Not all treats are sweet. Choose what works for you

 

This is what our "halloween" lunch treat looks like. Tomorrow will be leftovers or soup #lunch #wehadSaladtoo #glutenfree #vegan #notalltreatsareSweet

Gotta love change and transitions

 Good morning! Gotta love transitions....gotta love changes in behaviour...and gotta love those that take opportunity....

But two questions come to mind this morning as I have been loving up on my teen boys and their self-discovery....what is driving you? And what result are you ultimately imagining?

Because then the first statement could be one of celebration or of sarcasm....

Because then you might just see that the result you really want is not in your own life success and joy, but moreso (what are you focusing on most?) to see the proof of someone failing and ultimately crushed in defeat.

Because the opportunity you take to encourage someone else might be clouded with the hopes that they like you and less on them actually being encouraged.

Because, this morning as I scrolled a little through the newsfeed I saw a little less love and a lot more focus on blame and wishing ill on others....blaming someone for the state of the world...for crisis....for why you can't do what you really want to do....for why this and why that....and it reminds me of my week with one teen who was more grumpy than usual (disappointed in himself) and another who is actually trying to improve his mindset even though he has been struggling. Looks like similar frustration, but one went to feeding negative thoughts and the other was counting his wins....One smiled more to himself this week and felt encouraged, the other showed up for his tasks and was procrastinating at the same time...looked the same...felt different.

So no matter what "mask" you think you are putting on, just remember, you can't see it on your own face. Focus....on how YOU are growing and changing and experiencing the life that you would love to be in....more and more. I celebrate your unmasking when everyone else may be putting on theirs

Enjoy a beautiful weekend

#thankyouGod #whatareWeReflecting #divineradiance #gratitude #whatWeputon #Lovefirst #letscelebrate #WEcan #IAm #LetsBe #Beautifulchange #Lifelivedfull

Holding true to our core character in the light of chaos

 Good morning! My reflections lately have been around relationships. I've been observing what speaks to people in terms of motivation, comradery, buzzing with the hive and what people will accept as people understanding where they are at.

Just recently experienced a breakthrough with someone...recognizing what their core character was and holding true to it in the light of chaos. Having come back around to what is closer to their center, they expressed gratitude....the gratitude of trusting in their higher expression of themselves.

Somehow, even though I was often angry, I found it interesting that for most of my life others found me as calm, stoic, and even cold and without emotion. From my side of the lens, I always felt like I was training on an agility course, always have to watch for my next step, while cussing up a storm of frustration with a fiery rage...and apparently, most found it relatable, honest....and still pretty calm. I can only imagine what others are perceiving for and of themselves if I (ME) seem to be the calm and collected one.

I center back to calm pretty quickly for the most part now...It's like a steady furnace that keeps me warm and purring throughout my days.....and I laugh at and with my anger when it pops in....not having done something that I could have or should have tend to trigger it...the frustration of not playing more and enjoying more of what life has to offer (an expectation I put on myself) ....but what I DO enjoy in life and particularly on a day to day basis is the constant of appreciating the beauty of the living going on around me and through me. It's not big and sexy like some, but it is certainly warm and inviting...not comfortable, because it is always growing and adjusting, but constant in its presence.

So is it that I couldn't see myself or others could see me better than I could see myself? Perhaps, what I shared with others is what I am or perhaps those that were seeing me, were seeing me and accepting me for who I was at my core or the best of what they saw in me. I was experiencing the messy stuff in the background and then what showed up for others to see was the result of my constant growth (and struggle). Either way, I let others receive me as they will and I will take the reflected interpretations of who I am and keep them in mind for when I am feeling a little messy.

#thankyouGod #asIAm #gratefulnomatterwhat #IstillLove #oneanotherlove #LetsSEEeachother #beauitfulones

FB Good morning post - October 10, 2017

 Good morning! This morning I feel so out of step.....the refining process is smelting stuff to the surface not just in myself, but those around me, around us, and throughout the world. All the crap is coming to the surface...

As I discussed an ad that is currently circulating right now with my sons, a lot came to the surface for me. So, if you find something disgusting that is a part of you and want to deny it and disassociate with it, how is it better than someone who loves that about you and wants it for themselves (and essentially appearing to deny themselves as is at the same time.....like really....)?

I think there is a deeper way in which we are intended to "see" in our day to day experiences. I think there are generational "heirlooms" being passed down that need to get stopped....And I think when you put love (not just instinctual survival mentality...) as a first thought, most of these conversations have very loose footing....

Today IS a new day and needs beauty and grace at the forefront ....for me anyhow

#thankyouGod #getgrounded #Lovefirst #oneanotherlove #watchmytriggerpoints #rawandbare #divinerefining #highersight

Thanksgiving "leftovers" pizza with quinoa crust

 Thanksgiving "leftovers" pizza with quinoa crust... #whynot #vegan #vegetarian #comfortfoods #turnuptheheat

Not really a recipe...sprout quinoa (I used 2 cups for the 4 of us), drain and blend with seasonings (salt, pepper, etc.), a little water and oil....bake until not goey...and then toppings...

Thank FULLness

 Good morning!! LOL feel "stuffed" this morning after a wonderful weekend of connection, support, encouragement, and experiences.

Perhaps a couple pounds heavier after last nights' meal as well, but glad to know we are surrounded by loving support and feel free....to share the same in return wherever we be and go. Can it really be that simple? To show up willing to be at your best and enjoy the ride...? Perhaps...but I know that even with the few bumps along the way (back pain, burnt pizza, shoe issues, long day, lack of sleep, burnt banana bread...what's with the burning stuff? LOL...) we managed to enjoy a pretty amazing weekend...and still enjoy the burnt (a.k.a. cajun-ed) goodies.

Heres to another great week full of thankful moments

#thankyouGod #givingthanks #reflectonwhatsgood #enjoythemoment #INjoy #oneanotherlove #lifeLivedFull

Stop rubbing your face in it. Beating yourself up doesn't serve you

 Good morning! Crazy dream last night (LOL secret agent style) and oddly it reminded me of a poop.

Funny and not funny at the same time...it was more about the practice of rubbing a face in it ...most often use with dogs to house train them (there are other ways). And even better still, I realized that we as humans are doing it ...all the time! (generalized statement) We are rubbing our own faces and the faces of others in proverbial poop....when we beat ourselves up about something...when we use the poop of yesteryear as proof of "poop" as a result in the future...when we stay stuck as though our foot is trapped in a big pile of poop that we had stepped in....when we believe we are deserving of strife and punishment for having pooped instead being clean and fresh from poop because we had pooped before (even though we wiped our bums and washed our hands)... and even hold other people's former poops against them (for a proverbial eternity). WOW! Was this in my dream? Nope... I really enjoyed a good poop this morning and left it behind...I flushed it, washed my hands and carried on. Why? Because, believe it or not, our poop is supposed to be left behind us...not carried with us as a sack of burden into our futures or passed on to future generations....this is not about letting go, but about letting things be what they are and where they are meant to be. And then looking ahead, unmired and free of smears. Stuff happens, life happens, imperfectly progressing...we eat, we poop, we move on.

Like the dream I had ..how was it serving me? It wasn't. And I couldn't make it into a better story if I tried....so I woke up and began my day. Done. Stop with the face poop...stop carrying around a bag a poop like a poop martyr and enjoy your next meal/moment/experience. Enjoy the day.

#thankyouGod #Lovefirst #compassion #imperfectlyperfect #asintended #divinedelight #stayregular #oneanotherlove #EYL