New Apps 4Peeps

You can download yourself the best; app, gadget, widget, gizmo, to your real self. It's for "Peeps." Ok it is for people. It's awesome! A real downloadable application to make you feel good whenever you want! It is right outside your very own door. A phone call away! It’s that easy! People want to complain about jobs being taken out of their community. I feel your pain. I honestly do. It has hit close to home for me. I understand that there are some things we need to buy outside of our local area. We do need each other in the world. However, if you start to make a choice to buy locally, you can make a difference in your town and in yourself. It’s true! I pinkie swear!(x) However, your local family needs you too. I needed my community family and I didn’t even know it…

My community watched over resources and made a plan to help me if I needed them in any way. They encouraged me to move forward and were an intrinsic part of my success. I have been asked to be on advisory councils, advisory panels, and became an advocate for passionate issues. This has opened up a door to a relationship with National Women’s Law Association for me. I am so happy to have them as my community. I want you to find that same connection that can change your life in some way. The smallest ways have often the biggest impacts. I encourage you, no wait... "I Triple Dog Dare" ya, to go find out what it can do for your inner spirit. The inner-spirit, inner-body, inner-mind, whatever it is that you are searching for it could be there. Your hobby could be another persons dream…

Imagine this…If you are buying local, then the money that you spend is more likely to stay in your community. The truth is that there are many leaders in our community’s that do love their hometown and its people. They care about what it stands for! What our fathers fought for! They do it because of the love in their hearts for fellow humanity. There are many good reasons to get involved in your community. I have found a wonderful website as a tool for you to research. http://http//sustainableconnections.org/thinklocal/why/

After looking at the site I hope you look into downloading that personal community application to your own dashboard of life. The application allows you to remind yourself to get out there and be a part of the life going on around you and your family. It is your town. Don't give it away. The New APP for People. Steve Jobs can't touch this one peeps! It's all you...

“Inspire your desire. Make an effort to do what you always think your going to do someday. Just get started! Baby steps is good. One thing at a time. They appreciate you and I know you will appreciate their works. Keep moving forward and smiling at the sun! It smiles back ya know.”

Sofa Update:
Good job on the coffee cup situation btw…“however, could someone make sure to check for their socks when they leave. Their was some gym socks under the couch. It wasn’t pretty for a while. It’s ok, I have fabreeze.~ just fyi.”

Bent Not Broken

A good friend of mine was talking to me the other day outside her home in the country.  Teresa has a huge garden! There are barns, cats, dogs, trucks, tractors, trailers, pick-up trucks, flower beds, you name it and its a country atmosphere. Teresa is a proud Texan! One of the strongest women I have the honor of calling my friend.  We were standing outside in the fresh air and surrounded by nature discussing life and moving forward.  I told her that I did not want to let anyone down that was reading my blog.  I was afraid of being a failure, a hypocrite that could not take her own advice about positive thinking, a big loser in the attempt of helping others.  If I fail at helping people on my own accord, then I am a waste of energy. After all, who was I?  (That is a whole other Oprah show...)  I am genuine about helping others.  However, sometimes I have my doubts on where I am supposed to be in my life...

We all have our own trunk of issues. We all have stuff. Those are the moments in our library that we would rather just delete. That is not so easy to do.  However, how you handle it does!  Teresa said;"she may be bent at times but, never broken." Then it hit me! "We are not broken as long as we are willing to keep moving forward in our lives and bend during the storms"...I love this analogy!

So remind yourself that you are not broken and are just bent a little sometimes. OK, we are bent more than we want to be on occasion. We can get down-right crooked into that Yoga position that makes us scream "UNCLE!"  But, it is OK to be upside down with your inner self sometimes.  It sounds corny to some. The inner self and what it means but, you don't know it until you have tried it. There is true meaning in everything you look at. Try not to judge the idea and take look at what is inside of you. Are you bent a little? We won't let you break. What can you do a little house cleaning on?  After all, it is spring! A time for spring cleaning isn't it?

Use this time in your life to reflect, direct, detect, and eject yourself from those good and bad moments in your personal library. And remember that we are all the same. Don't be afraid to bend a little. Just keep working on focusing positive motivation and look within yourself. We are all trying to  heal ourselves in some way. We want to think better, live better, act better, do everything better!  And why not?  We want to be the best vessel and instrument that the world can play~. The more people are reaching out to each other, the more they are finding that there is a whole underground of thinking just like themselves. "We are all family."

As family member in life, I want to share this. I feel so deeply compelled to let you how much you are appreciated by someone out there. People become surprised that you can respect what they are doing, or what they are going through when you do not even know them. The world seemed a bit self-absorbed for a while. Things are different in our culture as a world. People do care about you. It may have not been until we had lost something that we became humbled. It is OK to be down with skidded knees. That is when we need each other the most. Many strangers help others without recognition. There are people and tools to help you get there. We can not all help in the same areas of need, but we sure can try to guide you where you need to go.  Sometimes just being there for someone is a great sense of comfort... 

Speaking of comfort--someone is leaving their their coffee cups on the arm of the couch.  Please remove all trash when exiting the room and turn out the lights. Gotta go green ya know! Thanks again for stopping by and get out and enjoy your weekend! Just a reminder: I do not post on the weekends.  That time I preserve for my family and friends. I make sure that I try to stay focused and grounded with real life and real people. The Internet is an amazing tool and I support its intrinsic part to life! I am trying to maintain balance with family, life, and work. We all do this and know it is not so easy to adapt to. It is do-able! It may not always be perfect but, it is do-able! So I am trying to walk the walk, and adapt to a plan that helps me with balance. I hope it comes soon because I used to get car sick. I wonder if it could carry over...oh goodness, I hope not...

Now go have some moments!  Any moment. There are so many and they all have beauty within each one. Even the quiet ones have a way of giving us a sense of "calm."  So whatever your moments are, embrace them and live in them... 

" Work That Art In Motion"    

LOOK AT WHAT CAN BE DONE TOGETHER

I am so excited about this I almost wet my pants!  Seriously! This gave me such an uncontrollable energy that could propel positive tornado's everywhere!  How great is that?  I was catching up on the DVR of what I had recorded previously. Well, needless to day I am a huge Oprah fan! When I saw the "Update Show" I was so excited when she brought out the amazing Stephen!  GiveBack was founded by Stephen Paletta, the winner of Oprah’s Big Give, a television show that aired in 2008.

The concept of her show was giving people a chance to give money away to help others.  This was great! She gave each person the ability to raise money and give back to society.  The one who gave the most would become the winner.  What they did not know what that the prize would be ONE MILLION dollars!

There was only one catch to the winnings. Half of it had to be donated to charity.  Any Charity that the winner say fit. With his winnings Stephen went on to do this... https://www.giveback.org/pages/about/oprah.aspx

This is such an awesome concept of how we can gather as a group everyone! Our own charities, any charities.  When you shop online at the site with any of the stores such as Nike, Macy, Target and tons more, you get cash-back into your own account on the site! The great thing is that you can designate it where you want your donations you earned by shopping to go.  The generous stores have signed up with the site and they donate a percent of all of your purchases through them. It truly is the gift that keeps on giving...

I just love this!  Check it out and enjoy... Have an exciting day with laughter and smiles! 

BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES

How are you handling the storm?

To find out more about Nick Vujicic : http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/

It's Only For A Moment

How can you feel good when there are so many things going on in your life that is causing you stress?  Remember this..."because it is only for a moment".  Guess what?  We just had another one.  And another! This is pretty amazing when you think about it.  We get moments...  I know earlier today, or this past week you had a good moment.  There had to be something?  Someone smiled at you? A stranger being kind?  Someone hold the door open? I know you had at least 1 good moment out there in the past 7 days.  Think about it...

Society today is searching more for  that "aha," moment.  They are fantastic!  When you understand and realize something that is so profound to you it changes your life and thinking.  We do not always have those moments. That is why they are so amazing and we make that noise. It is awesome! You know, the one that sounds like we are deflating a little bit as we euphorically say; "aha..."  This is why we keep searching and growing to understand things.  When we do have theses awesome moments of understanding and moving forward we feel good! It makes those negative moments seem obscure. Less important and manageble.
I understand that you may be having that moment of negativity or stress today. We all have them.  We know it makes us feel better when we remember what we do have. We understand when people tell us that tomorrow is a new day. Sometimes we just need to remember how important it was for us to be here. It was a plan that is larger than anyone.  Your DNA, is so unique that they broke the mold when you were born!  That my friend is pretty cool when you think about it.  There is no other YOU out there!

What makes you so great? Lots of things. You are on my blog for starters.  I am very grateful for that. The fact that you are trying to enrich yourself through positive development is a commendable act. People who want to feel good about life and create positive environments are warriors in my eyes!

Understand my warrior friends, trying to keep motivated and stay positive out there is hard sometimes.  I am proud of you!  Many people want to complain about not being happy. They are frustrated with little things in life. We all have something special about us that gives us a tool to help become that vessel out there for each other.  If your focus is keeping you from reaching your goals, you just may need to change your approach!

"Help me, Help you get through what it is that is bothering you.  I am opening up the "Ask Valerie," page for you.  You can submit questions and I will post them on that page in the blog.  If you prefer to keep them private I will respond by email only. You can look at it like a "Dear Abby" page similarity if you like.  I love to help others.  If this helps you it can be the beginning of something wonderful!  Lets start talking and inspiring positive communication to support each other and keep moving forward!

Everyday life is a special gift to you.  Unwrap you gift with care and use it wisely.  You are leaving fingerprints on the map of the world. "You are art"... Ok, stop leaving fingerprints on my monitor and enjoy your day!~

Sometimes it just helps to talk about it.  I am here for you if you need me.  Email me your questions at: lifecoachurself@gmail.com  "Ask Valerie"

Have a great day and smile!~  much better...your gorgeous!

Real People, Real Art... "ART IN MOTION" ~

Martial Arts experts got together to creat a sense of hope and support to the people in Japan. It is nothing short of beautiful love for each other and the lengths to use their talents to show it...

Coming together for each in all ways help people to cope and handle life.  I am thankful to them for working so hard to create this for everyone. Japan should be very proud of them...

Enjoy~

"Practicing what you preach" whacks ya in the face sometimes!

I was tested on practicing what I preach this past weekend. Yep, it happened! I had a great day planned with my ten year old daughter. We were going to go shopping for essentials that we needed at home and a tiny bit of pleasure shopping for her, lunch, quality time, the whole....nine yards. It was going to be a great mother-daughter bonding day!

I woke up with a smile and bounced into the rest of the house with an attitude of "LIFE!"  I could just imagine the fun and memories we were going to have make today.  When I opened the curtain in the kitchen and looked outside I stopped in my tracks. The smile was melting downward. The bounce was a little less full of movement.  It was raining. My mind automatically went into a mode that the day was going to be with compromise.  Don't get me wrong, I am all for compromise!  I am one of the first in line for a happy-medium, a negotiator, mediator, person of resolve, but the rain was going to make this day kinda crappy now. I had great plans darn it!

As I stood at the large kitchen window I saw the rain starting to taper off.  This was great! The rain could stop and things will work out just as I planned. The skies were gray and it was resembling a early fall morning.  While the rain was lessening to a drizzle I noticed a bird flying from over the top of my house into the same spot along the fence as he gathered his needs for the nest he was preparing.  He grabbed what he needed and flew off!  Just a few moments later he was back again. He repeated this several times as I stood there watching him.  My mind went off of the rain and onto really looking at him.

The little stubby brown belly bird was doing what he needed to do.  It did not matter that it was raining outside.  He was not complaining he had a great day planned and its raining now.  Things will have to adjust some for your day.  "So What?" I know that is what that little guy was thinking, when he looked at me. "Then it happened"..

That little, cute, sweet sounding, brown belly bird, Whacked me upside my head.  Inside my own mind in reality, but it was still a good wack! I was not causing him any harm.  Why did he have to bother me?  That little bird that seemed to be doing what he needed to do  and was displaying such great character by doing what he needed to do!  He was getting the needs to make his nest.  Was it for a family? Himself? Was he helping his bird community? Was this part of teamwork? All of these thoughts were running through my mind.  Then it dawned on me...It did not matter why he was doing it. He was just doing it! What he had to do.  I was getting my pants in a bunch because of the weather.
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Big deal it was raining outside? It's just a drizzle, right? Check the weather report and see what its going to do and adapt.  The rain could stop! OK, bad move. Now, it is raining harder. As I watched the rain get stronger, that little guy kept on going. I thought to myself what a wonderful little soul he was. Moving forward with what he needed to do. I need to be grateful for just having the day. Having the roof over my head in the rain. I was getting bummed out because the rain would put a damper on the day. I had to "pick my battles."


Don't waste energy about silly stuff. It can suck you dry. It drains your motivation and appreciation. I was given the gift of having a "day."  The fact I could even spend the free time with my daughter was a blessing.  We are all so busy anymore.  The fact I even had a few dollars in the tough economy to do these things was a blessing.  I decided that I needed to choose my frustration wisely and not let it attach itself to my positive outlook, or it absolutely could ruin our whole day.


Guess what?  None of that mattered. My daughter got sick!  Yes, that's right!  She was heavin that stuff everywhere.  It was not pretty.  Bless her little heart.  So at the end of the day it didn't matter that it had rained at all.  If we would have went about our day with the inconvenience of rain it would have still been a day together, right?  It still had the same meaning and premise of the thoughts behind it.  Now we were bonding in a different way.  I held her hair when she needed me to and we did what we had to do...

Letting small things in life get under your skin will give you a rash that can cause you irritation throughout your whole day.  I don't really know of many people who enjoy rashes...

Have one of your best days and keep moving forward.  I want to hear from you.  Tell me what kinds of things made you stop and think about life in a better light at that moment.  It will challenge you to make the moments positive.  You will look for the beauty of the moment insted of the frustration.  What kind of beauty do you see out there today? What is doing on? What topics do you want to hear about? Do you have any questions for some advice?  We are here for each other...

Email me lifecoachurself@gmail.com

DO YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE?

You are very important!  Without you there would be a lot of things missing in the world. The connection you have made with people has made an impact! How you choose to look at this is how you grow from it. Some people think if you are not famous that your journey here is less important. This is “NOT” true!

You touched lives out there!  I know that I have been out in public and my mind was on some rather tasking things in my life when I have came across you. When you smiled at me as I walked by it made me think about you. It was a pure of heart motivation that prompted you to smile at me. You wanted me to know that you are full of heart and soul for mankind.

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"Help me, Help you"

Lifecoachurself, was created with the idea that people can gather to communicate positive, inspirational and motivational support together. Help each other through our daily lives. "A Central Hub of Feeling Good", if you will.

Many people have issues. We all do! One of the things I always tell people is "If you take the roof-tops off of all of our homes, you would see that we are all very similar. It is how we handle it that

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