that envelops you. Realize that envy is at the bottom of the proverbial pile of energy. It’s sitting there festering…seeking encouragement and validation. It’s also just waiting to be freed. To be released. To make space for healthy positive energy so that you can move on.
Once you start this practice, you can incorporate this into other negative feelings in your life. Things that make you feel equally as awful like greed, hate, contempt, fear or anger. Here’s an example that can be relative at any stage in life: Having issues with a couple friends talking trash about you? Rather than letting the negative flow into your system…mentally project onto them feelings of fairness, love, acceptance and happiness. I’m not saying you should remain in an unhealthy environment….I am stating that you can physically remove your self and in your own quiet setting, wish upon them the qualities you would love them to obtain. You might find better friends in the interim. But you also might help them create a better energy.
Here’s another example: There’s that one friend that always seems to have things handed to her. She has trouble holding a job, cannot remain in a relationship, lies, steals and cheats. Yet, everything seems to fall into place. She falls into the proverbial pile of dung and comes out smelling like a rose. She never has to own up to her faults. She takes no responsibility for her bad behavior and is never held accountable. She feels society will carry her on all levels. It infuriates me to watch this destructive behavior and it pains me to no end that she hasn’t been caught…found out…and remains in this unhealthy cycle. I, on the other hand…work hard to be a good person. To ‘do unto others’. To provide for myself and not rely on someone else to provide for me. And look! I’m struggling! Here she is taking, taking, taking….and living a comfortable life….and here I am doing things ‘the right way’ and just ‘getting by’! It’s SO not fair!
Here we might have a bit of resentment, of hate and anger all rolled up into one gift you’d just love to exchange. And, usually behind every feeling of resentment, anger, hate or disdain there is envy. What I thought was disgust and disdain for her life style may really be envy. For the ease in which things fall into place for her. This is not to say that I condone or agree with her lifestyle or even want to live it…but I recognize the fact that I am envious of the relative ‘ease’ in which things come together for her. Whether it’s envy or not, there is still the anger here. And just like the negative energy spent when being envious, it’s just as detrimental with other unhealthy emotions.
Find a happy place by weeding through the muck and picking out something which you are grateful for every situation. If you build only on the bad, you are only hurting yourself and reinforcing the negative. If you can find the good in a situation or the person, you can rebuild your thoughts and energy in a positive direction. see also my post on gratitude.
And last but not least I think it’s very important to love yourself. Be grateful for the good. Don’t wish for the life that someone else has, embrace your own and make it what you want it to be.
“It’s not having what you want…it’s wanting what you’ve got” ~ Sheryl Crow (Lyrics – Soak Up The Sun)
A Great Quote to Ponder
November 14th, 2009
“By letting it go it all gets done.
The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning. When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
~ Lao Tzu.
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My new hat.
November 9th, 2009
The other day, I bought a new hat. I’ve been wanting one of these for a long time but didn’t want to spend the money. Money is tight, you know. Turns out, it was on sale! (So I bought two) Normally I don’t indulge myself with ‘things’ very often. Mostly any extra money goes towards the kids or food. But I was feeling like I just ‘needed’ that hat.
And so it was. I put that hat on my head and for some odd reason I felt like a different person. I felt good. Was it the feeling of having something new? Was it the fact that this hat requires changing from sweats to jeans? I’m not sure, but I can tell you without a doubt this wonderful little piece of fabric atop my head renewed a feeling I haven’t had in some time. Confidence. I walked with purpose.
So with my new found feeling of goodness I vow today that the positivity that I used to sport is going to make an appearance again. It was tucked away somewhere amidst the blahzay thoughts of what this recession has brought. The getting by and worries about business and keeping afloat. I’m tired of being tired. Of negativity. Of hearing complaining. Both from my self and others. From this day forward I will heed the advice of what I’ve always told others. No more sweating the small stuff…and, everything is really small stuff in comparison to the big picture.
My life is now one of renewed hope. A new story. That old book has seen it’s last chapter. The sequel is much brighter. My husband’s business, our bread and butter (window cleaning) has been in operation since 96 and every year it grew except for the last two years. But next year? OMG, talk about flourishing? So many new customers! And the previous customers hit hard by the recession? Oh…they are all coming back to us because are flourishing in 2010! When that happened, we hired back everyone we had to lay off and we’re cleaning windows like there’s no tomorrow!
Our other businesses are now doing so wonderful that we’re able to pay off our debt with that extra income and even take a long deserved vacation where even more creative ideas will fill the spaces of our minds.
My daughters stomach issues have vanished for good. We’re never going to know what caused them but that’s alright because they are never going to come back.
That cloudy feeling I used to get when listening to negative people/thoughts draining every ounce of energy from me? 
Gone! I’m filled with sunshine and warmth and a positive flow that is beyond belief. So much more time and space is opened up once I ban that negative energy! And when I stop listening to it, those around me will feel that bounce and work toward opening them selves up to forgiveness and non-judgment and in turn they too will be able to welcome in more positive energy for themselves. It’s such a contagiously wonderful thing of beauty!
Oh yeah…I am SO rockin’ this hat!
