☺ Motivational Mondays! ☺

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We're taking back Mondays!!!

"Motivational Mondays" are fabulous tips to get you excited and pumped for the week! 

Feeling low? Moody? Down on life? Well, that's what these posts are for! Time to feel awesome again and get some Positivity rolling! Just because it's Monday doesn't mean you can't have fun, smile, and enjoy Today! Apply these tips to your week and try to tell me that you don't start to see an improvement in your life! ;)

It's all about You! Change your perception, change your attitude, love your life! xo

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☺ Law of Attraction Tip: If you're having a hard time manifesting, focus less on the "what" (you're trying to manifest) and more on raising your vibration. Feeling good is the first and most important step. If you don't feel good then you won't be able to attract good things. Like attracts like!      

☺ Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. It's easy to get hot-tempered or irritated and lash out when we are attacked, or even feel attacked, or when someone is being not so nice towards us. Sometimes silence is the best answer. Why? Because there is no point in engaging in a fight with someone, because that only validates their behaviour and gives them the response that they were looking for-- those people are usually looking for a fight. The other reason silence is wise is because it gives you a chance to register, to think, and consider whether responding is a good idea and if it is how To respond appropriately. Take a breather, give yourself time to think; and if you still feel it's worth answering Then go do so but with a steady head on your shoulders.  

☺ Be Yourself…  and don't care what others say behind your back (or to your face). Keep in mind that when people talk badly about you, it's usually because they are envious--so I know it sounds hard, but try to take it as a compliment, or at the very least remember that only miserable people choose to be mean to others. Stay confident in who you are and keep on loving yourself! Cuz you're awesome!!!     

☺ Daily Gratitude Practice! (This tip is thanks to the lovely Sarah of Pretty You and Me Jewelry) Choose a friend and make it a new habit to exchange your 10 things your grateful for via text to eachother daily. If you don't text then do this by email, Facebook, etc. but be sure to do it daily! :)  

☺ Move on to the Next Chapter!  It can be difficult to stay positive when you have a bad day, but just remember that one day day doesn't mean you have a bad life. Keep on moving and keep on smiling! Turn the page and start your next chapter.  

☺ Share your wealth! Whatever that might be. For us, our garden has been bursting with lovely lovely greens, an abundance. We are so happy to be able to share the abundance with our friends and neighbours. Sharing is good for the soul, puts a smile on others' faces, and is good karma--because the more you focus on abundance, the more of an abundance you will have! So share the wealth, no matter how little or small!      

☺  "Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity." ~W. Clement Stone  

Don't forget to Create a Nice Day! To keep smiling, laughing, and spending time on joy!

Much love from me to you! 

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{life reflections}

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{life reflections}

 Weekly thoughts and rambles. A glimpse into my mind and world. 

These are entries that I might jot down in my Happy Diary; what happens when we put our fingers to the keyboard and allow our thoughts to flow uninhibited. Reflections from the soul. 

Reflections of life.  

I hope to leave you inspired. 

If you want to share your own reflections of the week please leave a link to your "life reflections" entry in the comments for all to find and see.

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I feel as if I've been talking a lot lately about the roller coaster of life; the ups and downs that can feel so extreme and so sporadic, as if the little gentle stream of life has now turned into a gushing tumbling river, plunging under and popping us high high back to the top. Maybe there's something in the air, it just seems like a lot of people I know, and myself included, have been experiencing much higher turbulence than usual. I would also like to think this has something to do with the shift of awakening within so many of us--so many people "waking up." It is a double-sided blessing: when we work on ourselves we allow ourselves to experience and draw out issues and problems that may have been rather deeply buried, therefore things may feel worse before they get better because we need to work through those issues before we can move forwards to the space of walking on rainbows while it sprinkles gumdrops. 

Ah life. It truly truly truly is a beautiful thing, it's just such a shame that we've been conditioned to believe that life is suffering, that life is hard work, that life sucks. Think about how many brain patterns we have formed during our upbringing to make us feel badly about ourselves, to make us feel that life is no fun, to make us believe that materialism and money are the only forms of happiness, to make us believe that our happiness depends on things outside of ourselves, and to make us believe that happiness is a farfetched myth that we could never achieve. 

When things get tough I think it's important to reflect on how far you've come. See, sometimes it may feel as if we haven't changed, as if we haven't gotten any happier in our lives, but this is when it's good to look back at where you were when you started. For me, I used to cut, I had plenty of suicidal thoughts, and being sad was just a daily part of my life. If I look at my life now, even when I have bad days, or moments of frustration where I don't feel as if I've gotten anywhere, it's pretty easy to see that I have. I no longer cut, I am no longer "depressed," I just have moments of relapse and real human emotions. Feeling bad, sad, down, frustrated, and so forth, aren't signs that you haven't gotten anywhere or that you're not, at the core of you, happy, it's just a reminder that we are all still human and we all still feel. Feeling is great, it's just our attachment to not letting go of negative emotions that is a problem. That, and that our minds tend to over-think things and create problems that aren't even there. We are all human, we are allowed to feel, we should feel. Ups and downs are a part of life, our holding onto the ups and downs are the part that we need to adjust so that the flow of life is much smoother and enjoyable. Let emotions flow and then let them go. 

Whenever in doubt, just think about how far you've come. Remind yourself that you're human and that life will always have ups and downs. Learn to enjoy the ride. Make the most of every situation and of ever circumstance or opportunity. Try to think positive, try to work on yourself. And don't beat yourself up along the way. Just do your best! And remember to smile. ;) 

I want to talk about two things this week in greater depths: the emotional guidance system; and first steps to working through depression. Two topics that I've been thinking a lot about lately that I have a lot I'd like to say and share. 

Our life experiences are gifts that we can share with others and that goodness has the domino effect of spreading to others. It's truly a wonderful thing. If you've learned something about life that makes things easier than share it with friends and family or a stranger. Spread the goodness because if it works for them then they too will pass on that knowledge to those around them. If people don't take your advice then at least you tried, no harm done. 

Keep smiling, trying, and loving life. And remember; JUST DO YOUR BEST! 

^_^ Much Love! 

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{this moment} - and the weekly {Smile-Up}

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"There are no ordinary moments." ~Way of the Peaceful Warrior

{this moment} - a Friday ritual. A photo (or few) capturing moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments. Moments I want to pause, savor and remember.

Served up with the weekly {Smile-Up} - gratitude practices to love and appreciate your life. 

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' and 'smile up' in the comments for all to find and see.

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{this moment}

 [out at Cory's grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary]

{Smile Up}:

☺ Beach day with my hubby! 

☺ Having our own beach -- having the most amazing landlords who Want us to use their beach! ^_^ 

☺ Sunshine! 

☺ Fun new hikes!

☺ Catan game night on our patio with friends!  

☺ Tea dates with awesome people!

☺ First MarketFest-getting to see so many amazing people and enjoying the Kootenay festival season! 

☺ The Dominion--still my favourite coffee shop in Nelson!   

☺ Dancing around while baking cookies.  

☺ Drawing, writing, creating. 

☺ How much love and companionship my kitties give me--they are absolutely my babies.

☺ Getting to eat fresh veggies out of our garden every single day! 

☺ Harvesting our frist zucchini! 

☺ First swim of the year in our beautiful lake! 

☺ Being a dork. haha.

☺ Being so fortunate to live where I live; in the mountains, having our own home, getting to watch nature all around us!

☺ Watching the two bald eagles, and the two ospreys, that live in our area.

☺ Family get togethers. 

☺ Family visiting me at the markets. 

☺ Friends helping me at the market and then meeting for tea with more after ^_^

Loving: Festival season • Sunshine • Nelson and the Kootenays • Adventures • Kitty love •  Summer nights • Clear blue skies! • Our Garden • Beaches • Spending 90% of my time barefoot in the grass • Exercise • Friends I have in my life • Gratitude  • HBO shows • Hikes up the mountain •

Interests for the week:

✯ Reading "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman  

✯  Watching Anime shows! Woot! Currently still watching D.Gray Man. 

✯  New True Blood and Dexter episodes back!  

♫ Music Playlist: Pretty much my usual mix, I need new music!!!  ♫

✯ Food Faves: Spinach in my smoothies every morning ♥ Zucchinis from our garden! ♥ Raw truffles ♥ Chai Tea ♥ Quinoa cookies ♥ Homemade Kale Chips ♥ Fresh strawberries and raspberries ♥ Barbecued veggies and tofu cutlets ♥

Lessons of the week: 

The people that are meant to be in your life will always be there and those that aren't will be removed by the Universe. ☀ Talk, talk, talk through your problems, communicate or you'll never learn and grow and have realizations! ☀ Everyone is going through something so be understanding and forgiving. ☀ You are what you eat; so don't eat crappy foods! ☀ When you stop worrying about things then you finally receive what you want and everything is much easier, so try to be as happy as possible; that is where your attention needs to be to receive good things in your life! ☀ 

Hope you're all having a beautiful wonderful blissful week! Tell me about your lovely weeks! Tell me about your 'Smile Up' and 'this moment!' Pretty please? :)

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☺ Motivational Mondays! ☺

. . . . . . . . . .

We're taking back Mondays!!!

"Motivational Mondays" are fabulous tips to get you excited and pumped for the week! 

Feeling low? Moody? Down on life? Well, that's what these posts are for! Time to feel awesome again and get some Positivity rolling! Just because it's Monday doesn't mean you can't have fun, smile, and enjoy Today! Apply these tips to your week and try to tell me that you don't start to see an improvement in your life! ;)

It's all about You! Change your perception, change your attitude, love your life! xo

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☺ Law of Attraction Tip: Sometimes it's difficult to have faith in the Law of Attraction when we are trying to attract certain things and they are simply not coming. There are usually two huge reasons when we fail to attract things. One is belief, we absolutely have to believe that what we want is already ours--which is why it's usually easier to attract smaller things than bigger. Two is your mood, and this is probably the greatest fail point. If you're not happy, if you're not on the frequency of feeling good then you can't attract good things into your life--and chances are the things you are trying to attract into your life are good things. Feeling GOOD goes hand in hand with RECEIVING. So work on feeling good!     

☺ Those Meant to be in Your Life Will Be! The people that are meant to be in your life will always be there, and the people that aren't meant to be in your life will get weened out. So don't feel badly when certain people are no longer a part of your life. It all happens for the best and it all happens for a reason. The Universe is just looking out for you, trust it. And don't forget to do some weening yourself if certain people are doing nothing but causing you pain, suffering, and sadness--you're allowed to cut people out of your life, remember that!  

☺ Find Your Personal Therapy. We all have hobbies or things we do that can make us feel better, it's like instant therapy! For instance, my husband has always gotten his "personal therapy" from skateboarding; and I get mine from writing, in any form and about anything. Figure out what yours is and do it often. But don't rely on it; get your personal therapy to make you feel better, and then you will be able to observe a problem with a clearer mind and less weighted heart so that you can reach resolve.   

☺ Cut the Food Crap! If you're depressed, down, can't get the motivation to feel good, take a moment to stop and observe your life. Are you drinking alcohol? Coffee? Sugar? Processed foods? Any other mood inhibiting foods or habits? We truly truly do not think enough about what we eat and how it affects our moods, but it absolutely 100% does affect it! It affects your health, it affects your mind, and it can keep you feeling just plain blah, crazy, moody, and ready to rip people's heads off. So take a step back, pay attention to what you're putting into your body, and cut it completely out! If you want to be happy then I don't want to hear you complaining about cutting out certain foods; Happiness is more important than the five minutes of tasty treats (plus there are plenty of other amazing healthy treats you can enjoy once your taste buds aren't warped!).     

☺ On Particularly Bad Days…  when you feel as if you couldn't possibly endure, remind yourself that your track record for getting through rough days is 100%. And that's pretty good! So keep trying, keep pushing, keep positive, because this is just another challenge that you can get through. 

☺ Your Plan for the Week: Be amazing, be fabulous, be extraordinary, be wonderful, be magnificent, be incredible, and be brilliant! And then repeat! ;)     

☺  "A bad attitude can literally block love, blessings, and destiny from finding you. Don't be the reason you don't succeed." ~Mandy Hale.  

Don't forget to Create a Nice Day! To keep smiling, laughing, and spending time on joy!

Much love from me to you! 

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