ITS GOOD NEWS MONDAY Y'ALL!!!

Hi Beautifuls!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Did you take the time to tell yourself, "I love you."? Did you take the time to show yourself that love? If you didn't its not too late. Go look in the mirror and tell yourself that you love her (him), that you want what's best for yourself (emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally, etc. etc.), that your worthy of good friends, careers and loved ones. Then give yourself a big hug, all the while reflecting on the beauty of a new day and all the freshness it has to offer. Ahhhhhhh....doesn't that feel great!! Then go do something good for yourself whether it be a some time to unwind and reflect, maybe look into that career that you've always wanted to do, take a walk breathe some fresh air, meditate, pray, eat something good for your body, focus your mind on the good and the positive. That's so much better than the opposite, isn't it.

Hell, that's so much better than being bogged down by crappy thoughts and such. Okay...so maybe the ish has hit the fan and everything seems to be going to hell in the handbasket that you're holding. Well, I say pick up some damn cleaner, put your rubber gloves on and get to cleanin'. And/or get your fire extinguisher, drop the handbasket, put the brakes on and do a 180 or whatever it takes to go in the opposite direction and make it do what it do. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE and IT AIN'T OVER TIL THERE'S NO MORE BREATHE IN YOU.

Live life like its brand new everyday and see what happens. Just try it and see what happens. And choose to be happy. Choose to be joyful. Make peace with those you've hurt. Forgive those who have hurt you. And while you're at it, forgive yourself for whatever you're holding against you. It's okay. We all screw up. Just recognize it, learn from it, dust yourself off and keep it moving. It's all a part of life and living.

Living...such a wonderful. blessed gift.

Are you going to enjoy your gift, whatever it is? What are you making of it? How are you taking care of your gift? Do you really see how beautiful it is? Or did you just throw it in the closet leaving it buried under some stuff?

...or better yet.....

Have you even opened it?...

Just think about it....

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
-Mahatma Ghandi


CO

COCKTAILS AND FLOWERS FOR EVERYONE!!

Happy Friday Beautiful Ones!

Did you wake up and tell yourself, "I love you. I respect you. I value you". How about a hug or a well wish?.. When you opened your eyes, did you consider all the things that have gone right and are going right in your life? Did you reflect on all the wonderful things in your world?...

I ask you these things because it is way too easy to focus on what you don't like, what you wish had gone or would go a different way, what you regret doing or not having done, who you wish would act the way you feel they should act as opposed to focusing on the universe before you and what you can fashion it into. You can either tune yourself into the "Perpetual Victim" station or you can align yourself up with the "I Am Active in Making My World Positive and Healthy" station.

Which station are you choosing to vibe with?.... I guarantee you, the latter station will make your world more joyful and peaceful.


Anyhoo, I just had to meet up with you Lovelies because I miss blogging when I'm away. I'm addicted. Lol. I'm happy it's Friday but I'm really looking forward to next week. I have some posts in mind for next week (one of which was inspired by other bloggers) that I'm excited about. As far as the weekend is concerned, I hope that I will be able to get to my Hatha yoga class. I've really been missing it. I'm also gonna try out a couple of green smoothie recipes that I will review sometime next week. And definitely making it to see "Star Trek" this weekend.

What about you with your beautiful self?....

Peace and blessings, Beautifuls!
And as always, don't forget to "do you"?
ChocolateOrchid ;)

IS BLOOD REALLY THICKER THAN WATER?...

Good Morning Lovelies,

Today I want to talk about family. More directly, how do you deal with a not so positive family and keep a positive mindset. I bring this up because I, like most people, have a family with some disfunctionality. And I must admit, it goes beyond the immediate. I actually have traced it back to my grandparents. Trust me. This is far enough. I see how something tragic & painful from your childhood can affect EVERY aspect of your life. From sibling to spousal relationships..to friendships..to daily social interaction. Even down to how you raise your children. Have you considered this?... I have. In fact, I've considered it a lot seeing as I don't want to repeat any of the same negatives in my life and the raising of my child.





Which brings me to the gist of this post. My question is how do you handle any negatives that may come from your family? And by "negatives" I mean habits, verbal, emotional, (d.) all of the above and then more. Do you confront it full-blast...lovingly...timidly or not at all? Do you or have you totally separated yourself from your family? Do you spend time w/them in small infrequent doses, or suck it up, turn a blind eye & hang w/them all the time because they're still family?...




I ask these questions because I don't believe in surrounding myself with negative people or in a negative environment. Not at this point in my life. It's just not healthy. Regardless of who it is. No, I can't see myself completely cutting off from family (unless it was a really dangerous situation) but I will back away & do them in doses, if necessary. Don't get me wrong. I love my fam dearly, but if I feel like my (or even more so, my daughter's) emotional, mental and/or spiritual well-being is at stake of being tampered with, drained, or dare I say, "infected" by any negative habits, thought patterns, words or deeds coming from family then blood relation or not, our time around family will be limited. Does this make sense?...

So tell me your thoughts on this...


**Please note that this post was written during a family drama occurrence.**