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Sunday, May 12, 2013


Happy Mother's Day!

When this day comes around, I always tell my children, of whom I have three, that every day is Mother's Day for me. The reason for that is that they give me such joy every day whether we are contacting each other or I just bring up a memory or two that brings me joy.

Joy of course is the key word here and I choose to think only in that term.

We all have the choice to think of joyful things that have happened to us in our lives regarding our children, and when we do we find that once we start that ball rolling one after another joyful thoughts come to us.

I am sure if you have children, you can think of something that they did whether it was when they were small or grown-up that makes you smile or just laugh out loud.

This can apply even if you do not have children. There are people in your life that have made a joyful impression which you can recall and it makes you feel good and smile. You can bring a happy memory from your own childhood and your mom also. There is joy in those memories too.

Each child is different, therefore they each will accomplish different things and have different goals. That is the beautiful part of the process that we as mom's get, the benefit of all the accomplishments of our children, as they look for different paths.

The wonderful thing about that is how uplifted we feel when we do this. We warm up and we bring such a wonderful feeling inside of our being. Once you get started with one thought of what they did to make you smile or make you proud then another thought come and another and you are smiling there aren't you?

Joy is what we all want in our lives. We want to feel good and to think of happy times, to hold close to us what we have experienced that is right, that is blissful, and to keep that thought process continually so that we have a lighter spirit and a brighter outlook.

I know that for some there may have been bumpy roads with your children, but I am sure that if you concentrate you can find that there were more good times to be remembered.

When we discuss our children, let's do so with the most positive stories and affirmations that they are valuable to us, that they are important and how much they mean to our lives. If we make a practice of thinking of them in the most positive of terms, life gets better because we are now thinking in the most upbeat way.

Let us all try as hard as we can to let go of any negative issues that we may have repeated about things our children have done, and concentrate on their goodness, their love, and the accomplishments they have achieved no matter how big or small.

I was going to give examples of my own children who range in their thirties and forties, who have made me laugh just this week, but decided I would just let them slide since it is Mother's Day and all.

Let's be the examples of unconditional love, by doing that we can hand down to our children a sense of love that is so important to all of us.

From the toddler to the middle age adult they are doing positive things all of the time. Look for those, talk about them, and you will know a feeling of great satisfaction. You will find that you then see them in this light all of the time.

Here is a visualization to bring joy to the center of your being, to feel good all over and to bring to you a happy thought whenever you need one. It can be applied to any relationship you want to use it for just put anyone of anything you want to in your thoughts while visualizing.

 

Visualizing  Joy

Take several deep breaths. Breathe in and out slowly feeling yourself relaxing as you do this.

Now that you feel relaxed, bring up a memory that makes you feel good. It can be one of a child, spouse, parent, or any place you have been. It might be on a vacation, doing a hobby, or a special event.

Whatever you choose is just right for you.

Now that you have that thought, that memory firmly there in your mind, and you are feeling joyful and happy, focus on that feeling if you would.

Feel it in the very center of your chest. It is such a good feeling, the more you focus on it the stronger it gets.

Picture it if you would this remarkable feeling as a loving warm light that is inside your body bringing you now a feeling of well-being, of love. 

This light that is in the center of your chest gets brighter and brighter.

This is joy manifesting itself within you, bringing to you the feeling of happiness that you have experienced in your life.

As the feeling of joy becomes stronger and stronger, feel it as it moves throughout your body bringing to you such a wonderful wave of well-being and of pure happiness.

Just take a moment, bask in this feeling, it is your right and your natural response to what you truly want to feel like.  Stay as long as you like here in this joyful place you have created.

You now know how to bring up this wonderful feeling of joy and to spread it throughout your body so that you are feeling joy at its most powerful.

We are joyful creatures, we laugh, we can be silly and we love to feel happy.

Use this visualization whenever you need to bring joy into your life. Use it frequently and you will find that it becomes a very central part of who you really are. A being that is bright, beautiful, and joyful.

Many blessing to all.

Sue

Sunday, May 5, 2013




Life Issues

Do you have one or several for that matter that consume your thoughts? By consuming I mean you continually have these unhappy and unsettling thoughts on a continual basis?

This issue or issues could be from your childhood, a setback in your life, a heartbreak, a health issue, any type of family problem (whew! That made me tired just writing that all of that.) I think you get the point I am trying to make here.

The issue that came immediately to your mind when you read this would be the foremost one for you.

Do you feel compelled to explain it to lots of people? Even more so, have you been explaining it for years? The unhappiness it has caused you, the suffering you have gone through, the hurt, the…….well you get the picture there don't you?

Believe me I know what I am talking about here as I have been guilty of this myself over the years. I had to just stop in order to see what was happy around me.

Do you find that when you are recanting the issue that more unhappy thoughts come up and you add them to your story? In other words do you find that one unhappy memory after another comes flooding into your thoughts therefore your conversation? It is kind of like a hole in a levee that is just leaking water until it breaks and then there is a no stopping the flood.

Here is a question for you, how do you feel when you are bringing up all of this unhappiness when you are talking about your issue? What does your heart feel like when you are telling someone or just thinking about your injustice? Do you get angry again, do you feel sad and unhappy just by relating what was wrong?

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you would let go of these unhappy thoughts and feelings? What would it take to let go of this habit of carrying around this large part of you that wants to be happy but can't because you are too busy reliving the past issues in your life?

The past could be 50 years ago or yesterday. It does not matter. The fact is when you carry around bitterness and anger you are really hurting the beautiful spirit that you are.

I will give you a visual here that you can read and then close your eyes and use it to let go of something that makes you unhappy.

When you do this I would then challenge you to make a very determined effort to stop when you are about to relate that story again, and choose to break the habit of repeating it. Once you have let it go, and allowed some peace to come to yourself then by not discussing it you will have erased it completely.

If you give yourself a chance and reflect, you could possibly see something positive that came from your experience.

Here is a visualization that will help you to let go. Take three or four deep breaths to relax yourself first and then picture whatever instance you want to get rid of.

Balloons
Picture if you would an empty box, this box can by any type, shape, material you want it to be. 

Whatever issue you want to let go of put inside of the box. See it as it fits perfectly and is ready to be sealed in. Now seal this box in a way that will be permanent. However you seal it take your time so that it is permanently and securely closed in.

Now if you would picture a huge bunch of balloons waiting for you. These balloons are special as they can carry anything, they are filled with a substance that withstands weight and weather, and they will be able to carry your box without a problem. Now attach them to your box with the heavy rope that is there with them.

Once you have your box all secured just let it go and watch as it lifts into the air, your balloons catch the wind and sail up into the shy. They are going higher and higher and as they do you feel lighter and lighter. You watch as the balloons get smaller and smaller until they are only a dot and then they are gone.

You will feel a lightness of spirit and you will also feel a healing deep inside of you. It is warm and you know that you are better for letting go and allowing peace into your heart and mind.

Let this week be one of renewing your spirit with good thoughts and very happy feelings.
Blessing to All
Sue

Sunday, April 28, 2013


It is good to be back blogging! Life got in the way for a bit, but now I am back even more passionate about using everyday to think and feel the most positive uplifting way that we can.

To know the great power that we each possess and to use it to bring to ourselves the most fulfilling outcomes we want in your lives.

I ask you to take a moment and think about how you start your day. From the first time you open your eyes in the morning and proceed to begin what lies ahead of you for the next 24 hours.

It is important to map out a thought process that brings us the best possible feelings we can have for the day ahead.

If you think about it our life is our road map. We do have hills and valleys, we do have high points and low points. We can actually take a look back at where we have been and see just where we have travelled and where the high and low points have been.

So the idea here is to start the day mapping out how you want your day to go. When you wake up, just be thankful that you did! Then take some deep cleansing breaths that help you to relax into the day ahead.

Focus on what is good about the morning, look for those things around you and notice any joyful thing that is happening. It might be as small as a bird singing or as large as laughter somewhere around you. Look for the beauty outside your window, look for and appreciate all that surrounds you that makes you feel good just admiring it. Be thankful for all that you have.

Bring up something that makes you smile, that brings such heartfelt joy that you smile.

If you have on the news switch it over to some type of music that you like, that lifts your spirit.

Focus on how good you feel, even if it is only your little finger that does.  Zero in on what feels the best in your body and allow that good feeling to spread all through you.

Imagine your day going smoothly in all areas of your life. Make these visuals as fulfilling as possible, seeing and feeling just how you would like situations in your life to be.

Let go of all that is negative about issues you are facing, do not let them interfere with how you are feeling. Picture them being resolved if they need resolution.

You are a powerful being and you control this wonderful thought process you have been gifted with. Let those thoughts start your entire day with a feeling of goodness, joy and the knowing that you are surrounded by so many things that are positive, joyful and can make you feel really good if you allow it into your being and if you make the constant effort to see and feel all of these things in the morning when you start your day.

Guess what! You will start to see them everywhere you are throughout the day and that can only be a good thing!

Many blessing to you all!

Sue