Happiness

Declare Yourself!

Declare Yourself!

What would you tell someone if they asked you to explain who you are and what you believe? This is a fantastic excercise to state what you ARE as well as who you want to BECOME. Get a piece of paper and start with the best things about yourself, then write some things that you would like to BE. Healthier. More Focused. Open. Joyful. Whatever that is. Now re-write it until you LOVE the vision you have created of you, and put it next to your bed. Read it at night and in the morning and when someone asks who you are, let these statements be your answer.

“Today I will create the positive vision of who I am and who I am becoming.”

A Good Day

A Good Day

What is a good day to you? Productive? Relaxing? Exciting? I have had some awesome days recently that are all of the above at once! Balance is the key, that, and a good night’s sleep.

“Today I will tell Julie what a good day is for me!”

Where Am I Going?

Where Am I Going?

Do you know where you are going? Personally? Professionally? Do you have a clear goal and a path to that goal? Just like Google Maps, you can’t get directions if you don’t know the destination. Take some time each day to dream about your goals, write down what they are and then be open to seeing, hearing, and finding the path to those goals. Then that road map will become clear and your journey can begin. Embrace the detours along the way, those can be fun, too!

“Today I will be willing to dream about where I would like my life to go.”

Fully Loaded

Fully Loaded

There is nothing more fulfilling than a new challenge which requires your full attention. Reaching for new skills keeps us excited about our life, and I do think keeps us youthful.

“Today I will try something new which asks more of me than I thought possible.”

Until We Meet Again

Until We Meet Again

Thank you for your patience while we create our new website! In the meantime, try this for the next 15 days. Set your alarm 10 minutes earlier than usual and just WAKE UP.   Give thanks for this gift and then get up and looking out your window, take a moment to look at the sun in the sky and appreciate that you could not do one thing to earn it, so just enjoy it!

Simple Things

Simple Things

The Hawaiian’s have a philosophy that it is not how much you need to live well, but how little. The more “stuff” we have the more burdened we are. By keeping our lives simple, we free our minds to contemplate the universe and our place in it, not how do we get the money to pay for all the stuff.

“Today I will see if there is a way to live more simply and spend more time enjoying my life than paying for it.”

Island Time

Island Time

I am on Oahu, Hawai’i and the moment we arrived I felt it. Time, on every island I have visited, is marked by sunrise and sunset, not days of the week. This is true in Croatia on the island of Hvar, Puerto Rico, and on and on.  It’s not that there are no deadlines or appointments, but they don’t seem to matter quite as much.  It is good to be on “island time” every once in a while.  Aloha!

Baby Steps

Baby Steps

We don’t look at baby and call them stupid because they can’t talk, walk, or feed themselves. We understand that they are new to this life and will have a long journey to being fully self-reliant.

So why do we beat ourselves up when we are learning a new skill? Why do we think we are supposed to know everything?

Usually because somewhere along our path older people made us feel bad for not being good at something.

“Today I will remember it is okay not to know, not to have mastered new skills yet, and I will take those baby steps with joy.”

Bubble Baths

Bubble Baths

Remember when you were little? For some bath time was a challenge, a test of wills, a fight. For others, it was a place of fun and love. For me, to be in the water and feel completely relaxed is heaven. Whatever you find relaxing and comforting my wish for you is to remember to take the time to practice that ritual, others will love you more for being more balanced.

“Today I will find the practice that brings me back into harmony with myself.”

I Complained About My Shoes

I Complained About My Shoes

Until I saw a man with no feet. Life is challenging and even in the best of times we can find things that are difficult. But what IS real difficulty? When we understand that coming from a place of appreciation will keep us from falling into self-pity, we begin to see our challenges as mostly just inconvenient, not truly difficult at all.

“Today I will remember how blessed I am and be thankful.”

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