happiness jar

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My happiness jar is filling with all sorts of lovely memories.  I am still enjoying the ritual of sitting down each night and writing down my happy moment.  It allows me time to reflect on all that was and a chance to say thank you to myself for what I have created and movements I have gone through.  

In honor welcoming in March {and just like I had done in February}, I dug my hand into my happiness jar and pulled out a slip of paper.  It was wonderful to be transported back to a moment in January where I was at NY Yankees Women's Fantasy Camp and Monica and I were chatting during lunch.  We were talking about things I am passionate about . . .  choosing to live . . . navigating a healthy lifestyle . . .  running  . . . working out.  The conversation filled my soul and inspired me to keep moving forward.  

These small moments in time can easily slip away.  So often we are running from one thing to the next that we do not take the time to document what we were feeling.  When I was younger I would fill my journal with these types of moments but lately I haven't had the time to do that. Writing one single moment down each night allows an easy way to capture this.  I am so grateful for my happiness jar and for the gratitude that it is instilling in me.  

I cut more slips of paper and I am ready to capture March.  Having these slips of paper cut and ready to go makes it super easy for to keep up this practice each night.  I love using my scrap booking paper that has been tucked away for so long.  It brings so much color to the jar and makes me so incredibly happy.  

Have you created a happiness jar?  I would love to see an image of it.  Share it over on the love notes Facebook page.  

What one thing has made you happy today?  Share it in the comments below so we can all be happy with you.  

xo
Jennifer

you and I together

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I dream of sitting besides you
Dreaming and scheming
Talking for hours
Digging in deep and letting go wildly

I dream of breathing you in
Holding you close
Telling you how beautiful you are
Reminding you that the world needs to hear your story

I dream of looking into your eyes
Madly, deeply, filled with bold intention
Not drifting my gaze
And allowing  the love I hold for you to pour from my heart

I dream of you and I together

giggles from the couch :: the power of choice

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On this episode of giggles from the couch I talk about the power of choice and how YOU have the power to choose how you show up in each and every situation.  You can choose to carry in fear and suffering or love and grace.  The choice is yours.  

With this choice a certain type of energy is brought into the room.  What energy do you want to infuse into the situation?  

In the video I give you three ways to help you choose grace over fear.  What tricks do you have up your sleeve?  What steps have you taken to help you find the positive in a situation that you do not want to be in?  Share in the comments below.  We can learn so much when we share with each other.  

when you knew me

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flower

You knew me when I was afraid of the world
Clinging onto you like a life raft
I held on tightly because I had no idea how to swim
Unsure of my own self
Floundering on my own two feet
I did not know which way to go
Or even how to begin to take that first step
You saw me in my darkest moments
Scenes I wish not to repeat
We stood alongside one another for as long as we could
And then we both knew we had to part ways
Even though I struggled to say that final goodbye
I needed to discover who I am in this world
And you needed to fly
There are times that I wonder what it would be like if you saw me now
Would you recognize the women in front of you
No longer timid and afraid, but firmly standing on her own two feet
I know we will never have another conversation
Our worlds are to far apart from one another
But the memories of our times together are held deeply in my heart
The good and the not so beautiful
You held me when I needed desperately to be held
Sheltering me from the world
Giving me time to pull myself together
And you pushed me when you knew I was ready
You weren't there to watch me fly
But it was you who helped me find the initial courage to try

invite color into your life

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colored pencils

Invite color into your life
Seek out the opportunity to reach toward your edges
Feel that ping of being uncomfortable
And stretch yourself a little bit father

Invite in the unknown
Allow yourself space to navigate your own path
Reach and grow
Find where it is you want to go

You are filled with a divine light
The universe wants to see you shine
Take that small step forward
And stand tall in the life you are meant to be living