*MONDAY MEMOS*
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Weekly recap of my rather crazy, insane, but fun and rewarding life!
Weekly recap of my rather crazy, insane, but fun and rewarding life!
dear monday, I got up early and it was so quiet and peaceful. I loved it. I have been lacking in that department lately. I just soaked it in. It felt so good to be able to just be still. No pressure. I did put away all the ornaments and that took quite a bit of time. Not my favorite thing to do, but I am so grateful everyone helped last night or I would have spent all day on it. My body was feeling unusually sore on my right side and both hips and since it was painful to even walk, I decided I probably shouldn't run today. Jen text me to go on a hike with her and I debated for a while as to what to do because I love going with her, but I decided I better be a wimp and not chance an injury. We did go to lunch though. We went to Old Grist and had a great three hour chat.
Time always flies when we get talking. It's always fun to catch up. I can NOT believe she is a grandma! Seriously, I cannot believe it! Crazy! She is a great person and I love spending time with her. We have been through a lot together over the years and it's always so good to have a friend that gets you and doesn't judge no matter what. I came home and should have cleaned or practiced, but I just enjoyed the quiet and did some reading and catching up on stuff that Christmas put me behind on. We had leftover Wok for dinner and so that was easy.
dear tuesday, I had a hard time sleeping after about 2 a.m. Gah! Frustrates me so much! It was pouring rain when I got up. Dave left to go play Pickleball and I broke my new morning plan all to heck today and did my email and social media before I did what I had planned. But, I knew I wouldn't be perfect at it. Oh, and I also ate cake for breakfast.
I guess if you're going to blow it, you might as well go all the way! I love cake! Cake is my weakness. Sounds like one of the characters in Jumanji. I can't remember his name, but cake was his weakness and it made him explode. It makes me explode too, but in a different way! hah It really is true though...cake IS a weakness for me. But, if I had no self control, I would have eaten the entire leftover pan of it and enjoyed every bite. Fortunately, I do have some self control, though very little when it comes to cake. The scales can attest to that the past two days. Sigh... But, at least if I eat it in the morning it will be less likely to be stored as "cake" in the thighs and buttocks right? Right or not, it was a very tasty breakfast.
I dressed in my rain gear and headed out to get in my shower, therapy, and exercise all at once. It was still raining hard. I sat in my car for a while hoping it would slow down a bit (while I responded to group texts) and luckily it did. It was only sprinkling when I started out. I got in five miles and found some coins at the high school parking lot. Yay.
No pix of the run because my phone battery died again. Dave was off today. I practiced my harp for quite a while because I hadn't got in much time last week. I worked on photos and had to delete a ton from my PC because I am almost out of storage. I have less than 5 GB's right now. Not good. Since Dave was off and it was raining, I planned an afternoon date for us since Friday nights haven't been working lately. We left at 3:45 and went to Maddox's drive in and got mini burgers and then went to see The Greatest Showman. I have read so much about it and everyone is hyping it up saying it's the best movie EVA and so I have been really excited to see it. I think it was a bit over hyped. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but I think I was expecting more from all the hype. However, having said that, I would recommend it to anyone. It had several great messages throughout and I would go see it again. Of course, that would be the case with any movie starring Hugh Jackman.☺
Dave had meetings and I tried to catch up on the blog a bit. I should be cleaning, but I can't get motivated to do that right now. I have been savoring the peace and quiet the past two days because I haven't had any of that for the past month with the holidays.
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| We can at least pretend... |
dear wednesday, I actually slept in until 6 a.m. today but then Dave rolled over and woke me up. Oh well, at least I got more than I normally do. I practiced the harp for an hour and then got ready and headed to my lesson. It went well. I feel like I am finally progressing a bit faster than before even though things are more difficult. Maybe that's why, because I have to practice much harder now. I then went to Farmington and tried to find Dave a leather jacket. Nope. I think I have looked at every single store now. The one I found at TJMaxx I had to return because the arms weren't long enough. Dang.....it was one nice jacket too. I found Taylor some shoes at Nordstrom Rack, so that was good. I sent him pix of a bunch and he told me which he liked best. He narrowed it down to two so I got both and will return one later. He kind of needs to see them in person to really tell. Which one did he pick?
So, today, my ONE WORD reminder necklace arrived. I took a photo of it and low and behold will you looky there? My FOCUS is out of focus! Oh, the irony. I pray it's not a sign of things to come! Brouhaha!
On another note, Dave was given this↓ by an overly generous lady.
dear thursday, I headed out and got in an 8 miler today. I can't run tomorrow and so I decided I better go at least 8. I am so not looking forward to my 14 miler on Saturday. But...it has to be done! My bones hurt from running today. Not sure what is going on but I am feeling the effects more this round. Got a little bit of snow.
It is crazy to me that here it is mid January and we have ZERO snow on the ground right now. Can't ask for better conditions than that to train in!
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| It's feeling more like spring than winter! |
dear friday, I had to be to Sky's to tend Carson by 9:15 a.m. He was still sick but feeling a lot better. He was pretty excited to have me there and showed me all his toys and we watched part of a movie. I took him some prizes. Some Lincoln Logs and some gummy bears and a couple other things. We went outside for a bit. He had a lot of energy. Hopefully, he over his sickness.
dear saturday, I was really dreading my long run today. It always takes me a while to really get it in my brain that it's here and happening. Today was a 14 miler. I expressed my sentiments to Dave. Well, more of a, "Why do I do this to myself?" He responded with, "Because you can!". I was grateful he reminded me of that at that moment because I really needed to hear those words. I met Sheri at 7:30 a.m. Originally we were going to run to Perry and back, but I just could not wrap my head around that. I decided it wouldn't seem so far and long if we did a bit of an out and back and avoided Perry. At least when I do my 10 milers, that is how it feels. Sheri was on board. She is pretty much good with whatever. My hips have still been sore and painful, and bothered me during but not as much as I thought they would. I forgot about the hidden water and so we stopped at the Nat for a drink. We were just a bit over halfway then. I was not feeling as good as I usually do on long runs and I was much slower, but we ended up doing a 10:12 overall pace so I was okay with that. Not sure I could have pushed it much more with how the old bod was feeling. I miscalculated a bit and so we were done when we still had over a half mile to go and I was ready to walk as soon as our Garmin's beeped. Sheri would have ran another 14, but I was done. It felt good to have that checked off.
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| I look a little giddy. I think I was just SO glad to be done! |
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| Mr. Cat loving this mild winter as much as I am! |
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| The case of the missing snowmen has been solved! Dave found all of them in a box in the basement. Not sure how the story on that one pans out, but just glad they have been found! |
dear sunday, I got up early as per norm. I worked on my lesson, my mom's cake, her gift, party prep for tonight, the dinner, and barely made it to church on time even though it doesn't start until 1:00 pm.
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| She wanted money and so I had to think of a creative way to give it to her. The candles (made out of paper I printed on the computer) have money in them. Kinda fun! |
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| Snowmen today! |
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| Presents from Carson. He picked them out for her. |
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| Dang good cake if I do say so myself! Can't wait for breakfast tomorrow! :) |
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| Happy 79th birthday to my AMAZING Mom!!! I sure do love her! |
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| Mr. Cat is so tolerant of Carson. He is not like this with everyone. Too funny! Let me rephrase that. He is not like this with anyone! Just Carson. Carson has a way with people and animals. |
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| McKay and Maddie at the worldwide devotional in SLC. They turned the lights back on just for tonight. Cute couple. |
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17 powerful miracle mindset shifts to take into 2018.
A miracle is a shift in your perception (mindset) that creates miracles in your life (love, money, success, freedom, happiness).
These are the thoughts of billionaires, the happiest people, those brave souls living their authentic magical best life, instead of the safe-but-boring life everyone expects of them.
1. Stay close to the things that make you feel alive.
We make it so hard. We ignore what actually makes us happy (personal growth, facing our fears, travel, deep conversations, the stars, pampering, creative expression, music, doing what we love) and instead try to squeeze happiness out of the wrong job, the wrong relationship, getting approval from others, procrastination, and our comfort zone. It’s like trying to squeeze coffee from a stone. Not happening.
This year stay close to (or pursue) what makes you feel fully alive.
2. The work takes work.
Some people come to me wanting a magic pill to happiness, worthiness and manifesting their dreams. The truth is that transformation is a process and it takes commitment. If you want a magic pill to your divine powers and fabulous abundant life, I'll give you one = a mirror. Because YOU are the secret ingredient to owning your worth, raising your vibration, and living with purpose and passion.
3. You will never escape your heart and soul so listen to what they have to say.
You can feel when you are not tapping into your full potential or following your desires. This feeling will not go away; it will only get stronger so you may as well pay attention to it.
4. It's not what you think you are that holds you back; it's what you think you're not.
Have you ever thought this? I’m not good enough. I’m not pretty enough. Smart enough. Capable enough. Worthy enough. Enough.
I call BS!!! You are an unlimited being of light. You were born inherently powerful, creative, worthy, loving, capable, abundant, and you matter way more than you know. You are needed.
Anything else is just a story. Start to own your truth. You ARE enough. You CAN do whatever you set your mind and heart to. You DO deserve an epic life. You CAN make a difference.
5. The standard of success in life is absolutely the amount of joy you feel (Abraham Hicks).
So many people do things for conformity, approval or security, without actually questioning the price they are paying... happiness. Measure your success by the amount of joy you feel.
6. You don't need to know how to create your dreams.
The how is not up to you. When you have a desire, your inner being immediately calculates at least 20 or 30 ways to make that happen for you. Your job is to believe, to vibrate with the energy of your desires, and to follow the inspired nudges... the baby steps. It can be so much easier than you thought was possible, and your impossible dreams become possible, through the power of miracles.
7. The longer you wait, the longer you wait.
A year from now you could be in a totally different place. But the longer you wait, the longer you'll wait.
8. You are worthy for no reason.
You are worthy because you live in an infinite holographic Universe of parallel realities where your dreams already exist. You cannot not be worthy of them; they already exist.
Abraham Hicks teaches that the cosmos is constantly providing a limitless downpour of blessings, abundance, love and opportunities to you. Your downpour (thriving and success) does not take away from anyone else. Some people have just put up their umbrella to block the miracles.
9. When you show up for the world, the world shows up for you.
The world is responding to your vibration and action. When you take a step towards your truth, alignment or your deepest desires, the Universe takes a thousand steps. But you have to go first.
10. Sometimes faith has to be the down payment on our future.
So many people stay stuck because they don't know how their desires are going to unfold. This is where faith comes in. Faith is believing in your desires before they show up. That is the whole point. If your dream was a reality, it wouldn’t require faith. Believe and you shall receive.
11. If it's both terrifying and amazing you should definitely pursue it.
If you are not growing, you are dying. Our comfort zone is by definition comfortable but few miracles happen there. If you are terrified it is probably a good sign you are expanding.
12. Make time for YOU and you will be amazed how much more life you have time for.
Invest time in yourself each day. Because 17 seconds of alignment is worth 2000 hours of hard work. You cannot compete with the power of source energy, so learn to use it to your advantage.
That is what the Mastermind is all about. It sounds like an investment of your time, but the 2 hours a week you spend on this high vibration life-changing material, will actually save you thousands of hours of busyness, struggle, drama and hard work. Because you will learn to be present, in your authentic truth and power, and a magnet to creative ideas, guidance from your inner wisdom, and miracles.
13. You can be the victim or hero of your own story.
I know it’s tempting to blame and stay stuck. 1000 times a year my ego mind tells me, if only you had a non-toxic mother, then you would be different. Then you would believe in yourself more.
But the truth is only you can be your own knight in shining armour. You cannot change the past but you can create a new future. And it starts now. Your point of power is what you decide now.
14. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results (Einstein).
You have to change your approach to get a different result.
15. You need to change the software to change what's on the screen.
Success is an inside job. What's stopping you is on the inside.
When you shift the patterns in your mind, and learn to deliberately focus your thoughts and emotions, you can live the life that you desire. Change your mindset and energy = change your reality.
16. Sell yourself on the idea that you deserve a great life.
Because you do. You are the Universe experience itself as a human. Give it a good show!
17. It takes consistency to create magic.
You don't have to be extreme or perfect... you just have to be consistent. Consistency is what creates huge change over time. Small daily shifts over time lead to huge miracles and dreams coming true.
Jack Canfield's article about visualization can be found HERE. It is really good.
Jack Canfield's article about visualization can be found HERE. It is really good.
