Our imaginations are such an incredible gift, allowing us to daydream and envision incredible wonder.
As children, we used our vivid imaginations to create fun and exciting playmates and spectacularly fantastical situations in which we would ‘live’ for hours on end. Imagination was fun, funny and adventurous.
As adults, our imaginations often become a work-thing of worry. Read more
A simple ‘thank you’ has magic…it warms the heart and creates a moment of connection and peace between two people.
Those two little words hold such exquisite power. Read more
May I have the courage today
To live the life that I would love,
To postpone my dream no longer
But do at last what I came here for
And waste my heart on fear no more.
~John O’Donohue’s Morning Offering
This wonderful poem is the perfect way to begin each day. It serves as a reminder that we can each have the life that we dream of when we cast aside our fear and move steadfastly toward what we wish to achieve. Read more
Helping the children in our lives to express appreciation from an early age is a gift that will bring them abundance throughout their lives.
In Part 1 of this blog, we discussed nature as a doorway to nurturing appreciation in children. Here, we will talk more about care, affection and compliments as other gratitude practices.
Gratitude opens your heart to love.
Studies on gratitude show that those people who are grateful have more friends, deeper, more meaningful relationships and healthier partnerships/marriages. Read more
Shower the people you love with love.
Just shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna work out fine if you only will
Shower the people you love with love
Ask yourself this question: Will this matter a year from now? ~Richard Carlson
When you are having ‘one of those days’ where nothing goes your way and your frustration level is at it’s peak, take a deep breath and ask yourself, “Will this matter a day, a week, a month or year from now?” Odds are, whatever challenge is causing your current stress or irritation is something that soon enough will be forgotten. It simply won’t matter in the grand adventure of your life. Read more
We’ve all made mistakes or failed at something. Most likely, quite a few things. While some people allow these perceived failures to become roadblocks, preventing them from achieving success or moving forward in life, “Chicken Soup for the Soul” co-creator Jack Canfield believes we should look at these ‘missteps’ in a different light.
As written in his book, The Success Principles, “your past has actually been ‘perfect,’ because it has all led to this marked moment in your life, when you are on the verge of gaining more knowledge.” This concept of a “perfect” past applies to each and every one of us because we’ve always done the best we could with what we knew at the time. Even when we’ve made mistakes. Read more
The word “appreciation” means really seeing something for what it is- an awareness of how special, how lucky, how unique, how blessed, how big, wonderful or awesome something is. Appreciation is a recognition not based on comparison, but based on the intrinsic value, character or immensity of a thing or state itself.
Some people are born “appreciators”. These people see the world at its essence:
Others must be helped to learn to see the beauty and wonder in the world. Read more
Expect nothing and appreciate everything.
Expectations can leave us feeling hollow and disappointed. These assumptions are often ones we place upon others as well as ourselves and when they aren’t met, we tend to reflect negatively. Read more
