We All Won The "Mega Millions!"

We won! We won! 

Not the lottery, but life! 

Many people turned out to play the Mega Millions Lottery, across the U.S. and many will hold a ticket today with little or no value. Some will win various prizes and there appears to be two lucky jackpot winners as of this morning. Congratulations! 

We also won!

Us! The ones with the worthless paper ticket today. It's ok though! As we sit and look at those tickets and have our brief moment of "well...crud...", (not really what I said, but we will go with that...shh) we also can look at those tickets as prizes.

The paper may not have value but the artwork can. After all, art is in the eye of the beholder right? 

Remember the things we thought of doing or getting if we really had won the lottery! The thoughts and imaginations of us all flew abundantly wild! Anything and everything! After paying all our bills of course...

Then...

Remember the things that are right here right now! Embrace every fiber of it, every energy it carries, everything that we can inhale within ourselves. 

We are still breathing for a reason. We are still part of something "BIG" out there! We will just keep moving forward and remember that we need to dream and hope for things. Good people can do great things with winning lotteries and many have!

However, that ticket in front of us is a reminder of how good it felt to dream and although we lost the lottery, we won in a universal connection of hopes and dreams. If we can all have that connection of better things, hopes and dreams for all, imagine how unstoppable we could be! The energy alone could shut down the internet! 

When you see that ticket, let it remind you to reach for your dreams and help others reach theirs. Never forget to hope and dream and never forget to help others to achieve theirs. After all, could that be part of a bigger plan?

Yeah! We are winners!

Even the animals!

YOUR FAULT? PART OF IT IS!

Don't fight about who's fault the death of thanksgiving is because it is yours! 

It is an individual choice ( except for the poor kids being dragged around all day in the cold) to go out shopping.

The fact that you need to watch for the best prices available in this economy is prevalent. You are making a choice to utilize your funds the most efficient way possible. It is actually very Nobel or crazy, participating in that "Black Friday, Hot Mess".

You allow the retailers to make you feel as though there will never be a better price before the christmas holidays! You are giving them a remote control to your mind and emotions.

The resource of shopping online when you have some extra time between things around the family during thanksgiving day can be awesome! Again, it is by choice. I bet the retailers will keep having great sales like they did last year, all the way to Christmas day. They are hurting just like we are for finances and are fighting like a kid at a playground for attention. Make a choice of how you give of your valuable time on that important day...

If you are here for a reason, then it is probable to say that the same is true for your ancestors. You just need to slow down a little and make sure that your Thanksgiving day is truly a time of thanks. Force one day to genuinely give your family all of your energy surrounded by patience (u know it can get sticky lol) and love. Your family is Yours for a reason! Take it all in and learn from them. 

Be thankful for your part in the universe and connect with theirs. You may be surprised at how it can help your families energy as a whole and individually. 

Respect each other and the rest is part of the liquid that flows in your glasses during your toast at dinner!

Cheers!

Think about it for just a second. Ok, a couple of seconds, but you know I may be onto something! :) 

Internet Diet Great New Internet Diet Is Sweeping The World!

INTERNET DIET

Take part of your real soul back. You know as well as I do that technology is wonderful and hurtful at the same time.  Life seems to have this way about it. Your time on earth is for a purpose. Therefore, the internet may be included but is not suppossed to take away from who you are. 

It is your choices that take you in a direction of joy or grief. These are just words that umbrella your directions. You have to start tending to your soul as much as you do your physical body of the flu. Get inside your own mind sitting quiet, looking at animals play, watching children, learning from your elders and so much more... (You know what I mean)

You know that you need to help yourself personally grow. It doesn't happen like puberty! You just do not want to stop and take the time. You are too busy...

If you believe in something more powerful than yourself that created you, then it is critical that you tend to your souls needs. It doesn't always involve a website or a tech gadget.

I adore you and appreciate the time you take to stop in. It's not that I want to discourage the tech use of today as a whole, but you HAVE to start looking at YOU...

YOU ARE IMPORTANT, I PROMISE...

Try the Internet Diet and watch your personal growth change. It will spurn off many little branches that you forgot about on your tree. Help the seeds of your soul grow. 

Just try something different is all.

The law should state that all children get to chill out until their cartoons are over on Saturday mornings and then move forward with the days duties.

: )  I know what I'm doing Saturday. Sweet!

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AGAINST THE WIND

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."--Henry Ford.

Although it may not feel like it at that very moment of chaos that things will get better, but it will...

At times you may feel as though something is repeatedly trying to push you down. You get one step closer only to be forced two steps back! That's ok! 

You have stronger legs than you knew your body was capable of producing!

Do you remember the last big storm you were making it through? You know, the one that you thought you would never make it through? Ya! That one! Well guess what? You are getting stronger every day my friend...

When this rough wind slows and the clam is sensed within you, it will be time for your character to come forward to proceed. The rest will be up to you. I pray that you hold character close to your heart for it is part of the soul.

The struggles among you are shared by many. Some have already been to the gym a few times to prepare for those wind storms. It is always the rule to learn what you can from the wind and anchor yourself the best you can for the next. Even if you do not physically work out, workout with your mind.

Take the wind, put it to your back into its proper place and learn how the flow is moving to help you manage the glide. Get a kite and fly it during the windy moments and show that you can be working the beauty of your soul right along with the Universe!

You can dress warm of course! 

Have a fabulous week and fly as much as you want within the wind...

Is It Enough?

That extra slice of cake or pie. The extra pair of shoes you bought because they were on sale. All of those clothes that were an after Christmas sale. End of Summer Spectacular, sale prices that make you buy more summer clothes than you need. The Candies and Cookies and Junk Food Galore. Shopping at the grocery to waste even more. 

It was just two of your Grandparents ago, that were SO, excited to get indoor bathrooms and running water! No joke! It's crazy how long ago we refer to it in our own mind, but it was not really that long ago. 

Think of a Grandparent. Anyone of them. Now, picture them as little kids in everyday life. What kind of candy did they have out? What was the trend of the times? What were considered luxury items? What did they talk a out being glad to have nowadays? What was new to their generation?

Now, think about your Grandmother or Grandfather (that you imagined), and do you recall them ever speaking of what it was like when they were young? What kinds of things their parent or parents said? If I had a dollar for every time my mother made the reference, "When I Wa Young", I could take a trip! A nice trip. 

The sad thing is that half of the time, ok,most of it I tuned her out. She became that figure in Charlie Browns classroom, The Teacher. All I would hear was mumbled noise. (Sorry Mom) :) I know how intrinsic it is for us to listen and learn from everything! Even the stories you have heard over and over... : ) love ya mom xo.

Time and Life Skills, are just as important as Education and Wealth. 

Find what brings you Joy and makes you want to wake in the mornings. Invest parts of your souls time while your here, to help that grow. It will surface, what it is that you thought, you were looking for.

You are searching because your soul is letting you know there is more for you. You are listening to the whispers that God, intended you to hear. 

After all, I believe that most people are just thankful for life.

God Bless, Always pray for peace and love for everyone. We are all in this together!

Seriously, DNA, ok...another post. :) 

Have a day that you make sure to smile and MEAN it! 

Just send pure peace and joy to a stranger. You will be able to sense them responding to your energy. 

You are amazing!

Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

To light a candle is to cast a shadow. -- Ursula K. Le Guin

Remember this; When you light that candle at the start or finish, you creat a shadow of darkness behind you. 

The good news on the dark side of the candle is that it is just a reminder. Yep! Just a reminder of where you have been, where you are leaving, any dark clouds that linger are now placed appropriately, behind you. Yeah!

Your direction is moving with a new light for your view and presence. You don't have to walk in the dark. Besides, we stumble in the dark and I can't afford to break another bone. 

So please take with, you knowing that we all have to keep moving in a lighted direction without taking the dark with us, but remember our struggles in life and learn from them. For that is a huge part in our personal growth...

Have a day of great joy by being focused and kind! Stay in well lit areas! Start with the sun. It's a great back up!

Petals Through The Pricks In Life

"You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses." 

Ziggy

It is all about choices...

TAKE TIME BACK

Take Time 

by Author Unknown

TAKE TIME to think;

it is the source of power.

TAKE TIME to read;

it is the foundation of wisdom.

TAKE TIME to play;

it is the secret of staying young.

TAKE TIME to be quiet;

it is the moment to seek God.

TAKE TIME to be aware;

it is the opportunity to help others.

TAKE TIME to love and be loved;

it is God's greatest gift.

TAKE TIME to laugh;

it is the music of the soul.

TAKE TIME to be friendly;

it is the road to happiness.

TAKE TIME to dream;

it is what the future is made of.

TAKE TIME to pray;

it is the greatest power on earth.

A wonderful poem remindings us to take time to do the things we sometimes omit in our lives. Let this poem provide you with positive tips that will help your attitude if you implement them!

Tongue's Are Wagging Over The Soul Talking!

Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit. --Jeremy Taylor.  

When we hear or think of meditation, it is often followed by a pause or a slight inside sigh...  I totally. get it! There is this automatic thought that is takes too much time and there is no way that you can truly clear your mind and reach a higher self.  

Is there really a higher self? Is it worth giving a try? What could there possibly be to lose? 

Only your time....

It makes the question come to mind... If we believe in a higher power that is possible to connect deeper with, why wouldn't we want to try? We are not here for BBQ's and no intent for our presence. 

Maybe we should think about it, perhaps at the start of meditation. 

Namaste~

How Are You Acting Today?

"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others." Plato

When people are nice to us we usually respond back in the same manner. Not always! I often notice my surroundings and have seen more "Empty Behavior" as I shall call it, when people are communicating in every single way.

On example is :

Sitting behind a car in a fast food drive-thru and waiting my turn. I listen to the car ahead of me.

The employee takes the order and I pull ahead to the next window. Where was the please and thank you? Why did it seem like it was a factory window and I was going to see the robot from Lost In Space there? Ok, showing age....moving on...

It seemed so robotic in nature, that I wondered where the people have went? Have we left our bodies while working and we are just physically present? Do we even car about the other person we are interacting with? 

Don't get me wrong here. I understand people have bad days and we do have a lot on our minds each day. Blah, blah, blah,... 

We have got to be more kind to one another.

We have got to remember that everyone is someone's child that God is letting us interact with for a reason.

What reason could you possibly have for not trying to be just a little more aware of good old fashioned kindness for just being present?

Have a wonderful start to a week of trying to be more aware of good old fashioned manners. Besides, when you smile we all see a window of hope for survival of Good! 

Clean Your Brain While You Exercise It

To strengthen your inner well being, you have to exercise your brain.  I know... exercise is not at the top of everyone's list on a daily basis. 

Everyone is getting much better at it though! 

So just give it a whirl~

Make a block of just 5 minutes today and tell yourself the good things about how you live your life. You will find things that have been dormant for quite some time...

Wonderful things about you have been sitting in your brains attic and it is not so clean in there! The dust need cleared and it is time recognize the qualities that make your spirit show who you are! 

Everything should not be tucked away and forgotten. Your life is part of who you are and the lessons and recognition should start within yourself. 

Clean out the old dusty stuff that does not even deserve the space any longer! Let the good things start flowing to the center of your mind and watch how fast it flows in...

You are responsible for showing your spectacular art to the universe! 

Remember your spirit and display your art to us! We love your creative energy, so let it out of the attic!

5min, that's all, I triple dog dare ya!

 

All Pictures Move

"Look through your eyes today as though everything is a picture. You will see the art in the photographs moving before you". Val~

Are we really looking at things we see before us or is it the same as saying, "I hear you" when we are not truly listening? Easier said than done in today's fast moving world. We can get scared when we stop and think of how quickly things are moving and changing.

One thing we can never forget is that we are valuable!

We have a reason for being here and it's not all about us! If we believe in something more powerful than ourselves, then we need to "Pay Attention Out There"!

Life has such a grand scale of unequivacal artwork that was created by something. We can argue about what, but the facts remain it was not us...

We are all important and need to appreciate everything that is out there.It could be taken away in a millisecond! 

Use your seconds wisely. You don't hold the timer to the clock...

A Universe Above The Coulds. 

This is as high as I go but I can only imagine what else is out there...

WhatAre You Going To Do With It?

This bright, new day... complete with 24 hours of opportunities, choices, and attitudes… a perfectly matched set of 1440 minutes.This unique gift, this one day, cannot be exchanged, replaced or refunded. Handle with care. Make the most of it. There is only one to a customer.

Author Unknown

There is no arguing over fact! 

We are all guilty of procrastinating. 

Let us all take a moment to think of ways to embrace the gift of a DAY!

Enjoy yours, remember the days are just as important as you are! After all, we are all connected through the earth and universe. The time here was created just for us so get busy!

I Triple Dog Dare Ya!...

Stop Wasting The Gifts Of Life! 

Smile walking out the door and watch the day be wonderful...

The Screech In Your Violin Can Be Annoying!

 “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” -- Henry Ford   

Stop complaining and do something about it! 

So many times we complain about what is happening or what has went on. The list is endless of our moans and groans about things not being good or perfect. It is time we stop making white noise and refocus on making enjoyable blends of the sounds in life.

Things are going to happen. It is just part of a process. Take note on how many times we whine or get frustrated over things that are not earth shattering. 

Make your first response to things all about the approach! 

Have a great week and approach it with an attitude of a carpenter.

You Can Fix Things! 

Choices....

Animal Art

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it. -- Samuel Butler


As I sat down to post on another topic, my cat climbed onto my lap. Her name is Splash. In the beginning we thought she was a he! Splashes as we adoringly call her or my preference is "the baby", is all white with a splash of black on her head. One could imagine a kitten in paint. : )

All of the sudden as I start my work it has became obvious that she is sound asleep in my lap. What do I do now? She is quite adorable curled in a half circle with her paws over one eye. I find it interesting that she is in such a deep sleep so quickly. I hate to move her but this could be very uncomfortable trying to work like this. Then it dawned on me that I was getting one of the best gifts right in my lap!

A Masterpiece of Animal Art. The closer I looked and the more I took it in, the more exquisite the whole moment was. This was my cat from day after day behavior and I was taking a closer look to her soul through her art.

Be it God, the Universe or whatever your spiritual belief is, something more powerful than ourselves is an amazing artist...

Look closer at things today for their artwork in the world. I. May ask questions later!

Audio coming soon...

Have a great start to a new week!

Bricks And Stones May Break Your Bones....

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. -- David Brinkley

This quote helps us to remember that we can take something from destruction and flip it to move forward. No matter how many bricks may come your way, just keep building!

The smartest carpenter would not waste the material that could strengthen the foundation...

Have a day filled with beauty and design through the eyes of your buildings...

Are You On The Back Of A Shell?

“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.” -- James Bryant Conant


Are you able to move? Can you go forward at all? If not, you must be stuck on the back of your shell! You know...upside down on your back.

It can be really hard to feel as though there is no way to go but around in circles or stationary. There is always something that can be done!

You have to believe that there is "No Way" that you are going to allow this to be all there is! You may have to work harder at it than anything before. However, it is possible!

If you can not seem to get off the back of your shell then it could be time to change your approach in doing so. " If you are having trouble reaching your goal, you may want to change your approach." You know yourself better than anyone.

Be honest with yourself in some quiet time. Reflect and contemplate the future. The sweet thing is that when you meditate it starts to come easier. You have answers within yourself. You just have to hear them.

Your shell has a beauty of artwork that the world to see and appreciate. You can get to the same finish line if you just don't stop...

Have a great week!

Grabbing At Your Collar

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, ‘I am with you, kid. Let’s go.’” – author Maya Angelou


Do you feel it? Do you feel the tugging around your collar? It is not just stress. It is also life bursting at the seams to get moving! The spirit inside your soul is wanting to paint with you. It wants to take advantage of everything out there that was not available to our ancestors.

How do you think the souls of all ancestors are reacting to being so complacent in the world? Think about the gift of breath and energy you can even send or receive today! The world is full of great things that outnumber the bad. You just need to be responsible for your own light!

We are a cluster of light that outshines any darkness that the world has to deal with! As a whole we can minimize the shadows and shine more often than not. It is all about choices...

Is that a tug at your lapel?
What are you going to do about it?


Choose light! It's good energy for the soul ~

Plant Your Bulb

All it takes is one bloom of hope to make a spiritual garden. -- Terri Guillemets

Spring is the time of year when many see growth from the universe. It comes in so many luscious forms! What ever the hopes and dreams you carry inside, nurture them. Care well for them. Love and honor the desire it brings you. You will notice a new side of life when you follow own self.

Let yourself have a place in line of need and grow inside and out.

Now start working on your own garden and be ready for the magnificent process that will unfold before you. The end of it is endlessly beautiful and the growing in life is the blooming that amazes us all.

I wanna see bulbs everywhere!

Bloom out, Girl Scout~ :)

(Thank you for being patient on my blog and tweets, due to the death of my father.) I'm back!

I Don't Mean Rhinestones!

“You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds.'' -- Earl Nightingale

The middle of the week can be viewed as a day to stop and look around. The scenery that sparkles in your universe is awaiting your presence.

A moment of enjoyment, contemplation, meditation, and just being present in life, are one way to look at the middle of your week.

Pause and take a mental photograph of what you see....smile...(click)

You Are Becoming...

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life. -- Robert Louis Stevenson

Don't waste another breath in thinking what you do is not important. We all connect our energy every second of the day with others and it spreads like fireflies through the atmosphere.

Make the light from your energy be as bright as it is supposed to be. We are here for a reason and EVERYONE has a special tool that only the universe gave to them to use.

Dance in the rain, Smile at the sun, Appreciate the air you are breathing and just show love...

Have a positive attitude about your place in life today and honor others by letting them see all you are.

: )

Artistry Of An Ending

The artwork that is is woven through the process in the passing of a loved one can be beautiful.


DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

( my sister in England, emailed me and had it read at my fathers funeral)

Try not to forget believing in a higher power on a daily basis. On second thought, make that a " moment basis".

God Bless...

Paint Life

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. -- Danny Kaye


As I prepare for my fathers funeral I think about the painting he left in our lives. If you look for some glimpse of beauty in sadness you will find it. It is always there. The painting is spectacular!

Paint the canvas will intent and love..

The Oscar Goes To...

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail. -- Charles Kettering

"Believe" Is our life's reality movie.

You can not fail when so many others believe in you! Remember, it's your movie and I don't want you to sleep through it. : )


"You got this!" Pinkie swear! x

Are You Planted?

A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. -- George Santayana.

We often forget to respect the soil under our feet. How often do we think about the ancestors we have that walked this very ground? What would they think about us today?

It is important to remember your roots. Your family and your country! If you believe is something more powerful than yourself in the universe, it should make you think. As a nation respect your President today for the risk he and his family take everyday with their lives. Any president and their family has to. It is part of the job that they take on for our country.

Lets be steadfast as a nation and create global awareness to all things good, supportive and love.

Your week is going to start off fabulous!
Just imagine how your future looks!!

What Would Angels Do?

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another." -- Luciano de Crescenzo

How wonderful would it be if the world could embrace each other for the largest set of wings possible! Just being kind and helpful to mankind, you are the angel of the moment.

Create moments that let others know that your heart and spirit are full of love for humanity.

A lot of people want to and say they are going to....don't procrastinate!

Every moment counts!

Have an amazing entrance to your week and reflect this weekend feeling blessed. : )

Freshen Up!

"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves otherwise we harden." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


Refresh your mind, body and spirit! Everyone can find rejuvenation through anything! It is all in how you look at it. Be willing to look at something in your life today that gives a burst of freshness and energy of clean air going through your being. The appreciation along for things surrounding you are inspiring and part of your moment....seize it and have it work for you.

Make your life have more refreshing moments than hardened ones. Besides, if people look at you they will think you turned to stone... : )

Now go and freshen up today! ~ ~ ~

Best Of It...

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” John R. Wooden...


If we look at the best in a bad situation we end up appreciating how much worse it could have been. It leaves us thankful for a smaller punch. A heroic fighter will stand tall in the storm and should recognize their strength.

We are all heroic fighters in our lives at some point or another. Remember to get your solider face on and make the best of any situation!

You can do it!
You already do it!

Just recognize a job well done to your spirit. After all, we are all kinda a big deal in life! : )

Smile at yourself in the mirror today and wink at that tough cookie! ; )

I Tied The Knot!

Hello Everyone!!

I tied the knot of chaos. There has been so much happen as of to date in family and work. However, I am a firm believer of not giving up and hanging in there. That does not mean that I am never to a point of letting chaos win. My mother has always said the floods will eventually go down.

Long story short... I am back to embracing the opportunity in inspiring you any way I can. There are many things have been pushed to the back-burner due to family issues but it is moving forward. This is where I had to remind myself of the things I encourage you about...lol

You see, we all need inspiration and encouragement to be in our live. This way we create a circle of positive energy and love for humanity. We help each other!

Have the best minute you can when you read this and just know I am here to serve you as a tool from something more powerful than myself...

Thank you so much for all of your support while things took place. I truly appreciate your time on my links. Your awesome sauce!

All my gratitude, Valerie