Blue Butterflies and other cool things...

This morning I did my manifesting journal again. And, I also remembered that on Monday at Prosperity Princesses we had all said we would manifest a blue butterfly this week. I wasn't really thinking about it too much today - actually I guess I was a little. And, imagine this....I was walking behind Makayla while we were walking Cleo this afternoon....and look what I saw...besides a beautiful little girl!

All I could think was WOW - I’m thinking this DOES work. Today was a lovely day of feeling good, flexibility (I tried to go to a movie at the wrong time, but just called to find another one and went to that one instead of having a melt down. Beautiful!), relaxation and calmness, love, lots of energy and most importantly being present in the moment! Life is good! And, my shorts felt like they were falling off today! Woo Hoo!

         

 And, today Makayla and I picked my first three juicy red tomatoes, a couple of zucchini, some green beans, a purple pepper, and a green one too, and some Swiss chard, and some crazy looking apricots. Now I 'm going to go fix some dinner with my bounty. I think I am going to sauté the Swiss chard and make some fried (oven fried, that is) zucchini tonight. I'll find look for a recipe for the green beans, tomatoes and peppers in the next couple of days. I'm going to have to find a lot of recipes to make with all my vegetables, especially tomatoes and zucchini.  Life is good!

Flexibility

This morning I did my gratitude journal, my intentions for the day and my declarations. One of my intentions was to be flexible. And, no sooner than I went to my workout did I have to be just that. The power was out at the gym - so as I drove up I noticed Marc standing at the front door, only to come up to my car and tell me we couldn't work out today. So, at first I thought "Oh great I can just go home and go about my day." Then I realized that wasn't what I needed to do. I toyed with the idea of not working out today and then I realized I needed to be flexible in my plans and do my workout. So, after working for a few hours I went to the gym and did a workout on my own. Thanks to my intentions for the day! Later we went to our dance lesson for the first time in about seven weeks. We took a little break - but it was great to be back. I forgot what a good calorie burner dancing is! Then my Makalya came over to spend the night and we took Cleo on a long walk. So, I did my fair share of calorie burning today. I just topped off the night with a healthy peach cobbler that I made from some fresh peaches I had on hand. It was nummy! So, the theme of the day is Flexibility! And, of course, start the day with gratitude and good intentions.

Manifesting

Today at my Prosperity Princesses meeting we learned about Manifesting. I have listen to many CDs on the subject and read many, many books on the subject. But, today for some reason it really made sense to me. This is the simplified version of how it works. There are four steps to manifesting - or getting whatever you want in life. Each step is to be done on a daily basis, or nearly daily basis. The first step is Gratitude - you write down 10 things that you are grateful for. The second step is Intentions - you write down your intentions for the day - things like I intend to be happy, joyous, creative and so on and so on. The next step i Declaration - you write down your declarations - the things you would like out of life - you write them as id you all ready have them. And, the last step is Contribution - contribute to someone or something or give of your time. I have had this really nice notebook sitting on my desk for a month or two. Now I know why I bought it - it is now my manifesting journal. I'll keep you posted on my success with this process! I'll be manifesting me at a healthy fit weight for sure!

Ethereal Wedding

Today my stepdaughter, Monica, was married to Scott. It was a beautiful day - a small intimate wedding in Mount Baldy and then a lovely reception at their home. She looked so beautiful - I really felt happy for them and even shed some tears at this ethereal event for these two delightful souls. Do you know what ethereal means? Well, all day today I used this adjective to describe the day, and guess what I was right on with this description. Here is the defintition: characterized by lightness and as impalpable or intangible as air; of heaven or the spirit; characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy. And, that is exactly the feeling of today! And yes – delightful is the perfect word to describe them as a couple – delightful in every way! So, today was one of those days where I completely lived in the moment and enjoyed every moment of the day. I noticed things like the sunlight on her hair, the joy in his words, the laughter of the children, and the extraordinarily vivid colors of the flowers. Love is quite the wonderful thing – I really believe this! All you need is love - pure, unconditional love to be happy in this life. The good news is you don't have to wait for someone else to give it to you. We should all love ourselves, as the way we are. Surround ourselves with love. And, "Broadcast" love. You don't have to do it alone either. Ask angels to help you. Those are my thoughts for the day. Let’s just all love each other and ourselves. Peace out!

Great Boxing Workout This Morning

Great Boxing workout this morning. Then a little work, and off to a rehearsal for Monica's wedding. And, then out to dinner - Mexican food. I only ate half - that is a start. I didn't pick the restaurant. LOL! Anyway, tomorrow is the wedding. So, a little walk or workout in the morning and then off to the wedding.

Emotional Mastery

Completely back on track - I had a little talk with myself - and the Biggest Loser Counselor, Kwentin - and realized that how I deal with my feelings has been the cause of my emotional eating. Years of stuffing my feelings down and not acknowledging or expressing them has lead to my stuffing my face, emotional eating and self sabotage. This morning we talked about The Seven Steps to Emotional Mastery and I had an epiphany that I need to identify my feelings, face my feelings, express my feelings, learn from my feelings, and then liberate my feelings. Journaling, poetry, creative writing, and painting were all avenues that he indicated would be great ways to effectively express emotion. I think this Blog is part of expressing and liberating my feelings – which is why I have stayed on this journey far longer than I ever would have in the past. By now I would have definitely completely given up - not exercised at all and ate crummy for about a month before I would get back on track. From now on I plan to get up each day and decide that it will be a good day. And, when I do have challenging feelings about something – which is bound to happen – I will use these seven steps to create new habits for coping, instead of emotional eating and sabotage. I feel like a great weight has been lifted off my back! YAY!

Taking a little break....

After my very ambitious and tremendously successful last two weeks, this week is turning out to be a disaster. I can't seem to get back on track with food, even though I know the calorie in calorie out scenario. I'm just going to give myself a couple of days off from everything and prepare to hit it on Monday. Don't worry. I am not going to go totally crazy - I'm just not going to wear my GofitWear monitor or log my food for a few days. I think I need a little break after my lofty last two weeks.