Great addition to my previous post

I just stopped by the blog of my "very first best friend ever" and saw this quote that compliments my previous post perfectly so I wanted to share. Thanks Kara! You're light keeps me warm eternally!


“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

~Marianne Williamson, A Return To Love

It's a State of Mind Thing....

I don't think it was any accident that someone shared this video clip with me today. Actually, I believe in the concept of "accidents" less and less these days anyway. At any rate, I was knee deep in "cow pies", you know, the funky doldrums that stink but are also somewhat comfortable and familiar. That "here we go again" feeling that arises in my life around the holidays. It had come to be expected. This is what it's like when you've surrounded yourself with people who, for whatever reason, don't function well this time of year. It could be the "stress" of making the holidays "perfect." It could be the feeling of loss that's left behind when we have loved ones who have passed. Whatever it is, some of us allow those "perceptions" to take us down a path that is filled with tense, high pressure, toxic emotions that spill over and affect everyone and everything around us.

I've been blessed to have worked for some time now with a fantastic group of women who are all focused on improving and empowering ourselves so that we can avoid (and destroy!) the cow pies. Still, for me, and I suspect a few of my counterparts, there are moments when our bucket is empty and we lack the ability to use our tools to stay above the fray.

That's where I was just this morning when one of those fantastic women shared this video. When I wasn't able to tap into my toolbox, this clip jolted me back to that place where I know that it's my choice and my decision to be....or not be...a certain way, no matter what I'm faced with or surrounded by. Cow pies be damned!!!!

So with that, I'd love to share this video with you in the hopes that you too will find strength, courage and inspiration.

Thank you Kathy! How does it get any better than this?