Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish to DARE?

Hello hello!

Today's Wishcasting Wednesday prompt was a perfect reflection of the past week or so.  What do I wish to dare?  I wish to dare to be successful doing my own creative business.  I wish to DARE TO ALLOW MYSELF TO BE SUCCESSFUL, to BELIEVE IN MY ABILITIES and to TAKE IT ALL THE WAY THIS TIME. 

Let me explain: in 2007/8 I started a dance business called Spirit Moves Dance.  I advertised, rented space, offered classes...the whole deal.  Interestingly, I began to really put myself out there at about the same time as I got pregnant with Little Bear.  I think maybe the fact that I had a set period to work in, and an excuse to back out, made things less scary.  They were still scary, but they were less scary...sort of.

Now that Little Bear is almost 2, I'm ready to try again.  I'm taking all the lessons I learned last time and starting from the beginning.  It feels a lot like a second draft, which is good because if the process of writing my first novel has taught me anything it's that first drafts inevitably suck, at least in comparison to second drafts (or at least I HOPE they do...I'm still on draft #1 of the novel).

So now the thing I really need to do is to take a deep breath and leap.  Leaping is scary.  But whoever said that often it's not the fear of failure but the fear of wild success that holds us back was dead on as far as I'm concerned.  And I have a head full of demons telling me I can't do it, I waited too long, I've lost my edge. 

Enough.  I wish...I wish with all my heart...to DARE to release myself from the mindset of fear and failure and self-sabotage and to let myself soar. 

I haven't forgotten...

I haven't forgotten about updating as I work on my plans...it's just that a tummy bug intervened.  I've been doing some research and putting books on hold at the library and stuff, but I haven't had my big "sit down and map out" session yet. 

Also, very briefly, because I feel like poop, my realization of my Big Dreams has brought up a whole bunch of stuff from my past.  So another Big Dream I have, as a prerequisite for the others, is to finally heal and integrate the wounds of the past.  More on that when I'm not queasy.

OK, I'm off to bed.

A statement of intention:

I've been spending the past few weeks thinking deeply about my creative dreams.  They've been in transition, and I've been allowing them space to flex and morph.  But I seem to have arrived at some clarity, and I wanted to write it down.  Here are my So-Big-They're-Scary-But-I-Really-Want-Them dreams:

I want to perform my own choreography.  For real.
I want to take Kripalu Yoga's 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training
I want to own a house with a yoga-and-dance studio in it.
I want to be a published author.
I want to be part of the tide of change in parenting approaches.

There they are, folks...my really-super-scary-but-MAN-will-they-feel-good dreams.  Each one has about 50 million steps to get to that point, and my plan is to refocus my efforts on my Goddess To-Do-List book so I know how I need to proceed to get there.  Once that's done I'll post a new update.

Emergency Toolkit

Dear Meg,

We've noticed that you've been a bit...off-colour lately.  In spite of all your attempts to stay positive, you've had a really cranky couple of days.  We're here to help.  Here's a compilation of things to try next time you feel homicidal:

1. Smudge.  Get out your incense, get out a lighter, and smudge that house!  If you have no incense, try strategically placed candles.

2. Separate Heaven and Earth.  Do all that lovely energy medicine stuff.  It'll help.

3. Take a couple of deep breaths before you, say, slam that door or throw your son's crayons across the room (what the heck was that all about anyway?  What are you, 2?)

4. Put on some music and DANCE, for crying out loud.

5. Wash your hair.  You can do this in the sink even with a toddler underfoot!

6.  Stop trying to multitask and commit to actually PLAYING for 20 minutes.  Little Bear will be happier and YOU will be happier because you won't be trying to get other stuff done.

7. Check your caffeine levels.  When was your last mug of tea?

8. Take a nap with Little Bear.

9.  Bundle yourselves up and go for a walk.

10.  Turn on the TV.  This is why you avoid it most of the time...so it's available guilt-free when you really REALLY need it.

See...that wasn't so bad, was it?  Keep in mind you can also call your mom or your friends and vent if you need to.  You are not alone.

Wishcasting Wednesday: Permission slip

Whew!  I almost didn't make it!  I have been sick as a dog since Saturday night.  This is the worst cold I've had in years.  I read somewhere recently that we get colds when we need a break from our routine or when we need to make a shift in our lives.  And I totally believe it now.  Things are shifting all over the place right now, and I feel like this cold has hung on for this long because I needed to make space for change in my life.  Well, consider the space made.  My mind is bursting with new ideas.  And tonight I renewed my business name registration...something I had no intention of doing (or at least no desire to think about) at any point leading up to this illness.  I guess everything does happen for a reason.

Anyway,  I'll post more about it when I feel ready...at this point I'm trying not to overanalyze or overthink...I don't have a plan, I'm just playing.  And playing is good.

This week's Wishcasting prompt comes in the form of a permission slip.  And here's my filled-in slip:

I, Meg G, wish to give myself permission to bound gleefully after joyful dreams.

Catching up...

I've fallen a little behind with my regularly scheduled blog posts, and here is one big SCHLUMP of an update!

I haven't felt like writing before.  I had some kind of block and I just didn't feel like I was ready to share anything that was going on.  I see now that the cold I just got is part of the process of moving that block, because now I'm feeling A-OK about sharing again!

To start with, here are my various and sundry assignments from last week:

Creative Adventure Sunday:

Last week our assignment was to work with an affirmation meditation designed to help us see our dreams come true.  Now, I'll admit something: I'm not very good at working with other people's meditations...I think because I generally can't get them to say EXACTLY what I feel like I need.  I'm an English major at heart and my critical voice, my "that's not quite the way I would say it" can get pretty distracting.  Not that the meditation wasn't good...it was!  I just had trouble getting into it.  I wanted to write it myself (and for some reason the thought that I COULD do one myself...didn't...occur...to...me..until...now...oops!)  Also, I can't really meditate except at bedtime...and that's just as difficult as you can imagine.

I loved the idea of this, but it didn't work for me.  I couldn't picture a specific dream come true...I just sort of sat with the idea of "a dream come true" as opposed to something specific...if that makes sense.  Clearly there was some sort of resistance there for me.  Ah well.  Like I said, good in theory.  Something to think about.

Joy Rebel Mission Monday:
Last week's Joy Rebel Mission was to make spirituality fun.  In Brandi's own words, "to embrace the rebellion and fun and joy and love of your particular spiritual path IN YOUR WAY."  What a great mission!

One of Brandi's suggestions for Spiritually Rebelling was to research a spiritual path that interested me.  This one really spoke to me, probably because I was reading Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzberg at the time.  I just finished it today, actually, just in time to return it to the library.  However, it was so perfect for me that I've ordered my own copy.

The best part of the book was that it helped me understand more about Buddhism and key concepts like attachment (I know I'm not the only one who thought that letting go of attachment meant not letting yourself love anything or anyone...yup...got that one wrong).  It took all of the stuff that I just didn't "get" and put it into a context I TOTALLY "get"...even karma and reincarnation! 

I can't wait to get my own copy and start a)highlighting and b)trying the meditations.  I would LOVE to incorporate metta meditations into my daily life.  It fits in perfectly with my "choose joy" philosophy and my efforts at mindfulness and appreciation.  I think I will be adding parts of these practices to my "spiritual buffet."  So, thanks Brandi!  You've got me thinking about my spirituality, which is good.  I feel like it's shifting around this month...expanding in new ways and feeling more life-encompassing...just as it should.

Wishcasting Wednesday: Where do you wish to make a difference?

I love how my various missions often seem to fit together!
When I think about where I would like to make a difference my immediate thought is "somewhere cozy."  Does that make sense?  I don't think of myself as ever making a difference in a "save the whales" "end world hunger" kind of way (although those are both wonderful goals, and I'll be sure to donate some money to charities doing that work).  I want to bring joy to people's lives, to help them gain insight and understanding and inspiration.  But I want to see the results -I want to know the people I'm helping.

One of the most fulfilling things I've ever done was teach a class called Kripalu DansKinetics.  My favourite thing in the world was to take a group of people who had never tried the class before, sit them all in a circle, and say to them, "You cannot do this wrong.  There is no such thing as a mistake or a "bad dancer"...whatever you do in this space is perfect, even if you just feel like sitting in a corner for the entire class.  And if you don't want to do anything I tell you to do you don't have to." I loved watching their faces light up as they learned that they couldn't get it wrong.  And then I loved watching their faces glow with joy as they let go and DANCED.  And week by week I loved getting to know their dancer-selves.  So wonderful.

Anyway, once I got really super-pregnant I stopped teaching, and until recently I felt like my journey with dance was done.  Now I'm not so sure.  I'm not ready to hang out my shingle and start teaching yet, but I'm moving through the blockages I'd built up when it came to dance...for a while there I couldn't move at all, and now I'm starting to.  I don't want to send out a specific wish about dance classes, but I do wish to make a difference in the same sort of way: bringing joy and radiance to the community around me.  That would be tremendous.

For now, I send this wish out into the universe, trusting that answers will come in their own time and their own way.

 I have a feeling you'll be hearing more from me shortly!
Hope you're having a fantabulous weekend!

Wishcasting Wednesday: Where do you wish to travel?

Today's Wishcasting Wednesday comes at a very interesting time for me.  In fact, I almost decided to skip this entry because I'm currently experimenting with not-being-online more, and this...well, this is online, obviously.  But then I realized that, really, the purpose of my experiment is to cut my net time down to the things that are meaningful and give me joy and connect me.  And this is one of those things.  So there.

Where do I wish to travel?
I know this is totally because I just finished (!!) all of (the latest seasons of) Doctor Who, but I REALLY want to  go back to the UK.  Like really really.  Like for more than just a week or two.  I don't know if that will ever happen, but it's been sneaking into my consciousness over the past few weeks.  I'd also like to see the rest of Europe, since I haven't yet.  And, finally, to round things out, I'd like to take the train across Canada again.  I did that in 2002, and it was a life changing experience.

I send these wishes out into the universe, trusting that they are heard and will return to me in their own time.

Creative Adventure Sunday: Celebrate!

This week's Creative Adventure Sunday assignment was to celebrate ourselves and the dreams that we dare to dream (because they really do come true...get it?  Wizard of...oh nevermind). 

I have to admit that I put this one off so far that I technically didn't do it in the week it was assigned!  I did it today.  I went to the mall...and I bought nothing but bath stuff and chocolate!  It felt so decadent!

I went to Lush and got a couple of bath bombs and a sugar scrub, and Papa Bear and I have made a pact that he'll give me a chance to have a nice, soaky bath every weekend (incidentally, this fulfills one of the things on my "to-do" list).  I will also not save the bath bombs for "a special occasion"...nope!  I'm going to use them ASAP...they smell AMAZING!  I also got some satsuma body butter from the Body Shop, so I shall smell DELICIOUS.  And I have cocoa butter lip balm for my poor, chapped lips.  AND I got two champagne truffles and two French mints from Laura Secord and ate them on the way home.  It was blissful.  Happy celebration to me! 

How did you celebrate yourself and YOUR dreams?  (or, if you didn't know you were supposed to, how do you PLAN to celebrate?)

Happy Sunday!

What You're Doing Matters.

Playing around online tonight, searching for (and finding) magic.  

Here.
And here.
And here.

My favourite line?  "Every life matters.  You matter.  What are you waiting for?"
Well, that, and the text of the entire first video (this is from a novel?  I must find and read said novel.)
ETA: Ah, no it's not...THIS is from her novel.  My sentiment still applies.

OK, bedtime! Stay tuned for Creative Adventure Sunday...where I celebrate dreaming with...a blog post about dreaming!  Woohoo!

Six-Word Saturday!

Fighting off a cold WITH DETERMINATION!

Hanging out with a toddler -WHEEE!

MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW BOOK! (Little Bear's contribution)

A coincidence! I love coincidences!

So, yesterday I wrote about stories...and today I got this in my Atrraction Parenting newsletter:


:: The Power of Story (Part 1) ::

Children love stories for their power to evoke
creation:  Stories told with conviction inspire
imaginary worlds that feel real and shape one's
sense of truth.

Anytime you talk *about* anything, you are in essence
telling a story that "in-forms" your world...

 * You tell a story when someone asks you,
    "How've you been?"
  
 * You tell a story whenever you chat with
    your friends about how difficult or easy
    it is to parent your child.
  
 * You tell yourself stories when you recall
    good or bad memories, worry about tomorrow,
    anticipate fun, etc.

Whatever story or theme you repeat most often becomes
the story of your life. That means you can change your
life by changing your story!


Things are falling into place :-)

Wishcasting Wednesday...on Thursday!

So, yesterday was Wednesday...and I didn't post anything.  Know why?  Little Bear is going through a MAJOR "I am almost 18 months old and I am learning how to talk" milestone right now, and he barely napped....and when he WAS napping he needed my boob.  *Sigh*  I try to remember that one day nursing will be a fond memory...but when I'm stuck in the bedroom and can't get out and don't have my glasses on...it becomes challenging.

ANYWAY.    There was a point to this...and the point is that it feeds into my answer to yesterday's Wishcasting Wednesday question: "What story do you wish to live or let go of?"

I wish to live a story of infinite possibility.

I often feel like I'm stuck in recurring patterns of reaction.  You know how it is, "I had a bad night, therefore I'm cranky and will have a bad day" or "Little Bear isn't sleeping today therefore I will barely keep it together and will freak out at Papa Bear tonight."  It all feels very heavy and out of control and BAD.  But the thing I've realized this week is that IT DOESN'T HAVE TO.  No one says that just because I had a crappy night's sleep I HAVE to be cranky.  No one says that not having a break means I HAVE to lose it (losing it NEVER makes me feel better...I have come to the firm belief that that whole "anger catharsis" thing is crap).  All it takes is a shift in perception, some mindful breathing, some positive rephrasing, and (sometimes) a well-timed mug of tea or piece of dark chocolate and the possibilities open right up!  It happened the other day when I wrote about my gratitude practice, it happened last night when Little Bear woke up at 3am and started practicing his words, and Dear LORD did it ever happen yesterday when he wouldn't nap!  I took some deep breaths, I reminded myself that, while I can't control what happens I have the Inner Freedom to control how I handle it, and I handled it better than I could have imagined (OK, OK, I still snapped at Papa Bear when he came home last night.  I'm only human, and this is all new to me!). 

So, this is my (belated) wish: to live a story where I don't mentally skip straight to the worst possible ending and then manifest it.  I wish to live a story where I am able to enjoy (or at least appreciate) every single moment for what it is, to find the silver lining, and to creatively handle any obstacle.  Just writing that makes me feel more free. 

As an added thought, I've been reading about the way Buddhists handle anger and thinking about (and feeling) the difference between repressing anger and admitting, feeling, and releasing anger.  It really is tangible -the hard, tight, out of control feeling of repressing (and ultimately exploding), vs the soft, accepting feeling of breathing deeply, thinking "I'm angry...it's OK to be angry...", allowing myself to feel anger and then mindfully choosing to re-centre myself.  When I pick Option #2 I inevitably end up feeling better faster.  Interesting stuff.

Proof that gratitude practices are completely worthwhile:

...After a less-than-stellar night's sleep my Little Bear woke up an hour early.  And instead of griping to myself and making things worse the first thing I thought was "OK, so what's good about today?  What am I going to put in my gratitude post on Facebook?"  And I immediately felt better.

If I'd known the practice of writing one sentence every morning would transform my life so completely I would have started years ago. It's true: you can change your life without "Changing Your Life."

:-)

Creative Adventure Sunday!

Happy Sunday!
This week's Creating Dreams Come True assignment was to try something new.  I couldn't take a different route to work, as my work is my life (no, really, that's what a stay at home mom is...at work all the time...luckily it doesn't FEEL like work).  But I did find some fun ways to change things up a bit:

-I did a dance "workout" every single day (usually I exercise very VERY sporadically)
-I wrote a little bit of my novel every day instead of leaving it all until Sunday afternoon (SO MUCH BETTER THIS WAY!!)
-I tried a raw dessert recipe using dates (it was truffles made of ground nuts, dates, and cocoa, and it was AMAZING!)
-I crocheted instead of knitted (and I'm getting MUCH better at it!  And best of all, it's SO much more babyproof than knitting!)
-I took a book into the bedroom at naptime...so that when Little Bear woke up after the first hour (which he ALWAYS does) I could lie there and read while he nursed back down.  Best idea EVER.
-instead of squeezing in a shower once or twice a week I washed my hair in the sink every other day and took sponge baths...result: I was cleaner and felt more human.  I'd tried this before, but this time I did it regularly. 
-I shopped at a new store: The Local Source Market.  I've been trying to get us more local and organic foods, and this was a wonderful place to shop.  The free-range bacon they sell is AMAZING.

Now that I've started doing these things, I really think I'll keep on doing them.  The changes I made weren't radical, and they were ones I probably would have eventually made...but this assignment inspired me to get going on them.  It just goes to show that outside of our everyday routines there are habits that are more supportive of the dreams we have and the life we want to live...if only we take the time to step outside our boxes and TRY them.

Oh, and P.S.: Last week's success tracker?  I did it every day this week, and it has made a HUGE difference.

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish to awaken?

In today's Wishcasting Wednesday, Jamie Ridler asks "What do you wish to awaken?"
This seems like it should be something that I could answer in seconds flat.  But I can't.  Maybe because I already feel like ALL of me is awakening from a fog that lasted...oh...say...18 months.  But perhaps that's the key...not starting from scratch, but looking at what I'm already doing and building on that.

This month I've felt like I've walked out of black and white and into colour, as if I'm being reborn -not as a different person, mind you, but as Myself.  I feel all shiny and yellow and radiant.  I feel, in short, amazing.  And, what's more, I feel as if this person I am becoming was always there, sleeping beneath the surface.  Maybe that's the answer...

I wish to awaken ME.  

I wish to be present and mindful and joyful, appreciating every day, every breath I take, every moment I spend on this earth.  And I wish to awaken the radiant being inside that beams joy out to everyone she meets, who reaches out with love and kindness, who inspires and comforts.  I wish to continue on the path I'm already starting to tread, a path lined with magic and strewn with joy.  And, really, I don't just wish this for me...I wish this for everyone.  May we all throw our heads back and look at the sky and breathe deeply, stretching our arms wide and feeling truly IN our bodies.  May we move through life seeing magic and beauty everywhere.  May we reach out to each other on our journeys and hold hands as we walk into the light.

Huh...I guess I did know what my wish was after all :-)

Joy Rebel Monday!

This past week's Joy Rebel assignment was called "Pick a Colour Any Colour" (only without the "U"s...I added those because I am obnoxiously Canadian).  We were to pick a colour and then go through the week photographing anything that was that colour.  And then Brandi gave us links to a program that would make our photos into a photo mosaic.  So fun!

I picked orange.  Couldn't say why, I'm not even that fond of orange, but I did find a lot of orange things around the house!  Here's my collage:

OK, OK, I admit that that photo of me and Little Bear was taken several months ago, but it was on my computer and I couldn't resist!  As for the rest of the photos, it was like a scavenger hunt!  I kept catching sight of things I could photograph.  It occurs to me that I should have dug in the fridge for the oranges and carrots, but oh well!  Definitely a fun activity :)

In other news, I am having a spectacularly joyful day!  Not sure why, but I am LOVING it!  I seem to be surrounded by people who are reaching out to each other with love and kindness, or who are speaking out to each other in gratitude and appreciation. So much love in the world. So much beauty if we take time to see it. So much joy if we just set our radars to look for it. It makes me ache inside.


Happy Monday!

Creating and Recording Success!

Welcome to Creative Adventure Sunday! This week's assignment was to build on our maps/lists from last week and to create a method to track our successes. Since my gentle daily to-do list from last week's post was already taking some effect, I decided to build on that. The idea of daily "success tracker" blog posts didn't really appeal, or at least I didn't feel like putting them on here or like making an entirely new blog. I know myself, and that just wouldn't work for me. I already have my "This is My Day" list on my fridge and I've been making daily gratitude posts on Facebook since New Years Day...I wanted to do something to help myself keep track of these things. I also wanted to keep track of other things...like Little Bear's daily life. The months are passing so quickly, and he's growing so much. Soon he won't be a baby any more...he's such a toddler now. So all of these ideas swirled around in my head until I was at the grocery store and I saw the spiral bound notebooks. And BOOM! Inspiration!

And here's the result of an hour of cutting and a mad half-hour of gluing...the front cover:


The inside front cover:


And a sample page:

(you can click on the photo for a larger version if you want to read it...if you can read my handwriting, that is)

I like that it's a cross between a checklist and a fill in the blank. It reminds me of my daily list, it records my gratitude practice, and it helps me take note of what Little Bear does. And, best of all, unlike other journals I've tried (like food journals...oh, how I hate food journals), I feel like writing my entry is part and parcel with the practice. It ties it all together and reminds me to do my practice just as much as my practice reminds me to do the journal...if that makes sense. Anyway, I know I haven't been doing it for long, but I'm really happy with it. Plus, even when it's closed, the cover is inspirational for me. Love it love it love it!

Wishing you all the best success and fun pursuing joy in your days! Happy Sunday!

Six-Word Saturday!

This is an experiment...

My life in six words:

1. Looking for joy in all things.
2. Totally obsessed with David Tennant's Doctor.

Technically that was 12 words. Also, it sounds like I'm stalking David Tennant's medical practitioner. That's not what I mean! My current obsession with Doctor Who's "Doctor + Rose" relationship rivals my obsession with Steed and Emma Peel from the Avengers circa mid-1960s. And, as some of you know, that obsession is SEVERE.

Anywho, this was my first experiment with Six Word Saturday. Shall it return next week? Only time will tell, but I could see how it could be as fun and addictive as making up haikus!

Wishcasting Wednesday!

In my exploration of the blogosphere (like that? I don't think I came up with it) I keep encountering weekly missions. I like this. They punctuate my week. They remind me to pay attention, to seek joy, to investigate myself, and TO UPDATE MY BLOG :-P (incidentally, if you're wondering what happened to Mission Monday, it's an all-week assignment, and thus shall return NEXT Monday and continue weekly from there).

My newest discovery? Wishcasting Wednesday
Here's the jist: You follow the weekly prompt and write your wish. Then you join a circle of bloggers who visit each other's sites and lend their voices to your wish with comments like “As (insert name ) wishes for her/himself, so I wish for her/him also.” And that's it! Fun!!

Today's Wishcasting prompt is: What do you wish for your family?

For my family I wish great joy, radiant health, increasing abundance, unlimited growth, and unconditional attachment.

But then, who doesn't. Seriously, is there a single person out there who wouldn't say pretty much exactly the same thing: happiness, health, wealth, and love? I doubt it. So if I had to go deeper than that...my wish for my family -and I mean so many more people than those I'm related to- is that they become more themselves. I wish for them to explore passions, discover hidden facets, deepen connections, and clarify their self-understanding. I wish these things for them as I wish them for myself. Let us all grow into ourselves.

<3 <3 <3

This is My Year

Last week's Creative Sunday assignment was to create a list of intentions and goals for the next year...a map to get us where we want to go. It was an interesting exercise for me...it demonstrated the power of wording. If I worded things as a "to-do" list or tried to quantify things exactly I found myself getting completely stressed out. Putting a number on things ("Drink 2.5 litres of water a day") made me feel like if I didn't reach that number exactly I would be failing...and that's not good. Drinking 2L of water is better than not drinking ANY, after all! So, after a false start or two, here is my This Is My Year list:

This is my Health: I feel vibrant, radiant, and fully IN my body.
-I do Energy Medicine daily
-I dance my chores
-I drink plenty of water
-I participate in a fitness community
-I eat vibrantly healthy foods: (I incorporate more raw foods into my diet, I buy local and organic whenever I can, I avoid "angry foods" and eat free-range meat and eggs)
-I eat mindfully

These are my Relationships: My relationships are open-hearted, unconditional, and well-maintained.
-I spend solo time with Papa Bear every day (even if this means staying up later)
-I connect with friends regularly (monthly would be GREAT)
-I communicate honestly and respect points of view. I also respect my OWN point of view.
-I parent with respect and unconditional love

This is my Abundance: I am debt-free and bringing in income in a way that makes my heart sing.
-I put extra money on credit cards
-I use up ALL groceries (no throwing away rotten leftovers)
-I share my creative endeavours
-I SUBMIT WORK TO PUBLISHERS!!!!

This is my Creativity: I joyfully create every day.
-I participate in Creative Adventure Sundays and Mission Mondays and blog about it.
-I write Something on my novel every day (one sentence is fine)
-I finish my novel draft this summer
-I finish Isadora this year
-I write a children's story for Little Bear
-I create 50 crafty-things this year.

This is my Purpose: I live my life with mindfulness and an open heart. My job is happiness.
-I practice gratitude daily
-I joyfully share my insights, creations, and struggles
-I keep energy in mind
-I seek out teachers and mentors
-I am kind to myself, but also honestly admit mistakes.
-I practice forgiveness (of MYSELF as well as others)

This is how I practice Self-Love/Self-Care:
-I focus on what Is and not what "should be"
-I take the path of gentleness
-I use the good bath stuff
-I take a complete break once a week
-I give myself Reiki regularly
-I meditate at bedtime each night
-I move every day in ways that make me smile


This is how I experience Happiness/Adventure: I experience JOY every day and with my Whole Heart.
-I cultivate optimism
-I trust the universe
-I appreciate the "small things"


When I reviewed my lists I realized that there were certain things I wanted to do daily, habits I wanted to commit to. So I created a final category: This Is My Day:

This is My Day:
-I do Energy Medicine
-I make a Gratitude Post
-I move my body
-I write Something
-I make Something
-I divinely declutter
-I listen to music
-I connect with Papa Bear and Little Bear
-I focus on the breath