Keto bed for breakfast

 Good morning! Before heading out the door, the older son decided he wanted to make keto bread....it's baking in the oven now...smells SOOO good in here and I am claiming a loaf to myself LOL

#thankyouGod #raisingmen #theirOwnchoicesnow #beliketheriver #flowmommaFlow #oneanotherlove #lovenourishingfoods

When your energy shifts

 Good morning! My mind this week has tapped into a different energy and is on Energizer bunny mode LOL. Having to keep extra hydrated to keep up with the change. I'm not hoping to crash out, but excited for when sleep can line up a bit again. In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy the journey, the funny thoughts and insights, the encounters with others and of course the naps along the way

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#thankyouGod #enjoytheshift #notpermanent #goingwiththeflow #houseiscleaner #morehumour #moremovement #BEingMe

How best can I share?

 Good morning! The question is....is it necessary to state my opinion about something or to share from the information and knowledge that has been shared with me? (And I thank all of you for the information and tidbits you have shared with me...I have so many puzzle pieces

)

For me personally, I like to share my curiosities, my "I wonder..." moments, my inquiries, my "head-tilters" much more that what I have as insight or from what I have seen.

But WHY??? Perhaps I like to spark curiosity....to see what thoughts you ponder....to gain a little window into your perspective....because I don't want to pronounce myself as an "expert" if it can't help you....if you are locked into your perspective and you are comfortable with it...if you have already handpicked your experiences for life and "this" isn't one of them...

Perhaps I am looking to connect with the curious...to dance with those who hear music playing in their imaginations....that love how light and life and love shines through multiple facets....that enjoy awe and wonder...that are willing to discover in life....that find it okay to dig a little deeper than the surface...that choose to be tickled by adventure....and will stand with me and share in the view together...

#thankyouGod #enjoyingtheview #Beautyeverywhere #breathFULLness #Lovefirst #inAwe #INjoy #oneanotherlove #letsenjoytheview

Self-care day

 Okay, self-care has gone well today. Also, meeting the encouragement of what is on my heart has been fulfilled....last stretch...foot soak and meditate before the boys get home from school

#onedayaweekisgood #breakitupintoblocks? #needmoreofthis #itsabasicessential #itsaMEhug

We are unique in this world

 Okay, one more....this is SO important to share....and the funny thing is this conversation was/is not foreign in our household...Reds had these thoughts at age 4 (he looks like her

) ....I said he could try to homogenize himself (and look more like his friends and his dad) if he likes but he would have to shave and dye his hair for the rest of his life. And then my hubby's beard started going red (#lovehowGodworks) I celebrate the boys daily...I love up on those locs and their skin....and I also did my research and found many, many others out there that look just like them....and just like her too.

As for me, my boys know I am the only one like me most places I go....and they get to see other people's reaction more than my own. I have had this journey and I feel just FINE in my uniqueness and see that beauty in those around me. always a point of connection...focus on what you really want to celebrate (emphasize)... #selfcare #selflove #mindsetfirst #Lovefirst #wearenotalone

Humans of New York: The Series

FB Good Morning post - November 16, 2017

 Good morning! Today has self-care written ALL over after waking up out a dream that needed to end....good news is though, I will be beginning my ninja warrior training ASAP and will be shiny by the end of the day LOL

#thankyouGod #lookforpatterns #YUPtimetoWAKEup #thatwasgoinginthewrongdirection #gladforthetimetofocus #Lovefirst

Do not put judgment before praise

 Good morning! WOW! Simple thought and message for me and my son this morning...

Do not put judgment before praise I'm going to love up on that one today.

Amen!

#thankyouGod #alldayeveryday #aslongasitiscalledToday #Lovefirst #oneanotherlove

Are you drinking green?

 Breakfast

.. But next time, less banana...on the sweet side. #ggs #greensmoothie #Ilikegreen #easydigesting #zing

Allowing ourselves to be seen

 Good morning! Are you truly being vulnerable to the process? Sometimes we want certain things in life...a fit body, more strength, energy, improved health, a partner, friends,a great job, wealth, a deeper spiritual connection,.... but then when it shows up as ready to be received by us, we put our guards up...we rationalize that it couldn't be that easy....we expect it to show up in ways others have conditioned us to believe...

Allowing ourselves to be seen, and seeing what is around us without a heavy-handed perspective can truly be the key to stepping into the journey and life that we are wanting for ourselves (or saying that we want). Let's start with being honest...truly honest....about what we really want, about how we tend to stand at the gate, in the way of letting it in, and then choosing to either stand aside and allow the process of receiving to continue, or turn it away and keep wishing for it to show up exactly as you intend it to look (or not....or maybe you just like the feeling of wanting it more than actually having it)

These are my thoughts this morning as I am considering my own health and journey....what are yours?

#thankyouGod #allowinghigherresonance #ICANdothis #stepbystep #LoveFirst #embraceyourjourney #INjoy

Happy 16th marriage anniversary

 I knew...that I intended to grow in my love and appreciation of the one I chose to spend the rest of my days sharing this life's journey with. Huge commitment, I know, but none of it seemed like it would be a drawn out task or not worth it in the end. I trusted in God and in us and here we are. Beautiful...together

The mess makes it real, the humility brings the bliss, and the rest is the joy in the journey. I enjoy you as a person, I love you as a human, and I adore you as my friend in this life. Thanks Jeremy #happyanniversary #legal16yearstogether #rightinRelationship #interestedVersusCommittted

Was it Easy, lucrative, and fun? Checking for the ELFs

 Good morning! I would like to share about something everyone is quite familiar with this week...Chocolate

I decided I was going to try and make a chocolate bar from almonds, dates, bananas, and chocolate this week. Can I say it was a fail? No, but what I did learn is I will probably NOT make it again. Why? Because it took too long for me to make. WAY too much time commitment and thought into just something that's supposed to be a "sweet treat". It was simply not ELF.

What is ELF? Easy, lucrative (fulfilling), and fun. And this summer, the dark chocolate fat bombs worked just fine and were very satisfying. Sometimes you have to try something to know if it works for you or not...sometimes you need to ask yourself if it is better if someone else can do it more lovingly and willingly than you...and then use that extra time and energy to show up with what you are good at and enjoy...and maybe even willing to share with others. We are not all meant to make chocolate bars ya know

#thankyouGod #ELF #divinegifts #knowyours #contributionandservice #beINjoy #Lovefirst #oneanotherlove #inspired #lessonlearned

When what I thought I loved started to turn on me...celebrating my health journey

 Good morning! I had a great nap/sleep last night (it was much needed....don't know why I have been fighting sleep so much lately LOL) ....and this morning...HUGE revelation about the "body" we choose to be in. So I worked out, and continued to reflect some more. I love being an advocate for health, love, mastery, and humanity.

AND the part about that that I enjoy the most is...besides mastery, I was not...I was not one who celebrated and marvelled at the gift and gifts within humanity....I celebrated sugary treats and indulgent foods over the joy and fullness of what foods can give to our well being....I learned much about other aspects of character and human experience that may have seemed fulfilling (because there are many who practice the same), but was never enough to bring me to a state of peace....and the beauty that I now enjoy moment to moment I only considered fleeting and not as important as the negative stuff that I had built myself up under.

I live a life that for many onlookers, wouldn't believe I had ever experienced and wonder why and how I got to be who I am today. And simply put, when what I thought I loved started to turn on me, that when I cried out for help. And helped showed up exactly as the next breath I so needed to take.

And from there, it has never disappointed me. I am sure that there are those with a similar "rescue" in their lives...one that carries such a compulsion of gratitude that you feel no other choice than to live out that gratitude. I AM grateful

#thankyouGod #nomorewordsneeded #IAM #WEARE #Lovefirst #grateful #newlife #disciple #LifelivedFull #divineexamples