2016 is going to be amazing

For me, 2015 was an amazing year and one of the best of my life. I learned an incredible amount and had amazing opportunities presented which I feel extremely grateful and blessed. I normally do not write all that has been accomplished but I decided to do just that a couple of days ago and what it turned into was how incredible grateful I am for so many things in my life!

We all have our own path and lessons and it's all in perfect harmony just like nature. Nature is always in balance or changing to get back into balance but the ultimate goal is balance as things change. As the saying goes, one thing is for sure, things change all the time and will continue to do so.  As part of this vibrational world, we are no different and our ultimate goal is balance. Balance to me means contentment, unconditional love, security, peace, freedom, joy, compassion, empowerment, abundance in all areas of life, harmony, guidance, manifestation, miracles, surrender, trust, flowing with ease, truth, integrity and many more. Out of balance to me means struggle, sadness, fear, anxiety, stress, worry, pain, resentment, anger, jealousy, scarcity in any area of life, etc. And the beauty is that we know when we are in balance and out of balance since we feel it!

I am looking forward to 2106 and ask the question, how can it get any better than this? Ask and you shall receive!

Anything is possible

Full Disclaimer: So much to learn and so much we don't know

What if we truly believed that anything is possible? Do we truly believe it or do we think some things are impossible? Do we think we can manifest anything or do we think it's impossible? Do we think life happens to us or we think we can control it? Do we think our emotions and thoughts manifest our perception of reality? Why do people see things differently if the same set of facts is presented to them? How can we have the same emotion seeing something in person or just thinking about it? Both make us feel the same way so what is activating these emotions? Our senses or our mind?

I love the discussions about when we close our eyes we can envision the infinite possibilities and anything is possible! Most people think this is where we are daydreaming or just letting ourselves go into that realm and think about how you want things to be, how you'd feel, etc. GOOD!!! It is real!!

Let's daydream and really wander into what you'd like a certain aspect of your life to look like. What are those specifics, how do you feel, what's the emotion it's evoking? Dream big, dream anything...it's your manifestation! It seems most people want freedom, security, love, happiness, joy, abundance, etc. When we think of finances we may think we want a specific amount but what do you really want? Probably freedom to do what you want, when you want vs just the actual amount. Feel what it would be like to be ridiculously rich...how do you feel? Good? Badly? If you feel badly, it's probably a belief around money which is limiting  you around wealth. But let's concentrate on feeling good, happy, joyous, in awe, appreciative, etc. and sit there for a bit. Those infinite possibilities are aligning with that energy and connecting to an energetic match. Then we surrender this to the universe since we now need to trust. It's not our job to figure out how this will happen but rather expect miracles and be in awe when the opportunity presents itself. Yes, we must act and we have free will which is what is awesome about the universe! You have free will to do what you want.

The cool thing is that if we really, really, really believe anything is possible, you WILL manifest what you want. Yes, it takes practice, yes it takes removing limiting beliefs, yes it takes breaking old habits and yes it takes to expect the unexpected and miracles! Be in awe, be in amazement, have your mind blown away since this is so much bigger than our mind! Anything is possible for anybody so move into your extraordinary space!! There is infinite room for everyone!!

Inner Child and higher being

Full disclaimer: Just writing from what I've read and what I feel

Have you ever felt like you know something is off balance and it's been that way for a really long time? It's like you're addicted to a feeling and don't know how to feel or behave otherwise since that's all you know. Why is that? Where did it start? Most likely, it started sometime as a child for some sort of protection, approval, but whatever it is, it is serving a purpose and most likely protecting you.

It's interesting to go within and really listen to what's going on. And until you get simply fed up with a certain feeling, we will march along feeling that same old whatever it is and sometimes we want to change and sometimes we don't. When we finally stop and listen, you will hear where this is coming from and what purpose it's serving. At that point, it's up to the person to make the decision to change a belief that no longer serves us, release some energy, visualize how you want to feel and REALLY feel that emotion which sends out that crazy strong vibration that will align with similar energy. The other key is to surrender to the higher being. Ask for what you want, how you want to feel, really feel it and see it and surrender it to the higher being to make it happen. The universe is incredible and it's very, very real! Amazing things happen to people all the time and they live their life like, "you're not going to believe it". Wouldn't it be great to manifest with positive intention all we truly wanted, how we wanted to feel, how we wanted our relationships, careers, finances, friends, etc to be! You can folks!! The key is to dump that junk which is most likely been hanging around for a long time and visualize and FEEL what you want changed. Be that person and let it go to the universe to work the magic. And it is magic. Trust in the process and it's not your job to KNOW how it's going to manifest, your job is to get the order exactly right and watch it happen without questioning or doubting. Let the higher being knows what it knows to do and that is create!!!!

Own your Power

All of us are incredibly powerful and many of us may not know how much power we truly have. Where do it go? It goes when we are conditioned by those around us, group consciousness, and other ways we are kept in our confined "space. We give our power to others very freely by blaming, complaining, pointing fingers, etc. We all have the power to create our own perception of reality and make changes in ourselves to take the power back. Taking back that power takes courage, accountability, ownership of one's thinking, feeling and behaviors. For some that is easy and for some, it's such a bad habit, it's difficult to break. Once you see how you can take back that power, you are free. The other person or situation doesn't bother you anymore. I'm sure we've all experienced someone who got under our skin and they just annoyed the heck out of you. Then one day, you realize it's not worth it anymore and you move on.....your took the power away from Mr. or Ms. Annoying and gave it back to yourself.

If everyone truly embraced how we create our own reality and the universe is simply a reflection of what we create, this world would change drastically for the better. We are not really taught that WE have the power but rather we label ourselves or others and that takes our power. The phrases such as "not smart enough", "not rich enough", "not good looking enough", "not young enough"....basically means "I'm not enough" and there goes some power. We are ALL enough right here, right now. We are all amazing and powerful and beautiful. The universe does not judge, it just mirrors so if we act in such a way of "give my power to so and so", then the universe, being the obedient servant, will comply with the request and lo and behold, you give away more power.

Is it easy? For some, once the switch is made, absolutely. We are all on our own paths and when the time is right, it will be easy for me, you and all!

The light always shines from within

Full disclaimer: Learn, Learn, Learn...good times

It is truly amazing and miraculous to look around and see the order of all things. How amazing are our own bodies and the trillions of cells that are in our body working in harmony all day everyday. We don't even have to think about it and our body just runs itself. But what is running our body and this planet and the order of the universe? People have different names for it... universal intelligence, source, god, creator, pure consciousness, etc. Whatever we want to call it, it is pretty darn smart to keep things running like it does! To go one step further, we are all born from this same intelligence and therefore we must have it within, everybody started as one little cell from conception into trillions of cells. Now come on, how does that happen? So if we come from this intelligence, then all of us come from the same source and have it within us. Pretty darn cool and interesting. So why do we feel so disconnected and on our own? The divine is always shining inside and you can feel it like a little ball in your gut when it's allowed to shine through. When we are in alignment, you feel it. The light never goes out BUT it does get buried a lot! We have layers upon layers of stuff that cloud this ball of light and then we think we are that person when in actuality we are the bright light. That is our true self! These layers smother the light and come from our beliefs that may not serve us anymore. We are layer free while small children and without filters and lo and behold around 7ish, here comes the filters which help organize information so we can judge and form opinions. Once this happens, many times the layers start building. So how do we remove those layers? Well sometimes, it comes from some sort of epiphany and you finally see and feel yourself. You feel the alignment and the purpose and the true authentic self and know it feels right. Once this happens, you see those beliefs that no longer serve you and you start changing yourself. When this happens, the layers start being removed and light starts shining through and the universe conspires to remove these layers even faster. Our true selves have the ability to tap into universal intelligence because that's who we are and as long as there isn't some sort of belief that limits the connection, we can definitely connect. The universe runs pretty darn smoothly and corrects itself to get into balance which is exactly what we are born to do . We know when we are out of balance and that's the signal to get back into balance. When we get mad, frustrated, anxious, stress, fearful, worried, etc, that's the signal to correct and get into balance. We are perfect beings with the perception of ourselves as imperfect. Removing those layers and getting aligned, opens up a whole new beautiful world of oneness. We all have the light within and it never ever goes out!!

Big Ball of Energy

Full disclaimer: going along a journey of tons of learning....

Everything is energy! You name it, it's energy! You, me, the trees, money, our house, our family, everything, everything, everything. Everything has a vibration with some lower and some higher and how we interact in the big ball of energy is the key. Literally all of us are emitting thoughts, feelings, etc that emit lower or higher energy vibrations that create our universe, cross paths with others, felt by others, soaked up by others, etc. I'm sure all of us have walked into a place with a very heavy energy. Why? Because everyone is emitting lower energy vibrations so you feel it. Likewise, I'm sure we have all walked into a place with great energy. Why? Because people are emitting higher energy. Have you ever been in a great mood and then you talk with someone who brings you down? Yep....you soaked up that energy since it was being emitted outward. And be careful of knowing whose energy you feel...is it yours or is it someone else energy?

If we want a higher energy environment of gratitude, love, and joy, we have to emit these thoughts and feelings ourselves and also be in environments that foster this higher vibration. Now some people may say, well I'm in a negative environment with a bunch of negative Nellies. Great! That's the gift! Your higher energy vibration affects far more people than lower energy so your higher energy is bringing others up and is touching far more people than just those directly around you. That's the power of energy!! If we get 2-3 people emitting this higher vibration, look out, you're really creating a positive place. If you want others to change their energy, it starts with the person in changing their energy first and then the other will be positively affected as well.

There are things that make people emit certain energy but once we understand how powerful our thoughts and emotions are in creating energy vibrations and our reality, we start to really notice it more. We become the observer and become accountable for our vibration and how it affects ourselves, others, the community and the world. Yes, that sounds grand but this world is just a big ball of energy that is created by everybody's thoughts and emotions which manifest into things and creates our perception of reality. So if we want to change our reality, it comes from changing our thoughts and emotions first. We are powerful beyond comprehension and we are on this planet to find this power and create a beautiful life.

What's in the way?

Full disclaimer: Just putting things together from many different books, courses, etc and enjoying it all

Why the heck can't we all just create that abundant beautiful life we all yearn for? Why can't we get want we want? There are many courses and books that reiterate the same thing which is we get in our own darn way. But how? It comes down to what we think about all day, how do we feel, what beliefs do we have and one of the biggies, what resentments do you ahve? These are all creating the kind of energy that is reflecting back to create our own individual reality. Everyone's perception of reality is completely different which means we can create anything we want but need to change and/or release some things.

As I march along with readings, courses, etc, most discuss releasing  resentments. Man o Man, this is the key to freedom and unblocking energy inside us. Stored resentments cause physical ailments in organs since it's stored in the organs.  Many of us may not even realize we have a resentment against someone since it may be a loved one, a friend, a coworker, etc. Once we become an observer and feel that resistance or anger or jealousy, it is a good time to see if there is some sort of resentment. Resentments are there to protect and there is learning lesson behind it. When we think about the resentment towards another,  think about the lesson learned and what it's teaching us.  And there is always something it's teaching us. Once we come from a place of a learning lesson, it becomes easier to look at it objectively in order to release the resentment. It starts creating a sense of calm, peace and alignment.

It feels soooo good to release a resentment and you FEEL LIGHTER. Resentments are curious little things because they usually don't hurt the person you're resenting but only hurting the person holding it. So the key to freeing yourself is releasing these resentments. It does not mean you forget, it just means you release the resentment along with any grudge. This stuff of holding on, just hurts the person which blocks energy and blocks getting what we want. The more we can clear resentments, the clearer we are inside to receive and accept the miracles of the universe. The world is our oyster!!!

What do you really, really want?

Full disclaimer: Lots of learning going on and putting it all together for me so I know a little about a lot.

What do you want? What do you really, really, really want? That's a loaded question since there are so many things we want for our finances, career, family, relationships, etc. GOOD!!! Let's start asking for it! The world is our oyster and the universe is here to serve!! The universe is so darn abundant and just waiting to be asked for things so let's start asking. But how do we go about asking to really get what we want? One of key items is to be write a list first of all these things you want and be very, very specific. The universe is pretty powerful but can't read our mind folks! So list out exactly what you want so there are no miscommunications.  How do these things make you feel? Is it aligned with your soul purpose? How do you want to feel? Ask for it! What would happen if you received all you wanted? Think about this one because if you think there is a downside to getting something, it probably won't happen since our little friend the subconscious mind is going to try to keep you safe and sabotage the whole darn thing. So, if you think something bad is going to happen, there's probably some belief that's gotta go. Our subconscious mind runs about 90% of what we do all day, everyday, every minute and it's trying to keep us safe based on those beliefs coming in from everything. So, instead of fighting with our friend, we just identify the belief that no longer serves us and remove it. There are ways to remove these beliefs instantly and certain modalities pluck that weed instantaneously and we go on.

The key items for getting what we want is 1. write out a long, robust list and don't be shy! Write it out and make it as long as you want. We are not being selfish...there is ample everything for everybody. The universe is abundant and therefore inherently we are too. 2. How does these items make you feel? Is it aligned? You may nix some of these items since the feeling may not be aligned. 3. Visualize how your life is going to look, the feeling, who is there with you, etc when you get what you want. 4. Feel like you have it today. The universe responds to the order and starts working on it! Here's the kicker that you read in some books but not all is that the fifth step which is 5. action. There must be some action and it's not big but something to move towards what you want. Take some action or it's just kind of wishful thinking. The universe will show you a door or present something so open it and go through it. That's the action so look for it.

The bottom line is that the universe is here to serve and we are here to serve, so the more of service we are to one another, the faster we all get into alignment. The universe is incredibly abundant and so are we. Money which is a common request is just energy, that's it. It's just one big ball of energy exchange. There is ample amounts of money so ask for more than you need. The more you make, the more you can give. We are all entitled to ample money, career we love, family we love, friends we love and all without stress, fear, anxiety or worry. Identifying beliefs that no longer serve us and releasing that old stuff is the key and it doesn't need to take long. Honor how you feel and if it's something that is no in alignment, good, let's get rid of it! Keep clearing this old stuff out and not only does it bring freedom, it helps get what you want even more quickly!! It's a beeline to creating all you want!!

Emotions are the greatest gifts

Full disclaimer: I know a little about a lot but no expert in anything and just trying to put the pieces together.

I LOVE IT!! Your emotions are the tool to tell us if we are in alignment or not. It's pretty darn easy and always spot on. We know when we feel good and we know when we feel badly and both can identify what's on point for the true self. We inherently know when we are aligned our true self or others because we feel it with joy, love, happiness, forgiveness, trust, optimism, etc. And on the other side of the coin, we know when we are not aligned when we feel guilt, shame, anger, fear, anxiety, hate, blame, resistance, etc. towards ourselves or others. This is a fabulous built in tool that is designed to identify how to get back into alignment. It's like a little buzzer that tells us "hey...pay attention...this doesn't feel aligned". So those irritations, those fears, those guilty thoughts, those are our greatest gifts and tell us to look at ourselves so we can objectively figure out what's going on. It's perfect actually. Once we pause, fully feel what that emotion might be and identify where it's coming from and why, we are then in a position to release it and let it pass. We don't want to feel it and bury it and tell ourselves "oh just get over it" or let it fester inside since it will reveal itself in either a health issue, an outburst, etc.

Most human beings will always have lower vibrational thoughts at times and really it seems the goal is be self aware, look at it objectively, feel it and release it. Once we really embrace the process, it gets easier and actually things don't irate the person as much telling us we are more in alignment. We don't want to come from a place of apathy since this is lower vibration but more of neutrality and understanding which is higher vibration.

How we feel is just a blessing and feeling in any way is our calibration and indicator. They are our gifts to telling us if we are aligned. The goal is to feel good as much as possible regardless of people, circumstances, etc. Are bad things going to happen? Of course, but how we react emotionally is the KEY. If we react in a way that we want to change, then we do. And self talk of beating up on yourself if you feel a negative emotion, makes it worse. In fact, we know we are making progress if we catch ourselves feeling a certain way and we don't judge ourself, we just let it pass.....If we feel a negative thought toward someone, catch it and cancel it. The thoughts and emotions are vibrations so anything we feel or think is affecting everyone all the time. If we want to create a positive environment, our positive vibrational emotions are the key!

Gotta Love Yourself

A full disclosure: I know a little about a lot and enjoying the ride...

Where does all the magic start? It starts inside us where our true self resides. Our true self is who we are and knows our life purpose and is perfect in every way. It's the feeling we get when it's all in harmony and flowing well and confirmation we are on course! Our thoughts, our feelings, our behaviors, our actions and outcomes and all in the flow and it's magical.

The bottom line is that we need to truly love ourselves unconditionally. The feeling you may have for others that you truly love another unconditionally is the absolute feeling to have for ourselves. I suspect most people on the planet may not feel this way because we've been conditioned not to truly love ourselves since it sounds conceited or selfish or whatever. Loving ourselves does not mean we are better than another or love of ego but rather love of self and its perfection. There are many books, courses, etc on this exact subject and it's so true that this is where the magic starts! It's starts with ourselves. Looking outside towards other people, money, career to fill our inside with love is going to create temporary feelings of bliss but if the love for yourself is not there, that funky emptiness feeling will keep returning. And then we look outward again to fill the void and here comes the temporary relief followed by the funky feeling and the cycle continues. When we stop the cycle and spend our energy on ourselves and the love of ourselves, things really change because now we can sow our garden with pure unconditional love for ourselves to plant these seeds of love free of weeds and let the seeds grow into beautiful flowers of love which then attract the bees and love from others. Where we spend our energy, grows.

Taking the time to REALLY love yourself ain't easy for many because it forces us to look inside us and deal with issues we may have buried for years and years. Many of us are taught to bury those feelings when it actuality they can be covered but they return again and again and again. The problem with burying this stuff creates blocks in our energy and can lead to illness. Those feelings of resentments, rejections, fears, insecurities, etc need to be felt and released and that is not always easy but my goodness, it's so liberating!! It's the ticket to freedom, good health and true love of self.

Mirror work really confronts the issue and definitely feels odd at first. Going to a mirror and saying you love yourself unconditionally feels weird but it will tell you if you really love yourself. You are looking at your soul and your true self. If it's odd or untrue, then you probably don't love yourself. Taking the time everyday just to see yourself and admire who you are in your perfection leads to such wonderful feelings of pure love, security, freedom.

Freeing all these untrue beliefs about yourself and eliminating our negative self talk will lead to your true self. That self of truth, love, happiness and joy. We were born perfect and conditioned to think we are not perfect when in actuality we are all perfect and this is denied to no one.

True love of self is the building block of life and is aligned with our life purpose and goals. Once it's there, it opens a whole new reality and seeing all the miracles and magic life has to offer.

We are all awesome!

Kind of like my dance classes, I know a little about a lot and definitely no expert on anything but enjoying the ride.

The bottom line is that we are all awesome, we were born awesome and we still are awesome. So why don't we feel awesome? If we were born awesome, what the heck happened? It's still there, it's just buried a bit so it's time to see and feel it again.

The law of attraction is one of those little rules of the universe that makes it so simple. What we think about, we create. What we think about creates those feelings that makes us behave certain ways that creates the experiences. We are creators and that is what we do. It's exciting for sure! We create all day, everyday. So if we don't feel awesome and believe we are awesome, why are we creating this belief or feeling? And on the flip side, how do we change that belief or feeling? We got where we are due to thinking and feeling certain ways until it's now a habit so we've essentially programmed ourselves to feel whatever we want to feel and believe and create experiences that keep supporting those feelings and beliefs. As creators, we created it and now if we choose, we can create something different!! We are powerful beyond belief. AWESOME! Those thoughts and feelings create those vibrations out into the universe so obviously we need to change those thoughts and feelings to chat with the universe in a different way. We want that energy to mirror back to us on what we want to create.  Sounds easy and it is but the reality is that what is working against us is our subconscious mind that's already trained for our entire lifetime and the bottom line, this subconscious mind runs about 95% our life! Dang! It's so cool how powerful our minds are and all that information is stored and never runs out of space. Truly amazing and miraculous. Depending on our trained thoughts and feelings, that subconscious mind can work with or otherwise so let's make it our best friend all the time.

It seems if we all truly believe that all thoughts and feelings are producing very real vibrations into the universe that mirrors back, it's probably compelling to belief only fabulous, loving, positive thoughts. Just like any habit we have, it's comfortable and predictable even when we know some of these habits are bad but we can still predict the outcome. And like any habit we want to change, it becomes uncomfortable and our body wants to go back to the known vs. unknown and it will do everything possible including negative chatter to get us back to predictable. So one of those secrets is being OK with the unknown and surrender the positive outcome to the universe. Think and FEEL how you want to see yourself acting and creating and it will happen. With that said, there must be a change in behavior as well because the behavior creates the experience. So full circle is change the thought, change the feeling, change the behavior and changes the experience. There must be action and not just thinking and feeling to produce different results as well....

We also must know how we got there. What are those deep beliefs? Are they real? When did they get there? Knowing who we are in the past helps to create a different future. When we really start embracing these changes and see those old patterns, we become the objective observer who patrols those thoughts and emotions. This is when the awesome changes occur and YOU are in control vs the old self.

The bottom line we are in control of our reality and we have an unseen world just waiting to help us!! We all have the key and we create everything!! We are AWESOME!!

The magic of the Universe

I've taken a hiatus from writing a bit and now I find the urge to write. I've been extremely interested in how this universe truly works. There MUST be an order and laws in how things work in our world and with each of individually. It can't be that complicated since the universe knows exactly what to do at all times. Who is in the charge of this universal intelligence? Why do certain things happen? Why are people the way they are? There is much to learn and I've been soaking up so many things from so many people, books, courses, etc....the ride has been fun.

There has much work done in quantum physics and neuroscience which is absolutely exciting explaining an unseen world in a simple manner. Basically, we are just one big ball of energy creating thoughts that create vibrations and create our reality and consciousness. Thoughts create things as has been stated in many books, course, movies, etc. If each of us truly BELIEVED thoughts create things, we would be mindful of all thoughts since we are in charge of all manifestations in our lives. We are in control, we have free will, we manifest what we think about, we are extremely powerful and nobody is denied this, NOBODY. The universe does not care about race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or whatever because the universal force is all of us and we are all one. Nobody is denied this phenomenal right. All of us are interacting in this ball of energy with our thoughts and emotions. WE all create the reality of the universe. So why don't we all get what we desire all the time? That's a loaded question but for the most part, our beliefs get in the way and keep us contained in a cell and we have the KEY but don't know it. Beliefs create our limitations and they come from so many areas such as parents, teachers, society, religion, world consciousness, ancestors, etc. Beliefs keep us safe and keep it predictable and they also limit us. If we knew we could accomplish anything, we would change many of the beliefs that no longer serve us. The universe mirrors our thoughts and energy and is basically a big genie stating your wish is my command. Think high vibration thoughts and feel these same emotions and the universe mirrors it back and gives you more. The flip side is that when we think lower vibration thoughts and feel lower energy, guess what...the universe says your wish is my command and gives you more of it! The universe is not JUDGING your thoughts and emotions, it's just mirroring it back and giving you what you want. It's pretty darn simple but takes a massive change in the way we think. We become the observer of our thoughts and we patrol ourselves. Are negative thoughts going to always leave us? Probably not folks. That's why it becomes important to monitor your thoughts and feelings so when you think or feel a certain why, find out why you're feeling this way and dig into that belief and change it. And you CAN change it. Plucking those weeds from your garden will give you beautiful flowers.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is one of those special days of the year where most people's hearts are filled with gratitude for what they have and who they have in their lives. It's a day filled with funny stories, laughter, thank yous, smiles and warm hearts. I am blessed to have such a wonderful family, wonderful friends, a warm home, good health and a job I love! I am thankful for all the wonderful people I've met over the years, especially people who were and are very close to me. I am thankful that each person has had an impact and I've learned something from each person. I am thankful that I have remained in contact with many friends for many, many years. I am thankful my Aunt made it through a difficult surgery and it recovering well. I am thankful my immediate family is extraordinarily happy and though financially things have been tough, their love for each other remains unphased. I am thankful of the sun rising as I write this and admiring the beauty in my back yard. The list could go on and on....my heart is filled with warm thoughts for all people and all things in the world. We are all truly blessed....

No Regrets

It's better to regret something you have done to regret something you haven't done. I love those risk takers in life that just do things and make things happen! Sometimes they are successful and sometimes they are not, but one thing is for sure, they didn't leave this earth with any regrets! Now is always the time to say the things we always wanted to say to family and friends since who knows what life deals us everyday. We never want anything left unsaid or how we felt about people who are important or made a difference in our lives. This applies to close friends and family or perhaps people who aren't as close but used to be and made you feel wonderful at the time. Anybody who has made a positive difference is owed a sincere Thank You and I'm glad we are friends or you made a difference. I have been reaching out to some people lately which has made me feel great since they know how I feel about them. And what is fantastic is that it has been bringing lots of smiles! When the heart is open and sincere, people feel it and hopefully receptive to the love. Of course, it's a risk and some may not want the gift but no matter what the response, I want people to know they made a positive difference!

I hope whoever reads this, tells someone how they feel with no regrets and the heart being wide open.....

How do people make you feel?

How people make you feel when you're around them is so important with family, friends, coworkers, etc. There are many people that radiate such positive energy that you feed off of them and you just feel better being around them! They smile, they laugh, they have wonderful outlooks on life and basically love life! Usually their lives are full of the same issues as other people but how they react and go forward is what makes them unique and admired. These are the people that feed your soul and if you're lucky to surround yourself with people like this, then most likely you are like that as well. I write alot about my family and friends because most of the people in my close circle have these wonderful outlooks on life and I feel truly blessed!

But life is not full of positive energy people all the time and how we react to people who are sad or negative is a choice. As the saying goes, happiness is a choice and not a destination. When we come into contact with sad or negative souls, we can sometimes avoid these people but if they are close to you or you can't avoid them, then how we react is the key. We can soak up the energy and have it drain us or we can have it bounce off of us. This choice is always ours! Life it way too short to not be happy and there are so many wonderful people in the world to share this with!

Who We Are

Change is good for all of us and enhancing our lives for the better is a continual goal. There are people we meet in our lives who may question for good or bad who we are to the core and sometimes it makes us question if we want to make some changes within ourselves. We ponder, we analyze and then we decide whether it's a positive change or just a characteristic unique to ourselves and if we changed it, it would not be for our self but for someone else. This to me, is where we need to be true to ourselves and love and adore who we are and be elated with our uniqueness. We are so wonderfully unique and none of us are perfect...thank goodness! Some of us may wear our heart on our sleeves and some of us may be a bit more guarded and not as expressive. If there is love and goodness in the heart, then how we express ourselves isn't as important as the true feeling inside. No matter how we express our goodness, we always must remember to love and adore our own self before we can truly love and adore another.

Happy New Year 2012

Happy New Year and a time to reflect but more importantly a time to look forward to the future!! 2011 had some difficult times for my family but as 2011 marched onward, everything seemed to look upward and now 2012 will be filled with lots of memorable times.

2011 was a pretty nice year for me personally and I've met some wonderful people and had some wonderful times last year! Life is nice.

Every year is an evolution of the person you used to be and we incorporate new things into our life and release the old that is no longer needed. It's wonderful to meet people with new perspectives and realize how you incorporate what's working for them into your own life. We are essentially the same person but we add little tidbits that makes us better and happier whatever that might be. As time marches on, me and the people close to me just become more calm and wiser. We realize what's truly important in life and what just doesn't matter. Everyday is precious and all the moments we have are cherished.

2012 is going to be wonderful!

Happy Thanksgiving

What a wonderful day to count your blessings and be grateful for all we have. I always look forward to the holidays with lots of family, stories, laughter and great times! Somebody usually botches something with the cooking and our family quickly follows up with some warm hearted teasing! I'm opening myself up this year for the annual teasing so it's my turn to be the recipient. I feel extraordinarily grateful for my family and could not have asked for a better one. I am truly blessed with a best friend who has been by my side for 25 years plus. I have a wonderful job and my health is perfect! I have a wonderful home and all the little toys that I need. I am blessed for sure...

It is truly a wonderful day to reflect on all our blessings and feel our hearts warm with love...

Change

It's amazing how time and age change people for the better. For most of us, when we are younger, we tend to think silly, smaller and non significant issues are a big deal. We think they mean a lot, but when you get older and reflect back on some of the issues that got our goat, we realize, what was I thinking? And usually have a big laugh over it!

It becomes very apparent when we don't see people for a long time and we have this memory of what the person used to be and assume they are the same person. It's true that some things do not change, but it seems most folks are more easy going about life in general. And probably what used to irritate us about a person just doesn't anymore because we have changed as well!

Age does bring wisdom for sure and all our life experiences mold and change us for the better.

Happy New Year 2011

The first day of a New Year is just truly energizing!! It represents a fresh start, fresh perspective and leaving the old behind!

I for one, am looking forward to 2011 and feel it's going to be a very memorable and happy year! I'm glad some of heaviness of 2010 is behind us and ready to make forward in the present and future.

Resolutions are great as well. While some people think they are short term behavior changes, sometimes they really result in significant changes! For 2011, my resolutions are more about visiting certain places and moving forward and leaving some things back in 2010!!

What a great day for rejuvenation!!

Happy New Year!