Explain...

"Learn to say "no" without explaining yourself."

This is something I constantly have to work on. I catch myself, most of the time, after the fact to not explain myself to anyone about anything. It's hard! But with awareness comes change. Each time it happens I have the opportunity to try again.

Hugs...

"...hugging is a powerful way to transfer energy to another person, because the two people's auras merge for that brief moment of a hug."

Kelly A Turner, Ph.D

Radical Remission pg. 70

My daughter made this sign one day when she was hanging out with friends. She said that was a fun and interesting day. Everyone reacts so different when offered the opportunity for a "free hug."

Go HUG someone today and feel the transfer of energy!

Trust...

"A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not in the branch but on it's own wings. 

Always believe in yourself."

 A life long challenge...~

With each new experience I believe a little more, and after awhile, all the little experiences that offer an opportunity to "believe" add up, and I can believe more and more in myself! I can fear a little less that the branch may break from under me because...

I trust in my own wings~ 

Life Expands..

"LIfe shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

~Anais Nin

This is so true for me! As opportunities present themselves in my life, each one is an chance to step up in courage and say "yes." Even ones as simple as a friend who gave me a shirt she no longer wanted and she thought it looked like me. But it had some sparkles on it and my first instinct was to think "oh I will stand out, it's just not me." I took it home and with time to reflect, I see it as a small step to open up and be seen. And another friend wants to have a small ceremony to celebrate my new stage in life, and again my first thought was, " oh no, I don't want to be the center of attention in a group." Each one I am choosing to offer myself with courage and grace

The Story...

"The only thing keeping you from having what you want is the STORY you tell about why you can't have it."

Tony Robbins

This is not the first time I've struggled with this concept. As I'm stretching myself to have the life I want, I find myself again stuck in "the story.". My story of being too old, of not having what it takes, nobody wants to hear what I have to say, there is already other people more knowledge then me, and then there is just plain old scared! But I love this picture. It's what I feel on the inside, the brave side of me. It says " Here I am world." So each time the old story surfaces, I have the opportunity to be present and tell myself a new story. 

Process not perfection... "I can do this!"