Gray Skies Smiling at Me

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HAPPY MORNING! I absolutely LOVE gray sky mornings, especially those consisting of a misted atmosphere! To my surprise, guess what I was greeted with this morning as I opened the windows in my living room before stretching? Exactly – a gray mist outside! So beautiful! Okay, so I’m sure you’re wondering where I’m going with this, right? Let me tell you: HOPE! It’s all about the hope behind those clouds that the sun just might shine… but you can’t be certain so you must learn to take the day(s) moment by moment and see what possibilities lie ahead while smiling your way through the gloom.  Read more... (490 words, 2 images, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

My Butterfly Effect…

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It has been a continuous struggle, yet with strength required now more than ever as I sit here and write through complete honesty using what i like to call “My Butterfly Effect”. The battle rages on as I fight to find my place in this world. I’m not suicidal & I don’t believe that life has no meaning… this is way beyond that. This is a fight to know what I am destined for and what is to bring me great enjoyment as well as financial success. I shall begin writing my novel… a story of captivating, devastating, and boring events that have led me to this very moment in my existence. This moment that is pushing me to question my destiny and the path I want and need from this point forward.  Read more... (384 words, 2 images, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Create Your Happy Thoughts

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Dance! Sing! Draw! Take Pictures! Meditate! Do whatever it takes! Create it with everything you have, hold onto it & don’t lose it. Make minor adjustments when necessary as life changes but refuse to let it go! Consider it the air you breath – it IS that important!

HAPPY THOUGHTS, they are like the air you breath. They are one of your long-term survival mechanisms – TRUST ME!  This morning, today, I challenge you to create happy thoughts!  Read more... (499 words, 2 images, estimated 2:0 mins reading time)

Challenge Yourself

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It’s another wonderful Monday to another wonderful week ahead! No, I did not wake up this morning waiting for Friday. I had no thought resembling hope that this week would fly by! I decided to begin a personal challenge this morning, & I have high hopes that you will go on this “challenging” journey with me, in your own way!  Read more... (614 words, 2 images, estimated 2:27 mins reading time)

This I Promise Me…

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“Don’t make promises you cannot keep!” Some of my favorite words of wisdom! I’m not even sure where or when I first heard those words, but one thing is for certain: they have changed my life! They have become some of my personal words to live by. These six words have made such a difference in my life that I am constantly reminding my own children of them! Why do I find them so valuable? Let me share the secret behind these words!  Read more... (754 words, 2 images, estimated 3:01 mins reading time)

Taking Chances

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The day is nearing in which my life will change once again, but this time by my own deliberate choosing. August 6th will mark my last day as a banker as well as my first day experimenting with my destiny! What that destiny is, I am yet to figure out… but I am having faith and confidence that I will find my way through love, support, and hard learned lessons. Story time, from me to you, as to what led me to make such a drastic change with no real guidance as to where it will all end up!  Read more... (817 words, 2 images, estimated 3:16 mins reading time)

Discover YOU

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You spend so much time searching for different things in life and different people you call friends to help increase your happiness or wipe away your tears. You spend just as much, if not more, time budgeting your finances and/or spending money you do or don’t have. How much time do you actually take to be with the most important person in your life – YOU?  Read more... (637 words, 2 images, estimated 2:33 mins reading time)

Adventures In Minimalism – Living With Less and Enjoying It More

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The Things You Own, Own You.

These past few months, my family and I have been in the process of buying a new home. Knowing that we would be moving on a moment’s notice whenever our current home found a buyer, we packed up all of our unnecessary belongings and lived on very little.

The fateful day came about 2 weeks ago that we were able to find a buyer for our home, and we packed everything and moved out.  Unfortunately, we hadn’t yet  been able to close on our new home, so we were technically without a place to live. A “homeless” family, though this sounds much more dramatic than it actually is.

The Power of Letting Go Part II – A Follow up on The Sedona Method Test

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For those of you who are just finding this, you can find part I of The Power of Letting Go Here.

In my initial test, my requirement was that I use the Sedona Method throughout my day and then just before going to sleep at night. These are my results.  Read more... (804 words, 3 images, estimated 3:13 mins reading time)

Inspiring Will Smith Video – No Wonder He is So Amazingly Successful!

Here is an absolutely amazing Will Smith Video cut together from a bunch of his interviews on TV and from a few movies. What he says about success and achieving your dreams is spot on. Don’t be afraid to go get what you want, just know your goal, and work your ass of to get it. Don’t let people discourage you, if you want it, take the attitude that it’s already done, and now you’re just working your ass off to get there and show everybody that you were right.  Read more... (165 words, estimated 40 secs reading time)