Thanksgiving

Today I am thankful for a loving supportive family. A healthy beautiful son.
For friends that I hold dear to my heart and love me for me.
For those who fight for our country to give me the freedom that I take for granted everyday.
For my home, my car and all of the things that I am blessed with.
For 4 days off from work, and a job to return to.
For recognizing opportunities to make myself a better person.
For my health.
For the sunshine and gorgeous Arizona weather.
For many many other things, simple, true and cherished.
For those of you who read this, what are you thankful for?


Thanksgiving is recognized once per year. This year I challege all of us to spend 5-10 minutes a day reflecting on those blessings that we have and don't always recognize because we take them for granted. Appreciate the little things they make all the difference.

endless possibilities

So my signature for my books is The possibilities of your imagination are endless, DREAM BIG! Might I just add that action is required. Dreaming is just a part of getting to where you want in life. Most people don't just sit around and good things fall in their lap. You have to take the actions necessary to fulfill those dreams, wants and desires. You have to not allow the road blocks, and believe me they will come, stand in your way. You have to work hard, put time, energy, effort and enthusiasm into what you are trying to accomplish. Believe in yourself and your dreams, believe that those dreams will make a difference. Don't stop trying if it is something that you really want. Pursue all the necessary angles. Don't give up, and be okay with failing, you can try again or in another way. Sometimes there are many different possibilities on your way to success and they may not all work the same way to get you there. Keep trudging along, gather as much support as you can. Be willing to sell yourself, your idea, your product and be passionate about it. Don't be afraid to ask others for their help along the way, but remember to always be grateful for what you get, what you have and what you are looking forward to.

Power of BELIEF

I recently had the opportunity to listen to Suze Orman speak at a work conference in California last week. I don't know that I went in with a very high opinion of her, but sure came home with one.
There were 2 things that she said that really stood out in my mind.
1: "The elephant keeps walking when the dogs keep barking." meaning that just because others are telling you no or wanting you to stop don't think that you can accomplish something you set out to do, if you truly believe in yourself and your mission you will keep going until you reach where it is you are headed. Just like the elephant who keeps walking when the dogs are barking and nipping at his feet, eventually the dogs stop and the elephant keeps going. BELIEVE that you can do it.
How many of us quit at the first sign of doubt from those around us? Why? Do we really think we are not worthy of our dreams or goals. We need to stop this bad self talk for sure, it really isn't going to get us anywhere and will probably force us to act in a way that will make the bad stuff come true.
2: When you feel powerful you attract people, people control money, therefore when you feel powerful you attract money. So in other words, when you BELIEVE in yourself and your abilities, others will follow suit, when you put out there that you are never meant to be, have or do anything, that will also come true, when you BELIEVE in yourself, your actions will accommodate, when you don't BELIEVE in yourself or you think you are nothing, you will act in this way.
Therefore I say BELIEVE that you are destined to do great things with yourself, God made you unique and you have something to offer. God made you to serve others and others to serve you, which in turn serves HIM. You will attract those who need your service through your qualities and talents, and attract those who can serve you with their unique qualities and talents.
We should all share in the attraction of what we can give and what we can benefit from. We are not strong enough to be alone in this world, but we do have to BELIEVE that we as individuals have something wonderful to contribute. We are our own worst critic but we can be our best BELIEVER too.

anxiety

So you know you are a mother when.... I am leaving on a business trip tomorrow, I am not so much sad to leave ( I am) but I am anxious about the possibilities. Nervous that if I am not home and something happens and I am hours and hours away that I won't know what to do. Aren't I the one who is constantly telling others not to worry so much about things that may never happen. It exhausts energy and diminishes chances of actually enjoying yourself, instead of living in the moment, you are living in a future of things that may never come. It is really sad, but I think that we all tend to get trapped by this from time to time. The best thing is to recognize it. You need to catch yourself in the midst of the negative thoughts and anxieties and reflect on the here and now and what is happening around you. Soak in the good, the beautiful and the blessings that you have, look forward to the positive future and know that even sometimes preparing for the worst, really doesn't prepare you at all, especially if it never comes true.
Take heart in knowing that there are some things in life you cannot prevent, be at peace with knowing that you can only stretch so far if you give it all you got.