We have all heard of child-proofing a home. But almost always that refers to a child’s physical safety. But many times the mental and spiritual health of the child is not regarded with the same vigor. To feel truly safe, one needs to be in an environment where their true self, opinions, and needs are heard, considered, addressed, and celebrated.
It is so easy for families and individuals alike, to only see the world or circumstances through their lenses. But what of consideration for those sharing space around us? There may be differences in tastes, hobbies, interests, politics, and so on, but to truly feel safe one needs to feel seen, heard, and appreciated.
Allowing each child to express themselves and shine in their regard, especially in a family of 4 or more is crucial for self-awareness and identity. It helps to shape not only how we view ourselves, but how we are perceived by others as well. Showing children, their value at home and encouraging them to explore their talents, dreams, and hobbies is an excellent way to teach them to move in a society where many have polarized, individual thought, self-empowerment, and recognizing every individual as the core of a community.
These lessons of our future leaders are learned at home at the earliest of ages. When parents celebrate kindness, individuality, courage, curiosity, compassion, and exploration, then the child learns to feel safe and encouraged to explore the world through an unfiltered and magical lens, where anything is possible and any dream that can be conceived can be achieved.
Perhaps if more of our leaders and society as a whole, were truly more confident in themselves and their ability to operate in a world that values critical thinking, understanding, and logic from all areas, then we would be able to work cohesively in harmony to advance our amazing human race and astonishing universe. Let’s create a safe space at home so that we in turn end up creating a safe world!!! Blogs like my favorite, Multicultural Kid blogs help to do just that!! Thank you for being such a positive beacon of light and hope MKB!!
The practice of gratitude and simply thinking of the things love or love to do is a clear and present way to remain in a constant state of joy. It is nearly impossible to think of things that truly make you happy and tingly inside and then at the very same moment be sad, doubtful, or bitter.
To truly let yourself be immersed in your favorite thoughts is to be swept away by them. Overcome with emotion your entire being feels the energy of seeing and feeling the thing you love that you are thinking about. This sends shockwaves through your nervous system from your brain to your toes!! It’s like an adrenaline boost that says “Hey I love this, I am happy.
If it is true that “thoughts become feelings, and feelings become things”, then we do create the world around us like many of the New Thought Authors of the 18th century and people who know “The Secret” believe. Wow, how amazing to know that you are the author of your world and that we are all connected in the great spiritual and scientific realm of physics! We were created by atoms and matter that collectively were attracted to each other and collided in a wonderful explosion of Wonder!!!
So we can shape and form the world around us as we go, so think about your favorite song, your child’s cutest smile, the best view you have ever seen, and be transformed by the feeling of that place. That feeling itself is transmitted out to the great universe and picks up other energy transmissions like it and sends them right back your way tenfold!!!
So recall the last time your breath was taken away by something beautiful, read something that captivated you, feel something that made your heart skip a beat, and rejoice to know that you are vibing on a frequency so high that you become a magnet for more spectacular feelings!! Thus you are creating the world around you of your very dreams!! If you can see it in your mind, then you can make it your reality!!! My Sister Cheryl, who is celebrating her birthday today, is creating her path and forging ahead by exploring the fascinating and extraordinary world of the “secret”, positivity, and the amazing power of manifestation. It is truly a beautiful experience to behold and witness. Happy Bday Sis!
It’s a practice that seems so easy but is so hard to grasp for many. but once you give in and accept the true process of either ‘choosing happiness’ or ‘choosing the alternative” it IS a choice. So now knowing that you have the power to affect not only your mood, but your circumstances and those who enter your path, Dream your wildest dreams and feel as if they have already come to fruition, and watch the amazing results unfold!!!
How in the world do you move forward when you have no idea which way to go?!?
At times do you feel stuck in the mud, or maybe even cement? Frustration would be a relief when you feel so lost in the weeds, that you feel you have no possible way to free yourself from the mire.
I have been there periodically and it can weigh you down like an anchor if you let it.
Learning to adapt new techniques to overcome that feeling and see your way through, can be as simple as finding little guides or mantras that can help you through the tough times. For some, the power of deep breathing relaxes the nerves. The 4/4/6 method works well. Inhaling 4 seconds, then holding your breath for 4 more seconds, then finally slowly releasing for 6 seconds does wonders!! For others, it’s visually looking at something calm, like a body of water or a beautiful meadow or garden.
Sometimes just being aware of your feelings of stress or anxiety or feeling down, coming on should call upon your newfound controlled self to call your aides, to help out in times of need. I love to listen to music, take walks, and gaze out into the ocean or even a pond for solace.
Sometimes recognizing your actions, mood, and movements are off can bring to your attention the need to find your calming center. Maybe it’s time to carve out time for a good read.
In this new age of social media, fast-paced living, and everything at your disposal in seconds, it’s time to create your zen during each day to reconnect with your inner self.
Wonderful books to read, that allow you to see a different view of controlling your space, destiny, and manifestations is the Secret series by Rhonda Byrne!!!
Let’s Relax, Relate, Release, and manifest all the positivity and goodness the universe has in store!!!!
Hello, 2024!! Can you believe it’s been another 365 sunrises?
How have you fared with your last year’s resolutions? Did you surpass and surprise yourself in a good way? Do you need to take stock and re-evaluate this year’s resolutions? Either way, today is a new day and comes with the promise of hope and opportunity, so make the most of it!!
Say this is MY YEAR and mean it!!! 2024 is our time to shine.
Create your plan, and then let’s tackle every day bit by bit to achieve our goals together. No goal to big or small, let us pride ourselves at the end of each day with small victories that will no doubt lead to our greater ones.
There will be obstacles, tests, and other opportunities for us to show our fortitude and character, so embrace all roadblocks as well, and let’s turn them into real blessings! GOOD VIBES ONLY.
Wishing Everyone a Happy and Blessed New Year!!
Step into the future with positivity, courage, and a great work ethic!
For years now…oh, and I mean years, way too many to count (but over 45), I’ve been blessed many times with the ability to go to the fabulous magical land called Disney World in Lake Buena Vista Florida. My older sisters’ were among the very first to grace the grounds along with my grandparents. They took the wonderful drive down I 75 to Disney in their RV from Michigan was still in my mother’s womb. Well, I must have carried the excitement, anticipation oh, and jealousy of not being able to attend this brand new world, because I certainly adopted all of the fascination, childlike nuances and excitement every time I think about going back every time.
They say it is the sheer Joy of watching a child’s expression experiencing something fantastical and whimsical for the first time that fills your heart with glee and is more addictive than sugar.. But I believe it is even more than that. I believe that even as adults we are reminded that dreams can come true, great stories can transform, and the imagination can take us as far as we allow it to go.
Walt Disney World is an extraordinary symbol of what is possible when we stretch our limits, ideas, imaginations and even belief in what is possible.The knowledge that one location has brought billions of people everyday together from all walks of life, many different experiences, and cultures to share in it’s peek into the future is mindblowing. Disney World, taps into the possibilities of what if and forces all that walk down magical mainstreet to be absolutely present in the moment creating memories for a lifetime.It seems the ultimate goal of sharing a golden vision of someone else’s and showing what is possible with love, hardwork and endless perseverance to make others marvel and smile with pure joy are at the core of Disney’s existence.
I am so proud to still say I’m a Disney kid, the fact that our kids Ace and Kingston are Disney kids as well and are just as excited if not more than me to attend and find new activities and things to explore excites me to no end. When able, Disney is more than an escape; it is an extension of someone’s belief that you could create something so powerful, innovative and demonstrative that it becomes infectious. That is a gift to us all.
Let’s take it back decades, when Walt Disney was buying up literal swampland back in the fifties and sixties with the belief that he could take his Gold Mine Mickey Mouse cartoon idea and create a World of Magic. Imagine trying to buy up land and for an idea that didn’t even exist as of yet, with the land that wasn’t even there (swamp land to be built upon) the sheer blank canvas of swamp land in the middle of Orlando Florida oh, my gosh the thought that someone saw that and then said here is where ‘Paradise on Earth’ is going to be just blows my mind. And I am so grateful for his Insight, intuition and quite possibly spiritual intervention that touched him with such a thought and then the drive to actually believe he could pull it off. But then the fortitude, willpower, dedication, and desire to see it through has made this new existence possible. Wow.
As an avid traveler, dreamer, entrepreneur, reader, adventurer, I draw so much inspiration and happiness every time I travel back to Lake Buena Vista and to Disney World to see what is new. Every time we go, there is new found treasure. I can recall traveling to Disney with my family over the years when I was a kid then going with my friends and then going with my family. As a mom now, I truly believe that over the 40 times I’ve been, there’s still so much more to see and do. Just like my life, I feel like although there is so much that I have accomplished, failed at, seen and done, oh, I am still a wonderful work in progress just like Disney!
Growing and adapting to a new world around me. Where Disney is an organized wonderful well-run machine however, I feel more like beautiful chaos. Which is perfectly fine and wonderful in itself. Because just like the many different exhibits, rides, attractions, food selections we are all so different and unique and have our own desires, experiences, goals, and dreams.
It’s just so amazing to be among so many other people experiencing the shared experience of Walt Disney. Traveling to Disney to grab the magic and sampling a slice of one man’s dream. I wonder if he even imagined where his vision has grown today. With movies, Disney+ streaming channel, International Park,toys, adventure games and more, his dream grew wings and is soaring like a mighty phoenix. Thank you Walt Disney for your vision and the singular goal of tapping into everyone’s innermost fantasy. Disney World represents a magical world of possibility and pure joy.. I hope I am always a Disney kid at heart and truly wish that everyone at least one time in their lives can experience lightning in a bottle that exists at Walt Disney World.
It’s time for another self help mental check in. Yes, grab your pom poms, and cheer as loud as you can for yourself! In this moment right now, take the time to reflect on your accomplishments, wonderful attributes and milestones.
Seriously, for the next 60 seconds, I want you to dedicate your thoughts on focussing on rooting for all that you are. You deserve the loudest cheering section of all. So relish in all that you have accomplished, survived and flourished through. YOU ROCK. So give yourself flowers and enjoy this beautiful life and wonderful soul that you are!
All right we all procrastinate from time to time, you know what I’m talking about… pushing off the new diet till Monday or waiting until the last minute for deadlines making those cookies for the bake sale at the last minute.
Well let’s take the time to do everything we want in life by making a plan.
Sometimes the best way to proceed is just to put your head down, shoulders, back while forcing one foot in front of the other to achieve your goals, one small step at a time.
One day leading to the next day leading to the lifetime of things accomplished that you put your mind to! Live your life the way you want to, and do it one small task list at a time.
How do we go about this? We plan our work and then we work our plan!!! A wise man once dropped that little golden nugget to both Colin and I, and it applies to absolutely everything!
PLAN YOUR WORK, THEN WORK YOUR PLAN!!!
If you want to build a strong house you first need to draft a wonderful blueprint. If you would like to run a marathon first you need to select the right training for your running style. When cooking Beef Wellington for the first time, you first need to follow a carefully laid out recipe. These seemingly difficult tasks are made easy and doable with first a Plan, and then the willingness to follow the steps of the plan, without fail!! That is most often the hardest part.
When we first start out with a strong course of action we set ourselves up for victory and success. So let’s get started organizing our thoughts, our closets, and our work desks!! And most importantly for us holiday risers, our menus and party favors for family and friend gatherings!!😊This is the first step of conquering our many goals that we have for the year, so grab your planners and let’s go. Leap into fall with a great plan of action for each day!
OK it’s time date yourself. Yes, I’m talking a full blown courtship. A butterfly flutter, gut punching love affair with yourself! An affair of epic proportions that will set your soul on fire. But all for you and by you!!! It’s time for you to let go and truly become acquainted with the person you are toeday and appreciate all of the nuances and triumphmant aspects that make you, you!
As the Miley song goes “I can buy myself flowers, and I can hold my own hand” it’s time to give yourself flowers and time to floss and revel in your own beauty, grace and strength.
It’s time to wake up in the morning and not wait for anyone to tell you you’re beautiful, handsome or capabable and just tell yourself! Look in the mirror like Lizzo and say it’s “Bad Bitch O’Clock!!
With your extreme beauty, strength, good looks, intelligence and confidence you don’t need permission to compliment yourself. Don’t wait for someone to validate you or make you feel a certain way…. you know what kind of comedy you like, so put one on and laugh until your side hurts!!! You know what kind of music you love.. so enjoy blasting music as high as the volume will turn and let yourself go!!!
Maybe enjoy some much needed me time by grabbing your favorite author and a snack of choice and curl up in a cozy spot and indulge your self with a great read. Get lost in that fabulous novel or write one of your own! The point is take the time to date your self. You know all of the things that you want to do and enjoy, so whether someone asked you to join them or not you are worth it so enjoy yourself, love yourself, and indulge yourself, date yourself!!! You are truly something special and a pleassure to be around.
