FOLLOW YOUR HEART

 Good morning, friends.  The road to our path, the one we prefer to be on is sometimes longer than we would like.  Why is that?  Because we don't listen to our intuition and follow that inner voice.  We choose instead to adhere to the program set before us by parents, teachers and adults who think they know best and because we were young and lacked experience in the world, we too adhered to their thoughts.

Low and behold, we grew up and began to form our own thoughts.  We realized that although these adults may have had our best interest at heart, the path they thought we should take didn't resonate with us.

Today's quote is, "The path to happiness - following your heart - not what you were told."  Clearly this is nothing new or earth shattering.  We know this already but how many of us actually do it?  We were too busy listening to other voices instead of our own and found ourselves in situations too comfortable to get out of.  

Is comfortable and miserable where we want to be?  Sounds like an oxymoron to me.  At some point in our lives, we come to realize what is really matters to us.  The things that were once so important begin to take a back seat when we follow our true path.  We begin to realize that the path to happiness is following your heart, not what you were told.

Have a beautiful day everyone! ~Love, Amy

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TRY TRY AGAIN

Good morning, everyone.  Failure is something I have a hard time with.  I don't even like the word, yet it exists.  I've often said that failure is when you haven't learned a lesson, whatever that lesson might be.  Failure in itself is looked at in such a negative light but it can be positive.

Today's quote is, "Failure is the motivation to try again and succeed."  Don't let failure deter you.  Let it push you to try as many times as needed until you get it right, whatever that it might be.  We give up out of sheer frustration because failure sucks.  No one, NO ONE wants to fail at anything.

Will I go down the list of famous people who failed numerous times but kept going?  No cause I know you don't care and neither do I.  This isn't about history.  This is about YOU!  So you fail and mess up.  OK then.  Have a good cry and  when your ready, do as Frank crooned, "Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again!"

Have a great day everyone! ~Love, Amy

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TEACH YOUR CHILDREN

Good morning, everyone.  If you are a parent then you are also your child's first teacher.  Your every move is closely watched by these little creatures and they will learn everything from you.  Your likes, your dislikes, how to treat others and what constitutes beauty.

Today's quote is, "Teach your children to observe and they will find beauty everywhere."  That is an absolutely true statement.  If you know me, you know I'm big by sunsets and was always pointing them out to my kids who were usually super annoyed by this tiny act.  Fast forward to the present and I cannot tell you how many sunset photos I have been sent by all three of my children.

We can all agree that a sunset is magical but there is so much more.  When we teach our children, we need to teach them not just to look but to really see.  We need to teach them to slow down, to learn and not to rush by life.  It is our job as parents to show our children the beauty that exists in the world they will inherit.

Have a beautiful day everyone! ~Love, Amy

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THE ENEMY WITHIN

Good morning, everyone.  We all have supporters and naysayers but hopefully more supporters.  Instead of being our biggest fans and cheerleaders we have the ultimate naysayer living with us at all times.  That voice inside our heads!  No matter what I say to push you towards positivity, that negative talk always seems to speak louder.

Today's quote is, "Your true enemy is the one that lives inside your head."  Stop being an adversary to your own progress.  What good does that do?  Allow me.  It does absolutely no good, and although we know that we continue.  Quiet your mind.  Quiet that inner voice or better yet, shut it down completely.

The what if scenarios are a constant be them positive or negative

but it's the negative ones that stop us in our tracks along with that familiar murmur in our heads.

It's time to take sides so decide whose side you will be on.  I get it.  It's what you're used to but change is part of life so get used to change and cheer yourself on!

Have a wonderful day everyone! ~Love, Amy

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PERMISSION GRANTED

Good morning everyone.  We all have dreams.  Don't say you don't because I know you do.  We also know someone who is a dream dasher.  The one who gives you that dubious look when you describe your dream no matter what it is whether it is taking that trip you've always talked about or fitting into the jeans you wore five years ago.

Today's quote is, "You don't need permission to live your dream."  There I said it!  Now go!  Seriously.  Those cold, grey winter days might seem long but life is short.  One minute you have a baby and the next minute they're grown.  

We all have responsibilities but we have a huge responsibility to ourselves and that is to be happy.  Live your dream.  Go for broke.  (not really broke!) Listen to your heart.  Be that dreamer who makes your wishes come true.  You deserve nothing less than happiness and fulfillment and never let anyone tell you otherwise!

Have a wonderful day! ~Love, Amy

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IN THE PRESENT

Good morning, everyone.  Where are you right now.  I know you are somewhere but where is your mind.  Have you jumped ahead to next week, tomorrow or back tracked to yesterday and last Tuesday.  Stop.  Breathe.  Be here now.

Today's quote is, "Ahead later another time does not exist - right now is all there is."  Don't go forward and don't go backwards.  Stay where you are in one thought and one moment.  Appreciate what you are doing this very second because in another second it is already gone.  

Life is short.  We hear that all the time, yet when we are bored all we want to do is rush the clock.  Stop.  Stop rushing because time is something you can never get back.

Before, later, after does not exist.  All that does exist is right now.

Have a wonderful day everyone! ~Love, Amy

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TAKE OUT THE KEY

Good morning, everyone.  We hear a lot about our intuition.  We hear people say, listen to your gut and hear the unspoken words your feelings are telling you.  Having a hunch about something has nothing to do with what you read or what you heard.  It is from a feeling deep inside you.

Today's quote is, "There is no key to unlock your intuition - it is up to you to open your mind and pay attention."  Remember those times when you said, "I should have.... but you didn't?  And why was that.  You were given a sign, but you ignored it.  You chose the cerebral approach which is not always the best way to go. You chose to forge ahead regardless of the feeling in your gut screaming to you, saying "NO!"

Our intuition holds answers to so many of our own questions.  How does it feel?  Does is feel right to you?  These questions can be answered by our feelings rather than our intellectual minds.  While some of you may find this hard to do, you will find that when you open up your mind and pay attention to those unspoken words, you have unlocked your intuition!

Have a wonderful day, ~Love, Amy

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