This Thought Counts

Okay, so you have done everything you can do. Enjoyed the simple things Laughed and Loved - for the pure joy of it Learned that Beauty is Everywhere Laughed just because you can Accepted that it is okay to be Imperfectly Perfect Smiled just for the fun of it Opened your heart Thrown out your self-imposed limits Let go and just enjoy life Accepted who you are and found others just as wonderfully weird as you Chosen to change Laughed like a little child Focused on your goal Found your peace Expressed your gratitude Turned off the TV Learned to sluff off the fast running water just like the rocks Let your imagination soar Found others to encourage you Turned your thoughts upside down Accepted that only you can write your future Taken that first step forward and started Changed your perspective Done something silly Looked at things through a different lens Looked for the light, and found it Embraced your own flower Chosen a color Focused Relaxed and just flo...

Have you ever just watched animals? Without humans to screw them up, they just are. They don't worry about what will happen tomorrow, or worry about their taxes coming due, or if they will pass next week's test.  They just are. We need to become more like animals in that result. They know the tides ebb and flow and that when a certain energy in the air occurs to take cover. But they don't sweat over it. Now, how do we as humans do that? Just go with it. Instead of tensing every time something negative passes by you, just learn to let it slide off your back. Turn your head instead and see yourself reaching your goal, sailing the seas of your dreams, basking in the sunlight off the shore of... Well, you get the picture. So just go with it. Enjoy your life and your future. Cause it's a good one if you let it.

Ever find yourself losing sight of your goal? Just two days ago you felt you had it. But today? You can't quite remember everything about it. One of the problems is that before we put out goal out to the universe to be fulfilled, we haven't experienced it yet.  So how do we experience it without actually experiencing it?  Focus There is a reason people put up images of their end result - so they can SEE IT and constantly be REMINDED of it. The human brain is an interesting mechanism. It does not know if something is real or imagined. Quite frankly, it doesn't care.  So, if you can convince your brain that said goal is real, that it has happened and that it is right in front of  you, it is quite happy to believe, relax, and send out the right vibration into the universe.  So, focus, get a picture of your end results - Photoshop it, go to the car dealer and have a pic taken of you in your dream vehicle. Take a picture of your head and past...

Choose a color. Ever looked into a box of colored pencils or crayons and your eyes lit upon just the right one for what you were doing? Well, ideas and dreams are like that.  Grab one. Color your dreams with it. See your dreams take shape. After all, it is your life. Design it any way you want.

Ever had something that you just knew was a great idea. You knew you could do it and you were so excited. And then you told someone; a family member or close friend. And they said something akin to: That will never work. Deflated you let the dream wallow, didn't water it and let it die. Only to find out that someone else states or countries away from you watered and fed that idea and launched it, making it exactly what you knew it would be. For ideas are like flowers in a way. What to one person is a weed, to another is a beautiful flower just waiting to be plucked. Don't let anyone call your flower a weed. Love it. Make it yours. Water it. Feed it. Give it plenty of light. Watch it grow.  Make your dream live. Embrace your flower.

I learned how to make Intention Cards at a Women's Study class at Portland State University. It is a great way to make cards that reflect the real you back. They can also be used as a personal tarot deck if you are into that. In January, I will be telling you how to make them. And even more importantly - how to use them to make a better life for yourself. If you are interested, do the following. Go through your magazines. Anything that jumps out at you - an add, word, picture; tear it out and put it in a box. Go to a craft store or framing place and get yourself a set of 12 (or 24) 5x8 carboard pieces (tan or black is best). If they don't have that size, ask them to cut it. You really do want that exact size for every one of your cards. (Another thing that will work is heavy-weight artist paper.) Also, get a ton of glue sticks. And some sort of fixative to cover the finished project with (needs to be either a spray or a glue that will not rumple the finished project....

You know how they always say it is darkest before the dawn? Well, unfortunately, the same goes for emotions. Sometimes we feel about as low as we can get before we make some sort of breakthrough. So next time things seem overwhelming and you think you are drowning, look for the light. It could be anything. A laugh from a friend, a dog sunning itself, even a pretty flower. Or, it could be getting that book you have been wanting for months. Embrace that light. Hold it tight. Remember it. Take a picture if you need to, so that when the darkness encroaches again, you have a clear beam to make it go away. Look for the light.