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Looking for life’s ‘greenest grass’?

What do I want?

Where do I get it?

Why are some people successful,

While others wander – lost?

How do Dreams come true?

I believe we can all have the greenest of grass…IF we want it – seek it with passion –

water the grass properly!

Dreams can’t become reality until there is action.

There is a harmony and balance that must be achieved.
Much thought, and planning must be done – then lots of hard work must be accomplished!
We want green grass – but do we want to water it?
Do we have the passion?
Will we wake up and become aware of our gift of our time, our life?
We usually don’t even take notice of our neighbors hard work watering and tending their yard – until they win the ‘yard of the month’ –
then we get jealous and want their green grass!

All things we dream of are possible
If we really want them!

the easiest beauty secret…SMILE!!!!

Be your best…don’t ever settle for less!

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.                                                                                                               – Louisa May Alcott

Living Hopefully

What are your deepest, holiest hopes? Hopes for your life? For your family? Your community? Your world? The universe? Imagine those hopes fulfilled. Give your heart to your hopes. This is faith.

Don’t think that your hopes are too audacious. God’s hopes for the world are even more audacious than you can imagine. Mary thought it audacious that God should choose her to carry God’s hope for the world, but it was true. The same is true of us.

It might seem that your life is too messed up, the world too much in the grip of evil, for there to be much hope. But our hope doesn’t come from wishful thinking, or from the world or its condition. It comes from God. Hope rises from the love that is at the heart of all things. It comes from trust that the love that created the world can transform the world. Of course there is evil in the world, and failure in our own lives, but we don’t live under its spell. We choose to live by the light of God’s promise, not the world’s threats and disappointments. Exercise the muscles of hope, not despair, for despair holds the door open for evil, while hope holds the door open for God.

Attend to your hope. Listen to it. Bring it to mind. Envision the fulfillment of your hope. Let it be real. Live as if your trust it. Imagine it coming to pass. Live as if it is coming to pass even now. Live as if Christ is actually coming.

God moves this world not by force but by the Spirit. By participating in God’s hope for the world, like Mary did, we help it to come to fruition — no matter how many generations it takes. This Advent season, give voice to your hope, and live by its light. Be awake. Live hopefully.

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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net

Even when it’s dark – you still shine!

Smiling is Contagious!

Good or Bad The Past is Over…Nothing is Worth More Than THIS Day!

I took a chance
Could have loved you today
But you’re trapped in a moment
Frozen in yesterday
Time standing still from
That moment on
Living in glory days
The worst kind of hell
Everything stopped just for you
While the world kept on turning
Alive yet not living
I can’t live that way

(Cause) nothing is worth more than this day
Loving each minute
A gift
With so much to give
Listen to me
Find the way
To escape from your prison
If you’ll take the key
Unlock that door
Step into your life
Start learning to live again

I can tell where you are
By the clothes that you wear
When you stopped living
By the style of your hair
And what you confess
when you open your mouth
And speak a few lines
You tell me the truth
In spite of your lies
And it breaks my heart
Cause you’re so much more
Then you did back then
It’s all up to you
But you’re missing so much of your life
My friend

Leave it behind
Listen to me and believe
Today is much better
Than all that’s behind you
Try it and see
You’ve just got to believe

Amy Lloyd 2008

Down to Earth

Took that leap of faith,
thought I’d learn how to fly.
Lookin’ for rainbows
and dreams passing by.
Searchin’ for answers
to a whole bunch of lies.
Thought that no one
could love the real me.
As I crashed to the ground
Here’s truth that I found:

Learned I must bend,
so I won’t break.
How to get real,
not ever be fake.
It is the best way,
to smile through my pain.
Each moments a choice –
it’s never too late!
These things were so grand,
life was more than I planned!
Now I’m flying so high,
while I’m walking around,
cause the sky doesn’t end
till it reaches the ground.

Living each day now,
each step by faith.
It’s so good to be
right here in this place.
Don’t need all the answers.
It’s time to be free.
I will never be perfect,
I don’t want to be.
Who I am is enough,
yes, it’s great to be me!
I just want to give love –
Cause love’s what we need

Now I’m walking on sunshine
Hooked on the feeling
On top of the world
Yes, I’m one happy girl

Cause I’ve…
Learned to find rainbows –
right in the rain.
Found out I had more,
the more that I gave.
Chose to be happy,
not to complain.
Live life with passion –
I know what it’s worth,
cause life doesn’t start
Till you get down to earth!

Amy Lloyd 8/08

Reflecting on the Miracle of Life

The world is an amazing place. I am in awe of all the miracles every day. On a special day like today, it’s important to just take a moment and reflect on all the amazing things that have happened in your life so far.

To give you a starting point, just think about this:

The exact person you are, born to your parents, on the date and time you were born, with the DNA structure you have has about a 1:400,000,000,000 (that’s one in 400 trillion!) chance of existing.

If you don’t call that miraculous, then I don’t know what is!

One of my favorite quotes is from Albert Einstein, and I find it interesting that a genius with such a scientific mind would be talking about life in this way:

“There are two ways to live: You can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

Life…unfolding

There is so much that can unfold in your life. You are exactly where you need to be right now and all the things that you’ve experienced have led you to this place. But the future is a blank canvas, waiting for you to choose the outcome you desire. Once you understand how you truly are a creator in your life, and take responsibility for all that you have experienced, you become liberated to dream your biggest dreams. You become empowered to know that the world is ever-expanding and your dreams can come true.

Taking responsibility for your actions in your life means understanding that you have created a lot of your experiences by default. When your worst fears become your reality, it’s because you’ve spend so much time focusing with fear, worry, anger, hurt, shame or any other emotion that is rooted in fear. Most of us do create our lives by default…until we learn that it can be another way.

The emotions based in love include:

  • Contentment
  • Optimism
  • Excitement
  • Passion
  • Joy
  • Love (of course)

When we are feeling those positive emotions, we are in a vibrational level or frequency to attract our dreams and goals.

I have a tool that I’ve developed called the Joyometer, which is a simple scale to check in on your emotions. (You can download one at  ) It’s what I call a mood management system. When you fall into that downward spiral of negative emotions—those based in fear—you are taking a back seat and allowing your life to happen on a reactive basis. When you are in a positive frame of mind—in the emotions coming from love—you are the master of your universe. You make a conscious choice on how to react to situations. You are proactive and aware of your canvas and what you are putting there.

Life…unfolded

Just as a boat without a rudder will be tossed and turned in the ocean by the waves, living in fear has the same effect. But when you put that rudder down into the water, you can suddenly steer the boat and choose what direction you want to sail. Love is that rudder.

One of the definitions of a rudder is “something that guides or directs”. When you choose to live your life coming from a place of love, miracles can become common in your life. It’s time to understand just how powerful we are as individuals and harness that power to create our dream lives.

Just remember: You are a walking miracle.

Take some time today to reflect and be truly grateful for this wonderful life you have.


Karin Volo is an expert in career and personal development, she’s known as a Tough Transition Specialist and a Dream Life Mentor. Karin is the transformational author of the Bringing Joy series and one of the best selling authors of Turning Points.  Her passion is enhancing peoples lives by inspiring and teaching strategies to thrive through tough times, live joyfully, and create their dream lives.

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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. – Swedish Proverb

 

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