Quotes of the day:

 ”The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.”   ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“When you know you are doing your very best within the circumstances of your existence, applaud yourself!”   ~ Rusty Berkus

Do you remember those commercials for a product that made turning on lights as easy as clapping? It was a commercial that would play through your head over and over – clap on, clap off. I’m pretty sure even Saturday Night Live did a skit about these lights. As I was driving to visit my mom last weekend, the clap on lights came to mind and gave me an ‘aha’ moment of the power of that product. The product was to turn on and off your light energy source.

How about using clap on and clap off as a source to turn your personal energy around? Use it as a source to redirect your thoughts? Use it as a source that through repetition (as the commercial replayed in my mind well after it was over) it becomes instinctual to use to shift your thoughts? Clap on to positive feelings and clap off the negative ones.

For the next week, I invite you to truly applaud yourself:

Clap on and celebrate you! Applaud your joy, your peace, your health, and your unconditional love.

Clap on when you are feeling your absolute best and having a great day.

Clap on when someone gives you a compliment and you personally feel the truth in their seeing your truth.

Clap off the negative energy that may cross your path on lack, greed, victimization, and hatred, or however it appears to you.

Clap loud and celebrate when you’ve caught yourself heading down a path of lack as that awareness turned it around right in that moment.

Mostly I invite you to clap loud and proud as you create your best life knowing that as you become aware of your energy level you can easily shift it for your best good. 

You might want to invest in some good hand cream, as I’m sure your hands are going to be a bit sore from all the clapping. I expect standing ovations to celebrate the unique qualities you share with the world. I know I certainly applaud you!

Have a fantastic week until next time.

~Carol

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Happy Wednesday!  

Listen to your mother as she knows best.

She knows that even in your darkest moments, there is light.

Listen to your mother as she knows best.

She knows that when you feel truly alone, that when you open your eyes (awareness) to see, there will be love to greet you.

Listen to your mother as she knows best.

She knows that contrast is an opportunity for great growth, great compassion, and great love.

Listen to your mother as she knows best.

She knows how loving and loved you truly are.

Listen to your mother as she knows best.

She knows the cycle of life as she is Mother Nature.

April showers bring May flowers

It’s always darkest before dawn

Mother Nature creates an amazing symphony of all life having its position in the orchestra; each playing an individual piece, yet all are in harmony in the grand scale of life. Nature knows its role in the world. Nature knows when to plant seeds, sprout, bloom, and return to the earth. Nature doesn’t question the beautiful flower, nor does it question a flood. Nature celebrates darkness and light equally. It celebrates rain and sun. It celebrates spring, summer, fall, and winter. Nature simply is.

If we would start listening to mom, we would know that life is grand. Whether it is a great or contrasting experience, they are a part of our life’s path. We get to choose how to interpret those experiences, or perhaps be more like Mother Nature and just observe those experiences rather than react to them.  Each experience is a chance to expand our consciousness. 

  If we listen to mom we would know to live in this moment and breathe in peace. Soak in the vast experiences of  goodness, and play in the puddles of your life. Mom would be sure to tell you that love is all around you from the grains of sand beneath your feet, to the highest cloud casting a shadow.

  I invite you for the next week to:

Plant your seeds of desires and dreams and love them on the rainy and sunny days as with your ability to know all is well, your droughts will lessen, and your bright days will be abundant.

Observe your contrasting experiences rather than react to them from a place of knowing this is an opportunity to grow.

If you find the storm has engulfed you, stop, breathe deep, and quiet your mind. With practice of quieting your fear, the sun will shine again.

Mostly I invite you to enjoy life. Breathe, relax, and observe any of your limiting thoughts. Appreciate you! Celebrate your goodness. Love unconditionally as we are all on our own path, yet can still play in harmony if we simply allow love to shine through.

Mom’s calling you, did you listen?

Have a fantastic week and until next time. ~Carol  

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Quotes of the day:

“There are some people, who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. ” -By Douglas Everett “I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” ~ Michael Jordan

Your Dream Team:

Welcome to March Madness for you basketball fans out there. I love sports, although I don’t follow basketball closely, heading out to a sports bar with friends to watch the ‘big’ game is always fun. When I think of basketball, my mind wanders back to 1992 and “The Dream Team” which is considered one of the best sports teams ever assembled. Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, David Robinson, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Chris Mullen, Clyde Drexler, John Stockton, and college standout Christian Laettner. The dream was big and the success was immense.

The starting five consisted of a center, two guards, and two forwards. Then you have your coaching staff and don’t forget the importance of the fans cheering them on to success. Working in unison, each role aligned itself to perfection and the “dream” became reality.

I invite you to create your own dream team. Have I confused you yet? No, you don’t need to go find five 6′+++ men that have amazing basketball skills as that team was already built. Your dream team will be created from your own dream life. Take a moment to think about your hopes, desires, and dreams in all areas of your life: relationships, financial freedom, physical and emotional wellness, and whatever else you desire. Once you’ve got a list of dreams (and know this will grow and evolve), start to create your dream team! Your team can be anyone your want it to be, but the starring role is YOU!

So be like Mike!

Introducing your dream team:

Center: Center and ground yourself into a peaceful space that allows dreams to be planted, nurtured, and grown.

Guard: As you dream big, obstacles may occur from your own doubts to allowing what others believe (you can’t do that etc.) to creep into your mind. The guard’s role is to be alert for those shifts in consciousness and get you back in the game. The guard is to alert you when these negative thoughts are taking up quality dream time. Whether it’s using affirmations, saying the word shift, singing an inspiring song, calling the coach, get off the negative bench and return to your stardom.

Forward: The forward is focused on the dreams and keeps the momentum going by getting into the feeling of already living that dream life. The forward FEELS it, SEES it, SMELLS it, SENSES it, TALKS about it, and fully knows the game plan.

Coach: The coach keeps the game plan on track and reminds the center, guard, and forward if any position is out of alignment. This role can be an internal guide, a trusted friend, or a hired life coach. Even the most talented athletes have coaches to help them hone in on their talents and tweak anything that is out of alignment.

Cheer leaders/fans: This group can be just you, one person, or 50 people. The importance of the cheer leaders and fans in your life is they ‘SEE” your dreams for you. We all have people in our lives that we love very much and they love us too, but due to their own fears, they aren’t able to dream big for us. So choose your cheer leaders and fans as people to share aha moments. Choose people to share victories with and even people to share perceived set-backs with as they are there to cheer you on your journey.

Mascot: Personally I recommend a team mascot too as I appreciate Mika’s role in my dream team!

For the next week, I invite you to:

Center yourself in a loving, harmonious, peaceful state knowing all is well in your world

Guard your negative thoughts from taking over and replacing them with “I (insert your name) love you”.

Forward dream your way into reality by remembering thoughts become things. So think/feel good thoughts.

Coach yourself in a manner of living life fulfilled.

Become your biggest fan knowing that you are an amazingly unique gift to the world

And cherish the mascots in your life.

I can hear the crowds cheering – can you?

Have a fantastic week and until next time.

~Carol

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.