Let this be your affirmation today.  I am unique, talented and lovable. Take it from affirmation to declaration.  Say it to your family.  Email it to your friends.  Write it in a journal.  Put it on post-it notes and put them where you’ll see them.  If you want to go even deeper, say it in front of your mirror.  In fact, say it 10 times.  Notice how your voice changes as you do.
Say it everyday. You are unique.  You are talented.  You are lovable.  All is well.

Don’t be afraid to make a mistake, instead be afraid of “trying to be perfect”.  We would never grow if that were the case.  Look forward and embrace each day, knowing that whenever you make a mistake, you are growing on the inside.   When you change your perception, your life will change from a struggle to an adventure.  The authentic you will have room to blossom.

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Never under estimate the power of faith.  It’s your admission to trust, for you cannot trust if you don’t have faith.  What feeds your faith?  What gives you hope?  Where is your peace?  In order to have faith, hope and peace, begin by releasing your fears.

Each time your release a fear, you restore your faith.  Exhale fear, breathe in faith.  Exhale guilt, breathe in trust.  Release doubt, breathe in confidence.  Release confusion, breathe in divine guidance. Release your heartache and surrender to the One who is breathing your breath right now, then breathe in peace.

You and I are divine beings, taking up this place and time for reasons not yet revealed to us.  Trust your intuition — your still small voice.  Walk the path less traveled.  Its destination is your heart’s desire.  It is your homecoming.  Welcome Home.

The things in life that matter most become clear to us when we are faced with hard decisions.  When someone says or does something out of the ordinary, how will you respond?  When you receive news that is upsetting, what will you do?  You response will determine the outcome.  Use those moments to learn and grow  — for yourself and for those around you.

What will you do different today?  Before you decide, review your options.  Then pick the one that is kind, is necessary and best for everyone involved.

Whether we are feeling good or feeling bad, being positive or negative, we are contributing to those around us, and to our own well-being.  What affect are you having on those around you?  What thoughts are you feeding your mind?

In times of such uncertainty, it behooves us to monitor our thoughts.  We experience peace of mind when we can filter out fearful thoughts.  Refuse to allow fearful thoughts about the future to weigh you down.  Cancel those thoughts and replace them with positive and encouraging thoughts. Find one that works for you and repeat it often.

Here’s one I use:  I may not know exactly every step I will take in the days ahead, and what the result may be, but I am assured a divine plan will unfold with incredible beauty and grace.  Feel free to use it.

Is there something you would like to include in your daily or weekend routine?  The first step is committing to giving time to yourself.  Taking care of yourself is the first step to knowing what you want and what you don’t want.  Once you know what you want, you can stop giving time to what you don’t want.

Make your happiness a priority.  When you are happy the people around you will notice.  They will want to be around you.  Your attitude of happiness will rub off on others and will motivate you to want to be happy.

Here’s how you can benefit from giving.
Science discovered:

1.  Those who learn the power of giving in their teen experience improved physical and mental health.
2.  People who volunteer live longer, even after sifting out age, gender, exercise, smoking and eating habits.
3.  Giving produces a sense of belonging.
4. Stress levels are reduced when we know we’ve helped another.
5.  Giving helps us forgive ourselves, which is necessary for having healthy self-esteem.
6.  Negative emotions like anger, jealousy, blame are reduced when we give.
7.  Giving creates healthy bodies.

Here’s my challenge to you.  What can you give away?  What can you do for someone that no one else can do?  Pick a day and give three things away to three people.  You choose the gift.  Give to three people in one day.

Here are some ideas.  Give a compliment to someone who doesn’t expect it.  Give a flower to someone you love.  Who would love some of your time and attention?  Or how about all that stuff you haven’t used or touched for years.  What can you give away?

Give three things to three people in one day and see how you feel.  I can guarantee you will want to do it again and again.  I’d love to hear your story, so write me and share!

burnt south Boulder house — which caught fire when no residents were home Thursday — he and his partner had a new tool to help save Stormy. And it was on their truck because of two industrious Boulder teens.
Evans and his partner, Lt. Donald Olguin, used a pet oxygen mask to help the dog survive, marking the first time the department has used the tool. The fire department received the masks Saturday, whenClara Grainger, 14, and Isabel Lippincott, 13, donated them with money made from crafting and selling beaded bracelets.
Evans said the mask made for a “very, very cool” rescue of a dog that “wasn’t doing very well” when they found it.
“We put the oxygen on and, after about 10 or 15 minutes, it was able stand up and act fairly normal,” he said.
Firefighters found the dog after a passerby called 911 to report a house fire at 725 Inca Parkway around 4:30 p.m. No one was home when firefighters arrived, but they heard a faint whimpering. They eventually found Stormy in an upstairs bedroom.
The fire department hasn’t determined a cause and said no one was injured at the house, owned by Charles N. Hoffman, according to Boulder County records. The dog’s owners didn’t want to be interviewed.
Clara and Isabel brought the masks to each station Saturday after they raised enough money for the life-saving tools, which cost about $100 each. They began their bead project last year after Boulder Fire Chief Larry Donner said the department likely wouldn’t have enough money to buy the masks.
Lafayette, Louisville and Superior bought masks last April.
The teens sold the bracelets — ranging from $1.50 to $10 — outside grocery stores and to friends and family members.
“We hoped they were going to be able to save animals — we just didn’t know it would be this soon,” said Clara, an eighth-grader at Boulder’s Southern Hills Middle School. “We were just glad we brought them this weekend, and not next weekend.”
Stormie the dog seemed fine Thursday afternoon as she watched firefighters go through her house, where the fire seemed mostly contained to the basement.
Isabel was elated to hear that the dog she and her friend helped save was not only alive but alert and mobile.
“It’s very exciting. We were at a loss for words when we found out,” the Horizons K-8 charter school seventh-grader said. “It’s so exciting to know we helped save an animal’s life.”

The best way to receive is to give.  Today, show someone you approve of them, you accept them for who they are.  Tell them they don’t have to change–that you love them no matter what happens.  Tell your children you are glad they were born.  Give a compliment to a stranger or a child.  Then go look in the mirror and tell yourself the same thing.  See yourself as a person who deserves the best of everything. Notice how good it feels.  Make this a daily habit and see your life change.

Use Spring, this time of rebirth, to let yourself blossom.  Allow your personality to be heard and seen and know you are loved.

When we are under stress, we are donating our precious time and energy to something that will never serve us. Our thoughts contaminate our mind telling us we are not good enough, not deserving.  Our body doesn’t feel like moving much. We miss out on the opportunity to be happy and to make other happy. Our attention and focus are debilitating, rather than liberating.

What do you want for your life? Are you building your character?  Are you encouraging others? Are you giving of yourself as only you can?  Don’t blame your circumstances, change them.  Don’t blame your partner, change your attitude.  Don’t beat yourself up, change your mindset.  As a wise person said, “It is not our circumstances that make us miserable, it is our thoughts about our circumstances.”

Declare who you are and who you will be — I am successful, kind, loving, strong, giving, safe, loved, healthy, and wise.  Use the words that feel the best for you. Say them out loud. Say them in front of the mirror.  Say them boldly and with passion.  Your reality is determined by your thoughts and words.  Choose them wisely.