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Love is the endless ocean of God. ~ Rumi
It’s the way I live my life now, knowing we are all from the same source. I appreciate how God, DNA, family, and so many things affect who we are as a person. It’s our own unique expression of the Divine that should be honored. Sometimes when I’m looking at the stars, I feel the oneness of this existence, and I just pray I’m doing my part to give back to the Whole of it all.
The sunshine beeming thru the windows. The brisk spring air. The singing birds outside. I’m grateful to be off today, as nature is calling!
Another chance… at both life and love. Ask, trust, and receive!
Spiritually, I am growing closer to God and my inner self every day. I am also growing by expanding my education. I started my Certified Cheese Professional course last week, and it will go on every Thursday thru the end of July. Then, after I pass my exam, I will be able to share my love of cheese more in depth with my team, customers, and be able to use the knowledge for the business my husband and I are building. Plus, it will be really cool to learn more about the farms and animals that p...
Spiritually, I am growing closer to God and my inner self every day. I am also growing by expanding my education. I started my Certified Cheese Professional course last week, and it will go on every Thursday thru the end of July. Then, after I pass my exam, I will be able to share my love of cheese more in depth with my team, customers, and be able to use the knowledge for the business my husband and I are building. Plus, it will be really cool to learn more about the farms and animals that produce artisan cheeses!
I have released a lot of things over the past 10ish years to live more fully, but I still have some work to do. I think the biggest thing I could release these days is my fear of not being good enough. And that’s mostly work-related. I am good at my job. I like what I do. But I’ve always been a people-pleaser, want everyone to like me, and have a nudging ego voice that wants me to think I’m less-than. I know better, but I still deal with it regularly and know I would have mo...
I have released a lot of things over the past 10ish years to live more fully, but I still have some work to do. I think the biggest thing I could release these days is my fear of not being good enough. And that’s mostly work-related. I am good at my job. I like what I do. But I’ve always been a people-pleaser, want everyone to like me, and have a nudging ego voice that wants me to think I’m less-than. I know better, but I still deal with it regularly and know I would have more peace if I could work thru it and let it go.
I would say most encounters in life have offered me gifts, but the most extraordinary have come from my parents, my husband, and from God. Grateful for the gift of life and love.
The lesson of the pause has been my greatest advice. I don’t recall exactly how it was given to me, but putting the pause to practice has definitely made a big difference. Pausing helps me process situations, people, words, and think before I act or speak myself. And if the situation is sticky, pausing helps me to remember what is important and what’s not, or rather, what do I want to allow to take up real estate in my mind?
My home – I love it so much. The big window behind me as I sit at the bench on the end of my dream dining table with the cloudy light peeking in behind the tall pines that line the edge of the front of our property. The farm across the street that I can barely see yet, but know it’s wide open land and can picture the large stacks of hay not-so-randomly placed around it. The beauty of my peace of mind, and the beauty and love I feel in my heart that I will share as I go thru my day...
My home – I love it so much. The big window behind me as I sit at the bench on the end of my dream dining table with the cloudy light peeking in behind the tall pines that line the edge of the front of our property. The farm across the street that I can barely see yet, but know it’s wide open land and can picture the large stacks of hay not-so-randomly placed around it. The beauty of my peace of mind, and the beauty and love I feel in my heart that I will share as I go thru my day.
I already made my husband smile by waking him up and telling him the coffee was ready 🙂 Though we will be masked, I hope to make customers and coworkers smile when I go into work. And I’ll do so just by being kind, offering assistance, or maybe making a joke.
I’m alive, healthy in body and mind, in love with this life and all that it has offered me. I found my soulmate and I love the life we have built and look forward to everything else we will do together. I have a home, a sanctuary from the city, that is in the country but just a 20 minute drive to the beach. Ruger the dog and BC the cat. A good vehicle that gets me where I need and want to go. A life of abundance in many ways, with the most important of those being LOVE. When I learned t...
I’m alive, healthy in body and mind, in love with this life and all that it has offered me. I found my soulmate and I love the life we have built and look forward to everything else we will do together. I have a home, a sanctuary from the city, that is in the country but just a 20 minute drive to the beach. Ruger the dog and BC the cat. A good vehicle that gets me where I need and want to go. A life of abundance in many ways, with the most important of those being LOVE. When I learned to love myself and accepted that I am love, that’s when the fortune unfolded. Love is my greatest gift, and I am grateful for it every single day.
It’s 6:30am. I slept in because I’m off today, so I’ve only hugged my husband, fed the dog and cat, and done my practice. I’m excited for what the day may bring!
Nothing. Anymore, that is! The old version of me didn’t think I deserved love or happiness, muchless an “extraordinary” life. But through healing, empowerment, and the grace of God, I have learned that I do deserve those things. I also know that extraordinary is subjective. Is my life extraordinary in a way that I am famous, astonishing, or incredible? Probably not. But it is a miraculous life that I’m living. It’s unique because it’s my individual experien...
Nothing. Anymore, that is! The old version of me didn’t think I deserved love or happiness, muchless an “extraordinary” life. But through healing, empowerment, and the grace of God, I have learned that I do deserve those things. I also know that extraordinary is subjective. Is my life extraordinary in a way that I am famous, astonishing, or incredible? Probably not. But it is a miraculous life that I’m living. It’s unique because it’s my individual experience. It’s phenomenal to me, the things that I have grown through and the processes by which I came to where I am today. A simple life can be an extraordinary life, depending on your perspective – I woke up to another day. My heart is beating. My brain is thinking. I’ll go to work and do my thing, and then I’ll come home and garden, cook, play with our animals…maybe the next couple of days there might be some waves, so I’ll get to go surfing. If not, I’ll practice some yoga or pull up a kickboxing class on youtube. The fact that I can do these things while living in a state of joy and gratitude for them all is pretty extraordinary… to me 🙂
Knowing how connected we truly are reminds me to be gentle with others. I think if everyone thought about how energetically connected we all are, the world would be a better place. I think it would help people remember that what we say and do effects everything. I try to remember that as I go about my days. I have been accused of being too nice, but I would rather that than the opposite!
The perception of the situation is different with both approaches… curiosity tends to brain-storming, learning and wonder, whereas problem-solving is generally stressful with deadlines and the want to just ‘get thru’ the situation. I will say, however, that I like to solve problems and don’t always perceive them as stressful activities. I can brain-storm a problem with curiosity and gather some wonder along the way. So it really is all in the perception of whatever you are dealing...
The perception of the situation is different with both approaches… curiosity tends to brain-storming, learning and wonder, whereas problem-solving is generally stressful with deadlines and the want to just ‘get thru’ the situation. I will say, however, that I like to solve problems and don’t always perceive them as stressful activities. I can brain-storm a problem with curiosity and gather some wonder along the way. So it really is all in the perception of whatever you are dealing with.
But I do try to stay curious… about everything 🙂
I look at the way my life has unfolded with awe, but I’m honestly not surprised by any of it. My life is quite different these days than it was 5, 10, 20, 30 years ago. But as I’ve journeyed down the path, I’ve learned that God wants me to be happy, and also that I have the ability to help make that happen. I believe everything happens for a reason, and that if we learn the lessons we’re supposed to along the way, then we get to move on to the next chapter. It took a w...
I look at the way my life has unfolded with awe, but I’m honestly not surprised by any of it. My life is quite different these days than it was 5, 10, 20, 30 years ago. But as I’ve journeyed down the path, I’ve learned that God wants me to be happy, and also that I have the ability to help make that happen. I believe everything happens for a reason, and that if we learn the lessons we’re supposed to along the way, then we get to move on to the next chapter. It took a while, but I finally learned to love myself, learned to not be so reactive, learned that I am worthy of love and happiness, and learned that what I focus on grows….so I quit focusing on lack and loneliness and struggle, and I swear, it has made all the difference. I now have an amazing and loving husband (!), I am part owner of a beautiful home on a beautiful piece of farmland (!), I am healthy and strong, have peace of mind, and am able to take care of all my finances with ease and plenty leftover. I’m grateful the path I’ve been on has brought me where I am today. It’s quite magical, but not really surprising 🙂
That is good stuff! I love their Herbs de Provence cheese… so savory and delish!
All joys – including fun knowledge – should be shared!
Thank you for sharing this, DeVonna! I love when the power of love overcomes us. Wonderful, simple, and precious, indeed!
Yes!!
Happy Birthday, Michele!
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