Everyday is a New Day....Love How You Live It!

Asking for Help

2019-07-07T16:49:00.000-06:00

How many times have you heard someone say, "I need to lose 10 lbs.? How many times have you looked in the mirror and said that to yourself?

When someone says that to me, I feel that they are asking for help, guidance maybe, in a not-so-direct way. As if to say, "I see that I need to lose weight, but I haven't been able to do anything about it." Even when I say it to myself, I am stating the obvious.

When someone says that to me, the first thing I do is jump in and ask them, Have you tried this? - Have you tried that? I think what they really need me to ask them is "How can I help you do that?" Maybe they just need me to listen.

I've learned that when I get critical of myself like that, I just jump in and do something about it; to start with something small and take a conscious step. For example, choosing to wake up 30 minutes earlier so I can walk for 20 minutes. Or making a different decision about what I choose to put in my mouth for a meal. It can be as simple as that. When I start to change these simple physical things, it changes my emotional state too. I am kind and gentle with myself.

Snow in April

2016-04-17T11:07:00.000-06:00

This was yesterday, April 16, 2016

This is today, April 17, 2016

I love Colorado! As much as I'm ready for Spring flowers, I do love Spring snows. They are heavy, wet, and pretty. They also don't last very long. I love the newness of each and every day. For me, there is no other way to look at it.

Making myself available

2014-11-05T11:11:00.002-07:00

The last 11 months have been about making myself available...

Not available to the world at large, but available to the one person who reached out, scared, asking for help; my son.

Navigating this has not been easy. It has been a day to day awareness. An awareness of each and every moment; each word, thought, action, feeling and interaction.

By helping him with his process of healing, I have reached a deeper level of understanding myself and all that surrounds me.

Now, think about this for a second...

What was an event in your life that nudged you into that deep place inside yourself? The place that you really connected with a sense of peace, knowing and love. And maybe you had to move through a place of not-knowing, fear and doubt first. Yet that is all part of the journey.

I would love to hear about your journey to a better place of peace; for yourself and those whom you love. -love to you in your life's journey, Shannon