NEW

A NEW year, a NEW month, and a NEW day. Most people, this time of year, have made lists of resolutions they will work to accomplish within the next twelve months. Some may even dig deeper and make their goals S.M.A.R.T (Specific. Measurable. Attainable. Realistic. Time frame) to achieve a higher chance of accomplishing them. In the end the pressure of ending one calendar year to the beginning of another is inevitably gonna to cause this.

It is good to reflect and plan ahead, and it is also good to feel the freedom to do this any particular time of the year and not just because it's the "new year."


So I will continue living in gratitude now. Where I am right now, giving thanks. I will continue working on being a person with qualities that will help me grow and nurture what lies within. I will keep educated about things that contribute to a healthy mind, body and soul. I will focus on my energy, to give and receive positive energy. I will love my family and consider them first with my intentions. I will embrace and support my genuine friends. I will volunteer my time for helping others. Most importantly, I will pray and keep faith that my goals will be continuous and magnify to a higher platform as I grow.

I believe that my goals will lead to that weight loss challenge, financial freedom, a strong portfolio, a successful career, a beautiful house (and many property), a new vehicle, family vacations and all other wonderful things that put the frills on living the "dream". And that would be because I first looked within. xox

So what goals do you have? And why? Feel free to comment because I care and want to hear about you... plus I feel nauseous blabbing about myself.

Cheers to 2011! Let's make it count!


"Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner." ~Les Brown

Happy Giving Thanks

It's that time of year again where we Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. Many families on this weekend will gather to eat and enjoy each other's company, and most will get an extra day off from work, all in the name of this holiday.

So what is everyone so thankful for? Most are thankful for their health, family, friends, shelter, jobs... and the list continues covering all bare essentials to our existence. But when the weekends over, and everyone goes back to work on Tuesday the thankful wishes sometimes goes on the back burner. Imagine if more than some people had the spirit of 'thankfulness' with them almost constantly through-out the year? What if we choose to incorporate a lifestyle that included Giving Thanks, and take it a step further to demonstrate this gratitude in our thoughts and actions for ourselves and those around us. We could impact people positively, and who knows maybe they would pay it forward to others. Just imagine if EVERYONE you knew had that 'attitude of gratitude' year round instead of only in October. How would our communities be affected? How about our city, or our country? Better yet our world? Lol, yes it may seem a bit out there but you don't know until we all could agree and try.

Giving costs nothing. A small deed, an encouragement, or even cleaning out your closet of clothes you don't wear anymore to give to a shelter for those who are without. When we take our minds off ourselves and focus on the needs of others, we can see how easy it is to give. And when we are in the realm of selfless giving, we will find that the blessings will flow in karma. So GIVE THANKS always and encourage others to do so as well, then we will soon discover that every weekend will be like Thanksgiving.

Drink Lemonade

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!"

It's almost effortless to be taken back when life "gives you lemons". To be left feeling caught off guard when things in life happens, when we are facing adversity. So what happens next? First thought usually is to try and figure out why this happened or even how. Then naturally we look for the indicators that may have led to this tragedy, maybe find someone to blame. Thinking of excuses why it couldn't be avoided, if you for a moment knew something wasn't right prior, leading to this end result. Before you realize it, you have fallen a victim to adversity. Consumed with feelings of sadness, anger and doubt, you get imprisoned with your emotions and are unable to focus on a plan to break free from it. We see it all the time where people fall a victim and wallow in the pain and hurt. They start to mourn the adversity, cry and bring people to mourn with them. These people lose sight of the opportunity they have to do something about it. They forget they have the ability to take charge and respond to this situation.

"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it."

We can choose to see this adversity as an opportunity. An opportunity to enhance your skills and ability to a different approach if what you were tying had failed. An opportunity to re-evaluate your current situation and check to see if it was aligned with your goals, and your dreams. Just an opportunity to ask yourself.

The answer for what your next step will be lies within you. Once you can exclude the external noise of people and things that are distracting you from you. Get quiet and ask yourself. You'll soon realize what the opportunity is. You begin to focus on your goals and make a plan. You take responsibility for your life and realize just because this happened, doesn't mean nothing more than to remind you to stay focused. You have opened yourself to receive that opportunity and be enlightened. Your able to flow with life and its motions. You can transform your 90% response as your order to make list of what you truly want. Be reminded that with each adversity you may face, you can and will seek opportunity from it. This progressive energy you radiate will even help those other mourners to do the same. So be the change that you want to see and respond to your adversities with an open mind, be resilient. Life is precious, and time is too important to spend it on things that are dead. Learn to still give thanks no matter what. Praise and sing for whom you believe is the Creator of all things. Your faith will be the fuel to carry your goals and manifest into reality.

So cheers to a refreshing glass of lemonade, for what we go through are merely the growing pains of life.