Bubbles

Learn how to exhale, the inhale will take care of itself.  

~Carla Melucci Ardito

Bubbles
Did you ever play with bubbles as a child or with a child?  They are fun and yet so fragile.  The more you chase after them, the more they allude your grasp.  But if you remain very still, they tend to float gently by you and then softly land on or very near to you.  Our goals and dreams are like bubbles.  If we try and grasp them to hard or to desperately, they will always be just an arms length away.  If we do the work to create them though, and take one step back to let them land exactly where they should, most likely it will be directly on top of us.  Whatever your dream or dreams may be, do the work necessary to bring your vision to life.  Then make sure you leave enough room for your dreams to grasp a hold of you instead of the other way around.

Ground Yourself

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

~Aesop, Fables

Ground Yourself
When you feel off balanced, out of sync or just plain scattered, it's time to ground yourself! Grounding helps you bring instant calm and peace into your life. It helps focus your energy in a more positive way. Grounding is very simple. With your eyes closed, take a few deep breaths in and out. Concentrate on your breathing as you inhale in and exhale out slowly. Picture a cord ~ any cord you choose (a rope, a braid, a plug, a root, a vine, etc.) ~ that starts at your belly button and extend down out through your feet and goes straight through to the center of the Earth. Feel it grip a hold with strength and stability that plants your feet firmly on the ground. Then picture a bright warm light above your head that slowly descends down through you, through your cord and flows into the Earth. Take a few more deep breaths in and out. Slowly open your eyes and know that you are now grounded. You can now face decisions with clarity, problems with calm and chaos with peace. Once you ground yourself, nothing will throw you off balance!  Try it today and see how much better you feel.

Wash Away

Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow.  

~Yiddish Proverb

Wash Away
What actions have you been doing that are not congruent with your higher self?  Whom do you need to apologize to? How did you let yourself stray so far away from that which gives you hope?  How can you move forward in a more positive way?

Today is a day to sit an reflect on your life, how you live, what you say, what you do and who you surround yourself with.  Today is a day to take the time you need to connect back to that which give you joy and love.  Today is a day that you can start anew.  That's the beauty of being human. Nothing ever stops us from choosing a new path. Wash the hurt away today and ask for forgiveness where you must.  Then open your arms willingly to all of the abundance that can now fill that wide open space you have created in your life.  Don't ever be afraid to begin again and walk forward in the peace and love that is truly you.