Live 2 love

I always find it adorable when friends and strangers ask if I'm happy ALL the time. Pretty much! It is easy to create a happy mental attitude when you have these 2 parts of the equation constantly present in your life. Make it an infinite cycle, and happiness will always manifest!

Keeping Up Your Resolutions!

We often wait for something to inspire us to work harder, be kinder, get into shape, express less anger, or whatever else you have resolved to do in 2015. I don't have New Years resolutions, because I believe that every day is a new beginning, and every breath I take gives me the power to accomplish any task I set my heart on. 

Look within yourself, and you will find all the answers. Don't be hard on yourself - whatever happened in the past is done, and whatever is going to happen will take place, so just relax, and listen to your body and mind. Life is easy: whatever you put in = what you get out, so be kind, be gentle, be caring, be grateful, be generous, be open, be authentic, be simple, and the future will reward you!

Trust Life to Take Care of You

Get rid of negative thinking by affirming that life supports you. I am safe and I trust life to give me all that I manifest. I trust life to give me all the good things that I deserve. Having love and giving love is my birthright!

I am often at the hospital, and see many patients walking the halls. Some look at each other, as if to check what the other person has, and compare who has the more difficult illness. Life has an abundance of health for ALL of us, and ALL of us deserve health by birthright. You want to live a happy, and healthy life? One answer for you: focus on YOU. That's it.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the best way to feel liberated of deep-seeded grudges that prevent us from loving ourselves. We sometimes can't forgive, and keep resentment for others in our hearts. What is done is done, and we are old enough to understand that by forgiving the other person, we release ourselves from the confinement of the past. 

Let go, and rise above the situation by being adult enough to move on! Just release the bad events, and let them be your life lessons - no need to play the victim card forever, life goes on, and life is beautiful! I love you all, and hope you love yourself enough to forgive those who have wronged you.

Our Inner Power and Divinity

Sometimes we are so desensitized, that we automatically seek inspiration from outside of ourselves, instead of within! I'd like to take a moment and think about your own name, and draw POWER and inspiration from it! 

Say your name, and really pay attention to the vibration the sound of it produces. Do you like those sounds?

My name, for example, produces an "Ahhhhhh" sound twice - d-A-sh-A. This is so calming, and connects me to the Devine presence. Notice that it makes a perfect mantra! This is the same sound made by the words "Amen", "God", "Krishna", "Buddha", "Ra", "Muhammad". Do you notice the open vowel in your name? Do you love your name? What so you love most about it? Would you ever change your name? Have you ever thought of it?

About Hearts

Our hearts are constantly working - pumping vigorously, 24 hours a day, to supply our bodies with blood. When you think of it, doesn't it seem that love is also a muscle? The more you use it, the stronger it becomes, and gives you power to live! Are you using yours enough?

On Saying No

No one can take your power away, but we sometimes give others the power over us by saying yes when we really want to say no. No is a beautiful word, learn to say no when your heart tells you to.

Sometimes we agree to be loved more, to seem generous, to feel irreplaceable... For whichever reason. I have been saying yes for years, and still do, for the most part because I love the rewarding feeling of doing something for another human being, but there are times when I just can't. I'm no less kind for saying no, I'm no less generous. I am just a human being, and so is the person asking...and he or she will understand.

Simple Advice for Total Well-Being

Want to boost your metabolism, oxygenate your body, aid your digestion, and re-energize? My simplest advice to you is:

1. Drink more water! We often can't think logically, get fatigued, dehydrated, and lazy just because we are lacking water in our system. A lot of times we end up over-eating, because we can't tell when we are genuinely hungry for a snack - often just water would be sufficient. (and no, coffee, juice, and soda don't count)

2. Become more aware of your breathing. Are you taking in enough oxygen? Can you feel your ribcage expanding when you take a breath? Take time and sit upright. Really pay attention to your breath, and breathe until you feel your fingertips and toes tingling with energy!

You Are Born Capable of Achieving Anything You Want

I feel like we often get desensitized, and need a daily reminder of how POWERFUL we are, and that we have infinite abilities! We are born capable of achieving anything we want, so stop dwelling in the past, creating excuses, and repeating habitual patterns, and do whatever it is you want! Turn your "should" into ---->"could", and the "could" into... ---->"DONE"! If you need a little push - this will be your daily dose of "get off your ass and ROCK it!"

20-Minute Activities that Will Nourish Your Body and Soul

As a business woman, writer, and an EXTREMELY simple person, I have developed (purely by accident) some easy-as-pie strategies for showing yourself love and support! These 20-minute activities will give your body, mind and heart, the emotional boost to release tension, think more clearly, make rational decisions, and balance your life. Here is a short list of activities that will be beneficial to you. Whenever you have trouble throughout your day, do one of these, or a few!

1. Read a book. A good book!
2. Stretch your body. Don't neglect your neck. Massage your tense shoulders.
3. Write, be creative, start a blog, a book, and commit to it!
4. Draw something! Anything! Use your imagination!
5. Take a walk outside.
6. Learn a phrase in a foreign language you can use daily. Next time learn a new one! Keep going!
7. Dance it OUT! Put on some music and jump!
8. Prepare a beautiful and healthy meal. Focus on the small details, plate it like you're on Iron Chef, and it's judgement time!
9. Clean the closet and let go of the things that no longer serve you, and would be more useful to someone else. Donate directly to those in need, or take to the midnight mission. Remember, good will sells the donated clothes, and ships them to Africa for resale. You want your things in the hands of the ones who need them, free.
10. Ask who needs your help. Helping others is our birthright and responsibility.