Off

I'm off to Miami for a Life Coach Certification intensive long weekend class!   I'm really doing it!

I'm as ready as I'm ever going to be and I'm very excited and grateful.

To be away from home and the animals.   To be away from the comforts of home.  To be in a hotel and learn new things and meet new people ---  WOO HOO HOO!!!!

I'm looking very forward to being me as ME.   Not a mom, not a wife, not a pet caregiver; not a house sitter.   Not even a sister or a friend.   Just ME as a woman and a human being!

It has been a long, long, long time!  My last get away was 2011, alone, when I went to Palm Springs, CA for an Inner IDEA Mind and Body Fitness Conference.

It is time.  I am ready.  

Bring it on!

May you connect to what you want to do and do it...   just do it because with everything in you -- it feels right...

My wish for you.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the men out there that have taught someone self-respect, self-love and self-worth through their love that they show; as only they can.

You are important.  You are special.  You are necessary.  We are grateful for you. 

Children love their parents unconditionally.  May you be sure to let them know that you love them and may you continue to be all that you are in their lives...   extremely important.

This Champion ribbon is for you!

Thank you dads.  You truly rock!  You matter!  In fact, your influence is huge! 

May you be extra kind to yourself today.  You deserve it.

True

I'm asking myself this morning if there was one thing I needed to be more true about, what would it be...  It would be about me not having so much energy.   About me not doing too many things outside of my home.  About me feeling like a college graduate ready to start anew, conquer the world by living me and to live from this place that has become me from everything I have ever experienced, acquired, loved, and been hurt by.

To create a new chapter of the rest of my life...

For many, many years - probably since I started this blog, I have gone inward.  I have travelled inward instead of outward to all the many beautiful places in our world.   I have journeyed inward into all the depth and adventure that is me. 

I got quiet.  I shied away from people.   I learned and absorbed from a place that is me. 

Previous to this, I had travelled to many lands, experienced many things from what is in the ocean to being up in the sky.  I have snorkeled with fish and coral and helicoptered over dormant volcanoes and beautiful waterfalls.

Inwardly, I have experienced many dark caves and waded and gone deeply through many powerful feelings and emotions.

Today, if I were to be true...  I never imagined this as my life.   I never saw myself living in one extreme to another.  I never knew I could experience such great and wonderful heights and feel such low and dark places.

I have lived humanly aware (with 100% goal to do so) for the last half a decade at least.  I have previously lived numb to the humanity of my own self because I believed pain was something I did not want to experience in the now or ever again.   I have lived wide awake and walked through great loss aware of every breath, step and connection that I had with myself and others.

Sometimes, I still think I'd rather not be human.  It is always easier for me to go above (or is it under) the feelings of pain and the joy of arousal and being a body alive.

I am an Empath.  A person who feels other people's wants, desires, needs, 'lostness' and when they are found. 

I feel deeply.  It is very easy for me to get lost in the drama, insecurity, pain of my own life and/or another's.  This is why sometimes I rather not be human.

I feel deeply.  It is very easy for me to understand that hurt people hurt people.  Only a person in pain can cause pain to another living thing or being.  It is easy for me to know who we are underneath (or is it above) our humanness.

It used to be that I would go and go and then take a day or two off to just lay, eat and recharge.  I gave up this part of myself when I had a child; when I was blessed with the miracle of a beautiful and brilliant daughter.

Now, she is grown and more on her own than not, I find myself taking a month or two or three to lay, eat and recharge.   I have some catching up to do.  

I could easily call myself a loser in the small picture of today.  But, in the big picture of my life, I know that this is just what I need and when I feel guilt coming up, I ask it to dissipate.  It doesn't belong here.

I feel what I feel for real reasons.  I want to do what I do for real reasons.  I emote like I emote because of who I am and what I have been through.  I give myself permission to be me -- as often and as frequently and as self-empowering as I can be.

We all live human lives.  As we start to embrace, allow and become the truth of what we know and feel, we win at this 'game' of life.

Perhaps, this is our purpose here.  To learn to accept, be with, engage and even embrace as much of who we are as possible.  I don't know if it is humanly possible (for me at least) to embrace all that I am all of the time.

The more I do it, the easier it becomes.   The first day someone told me to look in the mirror and tell myself that I love myself - I thought they were nuts.  I probably looked at them like they had two heads as this was something that I was not understanding of or connected to.

Today, I can look in the mirror and tell myself many wonderful and loving things to myself.  I can always tell myself I love myself. 

May you realize where it is best for you to be true to yourself today and, just maybe, if you haven't already done so...  let today be the day you tell yourself in the mirror that you love yourself and you are totally awesome.   You were born awesome.  You are the only one to decide if you are awesome or not.   May you know that you are awesome and may you tell the person in the mirror looking back at you that you love them and that they are awesome...

Truly awesome on...

May you let your truly awesome out and turned on as often as possible. 

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Moving on

I have signed up for a Life Coaching Certification course.   One day I wake up excited and ready.   Another moment, I think to myself I'm nuts that I think I can do this.   Oh my humanness messes with me.

The excitement will win.  My inner knowing will win.  My calling will win.   My insecurity will be more of a whisper as I take it one step at a time.

It is in Miami, Florida and they are calling it an intensive class.  It is recognized and received by what I am learning are good and solid credentials.  While my heart, mind and soul are ready, this certification will empower me to 'sell' myself as ready and able.

I am me.   I cannot be anyone else.  I am no different than I am just now.   I am the way I am supposed to be.  I am enough.  I matter.   I care.   I love.  I'm ready.

BRING IT ON! 

May you be you.   You cannot be anyone else.  You are just as you are now.  You are the way you are supposed to be.  You are enough.  You matter.

May you care and be ready to live you the way you feel and hear you want to live.  My wish.

                                 Picture Unknown.  You have the key.  Unlock the door and walk through. 

Where I'm At

I am driving myself mad with Facebook messenger.  There are all kinds of people and I cannot resist connection, caring and truth.   I keep it simple as I can.   I have met some very open hearted people.  I have met a few very harsh and horrid circumstances.    I am learning to be me in and through all of it.   Instead of learning face to face yet, I am learning computer screen to computer screen.   However, I am learning.   This is what matters to me most.

What other people say, do, think, feel has very little to do with me, if anything.  Who they are, how they portray themselves, how they speak has everything to do with where they have been; what they have experienced and their own 'make-up' of who they are. 

I am learning I am honorable because of me.  I am caring because of me.   I can tolerate and will tolerate what I will tolerate because of me.   

We truly are the center of our Universe.  What we think, feel, do, and are has everything to do with our self.  The Universe and how we see it is because of who we are.  We experience life as we are not how it is outside of us.   It is impossible to do it any other way. 

I am believing, experiencing, allowing and living more and more that what I think, do, feel, say is ME.   I stand strong in me and it is the best gift I can give to our Creator, myself and others.  

JUST BE U really, really is the backbone of our life.

Get on with the basis of your life and live it because it is how you know, want and desire to live it.   Live it from your inside out as only you can.  Live from as much love as you can gather.

Live in this Universe well.

As we all live in love of self and supporting this in others --  we may just see the world that we all feel 'missing'. 

May you live you fulfilled - allowing yourself to be true to you, your feelings and everything and everyone you encounter.  This is the way of the New World that we are here to create.

Truth does set us free.   There are things we cannot change.  And to know fulfillment is to live the truest of our true self in each situation; to live life fulfilled.

  

You

You are the greatest miracle that you will ever experience. 

Sometimes 'life' is cloudy and unclear.  The clouds always clear.  You will always be you.  You are the greatest miracle you will ever experience. 

May you trust in the clearing of the clouds...

May you trust in yourself.

May you learn to dance in the rain instead of waiting for the storm to pass.

May you give yourself permission to be the joyful, happy, awesome you.

You are the only one with this power.   Power up! 


You are the greatest miracle that you will ever experience. 

I am

I come from a lot of different emotions, feelings, thoughts, questions, mystery and peace.

I am entering many small moments with myself and other people that are challenging, life-altering, life-awakening and filled with life mysteries.

I am seeing the big picture of life with understanding, openness, trust, love and beauty.

In the small moments, I can get carried away with pity, grief, fear, pain and feeling of abandonment.

In the big picture, I can know that everything (even these small moments) is okay - even greater than okay.  That the beauty of the walk of life ends up in the totality of living one's whole life.   In the darkness, we can know light.  In the pain, we can know care.  In the mysterious, we can know trust.   In the overall intake of breath, we know living.

This is life.  This is what it is.  Everything that you feel, think, do, say, experience, run away from, hurt, heal, love, and find yourself in the participation of...  is life.   It is you living.

This is it.  It is okay to dream and have goals and feel hurt and feel wonderful.  In fact, you are supposed to.  

You are here experiencing life.

So with everything that is happening around you and through you - you choose how you want to participate.

May you participate well.   May you participate as the you that you are and the you that you want to be.  May you be the 'I am' that you were born to be.   

You know if it is You or an imposter.   You have the power to choose and be the person you want to walk through life as.

May you choose well.

(oh my - deep - for me - and I am open to experiencing what is here for me to experience)

I choose me.   I am me.

May you choose you.    May you "Just 9Be U". 
(the 9 denotes completion; be your complete and whole self)

Stepping Forward

I am talking to people and other coaches to see which is a good fit for me to connect with and take classes in to become certified as a Life Coach.

I remember when I first heard this title, I immediately was attracted to it.  I knew it was my next step from Personal Training.  It was at least 6 years ago.  Wow, in some ways, time surely does go fast. 

There is a class starting in Miami soon and I'm 'playing' with the idea of going.  I believe that I have what it takes to support others in being their best self.  By mere inner drive and life experience,I have been brought to this.  It excites me so.

And, being human, it is, perhaps, best and easier to 'sell' myself when there is a title attached.  Here I am teaching and speaking about who we are without titles and I go looking to get one!  Interesting is one word!

I don't always want to be 'human' and 'human' is what we all are while we are walking this earth.  Another label, perhaps, human nonetheless.

Two days ago, I knew I could do it.  Yesterday, I'm thinking no way, what am I nuts...  Oh, HUMAN...

I don't know if I will go.   I am uncertain of what I will do.  I AM open to walking the path that is in front of me with a goal in mind and seeing where it takes me...

I ask the Lord to show me my best way through Him.  Show me my greatest good while here on this Earth and to please let me have a whole lot of fun doing it!  Hoot.  Amen.

May you be shown and/or ask to be shown your greatest path as a human and as you give, may you get out of it everything that is inside of you to live. 

Live You well.  You are the only one that can make you You.  Dream You well and create this into your reality from the depth of who, what, where, how you 'feel' and know you can be.  My wish.

May you allow it to come in the time that it does; on it's own. Do not allow unwanted pressure.  Live all that you are today as it creates what you will be tomorrow.  We only have this moment, now, to truly live.  Please don't miss it - as best you can.

Stop, Breathe and Become Aware

STOP...  right now - right here -- please STOP...  Take a deep connecting breath in; let it out. 

Ask yourself if you are feeling, thinking, acting, and being your best self.  Are you being the person that you know that you can be; that you are...  Are you being the person that feels best on and inside of yourself...

STOP...  Breathe.

Feel.   

Just observe yourself.



If you are, then YAY You!

If you are not, what is one thing that you can do, think or feel that will bring you closer to yourself - your true, content and authentic self...  in every cell of your being and what emulates from you...

Feel that.  Think that.   Act this.   Be this.

Every once in a while,

May you just STOP and become aware of the person that you are being and if it aligns with what gets your happy on; what gets the real you present.

Smile...   You may have just 'meditated'....

I wish you love, peace, light and joy.

I wish you your love, peace, light and joy. 

Many

It seems like for the past several days, I have had approximately 100 requests for Facebook friendships daily.  While I am honored and glad to connect with so many, I am overwhelmed with doing my best to keep up with many individual private messages. 

Many are looking for love; many are looking for money; many are looking for peace; many are looking for connection; many are looking for support; many are looking for answers and many are, perhaps, just getting caught up in the number of friends they can grow.

I told myself I wouldn't get caught up in the number.  That who I connect with would be the right and best people for me to connect with and it will all be the way it is supposed to be and all is okay.

I do find myself looking at the number growing and it does give me a sense of something positive or a nice sense of being heard and connected to.  This I am sure is more my being human than anything; my ego.

And, I want to go back to not concerning myself with the number and just allow the connections to be made and learn, grow, share and continue forward.

We are from all walks of lives walking all different paths.  And, yet, bottom line is that we all feel best when we are connected, heard, matter and can share who and what we are with each other.

So, connect to the people and situations that show up in your life and bring your true self to everything and everyone.

I am learning much about the response 'no' and the ability to be true and yet caring to things, people, situations and moments that I cannot relate to and/or not understand.

I understand me (most of the time) and in me is the life and connection that I am here on this Earth to live.

May you live the life and connection that you are here on this Earth to live.

Eyes

Our eyes do not always see the truth...

http://www.businessinsider.com/chameleon-body-paint-optical-illusion-two-models-2015-4

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f something is hurtful to you, perhaps, take another look.   Our eyes do not always see the real truth at first glance.

May you let ease and what feels best on you be the truth that you seek; as often as possible.

Your beautiful self can create such beautiful truth.