You Make the Call for choices in your life!

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“If life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Proverbs 


"When the world brings you to your knees You're in the perfect position to pray." unknown 




 I recall watching a tv show when I was younger where the announcer would show a clip of video and the contestant was chosen to ‘make the call’ for what action came next in the video. Based on the current situations, comic, tragic or otherwise, the participant would make the call for their reaction; their response - what event came next. 


 Interestingly, the audience 'best guess' of the sequence of events was not always straight forward and correct. 




The point being, things aren't always what they seem, and things don't always happen as planned. 




Rather than struggle with trying to smooth out the externals, the biggest rewards come from fostering our internal wisdom and acceptance!




 So when you’re flying with turkeys, handed lemons or brought to your knees, remember......


 ‘You make the call’ of how you move forward with what you've been given!

Messages in Messes

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“Sometimes the greatest messages come out of the greatest messes.” Steve Maraboli 




 It seems that this message has much more significance when it’s delivered by a wreck-ining force!


 Lessons are most effective and memorable when we must ‘change’ our placid ways to deal with a challenge. 


It can be likened to passive learning, like watching a movie about the Titanic versus active learning, actually smashing deck chairs into planks to construct a make shift raft while the ship is sinking and the ocean is engulfing your ankles. 


You can get a mental image of both circumstances, but the second scenario holds much more emotional charge and actually imprints your memory. 


To walk away from a tragedy and feel gratitude for the experience, the lessons, the flood of emotional growth, leaves you very different than you ever were before. 


To then go on to help others navigate their storm is a gift - to both the person in need, and to the survivor-comforter. ❀

Grateful heart!

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We see reminders of gratitude everywhere (we look)! 


They're witnessed in beauty itself, they're brought to the surface in feeling compassion for another! 


Gratitude can arise from the ashes of despair, it can flourish on top of your highest mountaintop of success! 


You can feel gratitude for yesterday, today and tomorrow! A grateful heart originates from within, it has little to do with what is outside! ❀

Cream puff

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Funny how just showing a little kindness, even simply interest or attention, can transform even the crustiest person into a cream puff! 

 When others warn you about avoiding a crabby, nasty person, try dousing them with sweetness and attention - I find it works wonders on even the hardest of hearts.


 Remember that most people’s initial reaction to this type of person is avoidance; why not offer them something a little different?


 After all, you catch more flies with honey, rather than vinegar! 




Transform a hardened heart and feel the magic! ❀

"Enjoy where you're at On the way to where you're going!" Joyce Meyer

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We're all on some sort of yellow brick road; following a path of promise and dreams. 


This path might be inspired by the media, story books, your parents, movie stars, friends, or maybe your own personal idea of a brighter tomorrow.


 The 'path' starts when you determine it's existence! Then it either continues - winding majestically and awe-inspiring! Or maybe it stops short inside of a dark, scary forest? 


 Remember, this 'yellow brick road' is your creation! You are the grounds keeper for this path - improving on it's ease of passage and noticing the many side roads of opportunity and bliss! 


 Enjoy your journey! ❀ Joan

People create distinctions out of their own minds

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In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west. People create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.  Buddha 




 People can create lots of boundaries, many shades of separation and distinction. Many people create these little boxes of'perfection' in their lives, of right and wrong, good and bad, their way or the highway. 


We all like to think that we are right, that we've realized the true path, the correct way to live and think. The proper way to handle situations and treat other people. 


 The criminal justice system is a perfect example of an entity doling out decisions based on a pre set value system of right/wrong, good/bad, breaking mandated laws (those laws which are deemed to be fair and just according to a group of individuals).


 Airplanes would have difficulty safely navigating the open skies without compass direction, and the streets wouldn't be as safe without legal authority enforcing (deemed) wrong behavior. 


Yet, an artist or composer wouldn't be able to create an outstanding masterpiece if his or her mind was caught up in the 'separation' existence of reality. 




A Mother can offer her child the hope of a boundless future with limitless vision.

Your outlook, your inner reality, is your choice - your belief, your creation!

"Every master was once a disaster. You can learn to be great at anything!" T. Harv Eker

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I bought this small, hidden gem at a thrift store last week - a new box of “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind Cards” by T. Harv Eker. 


It’s a 50 card deck with tons of nuggets of wisdom and inspiration. Saw the above quote on one of the cards and just had to post it today.




 We’re all perfect as we are, but share the same capability to grow, prosper, excel, teach, etc. Most anything we can imagine is attainable if that thought is completed by our actions, faith and positive mindset!