by paula on April 30, 2012
Each day I wake to the bright sunshine of Florida pouring into my bedroom window…whispering for me to get up and enjoy the day. My ritual is the same each morning. A single mom to two fur kids…I pet them lovingly…both fast asleep under their own blankets and whisper, “Good morning girls.” I proceed to get ready for our morning walk and by the time I slip my feet into my black flip flops, the girls are out doing their morning yoga poses (always downward dog), rolling on the floor and exercising their happy tails. When we get back from the walk, they jockey for the best place in the sun or the best cozy place under the desk to occupy. They are happy…almost all of the time. Their energy sings happy and their happy tails tell the story and each morning, I try to remember that even people have happy tail energy. We just sometimes forget to wag it. Show the world…life is good! Remember today to unleash your hidden power and wag your OWN happy tail!
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by paula on April 26, 2012
Daily sometimes, I feel like I’m training to fight off the emotional hijackers in my life. So, instead of fighting, I’m simply going to try something different. I’m going to walk towards them.
People in my life…in the neighborhood…in the family…in the general vicinity…have always had a way of being pulled into my life like an emotional magnet…not just telling me their problems but giving me their problems…and taking away my energy. Most of the time, it’s a one way feed without gratitude…like they are filling up their soul while draining mine. Call them what you want – emotional vampires, emotional hijackers or simply, people who are unaware and all about themselves. It may be a temporary condition, but still, they are takers…and some days it feels like they are everywhere. But here’s the truth…they are giving me their problems and filling up their soul because I’m letting it happen. If anything, I have learned from Oprah’s Lifeclass that I am in charge of my life and what is going on in it. My energy. My choice. In the past, I simply let it happen and in part, stay in these relationships…and here’s the thing – I need a divorce. No. I’m single and not married to any of these emotional energy snatchers…but nonetheless, they are here and have to be dealt with. So, I’m divorcing this story (thank you Tony Robbins and Lifeclass once again) and I’m re-writing this part of my life. No more dark energy is allowed to steal my day. I’m having a Norma Rae moment (young ones, look that up) and I’m feeling stronger for it. My energy. My choice.
So, I’m calling BS to the “be a good person and don’t say anything to make a scene” upbringing and I’m going to walk towards these takers and in the process, I plan on taking my life back. Who’s with me?
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