Happy Happy Folks.
Time again for our meditation/inspiration for the week. This week's image is a reminder about the most important factor needed to bring about change in your life - you!
I have been in a funk lately, which tells me that it is time to make some changes; both in my life and in my attitude. It is always easier to sit back and blame others for why I am unhappy or stuck in a place I don't like... but as this image says, ultimately it is up to me to make the changes. =)
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Welcome back to another round of Meditation Monday. Here is this week's image:
This quote totally hits the right spot for me today. I've felt like I have been standing in a storm for a few weeks now. Nothing to serious, just a lot of little things to deal with and feeling off course. I like the idea of not fighting the storm, but simply adjusting my sails and working with it.
Many years ago I used to sail with a crazy Englishman. Besides teaching me to appreciate a warm Milwaukee's Best (long sails, not enough cooler space); he used to tell us all the time that the best winds come with the storm. The man had us sailing in snow and freezing rain, but he was right, great wind! You just have to know how to use it. Make the right adjustment and you'll soar.
This week I am going to focus more on those sail adjustments. I can sit here and complain about the storm, or I can take the helm and sail!
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Happy Monday!
Here is this week's image for meditation or motivation:
Let's all be rock stars this week! What ever it is you'd like to change or do differently, just remember you too are a rock star, so do it!
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Happy Monday! Here's to hoping this week goes better than last week, although all things considered last week was really not that bad. A bit painful with my foot, but it could have been worse. I am healing and we even managed to have some fun, I'll take that any weekend.
This week our image for mediation is:
We have all heard it again and again, Actions Speak Louder than Words. How we act, how we carry ourselves through this life is what people remember.
I can tell my son again and again that drinking water is better than juice, but if all he ever sees me drinking water why should he? The same holds true for being kind and honest. The best way for me to teach him how to be the person I want him to be is to show him.
This week I am going to focus on leading by example, for both my son and for me!
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This week's image for meditation is:
I am going to channel my inner Popeye this week. Which in my head is always Robin Williams. Seriously this movie came out in 1980, I can't be that old can I? =)
Any who, this week is all about accepting who I am. We all spend so much time and energy trying to change things about ourselves. Sometimes it is nice to just sit back and enjoy who you are.
We all have our own gifts and talents. Rather than trying to live up to some other person's model of how we should be, we need to embrace ourselves and who we are. Accept yourself as is, and then simply strive to be the best possible version of you there is.
I hope you all have a wonderful week!
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I am out of town again today. We are going to the funeral for a very dear friend of the family. He was a great guy and will be missed very much. When ever I think of him, I see him laughing. He was always so kind and so happy.
When I saw this image, it immediately made me think of my friend. So this week I am going to meditate on the happy and keep his laughter in my heart.
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Happy Monday, let's see how good of a week we can make for ourselves!
This week's image for mediation is:
Working on good thoughts, good thoughts, and more good thoughts this week!
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Welcome to a new week! May we embrace the opportunities this week with open arms and joy.
This week's image for meditation is:
I love this image from Liz Lamoreux, but even better is the post that goes with it. Liz challenges us to go out into the world and find 10 beautiful things.
Looking for the good in this world, focusing on the joy... that is what this whole blog is about. This week I am going to take Liz's challenge and see what goodness I can find.
I'd love to hear what beauty you can find. Just leave a link to a post or a comment below!
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Welcome to a new week. I am going to be on the road again this week - back up to Michigan to help my mom. At least this time it is not a surprise and I can get my head wrapped around it better. Well, that is the theory any way. =)
This week my image for meditation is:
Patience is not really one of my strong points. Seriously, my husband is now laughing out loud at how grossly understated that sentence is.
Being impatient is bad, but the really bad thing is that when I start a new project and do not get the results I want right away; my impatience tends to push me to give up. Oh who has all this time to invest, I'm just not going to bother. I tell my three year old all the time to just keep at it, and he will figure it out. Some times I really do need to take my own advice.
So this week I am going to focus on doing the work, and not worry so much about the results. My yoga instructor says that we are simply "aiming" towards a pose. I am going to focus on that aim this week, and not so much on the final pose.
I hope you have a wonderful week.
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Monday Monday... the good news is that my mom is back at home and doing a bit better today. I am also back at home and trying to dig out from my unscheduled week off last week.
This week my mantra is going to just keep breathing!
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Happy Monday. This week's image for meditation is simply but sweet:
I love how clean this image is, and how optimistic the quote is. Yes Ms. Dickinson, this week I will "dwell in possibility" and see just how far I can go!
Let's have a great week!
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Welcome to a new week and a new opportunity for us to shine!
This week I am going to focus on the small changes that I can make in my life for the better. A journey of change, after all, starts with one little step followed by another and another...
What kinds of things do you like to do to keep yourself motivated when trying to implement new habits or changes?
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Welcome to a new week. This week let's remember that happiness is a choice you make. You can either choose to be happy or choose to focus on the negative and be miserable. I know sometimes the sad is going to be there, and you will need to spend time in the sadness. The key is to not let it control all of your life. Keep the control and choose the happy.
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Happy Monday and welcome to a new week! Here is this week's image for meditation.
I don't know about you, but all to often I find myself just plodding along waiting for tomorrow. Hoping for the next chapter to start, before I have finished the current one.
This week I am setting my intentions on enjoying what I have today. I will live in the present, enjoying my life today. I will not waste energy waiting for the future. Tomorrow will come, but first let's celebrate today!
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Happy Monday. It is a short work week for me and I am already counting down until my day off on Friday!
This week I'd like to focus my meditation on simplicity. I mentioned on Friday how I have been trying to get all the stuff in my house organized and thinned out. I think it is time to bring this idea to a higher level by incorporating simplicity into my personal philosophy. It's still a work in progress... but a week of meditating on living a more simple life can only help!
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Welcome to a new week. This week's image for meditation is below.
So much of what holds us back or stops us from moving forward is in our attitudes. This week I am choosing to be strong, and using my mediations to build my strength!
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Welcome to a new week. In honor of St. Paddy's Day, I thought I'd meditate on luck this week.
Here's to making every day your lucky day!
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May this week find you full of excitement. Ready to face each day with a sense of awe and gratitude. This week, let us carry a consciousness of how precious each moment is - rejoice in the highs and the lows both, knowing that each is simply a new step towards our life's destination.
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Today I endeavor to greet the new week with hope and joy, to gladly face challenges and welcome them into my life as a chance for growth and learning.
I will not bury my head in the sand and hope that the storm passes quickly. I will stand strong, with my eyes and arms wide open to embrace it all.
Welcome to a new week and a happy Monday!
This week I have a few lines from the Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi to mediate on. Even if you are not religious, the message is still one of hope and comfort.
