The Day is What You Make It || Gratitude

|| Just Another Manic Monday ... JK make of it what you wish ||

I began the weekend with the intention of it being work fueled and productive but slowly realized that was not how I would spend my time. When I sat down to concentrate, my mind was elsewhere, and my heart was floating on a cloud off in the distance. I decided the world could wait and I dedicated the rest of my weekend to my well being -- I took a long walk with a friend through the gardens and saw a beautiful sky begging for a picture (the one above), and a friend of mine bought me candy corn and I knew it was finally fall -- that and the fall colors creeping along the branches. It is a pleasure to be surrounded by fall changes again. I found an old photo of my dog and I -- photobooth is a wonderful thing. I was able to finish the third season of Once Upon A Time and read into some beautiful books. My time was well spent and enjoyable.

I'm glad for my weekend spent hiding away and turning inward, and my hope is that this week not be filled with stress, that I take everything in stride, knowing it all happens for a reason. Everything happens for a reason. So I'll take some deep breaths, read some more books, find some more links, and enjoy the time I have here. Because life is just too short to spend any moment wishing for something else.

So make this day filled with nothing but hope and excitement and dreams and carefree wishes. Life is exactly what you make it. So make it so great you want to do cartwheels all of the time and sing at the top of your lungs and laugh like you never have before -- we aren't striving for crazy here, just loving life. Alright... how about some gratitude?

How was everyone's weekend? Any news to share? What do you dream and wish for?

|| GRATITUDE ||

I am grateful for the crisp fall that is upon us. I am grateful for hope. I am grateful for connections. I am grateful for yoga. I am grateful for phone calls filled with love and facetime filled with acceptance. I am grateful for bright cheery smiles and candy that only comes around once a year. I am grateful for creation and for the mind and for the love that surrounds my heart. I am grateful for change, for I know it is showing itself to my truth, and for accepting it, no matter how hard or what the ego thinks is right. I have a lot to be grateful for.

What are you grateful for?

xxoo

[images by emily friend]

An Invitation to Us All || 10.1.14

Could you give up your reflection for a few hours, a day, a week?

My invitation to you -- whether you're healing from an eating disorder, recovering from a broken heart, or feeling like you need to recenter to the glorious being that is within you, you might give this a try...

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// a little excerpt // 

... I remembered the time I spent not looking in the mirror during my recovery; how much time I had, the freedom I felt, the disregard for the opinions of others. Why did I ever stop? Now when I look in the mirror, I tend to compare myself to others. Rather than being a kind and loving friend, I end up leaching toxic judgment onto those I am comparing myself against. I begin to feel resentment to those that have what my body is lacking. Well of course my body doesn’t resemble theirs – it’s my body!

I wonder how much time I would gain if I didn’t obsess about the small things. I wonder how much time I could find for pleasure if I wasn’t searching for the pain and bad. Would I gain a lot? I think so.

And thus sparked an idea, that turned into a flame, that sprouted a fire.

Here is my invitation – one day a week, try not to look in a mirror or any reflective surface. And here are the whys and hows behind this invitation… [read from the start ...]

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Feel free to reach out and share your experience. I will be glad to share mine as well. xxoo

[image of emily friend]

Dankbarkeit || Gratitude in German

Monday Already ||

Did anyone else's weekend go by at the speed of light? I swear, it needs to be a mandatory thing that we add another day, or five, to the weekend. Who's with me? Do we really think this four day work week will actually take root? What am I saying, I have perfectly comfortable plans to be surrounded by work but have it feel like love all the time... though only having to work four days out of the week would be awesome. Those European countries know what's up.

If you haven't tried the coconut circles, get moving! Nah, do what you want, but really they are delicious : -). If you want to learn an intense amount of knowledge about coconut, feel free to check this amazing food out.  I'm about to add it to the mainbar if you're not wanting to expend energy on clicking... hey, we conserve where we can, am I right?

Okay, now I'm just being ridiculous ; -) . Oops almost spilled my water on the computer... time to be grateful and then get off the computer. Have a beautiful, wonderful, very good Monday.

How was everyone's weekend? Any news to share?

GRATITUDE||

I am grateful to be alive. I am grateful to have all of my limbs in working order. I am grateful to be surrounded by all those I love. I am grateful for the inspirations those loved ones extend. I am grateful for water, for I know it is a limited resource yet is so readily available for my use. I am grateful for my brain, a far more important muscle than my ego allows. I am grateful for hope and wonder and the stars above that make me feel safe.

Clearly it's a sappy Monday. Really, I'm grateful for all of the above, yes, but mostly my pillow and Once Upon a Time, without which I don't believe I would have survived the weekend.

What are you grateful for?

xxoo

[images by emily friend + word image found on pinterest]