Giving Thanks

Found this awesome comparison between trees, life, and thriving in this book I am reading.  I love it so much I wanted to share. It is so profound at least to me.  Here it goes.

Trees are believers in life.

A tree comes into life with all of its genes and every fiber of its being literally geared to growth, to expansion, ton sharing all that is has with everything around it.

Trees create their own environment; 

they adapt, hang on, survive, don't give up.

When you move a tree out of the woods, it's natural environment, and transplant it in the cold world that we live in, they make do because that's the kind of being that they are.

Their roots will reach down and up and out.

When your're out there in the woods,

you haven't fully arrived, you're on the way,

you're becoming.

-Robert Hulett 

Wow.. I totally get this.  It is just beautiful.  Thank you Robert Hulett for sharing you thoughts to David McNally in The Eagle's Secret. 

I am grateful that this book has come across my path. 

My Great Grandmother

As I was sitting just letting my mind wander  Thoughts of my Great Grandmother passed through.  You see, I was recently informed that she passed away.

This is what I remember of her.  She was vibrant, she gave hearty hugs and she would say my name w/ an S sound instead of a Z.  :)

I think she might have been beautiful when she was younger.  I know that her mother did not speak a lick of English.  My last and final memory of her is actually quite inspiring.  She must have about 82 and she was still driving and you could see that fire. That spark.  I also remember that my grandmother said that she refused to move out of her house.

 My her soul rest in peace and the memories I have of her are all good.

Elizabeth :)

Success Leaves Clues :)

I love that saying...It is something that I have been hearing in my head a lot lately.  Which I think is a good sign.  I have been going thur some of my old notes today.  Which for me  are like little affirmations that I have been working on a better me for some time now.  This is the one I found today.

Pain - To - Power Vocabulary - (sorry did not write where I picked this up at to give the appropriate  credit.)

Change :)

I can't.  /  I won't.
I should. /  I could.
It's not my fault. /  I am totally responsible.
I am never satisfied. /  I want to learn and grow.
Life's a struggle. /  Life is an adventure.
I hope. /  I know.
If only. /  Next Time.
What will I do? /  I know I know I can handle it.
It's terrible. /  It's a learning experience

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.  Always work with it not against it. - Eckhart Tolle

Which is exactly what I am doing...I am on track. :) or you could say I am closer than I think.

Elizabeth :)

Love Random Thoughts

Random thought today while I was eating...Title of a book I will write.  Well now I do not remember, However I do know it will have to do with my time waiting tables and what I learned.  Like not every server is a teen mom with no baby daddy.  I have meet people who have a pilot license and use waiting tables has a back up for when there dream is in the valley not on the mountain. I am going to take on that attitude.  I only work three nights this schedule.  Let's see if I am up for the challenge of making my dreams a reality.

Elizabeth :)

Sooner than I think

I will be back Blogging very soon.  The good news is I haven't stopped writing and my insight has grown tremendously at least in my opinion.


Elizabeth :)

Day ???

The date is 2/10/12....I would first like to say...I am been writing consistantly just not here....

My focus has been all over the place...Which is good and bad at the same time.

That could be the reason that I had a little meltdown.  Those moments are so personal.  It is when the person you love see's the worst in you.

Today I am taking it a little easier.  I state down with my lil man and had a picnic, we played outside, and really just enjoyed each other's company.

and ....Yes I did get some work done.  A girl on my team has moved further in her journey as a LegalShield Rep.  I am so happy for her.  And it always helps me to stay optimistic also.

Before I go about my day today I would also like to say I am so thankful for my husband.  He could have made matters worse, but he didn't he just let me have a crazy moment knowing that tomorrow I would be back to my old self.  I wonder if he is better at this than me.

So whatever the day is on my challenge I may have not been target at all times...But hey I am trying.

Elizabeth :)

Moments of Craziness

I had one of those mornings. You know the kind of morning that just does not start off right.  I allowed it to suck me in and I acted out and it was not pretty.  It was a morning of me acting very ugly to the people I care about the most.  I hate it when I lose control of my emotions because I have a really awesome family.  You see I am a pretty balanced, positive, flexible person. So it takes my family by surprise when I act like that. I have to admit my ugliness did come out.   I am not really sure what set me off.  Wait a minute I do. Being a great mom, a wonderful wife, a successful entrepreneur, and all the other hats I were does get a little overwhelming at times. Balancing it all out can be a real challenge.  I have sent my apologies out this morning.  All I can do is ask for grace. I am not perfect even thought I would like to be.  All I can do is to recognize the behavior that happened this morning and realize that my family is very busy right now and not everything is going to get done in the time frame that I would like it to...(yes there are some control issues I am working thur also :)

I am know declaring that today is going to be a day of greatness, productivity, and calmness.

Elizabeth :)