give away....

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We've launched!!! Please go here to check out our new site!!!!

I'm so excited! Good things to come!!!

Just when...

you think life is going great something WHAM hits you right smack in the face. I let some idiot give me grief today. Drama. Unecessary. The worse part is I let it affect my oldest son. :( Because he was involved with the drama. We're all human and I one of the most positive, healing, affirmation kind of people around, but it took a butt kick from several friends to get moving.

So thank you to Shannon, Annette, Minda and Maria. All four of you are very different but awesome ladies. You gave me what I needed. Butt kick, confidence and motivation. You are all so right. Life is good. Don't let the stupid people bring you down to their low vibrating level and remember that the best revenge in life is LIVING A GOOD LIFE.

Life is good!

I love you gals

jenn

:)

Okay yes I know I promised a new blog and it hasn't happened yet... IT IS COMING! lol

We want to work on it a bit! We're having a photo shoot on friday ;) so exciting!

Its terrific tuesday!

What is terrific in your life???

Mine?
family
friends
ball
hockey
business
new business partners ;) (you rock shan)
new adventures
traveling (thanks tim)
wine!!!!! (yeah vino good!)

almost time...

Almost time that we will be launching a new site!

But until then.... I leave you with this awesome quote!

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. Norman Vincent Peale

change

I haven't been posting on here on purpose. I'm getting ready to launch a new blog with a friend and now my new business partner! Yes I'm still practicing reflexology on my own, but I'm starting something else too.

Stay tuned, updates and new site to come!

Life is good!

xo
jenn

sorry

Sorry so long between posts. I'm currently working on another blog with a new business partner! I'm excited about it, but I haven't done much to this one!

So I'm going to list some gratitude things ;) Never anything wrong with that!


Thankful for:

-my new roof
-my family
-my 'good' friends
-life's little treats
-travel
-clients

What are you thankful for today???

Thankful thursdays....

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein

I'm a quote collector, but this one really strikes a cord with me today. Its so true. In the midst of all difficulty lies opportunity. Opportunity for advancement, learning, grace, love, forgivness. Whatever the situation, there is always an opportunity you can take out of it.

Today is thursday. I call it thankful Thursday.

• thankful for a hot cup of coffee on a cool day
• thankful that rain stopped for my sons field trip
• thankful for my friends and family
• thankful for my clients that make me smile on a daily basis
• thankful for the fact that its almost the weekend :) Weekends rock!

What are you thankful today???

so true...

I was just going through twitter and I follow the "joy of living" blog on twitter and they tweeted...

What is the last thing you do before you go to bed at night? Whatever it is, make sure it feels good.

and it made me think. What do I do?? Well I read from two daily inspirational calanders. One is a quote from Palsms and the other is just a daily does of positive info. I love both. Both make me go hmmm.

I also try to read. Now those that know me well know lately I only read things that make me happy. Generally that is self help books, books on reflexology, marketing or along that lines. I don't read a lot fiction. Sometimes I will pick up a novel, but for the most part I get very few mins a day to read, so when I read it will be something that is going to expand my mind :)

So my question to you today is.....

What do you do before you go to bed??? Does it make you happy? Care to share? ;)

cheers

jenn

p.s. for those who wondered about the elastic band around my wrist, it was in place of the braclet. The stop complaining braclet. So every time I verbally complain, I switch the elastic band to the opposite wrist. The goal? 21 consecutive days without moving it. So far... 2 days in a row. Its a start ;)

Thankful Thursdays...

A friend of mine called it that today and I thought what a great idea!  What are you thankful for today??

• for my business that allows me flex hours
• for my healthy children
• for a wonderful kind caring husband (yep you are that tim!!!)
• for wonderful friends
• that the sun is peaking out a bit today and its finally warmer
• that school is nearing an end and summertime to start

Those are just a few of the things I'm thankful at the moment! 

What are you thankful for today??? 

still going....

I am still using an elastic band for my braclet.  Yesterday it was only moved ONCE!!! I sighed too when I realized what I said out loud! lol  How is everyone else doing???

Sunday....

Do something today that makes you happy!

We are off to my sons ball hockey game! That makes me happy! Watching my boys play sports!!! Then I'm off to a spa party. I don't know what I'm in for, but its with a few girlfriends, so should be fun!

Then later today we're heading to the park for a picnic, why, because that makes me really really happy.

:-)
happy sunday!

Once a week....

Once a week I tune into CNN.com to get my fill of the news. I really think I need to give it up period. Its so depressing. Yes I know that is news. Why do most journalist write like that? Doesn't anyone write "happy" news? Come on, I want to read things that are uplifting!!!

Sorry, my rant for tonight after going there and seeing some really depressing things.

The world is good at heart. Focusing on that good would be way better then reading the details of all the crap.

jmo

j

love this quote...

Like what you do, if you don't like it,
do something else. --Paul Harvey

So true. If your not enjoying what you do 75% of your day, then do something else. I hear so many people complain about their job and my answer is always the same. Find something else. Then I hear the list of excuses. I figure your not happy, figure out what makes you happy and go for it! We only live once, life is short. Enjoy every moment that you can of it!!!

I LOVE my job :-) and I'm off to work a few hours right now. Yep its Saturday, but that is okay. I truly LOVE what I do and feel blessed that I get paid to do something I love!

Have a wonderful Saturday!

WOW

What an amazing book! I just finished it. I really think I'm going to start to re read it tonight! I didn't even realize how much I complain/gossip/state negative thoughts out loud till I started moving my elastic back and forth! LOL

We're not talking the self doubts. I still think someone needs a "zapper" for that!!! I'm talking about stating in your voice a complaint, groan, moan, negative statement or gossip. WOWSERS. A friend called today and I actually sat there and said nothing because I realized we would just gossip or complain non stop. Awkward silence I tell you. So I told her about my experiment and gave her the website to check out. She actually hung up on me and right before she did she stated that I was no fun if I wouldn't gossip with her! LOLOLOLOL Oh that made me howl.

So far today I've moved it 6 times. Yeah SIX already!!! I know!

Keep me posted if your trying this!!!!
Happy Thursday!!!

Love it...

A Complaint Free World.

Shannon from BC left a comment here about this book. I went out to Chapters last night and bought it! I'm already half way through. It is about the idea I was stating the other day. Only no bzzzz. You wear a bracelet (they have purple ones) and you switch it to the other hand every time you complain, gossip or say a negative though. Same idea, no shock! Click on the the top there and it will link you to their site!

So the idea is to have 21 consecutative days without having to move that bracelet!!! Easy? No. I tried yesterday breifly and I switched it 16times! I thought I was a pretty positive person.

I'm still in the midst of reading the book. I'll be back tomorrow after I finish it, with a more detailed review. In the meantime, you don't need their bracelet to start. Use an elastic, use a cancer bracelet, use a coin and put it back and forth in each pocket!

Just start somewhere and try :)

Can you imagine if we had a Complaint Free World??? Could imagine how much happier would be??? I love this idea!

Happy Wednesday!

We do it to ourselves!!!

Ever notice how when things are running along smoothly that little voice pops up and says, something is going to go wrong!!!??? Seriously that is when I need to just bitch slap that voice and ignore it. Every once in a while I will doubt myself and give into that voice. Then of course all hell breaks loose. Things do start falling apart. I hate it. I need to get re-centered, re-focused, and in a positive mind frame. It happens more then I would like to admit!

I had a friend in tonight and she said something very VALID. Would it not be fabulous if people caught us saying something negative, about ourselves or situations that they just made a "buzz" or "BEEP" sound??? Wouldn't that be a fantastic way to see how much negativity flies out of our mouths and minds?? Yeah would be annoying, would also make us realize what we are doing. I thought about what she said (thanks Shannon your rock sister) and I thought maybe I will do that to people! No worries, but I am going to try to do it to myself. AS SOON AS that little negative voice enters... BZZZZZ ;-)

I have a challenge for you, try it. Buzz yourself when you here the negative voice. See how many times your doing it. Might make you stop and think a little harder on how we put ourselves down so much.

Let me know if you try it!

jenn

How do you bring balance....

I'm wondering how do you bring balance to your life? 

It is a struggle I seem to be having as of late.  Although tonight I feel good about balance, I often don't.  I feel pulled in about 20 directions.  

-gratitude (always makes me feel in check)

-fieldhockey (i'm playing again this summer after many years off)

-spending time with my children playing

-reading

-yoga and meditation

-dreaming

-vacations

-being in my pool or at the beach

-writing 

-loving

-creating

Those are some of my ways of feeling balanced.  How about you?

decluttering....

This weekend I spent time in my boys rooms. Their closets actually. Decluttering. I'm always grateful for hand me downs! Love them, but how many size 6 pants do we need? How many tshirts? I got rid of SIX bags between their closets. Now lots was from Ben's and he had out grown them, but still that is a lot. Their rooms look great now! Its like BREATHING easier. Have you noticed that???

Clutter = tension, feeling of upset
Clean/clear = clear mind, relaxation

I swear when I declutter the ommmmm feeling comes in my house. It just feels clearer.
Silly??? I don't know but I love the feeling and I'm going to keep it up!!!!

Next time you feel tense, stressed just go declutter a bit and see how you feel afterwards :)

Live well...

Smile! If you can smile, your happy and if your happy your moving towards living well!
Gratitude! If you can be thankful that means you have things/people/love in your life!
Relax! If you can relax you are able to enjoy life.
Live in the Moment! If you can be present and live in the moment you can enjoy more.
Laugh! It really is good medicine and cures the soul.

small list... but do a few and see what happens!!!

cool

Check out this video its only one min long.

Press here.

enjoy

random thoughts

Things making me happy right now!!!!

1. picnics...wanting to go on a few

2. pools opening

3. thinking of beach trips! 

4. tulips blooming

5. seeing my kids biking up and down the street

6. baseball starting!!!

7. romantic dinners with my husband!

8. walks 

9. friday flowers (my dh gives me friday flowers most weeks) god i love him

10. friends :-)

Feeling good...

Today was hectic. I mean really hectic. A bank glitch, clients canceling, life just feeling like it was brutal. A monday morning I read about on facebook from people. Not my normal monday morning. BUT I'm happy to say I practice what I preach. I flipped that switch and stopped those negative vibes!

By the end of the day I had two new clients booked in and an opportunity to go to a health fair!

Life is good. My work life rocks!!!

:-) Monday's still rock!

smile....

There is something to be said about a smile to start your day. Or a smile to those you meet on the street. I walk a few nights a week with a girlfriend and one of her pet peeves is when people you pass while walking don't smile and/or say hello. She has a bright smile and a lovely "hello" to each every walker she meets. It takes some people by surprise!!! We live in a relatively small town, so one would think this isn't hard to do, but most people won't take the time to look up and make eye contact. If you want a smile, you need to send out a smile. If we all did that it would be a better place, a better day and possibly a better life.

So the next time your out for a walk, jog, bike ride. Take time and look up and smile and say "hello" to all those that pass you by. See how you feel. See how they react. Spread joy.



"If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out.
To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it."
~Mother Teresa

Important...

A number of years ago I wrote down this passage on a sticky note. I look at it often and it still blows me away with power. Its just part of the passage but it still makes me think. We have to have faith.....

Matthew 17:20

"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed ... Nothing will be impossible for you."

Worry....

I wish people wouldn't worry so much. When you focus on that worry, you attracted and it becomes true. I know it is hard not focus on worry, trust me I know!!! BUT if you really can flip the switch and not worry... have faith. Everything will be fine. Attracted it. Want it. :)

Life is good.

Rhymes with Orange

I'm a reflexology practitioner. LOVED this comic strip ;) hehe











How appropriate!

quote

It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
J. K. Rowling

Relax...

I have a sign over my office wall. It says "RELAX" then to the left of it I have one that says "BREATHE". It is the two things that I am always reminding clients to do. Relax and just breathe. I should really tape it to play over and over! ;)

Relaxing is so hard for so many. Really all it takes is a few mins of deep breathing to unwind and chill. Think about what makes you happy. Shut your eyes. See the the thing/person/place that makes you happy. Be there. Breathe..... be still.

Mini vacations :) LOL That is what I call it but it works!

Happy thursday!
j

quote

I'm going to be happy. I'm going to skip. I'm going to be glad. I'm going to smile a lot. I'm going to be easy. I'm going to count my blessings. I'm going to look for reasons to feel good. I'm going to dig up positive things from the past. I'm going to look for positive things where I stand. I'm going to look for positive things in the future. It is my natural state to be a happy person. It's natural for me to love and to laugh. This is what is most natural for me. I am a happy person!

Jerry and Esther Hicks


Wishing everyone a Happy Easter today! Remember attitude is half the battle! Stay positive!

Life is good...

I just need to keep repeating that today... life is good... life is good... life is good

:)

Happy wed.

quote

Everything in this world was declared
impossible before it was actually done.
--Author Unknown

How true is that quote? At one point EVERYTHING was impossible and the dreamers/believers set out and just do it. Do they know how?? Not always. They have a vision and don't loose site of it. Amazing. Love this. So powerful!!!!

The positive high...

Have you ever noticed once you can get yourself into that "high" feeling everything just goes FANTASTIC. Even if there is something cruddy going on it just doesn't bother you. That is how I feel today!!!!

Its Friday
Last hockey this weekend (although I will really miss it)
Happy kids
Crazy hair day at school ...they made me howl
Working out and feeling good
Eating better
New friends
Old friends that ROCK
Inspiration every where around me
Spring in the air!!!


I mean seriously! I love spring!

Inspired?

I feel so inspired at the moment.  Really not sure why, but I feel creative, energetic (maybe its the 30day shred dvd i've been doing LOL) and I feel like I can take on anything! 

Don't you love when you get that kind of energy/passion?  Maybe its spring coming up that makes me feel this way?  Maybe its connecting with old and new friends who have a ton of positive energy?

Whatever it is I just want it to keep coming this direction!  Lots of new things on the horizon!!! I'm loving it! Life is good my friends..... life is good!!!!!!!!!!!

212 degrees

From www.walkthetalk.com

I love that site for positive business motiviation. I run my own practice. I am a healer but I am also a sales person. If I don't work hard at my business, it doesn't fly.

turn up your volume and enjoy

press here

Flip the Switch

Have you read the book by Peggy McColl called "Your Destiny Switch". If you haven't, you should. I found it at Chapters in the bargain book section for 5.99 and trust me its worth WAY more then that. You can find Peggy's site here.

The book talks about how you have to "flip" that emotional switch to get a positive attitude in order to attract more positivity. Positive thinking isn't easy. Even on my bad days I find it hard, but if I managed to flip the emotional switch it really can turn around your day.

The book help me understand things I already knew, but just made it very clear. It explains in order to attract anything positive you have to be in a good emotional spot. When I say attraction I don't mean things always either. It can be people, situations, whatever. It doesn't necessarily mean material things.

She has you picture a light switch the bottom has one negative emotion Anger/anxiety/stress/fear/poor/impatience/discouraged and then see the top of the switch. It will be the opposite of the bottom. So for those it would/could be Happiness/peace/relaxation and prayer/faith/abundance/calm/inspiration.

Look at them together. Even reading the positive side makes you feel better.

I will list the negative emotion first and then the positive emotion second.

Anger - Forgiveness/Happiness
Anxiety - peace/Faith
Stress- Relaxation/Prayer
Fear - Faith
Poor - Abundance
Impatience - Calm/patience
Discouraged - Inspired

Its a good read. I will be reading mine very soon! Go out and pick up a copy! It will be the best 6 dollars you spend in a long time!!!

Simple Pleasures...

Some of my simple pleasures are...

-sitting on my deck soaking up the sun or shade reading
-enjoying a timmies (coffee) with friends
-reading my magazines that I love
-enjoying the moments
-smelling the flowers
-watching my kids play hockey or ball
-internet time
-starbucks chai's
-sitting on the Huther patio having a beer (and wings lol)


all those things bring smiles to my face right now....

:-)

I came across this blog... Zen habits and they have all kinds of cool stuff. One of them was this list of 75 simple pleasures.  This is their list... but what would be a few things on yours?  Read the list see if it inpires you to write your own. I'll be back tomorrow with mine.

Berries … mmmm.

Walking barefoot in grass.

Listening to good music in the car.

Taking a long, relaxing shower.

Coffee.

A good novel.

Popcorn and an old movie on DVD.

The smell of fresh-cut grass.

Watching the sunrise.

Walking on the beach.

A gentle morning run.

Yoga or stretching or meditation.

Snuggling in bed with your partner.

Watching the sunset.

Hugging your child tightly.

Good wine.

Dark chocolate.

Dancing like you’re crazy.

Telling jokes till your sides ache.

A long conversation with a good friend.

Root beer float.

Kissing in the rain.

Being lazy on a Sunday.

Waking to a clean house.

An uncluttered room.

Banana split.

Pillow fights.

Fries and a chocolate milkshake.

Singing in the shower, loudly.

Dancing in the rain and stomping in puddles.

Watching your child play.

Fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies.

Helping someone in need.

Making someone smile.

Homemade pie.

A nature hike.

Laying back and watching the stars.

Making a sandcastle.

Floating in the water.

Taking an afternoon nap.

Serving your spouse a surprise breakfast in bed.

Watching your children on Christmas morning.

Laying back and looking up at clouds.

Watching the ocean.

Getting a massage.

Reese’s peanut butter cups.

PB&J sandwich.

Iced green tea.

Playing footsie.

Acting crazy in public.

Seeing your savings account grow.

Seeing your debt shrink.

Taking a hot bath.

Blowing bubbles.

A gentle breeze.

The feeling after a good workout.

Checking something off your to-do list.

Snuggling together under the covers on a stormy day.

Coen brother movies.

Watching your kids play soccer.

Playing a good game of basketball.

The smell of a new Moleskine notebook.

Writing on good paper with a good pen.

A clear desk.

Fresh popped popcorn.

A fresh snow.

Swinging on a swing.

Homemade strawberry shortcake.

Watching animals in nature.

An empty email inbox.

Playing hooky.

A very slow and sensual night with your partner.

Staying up all night talking.

Having a picnic.

Swimming at night.

Gratitude

Gratitude lists.


Do you make them? I have a little blue note book that I write mine in. I was doing it daily for January and seem to have slacked off. But when I read what is in that little book it is pretty powerful. Its funny how being thankful for what you have in life attracts more good things. It works is all I know. I use to think it was fine to just keep my gratitude lists in my head, but now I realize its more powerful in written words where I can reread it often!

What do you have gratitude for? Do you write down?

A SINGLE CANDLE

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha

Just be happy

Being happy is a choice.   I read this on createablance.com and thought. Absolutely.  So why aren't more of us happy?  I put some of their suggestions into loose terms. Read through them, see if you can do any more of them and feel free to leave me your suggestions. 

There suggestions

Live in the moment

Let go of the idea that happines = consumption 

Meditation

Ditch the 'fears'  We live with too much fear...fear of health, fear of not enough of this and that. Lose it.  

Laugh more

Get involved in the slow movement.  We're all busy I COMPLETELY get that one (hockey say no more) but I still take the time to get my family to the dinner table and eat a slow cooked meal.  I would say 5 nights a week we eat a slow cooked meal.  Get involved read up on the Slow movement.  

Love more

Socialize more

Ditch doing what you don't want too.  aka don't burn the candles at both ends

Take time for youself

Exercise

If you can think of more, leave it in the comment section.... go be happy my friends!!!!

“When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.”

—Roy Disney (b. 1930); former Disney executive, nephew of Walt Disney

attitude

Attitudes ....

Turn up your volume and sit back and relax!!!

press here

From the site Walk the Talk

Twelve Commandments for a Good Life!

Twelve Commandments for a Good Life! (from Eily's blog)

1. Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.

2. Make the best of your circumstances. No one has everything, everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with gladness of life. The trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears.

3. Don't take your self too seriously. Don't think that somehow you should be protected from misfortune that befalls on other people.

4. You can't please everyone. Don't let criticism worry you.

5. Don't let your neighbour set your standards. Be yourself.

6. Do the things your enjoy but stay out of debt.

7. Never borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than real ones.

8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish jealousy, Avoid people that make you unhappy.

9. Have many interests. If you can't travel, read about new places.

10. Don't hold postmortems. Don't spend your time brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don't be the one who never gets over things.

11. Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.

12. Keep busy. A busy person never has time to be unhappy.

Welcome the rain...

click here and take the 2mins to watch it. :-) so very powerful and true....

40 tips for a better life in 2009

This email was passed to me from my dear friend and cousin Eily! Thanks girl...enjoy the read..


Some good thoughts for the new year.


40 Tips for a Better Life in 2009

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.

3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'

5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2008.

7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild salmon, broccoli, almonds and walnuts.

12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'

26. Forgive everyone for everything.

27. What other people think of you is none of your business.

28. God heals almost everything.

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

33. The best is yet to come.

34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

35. Do the right thing!

36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!)

37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for ________. Today I accomplished ________.

38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

40. Please forward this to everyone you care about.

May your troubles be less,

May your blessings be more,

May nothing but happiness come through your door!

love

Love can do funny things.  Like make your day perfect. Light up the room.  Fill your heart.  Go ahead and share some love.  Fill your heart, make yourself happy.  The world needs to focus a little bit more on happiness and love ... it would be a better place! 

Words

Words are powerful.  Ali Edwards is an artist and a scrapbooker (i love her work) and hero of mine. Yep I love her stuff and greatly admire her.  This is from here blog which you can find here. 

Its a list of words.  Every year she asks people to choose a word to represent the year.  In the past I've had 2007 BELIEVE and in 2008 GRATITUDE.  Why?

BELIEVE - was important to me that year because I was really focusing on getting my business up and running. I started in 2006, but the following year it really took off.  I needed to believe in myself and those around me.  I still go back to this word even this year.  It has so many different meanings to me from believing in God to believing in myself and others... just BELIEVE.

GRATITUDE - I picked this because I realized I had so much to be thankful for in my life. Its filled with really great things/people/feelings.  I still use that word. Every day I'm trying to write out at least 30 things I'm grateful for, from the little things to the big things!!!

SIMPLIFY - That is my word for 2009.  Why? Becuase there is so much in my life I just need to simplify from work, house, diet... you name it.  See how this word works for me this year.

Below is a list of words that other women (and maybe a few guys ) choose and posted on Ali's site. Words are powerful and these are good words.  I encourage you to read through and maybe choose one for yourself or post  your own word.  

Blessings for 2009 :) 

Able
Abundance
Accept
Acceptance
Accomplish
Accountability
Achieve
Act
Action
Actualize
Adapt
Adjust
Adore
Adventure
Affirmative
Allow
Appreciate
Aspire
Attack
Attitude
Authentic
Authenticity
Aware
Baby
Balance
Be
Beautiful
Become
Begin
Beginnings
Belief
Believe
Beloved
Better
Blessed
Bliss
Blossom
Bottom
Bounce
Boundaries
Brave
Breathe
Brevity
Brighten
Calm
Can
Capture
Care
Carpe Diem
Celebrate
Centered
Challenge
Change
Cheerfulness
Cherish
Chill
Choice
Choices
Choose
Clarity
Clean
Commit
Commitment
Communicate
Complete
Confidence
Connect
Conquer
Conscious
Consistency
Content
Continue
Courage
Cozy
Create
Cultivate
Cure
Dance
Dare
Dash (It's All About The Dash)
Declutter
Dedicated
Deeper
Define
Deliberate
Delight
Determination
Determined
Devote
Devotion
Dignity
Diligence
Discipline
Discover
Disentangle
Do
Dolce
Downsize
Dream
Dynamic
Edit
Effort
Elevate
Embark
Embrace
Endeavor
Endless
Endurance
Energy
Enjoy
Enlighten
Enough
Enrich
Enrichment
Enthusiasm
Evolve
Example
Excellence
Execute
Explore
Facilitate
Faith
Family
Fearless
Fierce
Find
Finish
Fitness
Flexibility
Flourish
Flow
Fly
Focus
Follow-Through
Footprints
Forgive
Forward
Fresh
Frugal
Gentle
Gentleness
Give
Go
Good Enough
Goodness
Grace
Grateful
Gratitude
Grow
Growth
Happiness
Happy
Harmony
Heal
Healing
Health
Heart
Hold onto Love
Home
Honor
Hope
Humility
I’m Okay
Idle
Imagine
Imminence
Independence
Initiate
Inner-Strength
Innovate
Inspire
Integrity
Intend
Intention
Intentional
Involve
Journey
Joy
Kindness
Laugh
Learn
Less
Let
Let Go
Life
Light
Lightness
Listen
Live
Love
Loving
Lucky
Marathon
Material
Matter
Maturity
Me
Memory
Mercy
Mettle
Mindful
Miracle
Moderation
Moments
Momentum
More
Motivate
Motivation
Move
Mute
Nascent
Nature
New
No New, Make Do
Non-Reactivity
Notice
Now
Nourish
Nurture
Observe
Open
Opportunity
Optimistic
Optimism
Order
Organize
Organized
Others
Overcome
Pace
Passion
Patience
Pause
Peace
Perseverance
Persevere
Perspective
Plan
Play
Positive
Positivity
Possibility
Potential
Pray
Prayer
Precious
Prepare
Presence
Present
Preserve
Prevail
Print
Prioritize
Progress
Promise
Prosperity
Pumped
Pure
Purge
Purpose
Purposeful
Pursue
Push
Quiet
Reach
Read
Ready
Realize
Reconnect
Reduce
Reflect
Regenerate
Reinvent
Rejoice
Relationships
Relax
Release
Remain
Renaissance
Renew
Resilience
Resolve
Respect
Restore
Results
Revitalize
Revive
Rhythm
Rise
Roll
Run
Save
Savor
Search
Seasons
Seek
Seize
Self
Self-Assured
Self-Discipline
Sensitive
Serendipity
Serene
Serenity
Seriously
Serve
Shalom
Share
Shine
Simple
Simplicity
Simplify
Smile
Soft
Sparkle
Start
Stay
Steadfast
Step
Still
Stillness
Strength
Strive
Structure
Success
Surprise
Surrender
Surround
Sustain
Sweeten
Tackle
Ten
Tenacity
Tenderness
Thankful
This is my year.
Threshold
Thrive
Time
Today
Together
Tolerance
Transformation
Treasure
True
Trust
Truthful
Try
Turn
Uncomplicated
Understanding
Unite
Unload
Unplug
Unwritten
Valor
Value
Vision
Vitality
Voice
Wait
Walk
Warmth
Welcome
Why
Wisdom
Worth
Yes
Zeal

So true...

Don't let the low times keep you down. Learn
from them and reach for the high times.
---David Wiemers

2009 Goals

I don't like setting "resolutions" I like to call them Goals. It is just easier for me to task them and focus on them. Makes them more relastic too! 

This year I have serveral, some I'll share on here!

-to continue to grow my business (practice)

-to continue to learn for my business

-to become more healthy in our eating and excerise

-to declutter our home (part of my word of the year SIMPLIFY)

-to work towards some sort of publishing my positive quotes/thoughts

-to travel more (italy is my dream)

-to continue to build healthy relationships with friends and family

What are yours?