PATIENTLY WAITING FOR YOUR TURN

Good morning all and happy Tuesday.  I recently ordered something on Amazon.  They are so fast it only takes a couple of days to receive your merchandise but when you really want something it's never fast enough.   Eventually that box is left on your doorstep and you can breathe a sigh of relief. 

That is what happens with everything we want no matter what it is.  We want it and we want it now but it doesn't always happen that way.  Today's quote is, "Patience my dears - what is meant for you will arrive just not when you want but when you are ready and the stars align."  Oh that is so very true. 

We think we want that new job but if we actually gave it some thought we would realize the timing for such a change is completely off!  We desperately want to sell our house but the market is such that we wouldn't get top dollar.  We want this, that, the other but if we look closely we see that now is not the time.  What happens is we don't look closely.  We don't look at all!  We see our wants through emotion and not logic, two things that never see eye to eye.

Things that are meant to be will happen but not necessarily on your terms.  The Universe looks out for all of us.  Even when you are at your lowest point and feel you could sink no lower, know that the Universe is looking out for you and when you are presented with what is meant for you, it will be received in the perfect time.  


Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone! ~Love, Amy


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BE HERE RIGHT NOW

Good morning everyone!  Happy Monday.  It is always fun to have something to look forward to.  We look forward to sunny days, going to the beach, the first snowfall, meeting up with friends, reading a good book and going to a concert to name but a few.  The problem with anticipation is that it becomes your world.  You reduce your world to what will be and not what is.

Today's quote is, "Appreciate the here and now - not what may or might be."  It is human nature to look forward to things big and small but anticipation of anything makes it hard to focus on where you are at the moment whether you are looking forward to your favorite sandwich or the wedding of a friend.

If you know you are having a lunch date at your favorite restaurant let that happiness remain in the back of your mind.  If it has been established that you will be going, there is no need for your mind to pole vault hours ahead of yourself.  If you have been invited to a wedding at a fabulous destination  know that you will be there on the day of. Allow yourself to be excited, not consumed.

We all say, "I can't wait for...."  I'm just as guilty but what I have changed is the way I look forward to something.  I now do this in a way that is much lighter and without desperation so that while I might be looking forward to soft serve on a cone after dinner I can still savor the meal that's in front of me.

There are so many wonders in this world that we will experience and you absolutely should look forward to them but always be where you are at every moment in time and enjoy every lick of that ice cream cone!

Have a wonderful Monday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!  My day job will soon be ending for the year and it will be time to wish my co-workers a happy summer until we meet again in September.  There are many people where I work, some of whom I am more friendly with than others and only two that I would consider to be good friends.  Unfortunately for me those two will not be returning so I will be surrounded not by friends but by acquaintances.  That works for me because I am also not particularly attached to my day job.

This "have to" of mine has been very good to me.  It comes with a paycheck and lots of time off so it is actually a pretty sweet deal.  It would be nice to know I have good friends to come back to in September but I don't.  Those acquaintances in my life were meant to be nothing more than that.  When I leave my day job for good I am sure I will not see most of my co-workers ever again but the ones that left before me will be a part of my life.

Today's quote is, "There are those who enter your life and those who leave - know there is a reason for both."   Throughout our lives we meet so many different people but not everyone is there for the long haul.  They weren't meant to be.  As long as there are people you could say good morning to and smile at and have those pleasantries reciprocated then all is good in the world.  We all know who our true and real friends are and if they are not in our work place, so be it.

Perhaps these work acquaintances of mine were here for the purpose of making my day a better one.  Yes, that's right.  It could be as simple as that.  Think about the numerous people who have come and gone in your life.  Even the ones you didn't quite care for.  They were all part of that great plan to teach you, support you, guide you, smile at you, make you laugh, make you think, provoke you, make you question, make you cry, make you wonder, make you grateful and make you understanding of the nature of humanity.  


Have a wonderful Friday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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ENJOY WHAT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE

Good morning everyone!  Happy Thursday.  I could have used more sleep today.  Last night I made a really good pasta dish and even though I was full I wanted more.   The last vacation I went on was wonderful but as the last day approached I began to wish I was starting over.

Does this sound like you too?  Something tastes yummy so we want to eat more even if we have to unbutton our pants.  Our trip was so amazing we never wanted it to end.  When you are eating that yummy dinner are you enjoying it or thinking how you will get a second helping when you finish.  When you are on your vacation are you savoring the moment or already thinking about the next one? 

Today's quote is, "When all we want is more - we have lost the ability for gratitude and to appreciate what is front and center."  If I admit that's true for me will you admit it is true for you too?  Whenever I would go on vacation, well, let's stop right there.  Whenever I was on a plane I started thinking about where I should go next.  Isn't that crazy?!  Vacations are something that I cherish especially family vacations so I instead of enjoying the plane ride I would begin to plan the next one.

Being in the moment is a challenge for me as much as everyone else.  Meditation has helped not only my emotional state but it has given me the power to be in the present moment most of the time.  It has also given me the ability to be grateful for what I do have.  

The next time you are eating a lovely meal be grateful that you had a kitchen to prepare it in.  Whether you vacation in a Caribbean Island or a tent in the country, be grateful that you had the time to do it.  We all have so much more than we realize.  Begin to want less, appreciate what you have and give thanks that you are healthy and here to enjoy it all!


Have a wonderful Thursday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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EMOTIONS MAKE US HUMAN

Good morning everyone.  Happy Wednesday.  You may have woken up tired and grumpy but felt much better after that first sip of Joe.  It could be that you woke up stressed and nervous about something.  It is also  possible that you woke up really happy because you have something to look forward to like lunch with a friend, getting your hair done, working out with your favorite instructor or....a million different things.  We could have a broad scope of emotions from the time we get out of bed until we close the door behind us. 

This is not good or bad.  It just is.  Today's quote is, "To be human is to feel the range of every emotion there is - allow them - feel them and release them."  Feeling different emotions is not the same as holding onto them.  It is never healthy to hold onto anger but it is natural and human to feel it.  We get angry.  We experience sadness.  We get overwhelmed, anxious and stressed out of our minds too.  Those might not the most productive or enjoyable of emotions but from time to time they find us. 

I don't need to tell you to recognize them.  We all know exactly what they look and feel like!  I am telling you to allow them in if necessary.  Let them in with open arms but don't invite them to stay.  We have been told by Buddhist philosophers that we need to let go of the ego and in doing that to also be an observer of emotions.  

While I do agree with this philosophy I also understand that human beings cannot always watch from the sidelines.  Human beings have feelings.  We feel shame, hurt, frustration, misery but also joy, happiness, elation and peace.  When any one of these emotions comes to call, open the door wide enough to let them in but let them know when they have overstayed their welcome!

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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HOLDING HANDS WITH FAITH

Good morning everyone!  Happy Tuesday.  When was the last time you wanted something so badly you prayed?  You might be thinking, what is she talking about! I don't pray.  Well, yes you do because it counts whether you look up the sky or down at your feet and say to yourself, "I really hope....."  That my friends is praying, and we ALL do it!

The problem with prayer of that sort is that it is desperation.  Not to say that prayer whenever you choose to use it is not good or doesn't work but it shouldn't be the resort of desperate measures.  Prayer can be used as a thank you for what you have, not just a plea to make things right.

Sometimes you don't even need prayer.  What is really needed is faith.  Today's quote is, "Allow for God's divine intervention and let faith take hold."   If prayer is something you are not accustomed to that's perfectly alright but take heed to what is said in my quote.  Have faith and allow for what is meant to be to come to fruition.  I understand that can be hard especially after experiencing failure upon failure.

Whether failure has occurred through circumstance or repeated mistakes, have faith that through these mistakes you learned the lesson of intent.  Mistakes indeed are our teachers.  Do not look upon them with disdain.  Have faith that there is a good and kind God who will intervene for the best possible outcome for us all.  Faith and hope are the intangible rings we must grasp with the knowledge that in the end what is ours will be and what is meant will also be. 

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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WORRYING IS WASTED ENERGY AND A WASTE OF TIME

Good morning everyone!  Happy Monday!  Will the week ahead be a busy one for you?  Did you wake up with a lot on your mind?   Some weeks are busier than others just like there are days we need to pack in a week's worth of errands.  In the end everything gets done but we often seem to worry that it won't.  You know what gets accomplished by worrying aside from high blood pressure and a nervous stomach?  Nothing.  

Pre meditation I was a big time worrier about everything.  It was my nature and something that has been a part of me since I was a little girl.  It is probably the reason I have two distinguishable creases between my eyes.  If only I began meditation a lot earlier!  I will tell you what I do know about worrying.  It is a complete waste of time.  We all have things to do and eventually they get done so why do we need to make ourselves crazy in the process when we could put our energies to much better use.

Today's quote is, "Take the energy you use for worrying and focus on manifesting - for that is a much better use of your time."  Don't you agree?  Of course you do!  No one wants to worry or waste precious time and energy doing so.  It becomes what we are used to and that in turn becomes our way of life.  Yuck!  Am I describing you?  If I am then you need to work on changing that part of yourself.  

If in the end everything gets done then why do we worry?  If in the end everything works out then why do we worry?  It is because we allow old patterns to remain.  Let go of those old patterns and change that worry into faith.  Have faith that everything will get done in the time it is meant to and will work out exactly as it is meant to.  It will take work if worrying has been a way of life for you but it is never too late to change.  Ever!  

When you feel that worry begin to take hold, stop for a moment, take a deep breath, release it and with a full and open heart embrace faith!


Have a wonderful Monday everyone! ~Love, Amy

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