Getting Unstuck - Days 13, 14, 15, 16

"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson

"Bringing Your Creativity into the World" Day 15, Monday, July 25th

Centering thought: I deserve a life without limitations

Day 13 : The Joy of Finding Self-Worth 

Expectation your life to be full and beautiful

Finding more and more of myself by Finding my creative path... Day 14

Greatest reason people live with limitations is self judgement

How to Make Your Environment Creative

I am worthy, simply because, I am here

Joy of finding self worth

"Kai makes sure you are always in control despite challenging conditions" ~ thank you Carmen!

"Let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."

Marvelisms: Oprah's word for what some people call miracles, coincidences, or serendipity. Day 14

Notice your intentions with honest and clarity, and you have a much better compass with which to Navigate your life." ~ Oprah, Day 14

 Day 14

Oprah's favorite Law of Nature: the Power of Intention, because Intention gives Awareness Direction. Intention gives us the blueprint and the spark to move effortlessly toward expanded, unstuck living.

Participate fully in your own existence

Quote by Marianne Williamson is certainly worth

Repeating again and again until we "get" it.

"Sing a song of surrender, leave your bags, lift yourself up. I know how fascinating the baggage can be.....you can still put it down" ~SARK

To say "I deserve" isn't about ego. 

Uniqueness is simply a fact

Validity of my own truth

We are all meant to shine... We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is Within us. 

"eXtending that self-love out into the world, is the reason why we're here." ~ Oprah

"You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world." ~  Marianne Williamson

Zagarenski original perfect ending...

July 18 thru July 25th "Growth and Abundance"

Affogato (Italian, "drowned") coffee-based dessert, salted caramel gelato a shot of espresso with Shannon Grimes to celebrate...

Both of our Birthdays!! Thank you, Whitney

Creating a Limitless Life: Getting Unstuck

Deepak and Oprah : 21 Day Meditation
Experience

“For it is only by Forgetting that we ever really drop the thread of time and approach the experience of living in the present moment, so elusive in ordinary hours.” ― Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World

Hope pulls you forward into the now.

I'm taking a bit longer between blog posts; making different choices about how I spend my time
July birthdays in abundance! Happy birthday to my friends and family
Karela (bitter melon), lime, pineapple, banana and coconut water. Yum!
Learn to "Be Here Now" - Day 10 Oprah and Deepak 21-Day Meditation Experience

Mental claustrophobia or Catastrophizing is an irrational thought a lot of us have in believing that something is far worse than it actually is.

"...[N]othing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. "  ~ Marianne Williamson 

"One morning long ago in the quiet of the world, when there was less noise and more green..." — Old Moss Woman's Secret Garden

Pause, center yourself, and say, I want better than this."

Quinquennial : recurring every five years

Rest with comfort and ease in the present moment

Shannon's birthday too. I had Scallops prepared in this way: Chilled Seared Scallops/ crispy kale, fresno pepper, mint cilantro puree, charred lemon vinaigrette

Tazza Kitchen Cameron Village - last week now - whew! where did that week go??

Ultimate reset button: meditation

"Vibrancy!"  

“Wisdom combined with discipline fosters your ability to focus and be patient as you harmonize your thoughts, your intellect, and your feelings with the work of your body.” ~ Wayne D. Dyer

Xebec way, Raleigh, on my way to Angela's. Did you know? Xebec is also : a small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and sometimes square sails.

"You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world."  ~ Marianne Williamson 

Zuniga, Erique could possibly help us with car detailing, chicken coup??

Sara Gottfried MD advice

Anxiety: 5 Ways to Reset from Anxious to Zen 

By Sara Gottfried, MD

"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ~ Desmond Tutu

Greens + You = Goodness! love it!!

 

HormoneReset.com

 Love this!

Magnesium: Your Body's Spark Plug

Native American Proverb: "We can only be what we give ourselves the power to be."

Pray for Peace. Pray for Nice. Pray for each other. Pray for the world. Amen

Quiet time at our place, with so much gratitude for having moved her two years ago today.

Sara Gottfried, MD Suggestion have helped me SO much this year.

"To image what would bring us more wholeness is not just a personal task. Whole people bring their wholeness to their communities and others benefit." ~ Gunilla Norris

Valerie Lorimer Contemporary Arts : "Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it. – Rumi ‪#‎vlorimerart‬"

“What you pay attention to grows. Pay attention to your loveliness, your magnificent self. Begin now.” ~ Geneen Roth

eXperience L!fe

"Yoga is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to reducing stress, losing weight, revving up metabolism, and increasing longevity." ~ Sara Gottfried, MD

Zing! this is a repeat, but oh! so worth it!!

My 55th Birthday, July 13, 2016

Arboretum visit

"Bee bee tree"

Chinaberry Tree Margaret's Birthday too!!

Doing a few cartwheels here today

Fantastic Family and Friends

Goji Bistro with my kid

"Happy Birthday, Jackie!" - from Google :)

 thank you, Alani

JC Raulston - not the first time I spent part of my day there doing cartwheels :)

Karen, Ken, and many other friends and family texts today. very nice :)

Liz Love thank you :)

Mirrors on this tree; the identifying tag is also a Mirror

"O What a Thrill" by The Mavericks

Pandan Cake  thanks to Logan for taking me to Goji Bistro

Quiet time of reflection too

Ruby Spice" Clethra alnifolia

St. Clair Annex ice cream picture needed to come back to being my profile picture 

 love you, Mom

Thank you EVERYONE!!!

"U" is intentionally left "blank" at this time so I can get this post published or "UP" :)

Vitality and Vibrancy!!

"With arms wide open" Thank you, Shannon, for this Wonderful "Wish"

Through the lens of eXpanded consciousness, getting unstuck is simple. Change your perspective and you change your situation

Yurt! at the arboretum  installed July 3, 2016

Zest for life on my birthday, and always, inspired by all of this and more!!

Time for fun and play everyday

"Acknowledge the synchronicity that nudges us" ~ Deepak Day 17, Perfect Health

Create an environment for growth, possibility, and freedom of expression to create and re-create every day.

Deep breaths, open mind, open heart, and...

Doris. I don't think we ever know her last name, do we? Do we "need to? :)
Sally Field's character in Hello, My Name is Doris

Guileless - Great word, especially as description for Doris, 

Having Mother Nature show me who's boss (see "N" below)

 thank you, Pamela Zagarenki

John Joseph Law's birthday

"Kiss the Flame"

Love the idea of ...

Mother Nature showing me who's boss!

Normalcy? I'm not sure I completely understand the sentence, but I love the idea

Oh! and the plunge in the Ocean!! Perfect for Day 17 meditation:

"Playtime for Perfect Health" ~ Deepak and Oprah

Quietening the my mind need to happen first thing in the morning and throught my day.

Richness of abundance and love

 ah... summer nights

Teosinte may refer to several unrelated plants with grain/grain-like seeds eaten by the indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America. aka corn :)

Unbelievably perfect! way to finish this post on my birthday eve...

Valerie Lorimer Contemporary Arts, thank you for creating "Embodying Summer"and posting it with such a great quote: "Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~ Khalil Gibran 

"We learn by going where we need to go, but it requires a bit of imagination, too...What in me is asking for more time, expansion and life at this time?" ~ Gunilla Norris' prompts for July ( imagination)

eXogenous ketones : what are they and how do they work?

thank you, Kristen

Zea is a genus of plants in the grass family. The best-known species is Z. mays, variously called maize, corn, or Indian corn, one of the most important crops for human societies over much of the world. Several wild species are commonly known as teosintes and are native to Mesoamerica.

July 2,3, and now 4th

thank you, again, Maura

 gotta love, Katie Daisy and Spirit of a Hippie

Celebrate! Google style. Kind of reminds me of my family when we all get together. :)

Duck Donuts for the D!

Escazu visit this week, and then remembered this post from Angela :)

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity."
 ~ Gibran

"Happy 4th from H and M, P and Q!"

July 4th 2016

Ken's daughter Caroline is now Andy's wife and Violet's Mom (and also Pat's daughter, Jess and Tra's sister, my niece, etc. :)

"Leafpeeping" LOVE!!

My kind of fireworks :)

"Nothing happens by chance, no one goes on a quest without a reason, without the pull of the magnet there is no action." ~ Rumi

One Human Family's post from earlier this week contained a very important reminder: 

Pets are finally feeling better

Quite the family photo! so very blessed

Reunion of sorts

Smiling faces of family xoxoxox

Take those "Tree pauses". They really do work wonders. Thank you for the reminder, Gunilla Norris

Unusually low-key day for me

Very grateful for my friends and family, our home and our pets

"We learn by going where we need to go, but it requires a bit of imagination, too: my subject for July." ~ Gunilla Norris

relaXing on this cloudy day, and loving it. I may even nap - who knows. :)

You made us all giggle, Terri, thank you :)