If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It!

This morning I thought about what I should write about in my post today. I thought for a long time and I finally got it after scanning through some inspirtational quotes.

Here's one for the day by Abraham -Hicks:
"You are not here to fix anything, because nothing is broken, but everything is continually changing and expanding. Release your struggle, and seek joy and fun, and in doing so, you will align with the fantastic expanding rhythm of this Universe."

Start your day by waking up being thankful and excited for another new day ahead! Think of it as a gift that you live another day. It is certainly a blessing... Live life everyday as fun and as joyful and as if it's your last day here on earth. Amazing things happen when you see things in a different view. Don't worry about the things you cannot fix, only focus on what can be done.

Ghost Town and Me

I had the opportunity to see the movie "Ghost Town" the other night with my children.

Finally, a movie about ghosts and a medium who didn't really want to be a messenger of the other side. I won't spoil the ending for you... It was funny, light hearted, and cute! As a medium, I'm going to have to tell you, it's not quite like that - but it was very entertaining.

Ricky Gervais (the British comedian and mastermind behind "The Office,") plays as a not-so-nice, arrogant, self-centered dentist, Dr. Pincus. A horrible mishap during a routine colonoscopy left Dr. Pincus technically dead for seven minutes, and that's how he started to see and hear ghosts.

It made me think of me and my own life, and how I came into this world. You see, something amazing happened to me at birth and this is how the story goes...

The pregnancy
My three older brothers and sister were all born in the hospital. Each one came out normal with no complications. When my mother got pregnant for the fifth time, she decided to give birth at home instead of going to the hospital. At the time, she and my father thought that it was probably a good idea and that it would save alot of money, since we didn't have very much.

The mid-wife
Two weeks after the estimated arrival, I would not come out. The mid-wife that my mother had at home began to really worry about the delivery. With the advice of her mid-wife, my mother and father took the long trip by bus to the hospital.

The hospital
When they got to the hospital, the doctors decided to do an emergency C-section on my mother because I had gotten way too big to have a normal delivery. When I came out, I was pronounced dead. No pulse, no heartbeat... Now, I'm not sure how long I was gone for but from how my sister described it, it was hours.

The box
My parents didn't have alot of money and couldn't afford to buy a coffin to put me in, so they decided to buy an oridinary shipping box so that they could take my body back to their village. My father went out to purchase a box and on his way, he went to Catholic church and knelt down before the Virgin Mary and prayed.

The prayer
My father prayed and asked the blessed virgin Mary to send him a miracle of life for his daughter. I was told that my father made a "deal" with the blessed Mary as he prayed. The deal was that if Mary would make his daughter live, he would name his daughter after her (Maria)... When he finished his prayer, he realized he had forgotten something in the hospital. He went back to the hospital.

The miracle
As he watched my dead body lay there, I could just imagine how he heartbroken he must've been. A miracle happened as he arrived and that I started to cry... My parents and doctors were in much amazement and shock. Hence, that is where I got the name "Maria" from.

Is this possible?
Yes. A talented intuitive councelor once told me that perhaps the spirits were switched during birth. The reason being was possibly because it was me that was meant to be here to do this kind of work.

Long story short
So when I told my mother and sister that I was hearing things, and that I am doing this kind of work, there were no surprises. It made sense to them that this is what I should be doing in this lifetime.

In Memoriam

One of my best friend's father, Duncan, passed away Monday, 9.15.08 in the hospital.

Having been married for 53 years, he left behind his loving wife, two sons, and three daughters. Duncan's physical body may not exist anymore, but he is still with his family and friends through his spirit and energy.

As he left his body, he went through a transitioning period. I'm not quite sure how long the process lasts, but I feel that it's quicker than what we may think.

Here is what I saw as I think about his transition. He sees a magnificent loving light that leads him to a reunion with a past loved one. There, he is met by his mother, who's been anxiously waiting for his arrival. They walk through this room, which looks sort of like a movie theatre, only to find out that it's a private viewing. The movie plays, and it is about Duncan. How he lived his life, his struggles, success, love, family. He realizes a few mistakes but is comforted by Universal light of love. It is an amazing experience for him. He laughed, he cried, he accepted. What seems to be a long 70+ years of his life seemed so short and so quick to end after seeing this movie.

When I think about his transition, I also reflect on my own life. I ask myself questions about how I'm living.

Will I like the movie I view?

My spirit guide speaks and this is what he says as I ask about my own life:

"Don't worry about how you lived your past. There is no need to look back to any challenges you may have had unless it serves a positive purpose on what is going on today.

Your life as a human physical being is still functioning. Since your physical being is still functioning, do what is good for humanity. It is never too late to make a positive affirmation with the Universe, God. Today fixes whatever happened before and in whatever happens in the future.

Focus on your life today, and every day.

Enjoy the moment that you are in. Love yourself and love others. Do good deeds. Appreciate the beauty in everything you see, hear, feel, and sense.

Everyone is connected by God. The more you practice on taking the moment to love and appreciate your existence, the easier to understand the connection as one with God.

Make daily affirmations. Make today a beautiful day. Celebrate life, your family, your children, your friends, your life lesson teachers. Forgive and let go, there is no need to hold on to what happened in the past. Acknowledge the importance of each person around you. Be happy and content. You have everything you need and want. For every unappealing thought that you come across during the day, let it pass through your mind, and let go. Once you let go, double the thoughts in your mind with goodness and love to make up for the unappealing thought."

NOW is Today

With the suggestion of many friends and clients, I finally picked up the audio book "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle...

I am very much enjoying the book.

Because of my busy schedule with work, school, family, and friends, I bought the audio book so I can save some time. I'm very glad that I did, but I do have to mention that the audio book may not be suitable for everyone. Eckhart Tolle has a very quiet and almost monotone voice as he reads his book. This may put many people to sleep. So far, I have been able to hang in there because the words that he speaks are so beautiful and so right on with what I believe.

The book focuses on what 'today' brings rather than tomorrow or yesterday. I've personally been working on focusing on what today brings. It's been really good and I think as I practice everyday, the better it will get. Thinking about yesterday no longer serves a purpose. Let go of what happened in the past. Tomorrow hasn't come yet, so therefore, there is nothing to worry about. Today is what is important because tomorrow may never even come.

Celebrate today. Celebrate life. Celebrate the moment.

"When you make the effort to pay attention to the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations around you, you're encouraging yourself to live in the present moment."

- Deepak Chopra, MD

My Soul Mate : My Love

Seven years ago from today, I married my soul mate.

I married my best friend.

He is my strength.
He is my life.
He is my love.
He is my husband.

I am so happy to have found the love of my life. It took me two wrong relationships to find happiness.

I believe that the Universe must have put us together for a reason. We fit together, pefectly.

He loves Khaela & Ryan.
He loves me.
He understands me.
He supports me.

To the love of my life...

You are my inpiration. My backbone. Thank you for always supporting me all through the years. It is truly amazing how our love grows more and more each day. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for always reminding me how much you love me. I am a lucky woman to have such a perfect husband. I love you, always...

Happy 7th Anniversary, my love!

Circle of Friends

We all have a circle of friends. For some of us, we have many different circles. Some are bigger than others but they are all connected by you.

Appreciate your friends.
Love your friends.
Be thankful they exist.

I held another montly East Bay Spiritual Circle: Share, Learn, and Enlighten! event last night to support spiritual awareness and get to know other spiritual beings.

Everyone in the group had something to offer. Everyone had something to share. Reiki was given to some members, and while some received intuitive readings, and spirit messages.

It is so beautiful that there are very many like-minded individuals in the world who share the same thoughts, the same feelings, the same energy as you. Find them and cherish every moment.

Be in the love and light around people who share the same interests.
Be open and share your abilities and your thoughts.
Be kind and giving.

“Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing.”
- Quincy Jones

a Small Medium at Large

If I went back 15 years ago before I even had my first born, and said to myself; "I am going to be a spiritual medium when I'm 35 and I'm going to help so many people"... I would've I laughed at myself and thought "Never in a million years."

As I sit here and think of how my life has changed, I'm thankful.

From having deep emotional issues with my family.
From being homeless.
From having painful emotional loss of my dear father.
From having a painful divorce.
From being a single mom (twice).

I'm thankful.

To finding happiness and joy.
To finding a new loving family that accepted me after being homeless.
To having two wonderful children.
To finding love again.
To finding forgiveness.
To finding peace & joy.

I'm Thankful.

I've always had a feeling that I can hear and feel people who have passed on as a young child. I kept this to myself for a long time, and assumed that I just had a very good imagination. What would my family and relatives think? What would my friends think?

After my dad passed away in 1994, I began to search for answers as to what happens on the other side. I felt the need to know that my dad was ok. I wanted to talk to him. I read books, listened to CDs, watched spiritual videos. I began to feel my dad after awhile, and I started to see him in my mind's eye. I started to have conversations with him. The more I practiced, the more I started to hear clearer. I started to hear other relatives that passed on and shortly after, I started to hear and feel other spirits.

I started to do readings for my friends. I would begin by reminding them "Now, look, I'm not a professional psychic medium, but I see your 'Aunt May' standing next to you and here's her message to you........". Everytime I would have this experience, my friends would be shocked and would ask me how the heck I knew so many personal things... I didn't know how it happened or why, it just did!

I was always a skeptic for myself especially because I thought that this was just an imagination. I would go on about the messages to my friends, and they would confirm the messages to be true and accurate. As years passed, the messages were getting stronger and more audible. I started to give messages to extended friends and then some relatives.

Each message is important. It may not be important me, but to the person receiving the message. After my father passed, I really needed answers. I am thankful that I can talk to him whenever I need him and know that he is there listening.

When my spirit guide "showed up" in my bedroom that morning and said to stop what I'm doing and be a medium full time.... I began to get tingles and felt that this was my true life calling. At first, I wasn't sure what to do. But with trust and faith, I am where I am supposed to be.

Happy.
Giving.
Peace.
Joy.
Love.

No Pressure...

When you work with love and sincerity, there are no worries, no pressure.

A few weeks ago, I was asked to do a medium reading for a documentary film director, Mark Wexler.

At first, I was baffled why they would choose me to do this film. I thought that there are so many other famous mediums out there that they could've picked for this film, and then, they chose me...

Why me?

The answer: Why Not?

I thought about it for a while before actually returning the call. With my spirit guide, I was reminded that it does not matter how other mediums work and what styles they have. We all work with the best intention. With that said, I realized that I'm just as good as other famous mediums, and in fact, I may even be better. I say this with alot of respect to many famous mediums.

My favorite mediums are John Edward and John Holland. They have inspired me throughout the years by watching them, reading their books, listening to their radio show. They made me realize that this is normal. This is not at all scary as how some people may view it. It is a part of life. They exist! Unfortunately, the media paints a whole different twist to make it scary (sigh).

We all have different styles. We all have a different approach. The one thing that stays the same for all sincere mediums, is this; when you work with the highest and best intention to help others, spirits come through. It doesn't matter how old a medium is, what gender, what their nationalities are. Spirits don't descriminate :-)

When the film crew came over, I was nervous at first. The picture at the top is me and Mark Wexler sitting at my table. The film crew were setting up and getting everything prepared while we talked. They set up the cameras and lights in my dining room. It was a very wild experience to say the least.

When the lights turned on, the little red light from the camera came on. I froze... I started to stutter my words... Then about a minute or two, I felt a really nice woman standing next to me as she said "Don't worry dear, it's just the camera - do what you're supposed to do" Shortly after that, I relaxed and did what I was there to do. I realized that there was no pressure. As a spiritual medium, I am there to help clients connect with their loved ones on the other side. Cameras and lights does not exist where spirits are and it's not important to them. Spirits have a way to come through. I was there to help Mark Wexler connect with the person he wanted to connect with for the film.

All went well.
All was good.
All was peace.
All was love.

The documentary will be at Sundance Film Festival early next year and in theatres nationwide.

Flowering

I'm a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Danville, CA. I've been a member of the chamber for 2 years - not to promote what I do now, but for my past/previous business as a FoundValue eBay Trading Assistant.

With the chamber, I also joined a business networking group. The idea for joining a networking group is to give referrals for each other and maybe drum up some business. Within the group, there's a lawyer, realtor, designer, organizer, finance, marketing, doctor, banker, insurance, and so many other positions to name and then, there's me......

As a Spiritual Medium, Reiki Master, Tarot, and (soon-to-be) Hypnotherapist - I wasn't sure if I would get funny looks... They, of course, didn't do that. I think the people in the group are wonderful professionals - and I think that's why I stayed with the group. For some of them, they probably don't even know what Medium or Reiki is. I finally "came out" today at the morning meeting and explained my change of business and how I accepted my life calling...

WOW - What a relief that was! Although, I noticed something about my experience today.

My voice was cracking the whole time I was introducing myself. I was really nervous. My heart was pulsating so hard, I had forgotten to breathe. That 30-second introduction felt like it was 30 minutes!!

But Why??

For those who know me, they can't believe me when I tell them how shy I am. They have a hard time seeing me in that dimmed light. For some, they think that I'm warm, personable, always smiling, and very easy to talk to. They see me talk to groups of people with confidence. They see me give hugs and welcome others who are shy and quiet. I want to be like that all the time. I want to be how my friends see me all the time, anywhere and whatever the situation that I'm in.

I'm not embarrassed of who I am or what I do. I know that I can help people. I know that there are many people out there that may need me and others like me. I am doing my part to educate, enlighten, and inspire others... So, why have these feelings?

In two weeks, I am doing a 15-20 minute business highlight for the networking group. I have the intent to be clear, easy to understand, and with confidence. Maybe, the group can learn something that they're not so used to hearing or have lack of knowledge in this subject. I'm guided by my spirit guide. I know that all will be okay. Just Trust and Let Go...

For my blog readers: please send me good thoughts and energy as I work on finding ways to not be so shy. Send me an email if you have suggestions!

Smiling: A Guided Meditation by Juan Vega

I am enjoying my hypnotherapy class so much... I'm learning so many things!

The students in my class are all wonderful, loving people. I'm blessed and so happy to be in the same energy with all of them.

One of the things we do to start the class is to meditate. Each student signed up to do a guided meditation for the class. I enjoyed last week's meditation so much I asked my classmate if he would send me a copy to share.

This guided meditation is by Juan Vega - a wonderful, loving spiritual being:

Just find a safe and comfortable position and let your eyes close….

take a nice deep cleansing breath in…

fill your lungs up and exhale out slowly…

breathing as you relax…

relaxing as you breathe. Inhale relaxation…

and as you exhale release all the stress, tension and strain.

Take a deep breath in… hold it…and let it out slowly…

feeling your body starting to relax.

Breathe in…and out. in…and out. in…and out.

Bring forth in your mind the energy of smiling. Use your powers of visualization to create an image that makes you feel like smiling.

You might imagine before you the face of a loved one beaming love towards you.

The image could be of your own smiling face, or a memory of a time when you felt love and peace.

Perhaps you would like to imagine the beautiful face of a divine being shining love upon you.

Hold the image in mind as you continue to breathe slowly and calmly.

Feel the welling in your heart as the image stimulates your emotional response.

Allow your heart to open to the smiling.

Allow yourself to smile back at the image.

The change in your facial muscles may be very slight, but let a peaceful, loving expression overtake you.

Continue to feel the smiling energy. You can place your smile anywhere in your body. Let this pleasant thought and feeling course through your body.

Feel it course through various organs of your body.

Send your smile to your heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, your glands, and direct your love to parts of your body that you don’t think about much.

Be whole in your compassionate smiling self.

That’s it…

just Smile. Feel the energy… loving energy swirling.

Cultivate the loving feeling that arises with a smile.

Awaken the love energy in your heart and mind.

Move into the flow of love that fills the universe.

Fill yourself with loving kindness.

Share your smile and your loving heart with people in your life.

Grow the circle of your compassion wider and wider, so that it includes yourself, and those you love.

Include those you know that you didn’t think you loved.

Grow it wider so that it includes people you don’t know,

and wider still to include people you don’t know, but you didn’t think you could love.

Send your smiling energy to everyone in the world

Shine that smile into their hearts.

Wish them greater wisdom and wish them awakening awareness of love.

Expand the scope of caring to include all beings in the universe.

Know that the force of love pervades the universe, seen and unseen.

When you love, you attune to that great force, you come into accord with the divine unity.

Develop the habit of using your inner smile to activate your loving heart.

Use it to relax your mind and body.

Use it to make friends with your world.

Register this as a state that is readily available to you.

This pleasant emotional state can be summoned, just as you would summon a memory.

You need only remember to smile

Now I’m going to count from 1 to 5 and when I get to 5, you’ll be able to come back feeling full of life and energy, with a sense of vitality, peacefulness and joy.

So coming back now—1, getting ready to open your eyes…2… feeling refreshed and alert…3, with a wonderful sense of well being and energy, 4 opening your eyes, 5 coming back now, feeling wonderful, energized and great.

I AM SMILING, SO I EXIST. YOU ARE SMILING, SO YOU EXIST. WE ARE SMILING, SO WE EXIST ALL TOGETHER.

Desperately Seeking

There is more than enough people in the world that seek your profession.

One consultant, one physician, one baker, one healer, one medium, one counselor, etc... cannot help everyone in the world.

Acknowledge your friends, your peers, your circle and know that each and everyone of them possess a gift or talent that help someone in the world. You are surrounded by many talented, loving, giving people.

Tell them who they are!

Imagine a world where everyone can share their knowledge to others.
Imagine a world where everyone can recommend someone to another.
Imagine a world where everyone can see others in good light.

Share.
Give.
Enlighten.

I don't understand why some people out there would not share what they know or who they know simply because they fear that it is taking away from their own business. Remember that when you share with others what/who you know, you are helping someone.


Network with each other. There is no competition.

I end this blog with a quote from Deepak Chopra, M.D.

"The greatest secret to making money and being successful is helping other people make money and be successful."

The Wise Mind / The Higher Self

Stop and listen to what your wise mind is telling you. The wise mind is your higher self.

In my hypnotherapy class yesterday, I learned the five levels of consciousness:

The Superconscious State:

Higher Self, Light, Love, Wisdom, Peace, Compassion, Forgiveness, Healing

The Conscious Mind:

Thoughts, Everyday Actions, Logic, Judgement

The Subconscious Mind:

Vast Database or Storage House of All Life Expereinces, Traumas, Fears, Events, Obstacles, Subpersonalities, Emotions

The Unconscious Mind:

Stored Karma, Saskaras, "Impressions" from all Incarnations

The Energy System:

The Aura, The Energy Filed, Meridians, Electromagnetic, Energies, The Cosmic Force Field

Your wise mind/higher self is located in the superconscious state. There you will find no judgement of yourself. No worries. No fears. No obstacles. In your wise mind/your higher self, there is love and compassion. There is forgiveness of oneself and others.

The way to be in the supersconsious state is to meditate and listen. Another way of doing so, is by writing in a very relaxed state. Without judgement or editing, write what you feel. Write what you hear. Don't stop and think about what you are writing. Just go with the flow.

Try it!

What would your wise mind/higher self tell you today?

What Are You?

This week I met my client, Amanda. She told me that she felt "stuck" in a relationship that she was in. Amanda explained that she met this person, fell in love, had a baby, and moved in together. When her baby turned 1, her boyfriend confessed that he'd been cheating on her. Obviously, Amanda was upset when he told her. But because she depended on him, she stayed with him.

Amanda went on about how bad of a situation she was in. She didn't have a good job. The money she would earn would automatically be deposited into his bank account. She depended on him financially. She said that she didn't know what she would do if she left him. Would he go after her with revenge? She was afraid of what can happen. She wanted to leave. She wanted to be saved. She worried about the next day. What to do...

I wanted to help her. I wanted to save her. I wanted to do whatever I can to protect her. Her spirit guide came through and this is what she said:

The one and only person that can help Amanda is Amanda...

When you tell the Universe:
I'm stuck.
I don't make enough money.
I hate my job.
I have a bad relationship.

You are getting exactly what you say you currently have. You focus so much on your energy and feelings towards what you don't want, rather than what you could do to make things better.

Instead of focusing on what you don't want, focus on what you already have that is absolutely wonderful.

I'm beautiful.
I have so much to offer.
I have a healthy child.
I can breathe, walk, and see.
I have another day to live.

When you change your emotions, you take control of what the the day ahead of you brings. Plan out your day joyfully. Make your day count, for there may not be a tomorrow.

If you are on an emotional roller coaster, find out which feelings are driving you. Did you know that just as colors and sounds have a range, so do feelings?

I found a list of emotional feelings online:

Victim feelings
These feelings lead us to crying in distress for a hero to save us.
Feeling like quitting and running away to hide
Feeling of being controlled
Feeling hurt or taken advantage of
Feeling of being manipulated
Feeling of being shocked or surprised
Feeling disillusioned - naïve - rejected - unwanted
Feeling shame - inadequate - anguish - guilty
Feeling a deep sense of loss - afraid - giving up
Feeling needy - helpless - fragile - hopeless
Feeling confused - depressed - like dying

Villain feelings
These feelings lead us to harmful actions if not dealt with.
Feeling like harming someone
Feeling pleasure in having hurt someone
Feeling abusive - malicious - destructive - revengeful
Feeling justified - cruel - mean - hateful - arrogant
Feeling superior - critical - judgmental - accusing
Feeling rage - angry - upset - hard - emotionally cold

Hero/Heroine feelings
These feelings are our reward for saving others. Once we’ve helped others enough times, usually we learn to become our own hero. That’s when we feel these feelings most of the time, not only when we have just saved someone else.

Feeling love - important - compassionate - acceptance
Feeling wanted - useful - resourceful
Feeling of adventure - of caring - of courage - of happiness
Feeling accepted - in control - strong - passionate - helpful
Feeling enthusiastic - passionate - determined - capable

I end this blog with a quote by Sylvia Browne:

"Try to avoid thinking about what you're not: 'I'm not happy, not rich, not good-looking,' and so on. Instead think about what you are: 'I am joyful; I am prosperous; I am beautiful.' Your self-esteem will rise immeasurably."

Campaign for Love & Forgiveness

Yesterday, I found this great website called: Campaign for Love & Forgiveness. I found it very comforting and thought I should add this to my blog. I hope that it can help others let go of the past. I talk about my past in my blog, not because I hold on to it, but rather, to help inspire others. I have a very interesting story about struggle & triumph.

I face everyday challenges, but this time, I let it pass me quickly and not worry so much. Having said that, I am not perfect - far from it. There are still things that I carry around but I do work hard in finding ways to let go, one by one. When times that I can't seem to let go quickly, I give my worries to God and know that it will be ok.

I end my blog with quotes from Caroline Myss and Peter Occhiogrosso:

"How much of your precious day do you invest in the past? Everything from your past except wisdom and love has long since served its purpose. Witness what calls to you from yesterday and why."

"Today is for observation. Where does your mind wander naturally - into fear or fantasy, humor or stress? Follow your mind, and observe where it goes to feed itself. Do you like what you see?"

At 21 years old...

At 21 years old...

I thought I was old enough.
I thought I knew everything.
I thought I would be loved.
I thought I was in love.

At 21 years old...

I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
I gave trust to the father of my child.
I gave my feelings of hope and wishful thinking.
I gave myself heartache.

At 21 years old...

I realized I was never going to be alone anymore.
I realized that my daughter depended on me.
I realized that I had to grow up - FAST.
I realized that I had to stay strong.

The father of my child left me when I was 6 months pregnant. He cheated on me while I was pregnant and told me he didn't want me to have the baby anymore. I was hurt. I was angry. I felt alone during my pregnancy. He did not support me during the pregnancy. So many emotions... so much pain... so much anger...

Why did God want this to happen? I asked...

Because it taught me to be strong.
Because it taught me to be independent.
Because it taught me to know the meaning of love.
Because it taught me to ask God for help.

I've learned that the father of my child was one my teachers to teach me life lessons.

He taught me to be patient.
He taught me what love is not.
He taught me that betrayals existed.
He taught me to forgive.

For my teacher:
The one who hurt me.
The one who played me.
The one who disrespected me.
Thank you for teaching me ways to improve my life. I wouldn't be where I am today without you...

National MS Society - Make a Difference

The National MS Society addresses the challenges of each person living with MS. In 2006 alone, through the national home office and 50 state network of chapters, nearly $126 million was devoted to programs that enhanced more than one million lives to move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested more than $46 million to support 380 research projects around the world.

My best friend registered for the MS Waves to Wine Ride on September 13-14, 2008. I hope that you can donate money to this great cause. He needs $170 to make his goal. If you make a donation, I will credit $10 off to your next private session (Medium, Reiki, or Tarot).

Please click on the link to donate: http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=4358528&pg=personal&fr_id=9066

Countless Birthday Gifts

I feel blessed everyday. I have all that I need and all that I want. I woke up to a brand new day. Today is my birthday, and it's a time to reflect on all the many blessings I've received so far. I celebrate my day filled with gratitude. I thank God that I made it through another night. I woke up to my love next to me.

This morning, Ryan opened our bedroom door with Charlie giving me a big lick in the face (ech!)... Mark, Khaela, and Ryan sat on the bed while they watched me open my cards and gifts. Charlie was also in our room sleeping (lol)... I got so many wonderful gifts. Most of all, I know that I am loved by my family. They give me so much love everyday.


I am thankful for all the wonderful gifts. There are so many things to thank for, but here are just a few:

1. My 36th year of existence.


2. I'm healthy - no pain, no aches.


3. I can see, hear, smell, and sense.


4. My love of my life, Mark, who supports me in everything I do.


5. My beautiful daughter, Khaela, who teaches me to be strong.


6. My wonderful son, Ryan, who give me love everyday.


7. My coolest dog ever, Charlie, who makes me smile.


8. My great friends, who I can always count on.


9. Preying Thunder, my spirit guide who guides me to my journey.


10. My home, to keep me safe - day & night.


11. My teachers, who teach me life lessons everyday.

There are hundreds of things I can list...

I'm thankful for this day, that I live in the light of God.

Who's in Control?

Stop.

Listen.

Breathe.

Enjoy.

Remember to stop and listen to what surrounds you. Quiet your mind. Take a moment to realize you're not alone. You are loved. You are cared for. Energy surrounds us everyday.

You are in control of what the day ahead brings. Try your best to find joy in everything you do. Find the time to stop and listen. Don't forget to breathe. Change your feelings when things go bad. I personally, have moments when I think I'm way too busy to do something. It's practice and determination.


You can't control others, even at times when you wish you could. You can only control YOU. Never mind what others have or don't have. Find happiness, find joy.


Accept and let go. Don't hold a grudge. When someone hurts you, send them loving thoughts in return. Remember that the best teachers to give you life lessons are the people who hurt you.


I end this blog with a quote from Iyanla Vanzant:

"Until today, you may have been holding on to something or someone, not realizing that its purpose in your life has been served. Just for today, surrender all attachments to the people and things you've been struggling to hold on to."