And a Happy New Year to You Too!

Nothing I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] means anything.
May This year bring you (and yes, I do mean YOU) much joy, much love and many personal successes.
*and for this I am grateful.

Let Go and Let Be (now repeat!)

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar — Raymond Lindquist
I’m a firm believer in everything happening for a reason (yes, even the bad stuff). Looking back, during every major life event’s rough spot, the very thing I once thought I’d never be able to overcome, I’m able to see that [...]

Let Go and Be

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar — Raymond Lindquist
I’m a firm believer in everything happening for a reason (yes, even the bad stuff). Looking back, during every major life event’s rough spot, the very thing I once thought I’d never be able to overcome, I’m able to see that [...]

Practicing Gratitude

After having spent a wonderful, if not hot, extended weekend with the hubby, I’m thinking it’s time to show some gratitude (and maybe a little meditation later).
* I am so happy and grateful for my awesome husband and boys. They may sometimes seem to drive me crazy, but really, they’re the best.
* I am [...]

Gaiam’s 10 DVD Workout Package - It’s a Killer Deal!

A friend pointed this out to me earlier today in her blog. This really is a great deal (and I *heart* Leslie Sansone!)
Toned and Healthy DVD Set
Ten DVDs on a variety of healthy lifestyle topics, like walking, yoga, weight loss and sleep solutions.
Assorted kit; contents may vary. DVDs that may be included are: Leslie [...]

Pay it Forward - Take II

Have you seen the movie Pay it Forward? It came out back in 2000, based on a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde. In the story, the teacher assigns his class to do a simple, good deed for someone without any expectations and in return, only ask that they pay the kindness forward, ideally [...]

Sometimes You Just Need to Show Up

Nothing merely shows up in your experience. You attract it - all of it. No exceptions.*
With that, let me just say that I’m attracting two marvelous things…
A new home - THE new home, complete with separate office in the backyard. To help ease the manifestation process and visualization along, I took a [...]

A Thought About Thoughts

I found this in a friend’s journal a while back and had been holding onto to it knowing that when the time was right, it would touch me.
“It isn’t the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it’s what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. [...]

Pay it Forward

I will send a gift to the first THREE anyone who leave a comment here requesting to join this PIF exchange. You will receive it within 365 days (actually probably less than that). The only thing you have to do in return is “pay it forward” by making a similar agreement on your blog.
The “gift” [...]

Better Late than Never - Thursday Thirteen: Friends & Gratitude

Today is Thursday and that typically means that I should be doing a Thursday Thirteen, but I decided late last night to skip it this week. Instead, I was going to write up a poignant post on friendship. But you know, just now as I started writing this, I figured I’d combine the [...]