Since the passing of my mother, the world has opened up like a beautiful flower. I see the beauty and the importance in everything around me. I hear and see messages,everywhere I am. I believe my mother is guiding me along; giving me the gift of Life. Through my mother, I have passed through death, and have come out on the other side. I will forever be changed, for the better, because of my mom. I am thankful for all the gifts she gave me in life, and in death. My life will not be wasted doing things that do not make me happy, complaining about what isn't working, and allowing others opinions to stop my journey. I will live my life in accordance with who I am, and be grateful for all that God has given me. Thank you mom for reminding me of what is important.

Today I will honor the Gypsy in me; the free spirited, fun loving, go with the flow adventurer I have always been. Take time to  honor your true self, YOU are worth it! 

When you align yourself with who you truly are, happiness will follow. Be you today!

There is always something so magical about Summer.It brings many things, but beauty and freedom are top on my list. When was the last time you sat outside and looked around? I mean Really looked around at the world in which you live? I went years without noticing the beauty of our human world. I was so busy being busy that I had no idea our world was so spectacular. I sat outside last night with my 7 yr. old son and marveled at the darkness of the night; lined with the stars in the sky and  fireflies lighting the open space. All of my wonderful childhood memories came flooding back to me. The joy I once felt somehow vanished when I became an adult. I believe that we somehow think that in order to be an adult, we can no longer enjoy our lives like we did as children. Who came up with this idea? We go from having a Wide Open focus on all the magnificence our world has to offer, to having a ridiculously narrow view. We are selling ourselves short! One day we will no longer be here on Earth, as we will have moved on to the other side. It is our time, now, to enjoy ALL that life has to offer. Do not cut yourself off, do not sell yourself short. You do deserve the moon and the stars. You do deserve to have ALL of the wonder and happiness that life has to offer. Happiness is yours for the taking. 

Tonight I was sitting on a bench in the front of my house. This bench was horribly uncomfortable, it hurt my back and my bottom. I continued to sit on the bench even though it was uncomfortable and causing me pain. I pondered on this for a bit, why exactly was I still doing something that was not working and causing me pain. I realize that I am not the only one who does this, many people continue to do things that are painful and not working. The longer I sat, the pain did start to ease up a bit. I thought "Ha, I won!" Then, I realized that the pain was really still there, it had just become more tolerable because I was adjusting to it. I thought to myself, should I really have to adjust to something that causes me pain? We all do this to some magnitude in our lives, we adjust and just deal with it. I do not think this is the way to a happy, fulfilling life. We deserve better than that! We should not just walk around suffering, when there is absolutely no reason to. I think we have the idea of strength all wrong. Strength is not about suffering through life, Strength is having the courage to know when it is time to move on. We are strongest when we stop fighting the pain and give in to the resistance; allowing positive change to occur. 

Today I am light and free of worries and troubles.

 Life will happen, good experiences and challenging ones. The key is to find the meaning and purpose in the challenging experiences. It is alright to take  time to adjust to the challenges, allowing yourself time to feel. Problems only arise when we are unable to move past this stage, blocking our own transformation. There will be many challenges set before us throughout our lives. These challenges are a necessity, as all experiences are an opportunity for learning and growth.

I have trust and faith that the universe will deliver what my soul needs. I am a better person today thanks to the challenges I have gone through.

I am free of worries and troubles because I know that whatever is thrown in my path I will overcome. This is my life and it is always up to me how I live it.

Faith

On my way to work yesterday, I saw a blind man walking through the intersection in front of me. In that moment, I realized how dependent we have become solely on our eyes.At first glance, I felt bad for this man. I thought to myself, how hard it must be to have to trust in the world you live in without being able to use your sight for judgement. But then I realized that he is probably much better off than we are.This man is using his inner voice, his intuition to guide him. He has trust and faith that he will be alright; that he will be able to get to the other side of the road. He is trusting in what he cannot see. Maybe our eyes have actually led us astray. We depend on them to tell us everything. Our eyes cannot tell us what is in our future, therefore we have a very hard time trusting that it will work out as it should. We are constantly fearful of the unknown, what we cannot see, which keeps us stuck in a situation that no longer works for us. There is a whole world of possibilities out there. In order to experience a full life, the life we were sent her to live, we will need to close our eyes and trust in what we cannot see.