Top Ten Ways to Remember Your Magnificence During Tough Times… 

But how do you remember how magnificent you really are when you feel like crap?

How do you get unstuck?

How do you stop feeling like such a failure when everything around you appears to be going wrong?  

1.) Look at the worst thing that can happen. Feel it. Mourn it. Cry through it. Then picture the worst that can happen and realize that you’ll live through it. From that alone, you’ll find the release and strength to move on.  

2.) Forgive yourself and stop beating yourself up. What happened has happened. You can’t change yesterday so don’t waste energy on it. It’s already in the past. Let it go so you can move past it.Most important is how we choose to move forward. 

3.) Find something to be grateful for. No matter how awful things may look you have at least one thing to be grateful for. Find it and celebrate it, and from that, more good will flow into your life. 

4.) Realize that life is an ever-changing journey where nothing stays the same. That means that this too shall pass. (And hopefully soon!) What matters most is that you keep going. If you’re stagnant, remember that pond scum only forms on still waters. ☺ 

5.) Change your focus. As humans, we can only have one thought at a time and we get to choose the thought. If the circumstances you’re in are dreadful, do what you can to solve it, then turn it over to the Universe and focus on something else. Focus on what you WANT, not what appears to be showing up. 

6.) Look at your priorities. We spend too much time worrying about the things that matter the least. You are not your problems. Remember what’s important and what’s not. If it won’t matter in five years, it’s not worth worrying about today.

 7.) Go do something for someone else. The fastest way to get unstuck is to reach out and help someone else in need. Most times this act brings perspective into our own situation and we realize things are not so dire. 

8.) Have faith and believe in yourself and in your future. The solution to your all-consuming problem could show up in the next moment. Anything is possible for us- if we just believe. Believe that the sun will come up again tomorrow and that it is still a beautiful world. Find the magic in the moments and surrender your beliefs on how things “should” be to the greater will of the Universe. 

9.) Surround yourself with people who believe in you, support you and love you. This can be in the form of daily inspiration, virtual friends on Twitter or FaceBook and friends that you connect to in person. Reach out to them for help and accept help when it is offered. Be there to help someone discover his or her own magnificence! 

10.) Reconnect to who you really are. Go deep. Maybe this means go meditate, pray or go for a walk in the woods. Whatever reconnection looks like for you, realize that you are more than your problems, so remember the infinite, unlimited nature of who you are. 

We are infinite beings with unlimited potential! 

Tap into the vast, unlimited power of who you really are, and you will jump over those same problems that at one point, appeared to be insurmountable.

Today, remembering your own magnificence, step forth bravely. Be courageous.

Even though there may be problems in your path, for today, choose not to allow something so minute to diminish the splendor of who you really are or rob moments from this precious day.

I’m connected to something bigger than me. And it’s that connection that helps me to remember who I am. 

Find your own magnificence within you and come leap over mountains with me. 

  May 2010—Dealing with the Winter Blues

Hi there,

Are you feeling sniffly? Have a cough that won’t go away? Suffering from stuffy nose and/or sinus? Have a congested chest?

Yes, we’re at that time of year again where colds and flu catch us and we are feeling less than spring fresh.

If you are tired of taking antibiotics that don’t seem to work, here are a few old-fashioned remedies:

1. To help relieve chest and head cold symptoms, rub Vicks on the soles of your feet after your bath and under your socks.  No-one seems to know why it works, it just does.

2. If you have a cough that just won't go away, try a slice of onion, lemon juice and a table spoon of honey in boiling water and drink as hot as you can.

To Believe

To believe is to know that every day
is a new beginning.
It is to trust that miracles happen,
and dreams really do come true.

To believe is to see
angels dancing among the clouds,
To know the wonder of a stardust sky
and the wisdom of the man in the moon.

To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart,
The innocence of a child's eyes
and the beauty of an aging hand,
for it is through their teachings we learn to love.

To believe is to find the strength
and courage that lies within us.
When it is time to pick up the pieces
and begin again.

To believe is to know
we are not alone,
That life is a gift and
this is our time to cherish it.

To believe is to know that wonderful surprises
are just waiting to happen,
And all our hopes and dreams are within reach.
If only we believe.

Wishing you a week of believing!

Today we pray for mothers--
our own mothers, and mothers everywhere,
who have made such a major contribution
to the good qualities we have,
sometimes through genetics,
more often through great effort and patient instruction,
and who have done their best
to gently polish away our rough edges.

Trusting you all had a wonderful mother’s day – and wishing you a year of the blessing above – no matter what your label is: mother, daughter, friend, son or father – each and every one of you!

Things Work Out Edgar A. Guest  

Because it rains when we wish it wouldn't,
Because men do what they often shouldn't,
Because crops fail, and plans go wrong-
Some of us grumble all day long.

Some of us whimper that life's all wrong.

Wishing you a “working out” week!