Happy Friday!!So it’s the time of year for costumes, candy, and trick or treating. We put on costumes to become a different character for fun. Kids are out knocking on doors to get treats and if they don’t get them, then come the tricking part. I invite you to look at these Halloween traditions in a new light and simply have fun with them in a different manner.I invite you to wear your truth costume as you dress each day, costume yourself for the successful, intelligent, kind, giving, person that you are and be the character of your highest good.

I invite you to treat yourself well this week in mind, body, and spirit.

I invite you to trick yourself out of any false beliefs you might be carrying around on fear, lack, and judgment.Costume quote of the day: “I liked seeing myself in different costumes and doing different actions. It’s a chance to be something you’re not.” ~ Bill PaxtonCostume yourself:
In a big smile that tells everyone just the amazing person you are.In an outfit of confidence and stay in awareness that you are the confidence you dressed in.Treat quote of the day: “An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he’s in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots.” ~ Charles KetteringTreat yourself:
To a nice hot bubble bath.On a long walk admiring the fall changes in nature.To inspirational reading material, a funny story, or something that expands your mind.To the idea that a ‘perceived’ failure is simply a practice shot.To some quality time for just you to sit with you and enjoy it – not thinking about what is next in the day, but rather what is right here now – your SELF.

Trick quote of the day: The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Trick yourself:
That worry is an old pattern of thought until it no longer has a hold on you as you truly feel all is well.That you are worthy of greatness until it becomes your new belief that you are great.

That today is where you start living your life fulfilled until it becomes a new pattern that each day is a day of fulfillment.Looking for a way to stay focused on Living Life Fulfilled? Make sure to surround yourself with people who lift you up, inspire you, support you, and simply love to laugh and have fun.Feel free to include your comments on gratitude to attitude for gratitude blog page.

Have a fantastic weekend and until next time.All My Best,
Carol

I often hear that one of the most important things in a healthy relationship is trust. To me trust is a cornerstone on growing a relationship in a fashion that brings out the best in all involved. Yet it seems we place trust on the outside of us. I need to trust you. You need to trust me. How about I need to trust me? If I trust ME to make the right decisions for ME, then all of my actions will be based on love and trust to make the right decisions for me. I trust (insert person) as I trust myself SO MUCH that I chose to include (name) in my life. I trust this (insert event) will work out perfectly as I trust myself SO MUCH to make the right decision and know all is good. Whether it’s an event I love, or a contrasting event, I trust all is well and timely in my life. Trust is so empowering! I invite you to practice trusting that:
YOU will make the right decision for (insert topic – your job, your home, your relationships, etc) today, knowing that as you grow and expand, that your connections will grow and expand with you.YOU will make the right connections today (insert connection – boss, co-workers, loved one, stranger, etc.) today, knowing that as you grow and expand, that your connections will grow and expand with you.YOU will take the right path (insert direction – relationship path, career path, spiritual path, etc.) today, knowing that as you grow and expand, that your connections will grow and expand with you.YOU are enough!Every moment of today YOU are love, kindness, compassion, fun, joy, goofiness, and trust.If you are facing current challenges, trust that (insert challenge) is just a circumstance of today and you are empowered to grow through those challenges in the most loving manner for the betterment of you and all involved. Get out of your way; don’t beat yourself up, TRUST – TRUST – TRUST. Sit back, breathe and listen to your heart, knowing that all is well.When you allow trust in yourself, trust in other people, other circumstances, and other events come naturally as YOU will make the right decision for you in the right moment.Quotes of the day
“Self trust is the first secret of success” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” ~ Golda Meir

“Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Looking for a way to stay in a feeling of trust? Make sure to surround yourself with people who lift you up, inspire you, support you, and simply love to laugh and have fun.All My Very Best,Carol 

I’ve recently seen a television commercial that I find clever, fun, and I simply love it. I find myself hearing the tune in my head throughout the day. Now, I don’t watch a lot of TV, yet I seem to catch this commercial on a lot and just smile each time. How can you not smile as it shows adorable babies and toddlers having fun with the products? I’m not their intended market as I don’t have young kids, so why am I so intrigued by these ads of Play, Love, Grow? Then I realized — AHA – Fisher Price has captured the essence of being alive. I’m here to play, love, and grow.

Play! Quote of the day: “Life’s like a play; it’s not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters” ~ Seneca Play everyday on how playing looks to you. Find the fun in everything. Be silly. Laugh a lot. Laugh out loud! Let your inner child out. Play at work by making your work fun. Sometimes when we are in challenging situations in our life, playing seems like the last thing we should do – we need to work harder. I encourage you to see these challenges as perhaps your reality of today but it isn’t your essence, so play anyway.

Love!Quotes of the day: “Whoso loves, believes the impossible” ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

 “When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.” ~ Dalia Lama

Love is where life begins and where it should remain. Everything is easier when viewed from the eyes of love. Each day take note of the love in your life – from a significant other, a child, a pet, a sibling, a friend, or the soft bed you woke up in. If faced with challenges, ask yourself what would love say? What would love do? Love enhances your greatness and lessens your sorrows, so love anyway.

Grow! Quote of the day: “You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in” ~ Heraclitus

Life is consistently moving and changing, so grow with it. Appreciate all of your experiences as each situation is a chance for growth and expansion and becoming a greater you with each day, so grow anyway. It’s not about buying toys – it’s about being the best you by playing, loving, growing. Thanks Fisher Price!

NOTE: I wrote this week’s message on an airplane heading west. When I got home, I saw the commercial again and realized the line is actually ‘Play, Laugh, Grow,’ After I stopped laughing, my first thought was I needed to come up with a new message for today, but that was soon replaced with how cool – as it was a great example of taking the message that worked for me and leaving the rest behind, which is something I say all the time. Play, Love (Laugh), and grow in the upcoming week and see your life open and expand.

Looking for a way to stay focused on playing, loving (laughing), and growing? Make sure to surround yourself with people who lift you up, inspire you, support you, and simply love to laugh and have fun. Have a fantastic weekend and until next time.

All My Best,  Carol