AHHH BLISS

Good morning everyone.  Happy Thursday.  Happiness, joy, contentment.  We are on a constant search for things that make us happy.  That right there is the biggest mistake of all.  Haven't we learned by now that things don't make us happy?  For the moment, maybe.  A shopping spree, an incredible meal, a fabulous trip.  Sure those are things that will make us happy but what happens when the moment is gone?

Today's quote is, "Awaken to your bliss no need to look for something that is there within you - slow down and you will find it."  The joys of life are varied. There is so much to learn, to see, to hear and to experience but if real bliss is what you are seeking, no need to travel far.  It is within you .  It is within each of us.  

Be curious and adventurous, but know that inner bliss is not a meal, a vacation or a new sweater.  It is something easily found because its always been there.  Slow down and you will find it.

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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EMBRACE LIFE NO MATTER WHAT

Good morning everyone.  Happy Tuesday.  We all like to be comfortable.  Soft cotton over itchy wool?  Yes please.  70 degree days are the perfect compromise between too hot and too cold.  A mattress that isn't too hard or too soft.  Comfort is key to a smooth start and finish to our day.  As great as it sounds the redundancy and predictability can also be stifling.  Growth cannot take place in stagnation.

Today's quote is, "Exploration takes a willingness to accept and embrace fear challenges and anything else that brings discomfort to the surface."  Fear is an emotion that most of us can do without but sometimes fear is what we need to move forward.  We can be fearful of both staying and leaving our comfort zone.  Its up to us to decide which is worse.  

Change is hard.  It takes inner strength and a willingness to overcome all the emotions and feelings that come with it whether its introducing a new breakfast to our palate, wearing a color we never wore before or taking your life on a completely different course.   

The choice is and always will be yours. 

 

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone~ Love, Amy

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A LOVING INFLUENCE

 Good morning, everyone and happy Thursday.  What we read and hear has a way of influencing us to do many different things from trying new restaurants, to seeing certain movies and reading certain books.  Everything from our style of dress to our political viewpoints can be influenced by many factors.  

The word, "influencer" has taken on a different meaning as of late.  It refers to the ones who are experts on everything from raising children, to losing weight, to putting on eyeliner.  All these experts can be found on Instagram and because we see the number of followers they have, well then, they must be credible!

I have years of experience putting on make-up, trying different diets and I'm happy to say my children made it (whew) through childhood without all these "influencers."  Not to say I cannot learn from someone else but what I value more is sharing kindness and love.

Today's quote is, "Love is the biggest influencer."  Allow your vulnerability to shine through.  Let your heart be open.  Kindness and love are such an easy thing to share.  Let love be the biggest influencer in all that you do.

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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ATTRACTION OF THE SHINY PENNY

Good morning everyone.  Happy Tuesday.  What draws you to something.  What is it that grabs you and makes it hard for you to pull away?  It could be anything.  Anything at all.  There are careers that appear to be glamorous but the day to day job is just that....a job.

There are people who seem so interesting and magnetic until the conversation is all about them.  Life is filled with illusion.  It is up to us to find what resonates with our sensibilities.

Today's quote is, "The shiny penny attracts you but find what makes you stay."  We are drawn to the light and the sun and all that shines but too much sun will leave us burned.  As humans we are attracted to what is attractive but don't just look at the surface.  Check out every angle to make sure that whatever you want doesn't lose its shine.

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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REBEL AGAINST THE NORM

Good morning everyone.  Happy Thursday.  Finally, finally, finally, my time is really and truly my own.  I can get up when I want, make a nice breakfast and run my day however I please. It is now up to me whether to walk with Mia for an hour or fifteen minutes.  Well, actually it's up to her!  

My ex- place of employment would have me sitting for fifty- five -minute blocks of time, several times a day.  I found that to be excruciatingly boring, but such is the way it is in school.  If I was feeling that way just imagine how kids feel.  

The ones that were too fidgety were misdiagnosed with ADD faster than you could say what ADD means.  I don't have Dr. in front of my name but if anyone asked me, my diagnosis for so many of these kids would be boredom, treatable by moving around!

Today's quote is, "A rebel soul knows when to move for they cannot be still."  Schools are filled with rebel souls aching to do what they want and to learn the way they want.  School the way it is forces those rebel souls to daydream, to disregard the person in the front of the room and to appear as though they have an itch that cannot be relieved.

Sitting still is tortuous for these poor souls who bodies and minds need to roam free.  Sure, there are times we need to be still and to sit but if you come across a rebel soul understand their need to move is who they are.

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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TO FEEL OR NOT TO FEEL

Good morning everyone.  Happy Tuesday.  To feel or not to feel.  That is the question.  Either one is still a feeling.

Today's quote is, "Feeling nothing is still feeling something."  Without using the word "feeling," I would say this is an interesting sentence.  Many of my quotes come to me from personal experience and this is one of them.  Years and years went by where situations made me angry, sad, frustrated, (feel free to add an emotion!) you get the gist.  Then one day like magic, all those negative emotions stopped.  

I no longer felt sad, angry, frustrated, etc. nor did I feel happy, elated or ecstatic.  I felt zero.  Nothing.  Is that good?  Is it bad?  Feeling nothing as opposed to feeling something can be great.  Not that its great to have no emotion.  What is great is to have no response to negativity and that is why feeling nothing is not entirely bad. 

That nothing that you are feeling is helping you manage the world around you and not drag the past into the forefront of your everyday life.  If pain from the past arises on a daily basis, then freedom from that pain is both preferable and beneficial.

To feel or not to feel will always be entirely up to you.  Whichever one you choose will be right.

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone! ~Love, Amy

To learn more about me, visit my website:https://amykaufman.co

To schedule an in-person or remote Reiki session with me, visit my website:https://amykaufman.co/private sessions OR email me at amy@amykaufman.co