What's Happens When You're Thankful?

Have you ever thought about what happens to YOU when you're thankful? There is a lot of talk about being grateful every day and the importance of writing down exactly what it is. But really, what's in it for you?

When you are thinking about the things that your are grateful for, your mind shifts gears. If you are having a rough day just take a moment to think about how much better it is then it could be. For instance let's say the washing machine breaks down and it will be 2 weeks before the part will be in and the repair can take place. For most of us, that is a huge inconvenience! No one loves to go to the laundromat. But let's say you get your laundry all loaded up and off you go with the attitude of `at least the washer can be repaired for a lot less then I can buy a new one.' Once there, you look around and load up the washers with your laundry and all of a sudden you notice that by being able to do all your laundry at one time, you save hours in your day! Pretty soon your browsing through a magazine on the table and you get into an article that you never would have read had you not been there. Then someone strikes up a conversation with you and the 2 of you have a lot in common, mainly broken washing machines.

All in all, this inconvenience has worked out pretty well, if you stop to think about the day and all that you can be thankful for. The purpose of writing it down is so that you can really think about it or look back on the day. I promise, your spirits will be lifted and you will think differently about the situation.

It's Thanksgiving and while my family has gone off to visit and have a wonderful dinner with other family members, I sit here with a bad cold. I'm grateful for the peace and quiet and lack of commitment for the day.

A Cheap Lesson To Learn

This weekend is being spent at a Christmas show with Style In Stone Jewelry. This type of show is not my regular venue. I decided to step out of my realm of `wellness shows' and see if my jewelry will sell well when shown to people who have come to shop for others for Christmas. People who probably have no thought about metaphysical properties of stones, the electro magnetic field or the healing sound of a Tibetan singing bowl. And by the way, I'll be keeping all that to myself:)

There are more jewelry tables at this show then any other `wares.' What I learn will help me decide what type of shows to put my jewelry in and what shows to avoid. The costs for the tables are high and one can't afford to make too many mistakes. The time is something I can never get back or reuse. Will the experience be worth the risk?

Have you ever been in a similar position? Have you chosen to stay `safe' instead of sticking your neck out? When confronted with a situation like this I ask myself `if this goes bad, can I live with the worst of the (rational) consequences as a result of my decision? If I can answer `yes' to that, I'm in!

What I've learned is that people are enjoying my jewelry, but prefer to buy lesser quality, more trendy pieces. Ladies want to buy many pieces, regardless of materials used to match their outfits, as opposed to wearing natural stones with precious metals.

The good news is that each day a friend that I haven't spent much time with in the past 5 years (only because I have been living elsewhere) came to help me. Wow, great visiting time, good ethnic food, music and bumping into old friends and acquaintances that I have really missed!

So the lesson I have learned really didn't cost me a whole lot and the return was more valuable then my rationalization had in mind.

Oh, the other thing I learned is that I'm back in a rural part of the country and the cliental here does not grasp the concept of a boot bracelet:)

Are You Running Out of Steam?

It's the holidays once again and here you are...tired before black Friday. Does this sound like you? Does this happen every year? Maybe you can think back and try to see what you are doing every year about this time that makes you lose your energy.

What if you aren't physically doing anything challenging to exhaust yourself at this time of the year? What if just `thinking' about the holidays is wearing you down?

With the onset of winter there are fewer hours of daylight and possibly fewer hours of you being out in the sun. That lack of light along with holiday dread is a big sign to the Universe to slow you down. The slight depression and the negative thinking may be all that is standing between you and a merry Christmas.

Take time this season, and throughout the winter to have some energy work done whether that's Reiki, Quantum Touch or another energy modality.

Give yourself the gift of balance.

Life Changes, Go With the Flow

With the passing of the last 5 years, much has changed. Not only have I been living in another state, I have been living another life. This is clear as I am trying to move back home and the things that I carry with me are very different then the things that I left behind. I'm glad for this change as I move things around in my office. Sending my past years of genealogy to the basement for storage and bringing my crystals, singing bowls and beads into my present.

Things seem fresh and new and I will welcome the day that my new life is filed and organized as the old life had been.