At Odds with a Scale???

Ok, well today I had an interesting morning.  Went to swim and just as I'd worked up the courage to weigh myself (for those of you who don't know the scale and I have a long and tumultuous relationship), someone went near the scale and started using the blow dryer!

Crap, I thinking, I can't weigh myself now because Cheryl (that's the lady's name) is near the scale and she might see!  Seriously, I am not kidding when I talk about being damaged and the scale! LOL

Then this slender and willowy girl came and just hopped on the scale and weighed herself and that was when I caught myself thinking very bad thoughts about her! OMG! I was jealous! I hated her for being able to just get on the scale so easily (of course it was my assumption that it was easy ... that's the tape that played in my head)

So I realized, although I've come a long way, I still have an arduous road ahead of me. The scale is a thing and it's my nemesis?  Really???   That's deep!

Today I accept that's where I am on this journey to a healthy mind, body and spirit.  I am still at odds with this thing called a scale.  And that for today, has to be ok.  It is what it is!

So the tip for today is acceptance.  Practice it wherever you go ... life is good if you let it be!

Have a fantastic day!

(BTW - I am SO PROUD of my friend Poppy who gallantly gets on the scale and faces the numbers bravely head on.  She's managed to release 22 pounds and is looking AMAZING!   She's such an inspiration - love me some Nemo!) :)))

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Life After the Storm ...

Just a reminder, that whatever storm you are weathering will pass!

The Sun will come out and life will return to normal (whatever that actually means -  LOL)!

Have a beautiful day!

More Gratitude ....

Ok, so the message I'm getting from the Universe is more gratitude .... again.  I guess you can never have too much ...

First I turned to Mary Morrissey's "The Miracle Minute" and read that gratitude makes a measurable chemical shift in our bodies! Our immune system is more potent and everything works better! Speaking about gratitude actually amplifies the affects. 

Imagine that!?!

Then I go to Mindy's Heartlink meeting and I meet this incredible woman who sells the Amega wand - it's an energy healing wand that is nothing short of miraculous! Her name is Laura Snyder and she's gorgeous! Check out her wand at www.zeropointenergybalance.com! It's got to be tried to be believed! (Take it from a skeptic!!!)

Anyway, Laura's got this beauty about her that shines!  And I win something from her in the raffle ... they are hand made cards that say "I Love My Life" -- Again, they are designed for promoting and sharing gratitude! 

I've learned a long time ago when the Universe is trying to tell you something, you'd better listen! So there you go ... today let's go out and live gratefully! Share your passion with others!  There's someone out there who doesn't know it yet, but they are praying for you to come into their life! 

So be bold and share your magic and live in gratitude today! 

Gratitude Changes Everything

"As soon as you start to feel differently about what you already have, you will start to attract more of the good things, more of the things you can be grateful for." Joe Vitale 



This weekend is Valentine's Day, the day of love.  My friend Carol Parks taught me there is all kinds of love in the world.  


So don't just make the day about your sweetheart (although hearts and flowers and candies and jewelry are always lovely!!!) ... but make it about all those whose love and support has made your life better!  Look around and really FEEL gratitude for all the blessings those people have brought into your world!  Then have fun and celebrate life! 


I am grateful to have you all in my virtual universe! Please continue to spread peace and love for Egypt and all sentient beings! Love and Hugs to all!

Drama is Boring!

Brace yourself ... More drama ... it's all blah, blah, blah and totally boring, but some days it gets to me, you know?  And I have to work hard to let it go.

Anyway, I'm trying to take the high road and not let it get to me, but some days it does. Like today. I tried to go swimming and all the lanes were taken.  The fast lane was too fast for me, because apparently the stress of the last month and a half has given me asthma!   So I have trouble breathing and can't find a lane to swim in after a night of emotional eating when I really just needed to get into the water and work it out.

So instead I opted to walk home from the Y ... it's about a mile and it was freezing, but I didn't care.  I needed to clear my head. So here's what I ended up doing.

I came home and drew on my front walk with chalk ... nothing pleases my inner child more than to draw and write messages on my walk.  Today's what from Thoreau, "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!"  Love that ... so I wrote it and drew a milagro just to clear my negative energy.

Then I started thinking about all the positive things in my life.  My friends, my support team - those who I call when I emotionally eat or am thinking about it, particularly Sally and Mindy.

Then my mind wandered to a First Tuesday meeting where I'd gotten the napkin with the Thoreau quote.
I'd gone with Mindy and met Marci Coles, incredible lady!  She'd had Mary Morrissey talk that night!  What a way to start the year!

This lady is amazing ... she says if you don't like the channel you're watching in you life, change it. Simple.

So I did just that today. I put my clothes on and grabbed my doggie and went for a long walk. Oh, but first I enjoyed the fantasy of throwing a candle against the wall. It's something I'd love to work into a screenplay someday.  I mean what's the use of being a retired drama queen if you can find a way to express anger and frustration at a totally shitty situation! So I got that out of my system, then I walked.

I am so happy I did.  The day was gorgeous ... it turned into a mini photo safari!  Here's the shots I got ...  the black crow actually posed for me!  Then got in the tree like, look at me!

Enjoy!

Swimming, Valentines Tea and a Trip to Halloweentown

This weekend was filled with all sorts of fun. First was swimming, which is a relatively new habit. Started in late December with Poppy!  It's changing our bodies!  We swim 5 times a week for an hour at the YMCA!  We love it!  So much fun!

If you remember this time last year, the thought of me going ANYWHERE, in a bathing suit, in public was .... well ... just not ever going to happen!  But then I stayed with the program and released about 70  pounds and counting and now, walking around almost naked is no big deal!  In fact it's kind of fun!

Talk about a total transformation!

This leads me to the second excursion of my weekend. In desperate need of last minute inspiration for Carol Park's Valentines Tea (Carol is my dear best friend who passed away last November, her daughter Amanda bravely went forward and carried on the 28 year old tradition!).  Anyway, driving through Burbank on the way to Michael's ... the craft mecca ... I spotted Halloweentown .... http://www.halloweentownstore.com/  it had Valentines decorations and my intuition said STOP HERE!  So I lived dangerously, made a U-turn in Burbank and did a bee-line for the shop!

Boy was I glad I did.  SO MUCH FUN!!!  I got this great book called French Postcards, An Album of Vintage Erotica.   It's definitely NOT Playboy ... they cards are truly art ... there just happens to be a few bums and boobs sprinkled here and there .... but it's so tasteful and fun! At this point in my life, I'm feeling much freer with my body, so figure why not show it off it you have it.  A woman's body is beautiful ... these women were not even close to perfect by today's plastic standards, but ooooh, la, la!  Such sensuality! Gotta love the French!

Finally the actual tea! It was at this incredible notions store called French General! https://www.frenchgeneral.com/

 I LOVE this place! I can't believe I didn't take pictures of all the jars of stones and glass and buttons and beads and bits and bobs!  All arranged by color!  Kaari and Christine are truly creative Muses!  Love you guys!

I thought I was gonna be sad at this tea, but instead it was a celebration of LOVE!  I did however do some emotional eating, but who can blame me when Sarah Hensley's scones and devon creme and fig and strawberries preserves are calling my name!

This is the beauty of Isagenix ... YOU CAN EAT!  YOU CAN ENJOY FOOD .... then hop right back into the shake, meal, shake rhythm and not gain weight.  There's a gorgeous element of control there!  LOVe it!

Ok, so apparently I've had a lot to say today.

It's the first week of the Chinese New Year - year of the rabbit!  Hope it's productive and happy!