IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE ~ STAY JUICY!

•September 29, 2014 • 2 Comments

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE AND BE LOVED IN RETURN?

I’VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY’VE TRIED LOVE AND LOVE WASN’T ENOUGH TO GET THEIR KIDS TO ACT RIGHT, THEIR PARTNER TO DO WHAT THEY WANTED, OR FILL IN THE BLANK, ANYTHING ELSE PEOPLE THROW LOVE AT IN ORDER TO INFLUENCE CHANGE. YOU CAN’T CONVINCE THEM THEY DID ANYTHING OTHER THAN HAVE THE VERY BEST INTENTIONS FOR THE PERSON WHO ISN’T BEHAVING THE WAY THEY DESIRE.

HOW CAN LOVE BE ABOUT EXPECTATIONS OF A PARTICULAR OUTCOME? I MEAN THIS KIND OF LOVE IS NOT WHAT’S COMING FROM ANYONE’S HEART. IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE A NEGOTIATION OR MANIPULATION; KIND OF A SILENT BUT LOUD AND CLEAR MESSAGE OF HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN THEIR GOOD GRACES.

SOMETIMES NO ONE SAYS THE WORDS, BUT YOU STILL UNDERSTAND THEIR MESSAGE CLEARLY. THEY WILL LOVE YOU AS LONG AS YOU RESPOND THE WAY THEY EXPECT YOU TO BEHAVE. FORGET ABOUT BEING WHO YOU REALLY ARE AND RELAXING. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A LOOMING SENSE OF POSSIBLE LOSS OF THEIR LOVE IF YOU AREN’T CAREFUL. WHAT A DIFFICULT WAY TO LIVE.

GUESS WHAT? NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS LOVE.

THAT’S RIGHT. LOVE IS A FEELING OF CONNECTION, CARING AND COMPASSION FOR ANOTHER.

IF YOU SAY YOU LOVE SOMEONE, YOU COULD BE MISUSING THE WORD IF THAT LOVE COMES WITH ANY EXPECTATIONS OF QUID PRO QUO, OR “WHAT DO I GET OUT OF THIS?”

AND IF YOU SHUTTER TO IMAGINE PEOPLE OUT THERE THINK LIKE THIS, CONSIDER HOW MUCH YOUR GOOD FEELINGS ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE ARE CONTINGENT ON ANY “UNLESS YOU DO THIS OR THAT’S.”

IT’S NOT OUR JOB TO HAVE ANY ATTACHMENT TO OTHER PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOR. WE CAN’T LOVE THEM IN ORDER TO GET WHAT WE WANT FROM THEM. THAT ISN’T LOVE. PEOPLE LOVE OR THEY DON’T, AND ANYONE WHO REALLY LOVES WANTS THEIR PARTNER, CHILD, FRIEND OR RELATIVE TO HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE LIFE, AND WILL SUPPORT THEIR DREAMS AND PASSIONS.

LOVE ISN’T A COMMODITY TO DISH OUT FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR LIKE A DOG BISCUIT. REAL LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL.

THIS MEANS YOU LOVE SOMEONE REGARDLESS WHETHER THEY DO OR SAY SOMETHING YOU DISAGREE WITH. YOU CAN HATE THE BEHAVIOR OR WORDS AND STILL LOVE THE PERSON. THIS MEANS 24/7 LOVE REGARDLESS.

BE ANGRY, UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED, BUT DON’T LET THAT ERODE YOUR LOVE.

IF SOMEONE ISN’T ACTING IN A LOVING WAY TOWARDS YOU, THEN WHY ARE YOU STAYING THERE? HOW MUCH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE DO YOU HAVE FOR THEM? WHAT LESSONS DO YOU NEED TO LEARN FROM THIS RELATIONSHIP? SOMETIMES YOU CAN LEARN THE LESSON AND MOVE ON INTO A TRUE MUTUALLY LOVING RELATIONSHIP INSTEAD. WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT?

WE ARE ALL JUST TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN. WE ALL WANT TO LOVE AND BE LOVED IN RETURN. IT’S A PRIMAL NEED. IF YOU DON’T HAVE LOVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOLKS IN YOUR WORLD, TRY BEING MORE OPEN AND AVAILABLE. GET OUTSIDE YOURSELF AND YOUR PROBLEMS AND HELP SOMEONE ELSE. JUST LISTENING TO SOMEONE CAN CHANGE THEIR WORLD. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE NO ONE WITH WHOM THEY CAN BE REAL.

EVERYONE HAS SOME PAIN DURING THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH EARTH SCHOOL, WE ARE ALL HERE TO LEARN HOW TO BE BETTER PEOPLE, WHICH IS WHY WE ALL NEED TO LOVE AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. HAVE MERCY WITH OTHERS AS YOU WOULD BE OH SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEM BE MERCIFUL TOWARDS YOU.

WE ARE ALL THE SAME. WE ALL WANT TO BE LOVED.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO BEHAVE IN A MANNER WE BELIEVE WE MUST IN ORDER TO GET LOVE, NOT REALIZING WHEN WE ACTUALLY LOVE OURSELVES FIRST, THEN SOMEONE WONDERFUL CAN LOVE US TOO.

HELPING OTHERS AND DISPLAYING YOUR LOVE THROUGH SERVICE IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO BEGIN HAVING BETTER SELF-ESTEEM BECAUSE IT REALLY FEEDS YOUR SOUL LIKE NOTHING ELSE. GIVE IT A TRY.

IT’S TIME TO STOP HIDING FROM YOURSELF. WE ARE ALL POWERFUL BEINGS, HERE TO BE OF SERVICE AND TO DISCOVER OUR PURPOSE FOR BEING BY FOLLOWING OUR PASSION. LET YOURSELF RISE TO YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL AND SPREAD LOVE AND LIGHT EVERYWHERE YOU GO.

REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE ETERNAL. STAY YOUNG, STAY AGELESS ~

STAY JUICY!

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GOT HAPPY? ~STAY JUICY!

•July 2, 2014 • Leave a Comment

UNDERNEATH EVERYONE’S EXTERIOR PERSONNA, NO MATTER HOW THEY APPEAR LIVES SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO BE LOVED, FEEL SAFE, AND TO BE HAPPY. ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOWS THEY ARE LOVED AND WHO FEELS THEIR HAPPINESS FULLY, ENOUGH SO THAT THEY CAN ALLOW IT TO FLOW OUT TO OTHERS?

IF SO, LUCKY YOU. HAPPINESS WILL GET YOU EVERYWHERE YOU EVER WANT TO GO. THAT’S BECAUSE HAPPINESS COMES FROM AN INNER KNOWING THAT YOU ARE PERFECT EXACTLY AS YOU ARE. WHEN YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING EVERYONE YOU CAN, YOU REALIZE YOUR GREATEST FEELINGS OF PEACE AND CONTENTMENT COME FROM SERVICE TO OTHERS.

HAPPINESS IS A DECISION THAT LIVES IN YOUR EMOTIONS. A TRUE STATE OF HAPPINESS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THINGS OR EVEN OTHER PEOPLE, ALTHOUGH SHARING YOUR HAPPINESS WITH OTHERS IS WONDERFUL. THE MORE YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, THE GREATER DEGREE OF HAPPINESS YOU WILL EXPERIENCE.

HAPPINESS LIVES IN YOUR INNER SENSE OF WELLBEING AND CONTENTMENT WITH YOURSELF, EVEN WHEN THINGS AREN’T GOING AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM GO RIGHT AT THE MOMENT.

IF YOU SEE YOURSELF AS SMALL, SO WILL THE WORLD OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU. NO ONE CAN DEFINE WHO YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF. ONLY YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND ONLY YOU CAN CHOOSE HAPPINESS.

ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE TO DEFINE YOU OR ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE AND MAKE THE DECISIONS ABOUT HOW YOU CAN CHOOSE THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS THAT HELP YOU FEEL PROUD OF YOURSELF AND ADD TO YOUR HAPPINESS?

DO YOU REALIZE THAT EVERY THOUGHT YOU THINK, EVERY WORD YOU SAY AND EVERY ACTION YOU TAKE COME TOGETHER TO CREATE YOUR LIFE? WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE YOU SAYING TO YOURSELF ABOUT OTHERS AND YOUR OWN SITUATIONS? ARE THEY LIFE AFFIRMING? COMPLAINTS MAKE YOU UNHAPPY. CHOOSING TO SEE THE BLESSINGS IN EVERYTHING, EVEN THE HARD EXPERIENCES MAKE YOU STRONG.

EVERY EXPERIENCE IS A LESSON LIFE HAS TO TEACH YOU. ARE YOU GETTING THESE LESSONS QUICKLY OR DO YOU NEED TO REVISIT THEM TIME AND AGAIN BEFORE YOU REALIZE YOUR PART IN CREATING THEM?

WHAT YOU SEE AND EXPERIENCE HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR MINDSET AND HOW YOU VIEW WHAT HAPPENS. ARE YOU RIDING ON THE SUNNY SIDE OR IS EVERYTHING GRAY AND ROCKY. IT’S ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE AND HOW YOU CHOOSE TO INTERPRET YOUR LIFE. EVERY EVENT THAT HAPPENS TO YOU IS THERE TO TEACH YOU HOW TO LIVE WITH GRACE AND LIGHT.

EMBRACE THOSE PEOPLE AND EXPERIENCES THAT LIFT YOU UP AND THEN OFFER THAT FAITH AND HOPE AND POSITIVITY TO EVERYONE ELSE. AND CHOOSE HAPPINESS ~ STAY JUICY!

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WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? ~ STAY JUICY!

•April 28, 2014 • Leave a Comment

ANY CHANCE YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO BE HAPPY? THE ANSWER ISN’T A SECRET AT ALL. WE JUST FORGET SOMETIMES AS WE RUSH THROUGH OUR LIVES.

YES, IT’S ALL ABOUT BALANCE. WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE A BALANCED LIFE? SIT DOWN SOMETIME AND WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING THAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU. THEN WRITE A LIST OF WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE IN YOUR LIFE NOW. COMPARE THE TWO LISTS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF YOUR ACTIONS? DO THEY MATCH UP? WILL WHAT YOU ARE CHOOSING TO DO GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO?

BE TRUTHFUL HERE. NO ONE BUT YOU IS READING WHAT YOU’VE WRITTEN. UNTIL YOU TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR CHOICES, IT WILL ALWAYS FEEL LIKE LIFE IS RUNNING YOU INSTEAD YOU RUNNING YOUR LIFE.THAT DOESN’T MEAN YOU WILL ALWAYS LIKE THE WAY EVENTS ARE GOING, BUT WHEN YOU TAKE THEM IN STRIDE, REALIZING YOU AREN’T ALWAYS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING, YOU CAN HAVE MORE BALANCE AND SENSE OF EQUILIBIRUM.

BALANCE REQUIRES YOU TO BE ADAPTABLE TO THE EVER CHANGING SITUATIONS LIFE PRESENTS. SOME OF THE CHANGES CAN FEEL VERY SCARY AND STRESSFUL YET WHEN WE REACT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A VICTIM, WE MAKE THE EXPERIENCE EVEN HARDER ON US. HAVING A BAD EXPERIENCE IS ONE THING, YET EVERY TIME WE BRING IT UP AGAIN, TALKING AND TELLING OTHERS ABOUT IT, EVEN RE-FEELING THE PAIN, WE ARE ACTUALLY CONTINUALLY CREATING OUR OWN SELF-HARM.

WE ALL KNOW HOW EASY IT IS TO BECOME COMFY IN OUR LIFE SITUATIONS, EVEN WHEN THEY AREN’T GOOD FOR US. CHANGE CAN BE SCARY BUT IT’S A NATURAL PART OF NATURE. MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE LIFE AFFIRMING FOR YOU. DON’T SETTLE FOR RELATIONSHIPS THAT AREN’T MUTUALLY RESPECTFUL AND SUPPORTIVE. WE ARE ALL CHANGING IN EVERY MOMENT AND IF WE TRUST THE PROCESS, WE WILL EVENTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED EVERY EXPERIENCE FOR THE LESSONS THEY TEACH US.

NOW SIT DOWN AND REWRITE THE LIST OUTLINING WHAT YOU WANT AND YOUR STRATEGY TO GETTING THERE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADDED AN ACTIVITY IN SERVICE TO OTHERS BECAUSE HEART-DIRECTED SERVICE IS THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE YOUR LIFE HAPPIER. SERVICE TO OTHERS MAKES YOU GET OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF AND INTO SOMEONE ELSES’ LIFE. BE A BIG BROTHER OR SISTER AND YOU WILL SOON BE THANKING THE HEAVENS YOU ONLY HAVE YOUR PROBLEMS, BESIDES SHOWING A KID OR AN ADULT SOMEONE CARES ABOUT THEM. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WALKING AROUND FEELING UNLOVED. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THEM, REACH OUT IN A LOVING WAY TO OTHERS, AND THE LOVE WILL BE RETURNED TENFOLD.

REMEMBER ALL THE PAST CHALLENGES YOU’VE GOTTEN THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY. KNOW YOU WILL KEEP DOING THAT. INCLUDE GRATITUDE FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO HAVE AND YOU WILL BEGIN TO HAVE MORE. REMEMBER YOUR TREASURES CAN NEVER BE BOUGHT; THEY INCLUDE THE BLESSINGS OF LIFE, AIR TO BREATHE, WATER TO REFRESH YOU AND THIS WONDERFULLY LANDSCAPED PLANET WE’RE ALLOWED TO LIVE ON. HAVE GRATITUDE FOR EVERYTHING.

BEGIN EACH DAY WITH A PRAYER IN GRATITUDE FOR HAVING ANOTHER DAY. JUMP INTO A HOT SHOWER AND BE GRATEFUL YOU AREN’T ONE OF THE OTHER 95% OF THE WORLD POPULATION THAT DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A SAFE WATER SOURCE TO DRINK. WAKE UP AND SEE ALL THAT YOU DO HAVE. THAT’S THE BIG SECRET. THE MORE GRATITUDE YOU HAVE, THE HAPPIER YOU WILL BECOME. VOLUNTEER, BE KIND TO EVERYONE, REFRAME ALL DISASTERS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. SURE, IT TAKES PRACTICE, BUT SO DOES ANYTHING WORTHWHILE ACQUIRING.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, WHEN YOU ARE VIBRANTLY ALIVE, YOU ARE THE MOST APPEALING AND THE MOST HEALTHY YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE, SO…~ STAY JUICY!

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ARE YOU HAPPY? ~ STAY JUICY!

•February 18, 2014 • 6 Comments

HAPPINESS IS SOMETHING WE CHASE ALL OUR LIVES. WE LOOK FOR OUR HAPPINESS IN A JOB, PARTNER, MORE MONEY, AND MORE TOYS. THE REAL ANSWER TO WHERE HAPPINESS COMES FROM HAS VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH ANY OF THESE THINGS. CERTAINLY LOVE, FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND ALL THE NEWEST ZOOM ZOOMS AND WHAM WHAMS ARE GREAT TO HAVE, YET IF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OURSELVES ISN’T GOOD, NONE OF THESE EXTERNAL THINGS CAN MAKE US HAPPY FOR LONG.

HOW HAPPY YOU ARE ON A LONG TERM BASIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR CHOICES AND WHETHER YOU HAVE DISCOVERED THE RULES, THE WAY THINGS ACTUALLY WORK. SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE LIFE IS ABOUT HAVING FUN AND DOING WHATEVER GIVES THEM PLEASURE. STILL OTHERS FEEL LIFE IS MOSTLY ABOUT SUFFERING AND HAVING TO WORK HARD. WHAT DO YOU THINK? PARTICIPATING IN PLEASURABLE EVENTS IS VERY MUCH PART OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING ALIVE AND ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY FOR A LIFE OF HAPPINESS. HOW YOU CHOOSE YOUR PLEASURES IS CRITICAL. DO YOU HAVE FUN AT ANYONE ELSE’S EXPENSE? ARE YOU KIND AND COMPASSIONATE AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE DAY? DO YOU MAKE CHOICES THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOURSELF AND ARE OF NO HARM TO OTHERS?

EVERY SINGLE CHOICE YOU MAKE HAS A CONSEQUENCE. YOU MAY NOT SEE THAT RESULT FOR SOME TIME, BUT IT WILL ARRIVE. OUR LIVES BECOME THE TOTALITY OF EVERY CHOICE WE MAKE. EACH DAY’S CHOICES JOIN ALL THE CHOICES FROM THE DAYS BEFORE, HEADING US IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION. IF YOU START TO NOTICE PATTERNS IN YOUR BEHAVIOR, SAY YOU GET INTO RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS MANAGES TO MAKE YOU FEEL UNVALUED, PAY ATTENTION. YOU ARE SENDING OUT A VIBE THAT TELLS OTHERS YOU HAVE SELF-ESTEEM ISSUES OR PERHAPS YOUR PARENT NEVER LISTENED TO YOU SO THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED TO EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND HOW HOLDING ON TO THAT PATTERN OF INTERACTING NO LONGER SERVES YOUR HAPPINESS. YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU NEED. IT’S ABOUT RECOGNIZING IT AND MOVING ON.

SO, WAKE UP! WATCH YOUR CHOICES AND CONSCIOUSLY AVOID GETTING INVOLVED WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS THIS TRAIT OR WHATEVER PARTICULAR PERSON OR EXPERIENCE YOU KEEP REPEATING. YOU CAN ALWAYS SEE IT ONCE YOU KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO SABATOGUE YOUR HAPPINESS. THEN YOU CAN CHANGE THE CHOICE.

IF LIFE FEELS ALL DIFFICULT ALL THE TIME, IT MIGHT BE DUE TO YOUR PAST ACTIONS AND EVEN PRESENT BELIEFS. DO YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW? THIS ISN’T JUST A BIBLICAL SAYING, IT’S A FACT OF SCIENCE. FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION. WHAT GOES UP, MUST COME DOWN. NEWTON PROVED THIS SCIENTIFICALLY. YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU WERE NASTY TO SOMEONE, AND THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. AFTER ALL, THEY ALMOST CUT YOU OFF ON THE FREEWAY, YOUR’RE RIGHTEOUS, RIGHT? THEN SUDDENLY ONE DAY SOMEONE ACTS REALLY NASTY AND OBNOXIOUS TO YOU FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND YOU FEEL VICTIMIZED BY THEIR RUDENESS. IF YOU DON’T CONNECT THE DOTS AND REALIZE THAT YOU’VE PUT NEGATIVITY OUT THERE, HENCE IT JUST CAME AROUND AND BIT YOU BACK, YOU MISS THE WHOLE POINT.

YOUR PURPOSE IN BEING ON THE PLANET IS TO BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOURSELF, YOU MUST WANT FOR EVEYONE ELSE. WE ARE ALL CONNECTED IN THIS. YOU CAN GO HOME AND SHUT YOURSELF AWAY BUT THERE’S NO CLOSING THE DOOR ON YOUR PAST ACTIONS AND THE DAILY CHOICES YOU MAKE. EVERY DAY YOU GET THE OPTION TO CREATE A LIFE FILLED WITH HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT OR ONE FILLED WITH PAIN AND REGRETS. SO, SPEAK HONESTLY AND KINDLY OR YOU WILL BE LIED TO AND TREATED UNKINDLY. EXPECT NEGATIVE THINGS TO HAPPEN AND THEY WILL FOR YOU. SEE THE WORLD AS CURSED AND UGLY, AND YOUR EXPERIENCES WILL REFLECT BACK TO YOU THE BELIEFS YOU HOLD. IT MAY NOT BE A SAFE UNIVERSE BUT YOU CAN CREATE HEAVEN ON EARTH FOR YOURSELF.

THE SECRET OF LIFE IS ALL ABOUT BALANCE. WHEN YOUR ACTIONS INCLUDE PLAY, WORK AND SERVICE TO OTHERS, YOU START GETTING HAPPIER WITHOUT A DOUBT. YOU WALK THROUGH LIFE SHOWING YOUR RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE,YOU GET THAT RESPECT BACK. YOU THINK ABOUT OTHERS AND FIND WAYS TO GIVE BACK TO THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE THAN YOU, EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WANT OR EVEN THINK YOU NEED. IT’S ABOUT HAVING THE PERSPECTIVE TO UNDERSTAND YOU ARE BLESSED TO BE ALIVE AND TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER DAY OF LEARNING. YOU WAKE UP EACH MORNING WITH GRATITUDE FOR A ROOF, HOT RUNNING WATER AND FOOD TO EAT. YOU STAY IN THE PRESENT MOMENT WITHOUT NEEDING TO REVISIT THE HOLLOGRAPHIC PAST, WHICH NO LONGER EXISTS, OR WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE, WHICH WILL TURN OUT TO BE A PRESENT MOMENT LIKE THIS ONE AND THE NEXT. PRACTICE THIS WAY OF THINKING AND IT GETS EASIER.

LOVE YOURSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE. HAVE MAD GRATITUDE FOR YOUR LIFE AND I PROMISE YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF LIVING A LIFE FILLED WITH LOVE AND ENRICHMENT, AND THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS….~ STAY JUICY!

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GOT GRATITUDE? ~ STAY JUICY!

•December 6, 2013 • 2 Comments

YOU ARE A UNIQUE EXPRESSION OF THE GOD FORCE PRESENT IN ALL OF US. BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR WORKING PARTS, YOUR BEAUTIFUL BRAIN AND ALL THE OTHER GIFTS YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN.

LIFE IS PRECIOUS…FAR TOO PRECIOUS TO MOPE AROUND FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF FOR ANYTHING. YOU ARE HERE AS A DIVINE SOUL, A MEMBER OF THE HUMAN RACE MEANT TO FULFILL YOUR DESTINY. HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR DIVINE PURPOSE IS IF YOU ARE SPENDING YOUR TIME UNHAPPILY COUNTING WHAT IS LACKING IN YOUR LIFE?

WHATEVER YOU WANT MORE OF, YOU MUST FIRST HAVE GRATITUDE FOR THAT WHICH YOU ALREADY HAVE. FOCUS ON YOUR BLESSINGS AND THEY WILL EXPAND AND GROW. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE AND THE UNIVERSE CAN ONLY SEE YOU LOOKING AT YOUR LACK. THIS IS THE POWER OF THE LAW OF ATTRACTION AT WORK.

YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR BLESSINGS BY HELPING OTHERS, FOCUSING ON WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES BETTER. EVERY KIND ACT HAS A KICK BACK EFFECT ON YOU. YOUR BLESSINGS INCREASE AS YOU OFFER BLESSINGS TO OTHERS.

THE MORE GRATITUDE YOU HAVE THE HAPPIER YOU WILL BECOME. TAKE THIS SEASON LEADING INTO THE NEW YEAR AND DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE TOWARD YOUR FUTURE LIFE. DECIDE TO LEAVE ALL BELIEFS, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES THAT NO LONGER SERVE YOU IN THIS YEAR. THEN IN 2014, YOU WILL HAVE ROOM FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES.

IT’S NOT ABOUT THINGS, IT’S ABOUT PEOPLE. VALUE YOURSELF AND OTHERS AND YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF LIVING AN ENTIRELY NEW WAY. YOU CAN DO IT!

HAVE GRATITUDE FOR EVERYTHING, EVEN THE HARD TIMES AND DIFFICULT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE AS THEY ARE ALL TEACHING YOU ESSENTIAL LIFE LESSONS AND REMEMBER TO EMBRACE LIFE SO YOU CAN …~STAY JUICY!

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KEEP IT REAL ~ STAY JUICY!

•November 3, 2013 • 4 Comments

WANT TO BE HAPPY? GET REAL WITH YOURSELF AND SEE HOW EASILY YOU CAN BE!

I just finished walking barefoot in the thick green carpet of the front yard grass while thanking God for nature. Being outside is the best way to get grounded when you’re tired or fighting with the thoughts in your head. Sandy beaches and grassy knolls are the perfect places to dump aspects of yourself that stand in the way of your flow. The Earth is eager to have you release all self-impeding energies keeping you from peace of mind, clarity of mind and joy. This energy which impedes you becomes neutral energy available to the collective once again.

Once you truly understand this process of the availability of instant transformation, you will recognize the wizard you are and have always been. You are the determiner of your destiny, that which you create through your every thought, word and deed.

Why not have fun creating your life and watching seated in the front row as your story unfolds on the big screen. In truth, everything happens in slow motion. If you open all your eyes, ears, senses and feel everything around you, you will get everything. I mean you’ll really get it so that the reactions you have and the moves you make will take you where you really want to go.

Remember that old adage to be careful what you wish for? If you aren’t looking straight on into the situation you’re walking into, you may not like where you land up. It’s much easier to forget the outside dramas all around you when you focus on being of service. Pull out of it all, get seriously humble and grateful to God for all things and start doing something proactive in the world to help others.

WE ARE ALL HERE TO BE OF SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER.

Want to up your game? Get started right this minute. Go outside and connect with the REAL WORLD. Walk barefoot in the grass. Everything is alive, just like you are. You are an animal of nature no less than the dolphin or spider. When you get outside in nature, your body begins to remember that it’s not just about a talking head ordering the rest of our body around.

While in your head worrying about fifty-seven things at the same time, all those delicious nuances get right past you. You miss the fact that your partner is sending you signals you don’t receive. We are sensual, sensing and feeling beings. Words are only about 7% of the way we communicate. Listen more, talk less. You already know what you know. How about learning something from someone else instead? I’ve become a great advocate of this practice and learned so many interesting things I wouldn’t have otherwise.

Do you want yourself and your loved ones to have peaceful, abundant lives of good health and happiness? Start praying for this for everyone else. You can’t have this until we ALL have this. That’s just the way creation works. We’re all part of this collective soup of souls, each affecting each other across races, sexes, cultures and geography.

Did you know ants have such an altruistic culture they will sacrifice themselves for the greater good of all?

STEP UP, KEEP IT REAL and ~ STAY JUICY!

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TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE ~ STAY JUICY!

•September 24, 2013 • 4 Comments

I wrote this post years ago and just reread it. Still true today. I wanted to share it with you.

Lorraine E. Castro, LMFT

All of us have a limited time here. We can focus on what we are unhappy about and wish was different, or we can embrace the fact we’re alive. If we want to enjoy our time here, we need to find ways to live life with balance and appreciation. Not so easy, right? You look around and see the government in trouble, friends out of work and everything seeming to be falling apart. There doesn’t appear to be much to appreciate. However, becoming distracted by how things look on the outside is deceiving. Across time, how many crazy groups have “drunk the koolaid” or performed other radical acts because they thought the world was ending. They honestly felt there was so much evil, damage, or whatever, that life couldn’t possibly go on. Well, here we still are. We’ve made lots of mistakes and screwed up our environment but we’re still…

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STAY YOUNG ~ STAY JUICY!

•July 27, 2013 • 2 Comments

DO YOU LOOK YOUR AGE OR ARE YOU FEELING WEARY AND DRAGGING YOURSELF AROUND DAY AFTER DAY WONDERING WHEN THINGS WERE GOING TO STOP BEING SO TOUGH?

YOUR ATTITUDES AND APPROACH TO LIVING EVERYDAY ARE WHAT DETERMINE WHO YOU EVOLVE INTO AND HOW YOUR DAYS LOOK AS YOU LIVE OUT YOUR LIFE.

1. WHEN YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE ABOUT ANYTHING, THAT ATTITUDE KEEPS YOU FROM ENJOYING YOUR LIFE. EVERY TIME YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A PERSON, PLACE OR THING, YOU ROB YOURSELF OF HAPPINESS. THOSE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS KEEP YOU FROM ENJOYING THE MOMENTS YOU ARE LIVING NOW.

2. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOMEONE YOU KNEW WAS OLDER BUT THEY LOOKED SMOOTH, HAPPY, EVEN AGELESS? THAT PERSON LIKELY KNOWS HOW TO GLIDE THROUGH LIFE RATHER THAN GET CAUGHT FIGHTING AND BEMOANING EVERY GLITCH IN THEIR PLANS.

3. AS JOHN LENNON SAID, “LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU WHILE YOU ARE MAKING OTHER PLANS.” YOU AREN’T ALWAYS IN CONTROL. THERE IS A LARGER PLAN YOU WOULD DO BEST TO SURRENDER TO AND ACCEPT. WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND NO MATTER THE CHALLENGE OR PAIN, EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE IS PERFECTLY CONSTRUCTED TO TEACH YOU ABOUT LIFE ON PLANET EARTH, YOU FREE YOURSELF OF BLAME, GUILT AND WORRY. YOU BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY THOUGHT, ACTIONS AND BELIEF YOU HAVE CREATES YOUR FUTURE.

WHEN YOU DECIDE TO MAKE THOSE ACTIONS, THOUGHTS AND BELIEFS FROM A PLACE OF TRUST AND LOVE, YOUR LIFE BECOMES JUICY WITH POSSIBILITIES.

LIVING FEARLESSLY IS THE ONLY WAY TO STAY YOUNG AND RELEVANT.

FEAR BREAKS DOWN YOUR NATURAL IMMUNITY, YOUR ABILITY TO HANDLE CHALLENGING SITUATIONS AND YOUR PEACE OF MIND.

YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES IN EVERY MOMENT:

YOU CAN HAVE TRUST THAT YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN CHOREOGRAPHED BY YOU ALONG WITH A HIGHER PLAN AND LIVE FREE.

OR YOU CAN FEAR EVERYTHING YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND AND FIND YOURSELF CLUTCHING YOUR BODY DOWN INTO SURVIVAL MODE AND AGING QUICKLY.

ONLY YOU CAN CHOOSE

NO ONE CAN HELP YOU STAY YOUNG AND FULL OF LIFE FORCE BUT YOURSELF.

CHOOSING TO SURRENDER TO EVERY EXPERIENCE WITH AN ATTITUDE OF “YES”, LEADS TO THE EXPERIENCING OF A FULL, RICH LIFE.

CLOSING YOURSELF DOWN OUT OF FEAR OF ANY KIND, WHETHER IT IS FEAR OF REJECTION, JUDGEMENT OR LOSS, WILL AGE YOU AND MAKE YOUR SYSTEMS LOSE VITALITY.

CHOOSE LIFE, CHOOSE YES, CHOOSE HAPPINESS!

CHOOSE TO WAKE UP EVERY DAY WITH A SENSE OF CURIOSITY FOR WHAT THE DAY MAY BRING. THANK GOD FOR ANOTHER DAY TO PLAY AND EXPERIENCE MORE ADVENTURES IN EARTH SCHOOL. FIND WAYS TO HELP OTHERS AND STAY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE.

YOUR LIFE BELONGS TO YOU ALONE. NAVIGATE IT WISELY.

CHOOSE HAPPINESS, CHOOSE GRATITUDE AND ~ STAY JUICY!

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BE TRANSPARENT ~ STAY JUICY!

•May 11, 2013 • 2 Comments

WHAT EXACTLY IS TRANSPARENCY?

trans·par·ent

Definition of TRANSPARENT

a : free from pretense or deceit : Frank, Honest

b : easily detected or seen through : Obvious

c : readily understood

YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU ARE MEANT TO BE.

WHY HIDE AND PRETEND TO BE OTHERWISE? IF LIFE HAS MADE YOU FEEL YOU AREN’T GOOD ENOUGH, IT IS TIME TO HAVE A SERIOUS TALK WITH YOURSELF.

WHO YOU ARE IS ENOUGH. YOU DON’T NEED TO TRY TO FIT IN OR ACQUIRE NEW THINGS TO MAKE YOU MORE POPULAR OR DESIRABLE TO OTHERS. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS “NORMAL”. YOUR GREATEST TREASURES LIE WITHIN YOU. THEY ARE YOUR LOVING, COMPASSIONATE HEART AND YOUR FORGIVING, COMPASSIONATE MIND.

ULTIMATELY, WE ARE ALL THE SAME

WHETHER YOU BELIEVE WE ARE ALL DESCENDED FROM ADAM AND EVE, OR THAT WE ARE ALL PART OF THE GOD SOURCE, OR EVEN THAT WE EVOLVED FROM LOWER PRIMATES, WE ALL CAME IN THE SAME WAY. OUR ORIGINS ARE SOURCE.

TRANSPARENCY IS ABOUT BEING WHO YOU AUTHENTICALLY ARE AND RESPECTING YOURSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE FOR BEING THEIR OWN UNIQUE SELVES.

WHEN YOU ARE WILLING TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE SEEN AND HEARD FOR YOUR TRUE SELF, YOU ARE POWERFUL! EVERYONE APPRECIATE CONFIDENT, SELF-CONTAINED PEOPLE. WHY NOT BECOME ONE YOURSELF?

YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH, STRONG ENOUGH AND WONDERFUL ENOUGH TO HAVE A LIFE OF CONTENTMENT AND PEACE. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND THOSE WHO COUNT, THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN BEING WHO YOU TRULY ARE, WILL SEE YOU CLEARLY.

FIRST YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE

SEARCH WITHIN YOURSELF TO GAIN CLARITY ABOUT YOURSELF. FIND OUT WHO YOU REALLY ARE: FIGURE OUT YOUR VALUES, STRENGTHS, PASSIONS AND TRUTHS, THEN ALIGN WITH THE QUALITIES YOU ADMIRE ABOUT YOURSELF.

PRACTICE BEING THE MOST TRANSPARENT, COMPASSIONATE AND LOVING PERSON YOU CAN BE. PRACTICE THIS ON EVERY STRANGER YOU PASS IN THE STREET, EVERYONE YOU KNOW. REALIZE THAT YOU ARE CALLED TO BE AN EXPRESSION OF LIFE IN A WAY THAT ENRICHES YOUR LIFE AND EVERYONE ELSES. FIND YOUR SOUL’S PURPOSE AND DO IT WITH ENTHUSIASM. REMEMBER THAT YOUR ACTIONS WILL SHOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE MORE THAN ANYTHING YOU CAN SAY.

TRUST YOU ARE EXACTLY WHERE YOU NEED TO BE IN YOUR LIFE. TRUST THAT EVERY EXPERIENCE IS PERFECTLY ORCHESTRATED FOR YOU TO GROW AND EVOLVE AS A HUMAN BEING. THIS ISN’T AS EASY AS DECIDING TO HAVE INSTANT TRUST. I KNOW THAT FROM MY OWN JOURNEY. YOU MUST PRACTICE HAVING TRUST. EVENTUALLY YOU WILL FIND TRUST COMING TO YOU MORE OFTEN AND MUCH EASIER.

START LIVING NOW!

YOUR UNCONSCIOUS BELIEVES EVERYTHING YOU TELL IT

NO KIDDING! YOUR UNCONSCIOUS HEARS YOUR THOUGHTS AND WORDS AND TAKES EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM LITERALLY. IF YOU SAY TO YOURSELF “I’M NEVER GOING TO BE HAPPY” , YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY. IF YOU SAY OR THINK “THIS JOB IS KILLING ME”, IT WILL. IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE GIVING YOUR BODY AND MIND INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND TO YOUR EXPERIENCES.

1. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS AND WORK YOU ENJOY, YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT YOU LIKE, NOT ON WHAT YOU DON’T.

2. IF YOU WANT TO DO FULFILLING WORK, TAKE WHATEVER STEPS YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. GO BACK TO SCHOOL, CHANGE JOBS, OR APPRECIATE THE JOB YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW. YOUR ATTITUDE WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

3. GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK AND FORGIVE YOURSELF FOR BEING HUMAN. WE ALL NEED THE MERCY OF EACH OTHER. WE CAN ONLY BE MERCIFUL TOWARD OTHERS WHEN WE LOVE AND FORGIVE OURSELVES.

4. IF YOU FEAR OR WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING WITH GREAT INTENSITY, YOU ALLOW THOSE THOUGHTS TO AFFECT YOUR PHYSICAL BEING. YOU ARE CAUSING YOURSELF MORE HARM THAN ANYTHING YOU ARE WORRYING ABOUT. NOT ONLY THAT, YOU ATTRACT TO YOU THE OBJECT OF YOUR FEARS.

YOUR LIFE IS YOUR OWN TO CREATE AS BEAUTIFULLY AS YOU CHOOSE. IMAGINE PEACE ON EARTH, NOT EXPECTING THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT AS A WONDERFUL IDEA. JUST THINKING LIKE THIS HELPS YOU BE HAPPIER AND MORE PEACEFUL AND THIS HELPS EVERYONE AROUND YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY.

REMEMBER THAT CHOOSING TRANSPARENCY MAKES LIFE EASIER. YOU NEVER HAVE TO WASTE ANY ENERGY TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT STORY OR EXCUSES YOU GAVE. CHOOSE TO BE GOOD, CHOOSE TO BE STRONG, CHOOSE COMPASSION FOR YOURSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE.

HAVE A WONDERFULLY PEACEFUL AND ENGAGING DAY AND REMEMBER TO ~ STAY JUICY!

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GOT GOD? ~ STAY JUICY!

•February 4, 2013 • 1 Comment

GOD IS IN EVERY LIVING PERSON, PLANT AND THING. THAT MEANS YOU TOO!

JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO PROOF OF GOD, DOESN’T MEAN YOU ARE ANYTHING BUT A DIVINE CHILD.

BUT BETTER STILL, KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THESE THINGS.

1. YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BEING GREATER THAN YOU ARE NOW SIMPLY BY BELIEVING IN YOURSELF.

2. YOU CAN DO MORE AS SOON AS YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN.

3. YOU WILL BE HAPPIEST WHEN YOU GET OUTSIDE OF YOUR DOUBTS AND FEARS AND HAVE FAITH IN GOD INSTEAD.

4. YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE WORLD. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR ACTIONS AND KNOW YOU’RE DOING YOUR BEST.

5. YOU COULD MAKE SO MANY PEOPLE HAPPY BY SMILING WITH YOUR ENTIRE FACE. DON’T FORGET YOUR EYES.

6. YOU CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UNHAPPINESS AND HOPE IN SOMEONE YOU OFFER A SMILE.

7. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR ABILITY TO CHANGE YOURSELF.

8. SURRENDER THE OUTCOME TO EVERYTHING AND GOD WILL MAKE SURE YOUR PATH IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU.

YOU DON’T NEED TO DO ANYTHING MORE THAN LOVE YOURSELF AS GOD LOVES YOU RIGHT THIS MOMENT AND EVERY NEXT MOMENT.

YOU ARE A UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE GOD FORCE. YOU ARE ALWAYS LOVED AND ACCEPTED EXACTLY AS YOU ARE.

REFUSE TO BE NEGATIVE. GOD ONLY OPERATES IN POSSIBILITIES AND ABUNDANCE.

IF YOU ARE PRAYING FROM SCARCITY, YOUR PRAYERS CAN’T CONNECT. GOD DOESN’T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING BUT LIMITLESS POTENTIAL.

IF THE OLD PRAYERS AREN’T BRINGING YOU WHAT YOU NEED, CHANGE THE MESSAGE.

1. ASK GOD FOR DISCERNMENT TO LEARN FROM YOUR EXPERIENCES. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND.

2. PRAY TO BE OF SERVICE AND YOU WILL GET A BIG POWER BOOST. THEN DO THE SERVICE AND WATCH YOUR LIFE CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

3. THANK GOD FOR KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED AND TRY UNDERSTANDING WHY YOUR PRAYERS AREN’T ANSWERED THE WAY YOU WANT. THEY ARE ALWAYS ANSWERED IN THE WAYS YOU NEED THEM TO BE.

4. REMEMBER THE LONG VIEW. THE ANSWERS MAY NOT MAKE SENSE NOW BUT IF YOU HAVE FAITH, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE WHYS LATER ON.

5. NEVER LOSE FAITH.

WHAT AGGRAVATES YOU ABOUT YOUR LIFE THAT YOU CAN’T CHANGE? TIME TO LET THOSE THINGS GO. CONCENTRATE ON WHAT YOU CAN CHANGE: YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE YOURSELF AND THAT’S ALWAYS ENOUGH.

THAT’S RIGHT! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SHINE LIKE THE SHINING SOUL YOU TRULY ARE AND YOUR LIFE WILL GLOW WITH GOD’S LOVE ~ STAY JUICY!

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