Create a Be Your Best Ripple

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Did you know that in the Universal Design of All that is - there are no EXTRA human beings brought into this existence for the express purpose of just taking up air space?
Did you know that every human being was created with magnificence in mind?
Did you know that the seeds of Greatness were planted within you from the very beginning?
Did you know that regardless of your past that you can make a fresh start Today? Right now in this moment?
Did you know that when you choose to be the Best You that you can be - that alone is a Powerful Purpose?
Did you know that there is no one else who can be a better You than You?

So reflect on the fact that all you have to do today is to be the BEST YOU you can be. And in so doing you create a ripple effect that encourages everyone else to be their Best. And they in turn, create a Be Your Best ripple ... and on and on it goes expanding out further and further.

Did you know that the world is a better place with you in it? IT IS!
You are important and You matter.

Affirm:
     Today I will be the Best Me I can Be!

Have your Best You ever today!
Mary Ellen
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Deservability

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There is more than enough in the Universe for everyone.
Lack is only a state of mind, a belief system that was handed down to us from our childhoods.
Lack reflects a state of mind that says you are not worthy or deserving of having the best of everything- that you have to "earn" it - whatever "it" is.
Today change your state of mind by changing that belief system. Start using the Law of Repetition that states that anything we repeatedly do, think or say on a regular, continuous basis becomes habit.

So Affirm and Repeat after me:
   I am Worthy and Deserving of Health, Wealth and Well Being and there is more than enough in the Universe to go around.

Make this new thought a habit and watch your life expand abundantly in all areas!

Have a New Habit Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
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Fearbusting

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Fear is a feeling not an Action. So go ahead and Feel the fear and then Take Action anyways. You will Feel better and happier when you take back your Power from fear.

Affirm:
     Today I will focus on Action Steps-even if they're baby steps.

Have an Power Action Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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What if ....

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Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in the "what ifs". Just for today see what happens when you focus on having gratitude and appreciation for "what is" working in your life. If you can't let go of the "what if" negatives then at least say a "what if" positive to balance it out. After all a what if positive has just as much chance of happening as the what if negative.

Affirm:
     Today I ask myself, "What if I stay positive, think positive thoughts and feel positively great?"

Have a great Monday finding out the answer-
Mary Ellen
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Today is a new day!

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Yesterday is over. Today is a brand new day. If you started your day today thinking about what happened yesterday and trying to rehash it, analyze it, figure it out, recriminations about all the what ifs, should haves and whys- STOP!
Yesterday is Oooover. Today is a brand new day. Focus today on what you CAN do, all the possibilities that exist in this day. Focus on how you will make today a better day, a more successful day, a prosperous day.

You can't have a better yesterday however you CAN have a better tomorrow by using Today wisely.

Affirm:
     Today I invest my time and energy in the here and now as a building block for tomorrow's successes.

Have a great today and Weekend!
Mary Ellen
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Have a Great Day!

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What would your day be like if you woke up with positive thoughts? If you got out of bed with an attitude of gratitude? If you looked in the mirror when you were brushing your teeth and stopped and smiled and said "Hey good looking - it's going to be a Great Day!"

If while you were having your morning cup of coffee you took a minute to read something funny and uplifting to balance the dismal news?
If when you saw your spouse, your children - yes even your pets you paused a moment to smile at them and say "I love you and you're going to have a great day today!"
If when you were driving to work and someone beeped their horn at you or traffic was moving too slow that you smiled and said out loud "I am still going to have a Great Day and I wish all of you a fantastic day too!"
If when you walked into work and each person you saw you greeted them with "Good morning! I am glad you're here because it's going to be a great day today!"
If during the day you made a point to say Thank You to your co-workers for even the little things.
If no matter what happened at work no matter what moods other people were in you just kept smiling, being cheerful, being appreciative with an inner knowing that you were still having a great day!

What would that day be like? Try it today and see for yourself. Be the catalyst for having a great day. Smiles and positive attitudes are contagious so start an epidemic of joy!

Affirm:
     Today I demonstrate what a great day feels like!

Have a Great Day today!
And then do it again each day!
Mary Ellen
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Remember when you Believed you could do Anything?

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Remember when you were little and you would dream about what you would become when you grew up?
A Scientist, An Actor, a famous Artist, an Olympic Champion, an Astronaut or even President?

When we were little those aspirations did not seem unattainable or impossible. They seemed quite reasonable and logical. After all we saw examples of these professions and more demonstrated on TV, heard it on the radio, in magazines, the Internet; we learned about them in school. So if they could do it - why not me?
Then at some point we received some mixed messages from adults, perhaps it was a parent, aunt or uncle, a teacher, a minister, someone in authority who created doubts in our hearts and minds about who we are and what we could become.

So, today, reconnect with your inner child and tap back into that feeling that anything was possible.
Then whatever you aspire to become or do - just go for it! You can Do It!

Affirm:
     I Believe in Me and I say Yes I Can! to my dreams and goals!

Have an Oh Yes You Can Weekend!
Mary Ellen
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Taking Care of You on Purpose

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Self Care and Being Good to Ourselves is not always a priority. There are many ways to be good to ourselves, to take care of ourselves. Meditation, a nap, read a good book, go for a walk, soak in the tub, eating healthy, go to the gym, go to a cafe and read the paper or a magazine and relax with a cup of tea.

When we build our awareness and stay in the NOW we are fully present when we choose Self Care as a means to nurture ourselves, to feed our soul, to make our spirit a priority.
Then no matter what means of Self Care we choose, we choose it with the conscious intent to take time just for us.
How different would Self Care feel if before you went for a walk, read a book, went to the gym, soak in the tub, ... you first declared,
"I intentionally take this time just for me to nourish and nurture my body, soul and spirit."

Affirm:
     I am worthy and deserving of intentional daily Self Care.

Have a Taking Care of You Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
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Find a Reason to Laugh!

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An average five year old child laughs more than four hundred times a day. An Adult? Fourteen.
Do you think that's why so many adults need laxatives? Loretta LaRoche

Your mission today and this week is to find reasons to laugh. Lighten up and enjoy yourself. Find the humor in the little things. Laughter is not only good for your soul but is healthy for your heart. Laughter de-stresses our entire system not to mention providing a wonderful attitude adjustment for ourselves and those around us.

So go for it! Find a reason to laugh!

Have a laughter filled Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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What's your Monday Story?

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The possibility for having a great day today started this morning. It started with your thoughts about today. Did you wake up feeling energized and looking forward to having a great day? Or did you wake up feeling tired, grumpy and just wanting to pull the covers up and stay in bed?

The difference lies in the story you tell yourself. You either told yourself "Oh man, it's another Monday. I don't want to go to work today, the weekends aren't long enough. I have too much to do. ....etc. etc."
Or - you said "Ok Monday, here I come. I'm going to rock and roll and see how much I can knock off my to do list today!"
Your Monday may still be packed with lots of things to accomplish. You may not get everything done. You may even encounter some people who don't care for Monday either. But the person who tells themself that today is going to be a good Monday no matter what is more likely to enjoy Monday, get more done and be in a better mood than someone who just wants Monday to go away.

Monday is not going away so be the person who thinks themselves into a great Monday!

Affirm:
     Today I think myself into a great day!

Have a Magnificent Monday!
Mary Ellen
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Develop New Habits

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Each day as you make decisions and choices about small and mighty matters, pause for a moment and ask if the choice you are making is something that you would like to become a habit. Because habits are made up of small decisions that upon repetition become ingrained in us. And once ingrained become automatic and almost without conscious thought.
Like the choice to procrastinate about finishing some project, putting off a phone call, eat the fast food instead of the salad, skip the walk for exercise, clean up the clutter later, take time for you tomorrow or deal with the mail and bills later.
You see all you have to do BEFORE you make one of these decisions is to STOP and ask, "Would I like this to become a habit?" It will take much less effort, time and energy to do THAT which you would like to become a habit than the effort, time and energy to break a habit that doesn't work for your highest good.

Affirm:
     I will do that which I would like to become a Habit.

Have a New Habit Weekend!
Mary Ellen
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Don't wait for if only...

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Have you ever thought to yourself or said to someone "IF only I .... then I would be happy."
You know: If only I had more money, if only I lost some weight, if only I had more time, if only I had a better job, if only, if only, if only.... THEN I would be happier, more content, fulfilled, be able to do what I really want.
Or how how about, I will be happy when .... I get this."
Or I will feel better about ... when this happens.

Did you ever think about what you are really saying?
I will be happy when ... translates into "I cannot be happy until ...."
I will feel better about ... translates into "I don't feel good about .... and won't until this happens."
If only I .... then I will be happy, translates into I cannot be happy until this happens, or I get this.

What you are doing is putting yourself and your happiness on hold UNTIL ...
What you are doing is programming your mind and your feelings into believing that you CANNOT Feel good or be Happy right now, in the Current circumstances UNTIL .....

Well guess what? The Universe will give you more of what you are really asking for, more of what you are really putting out there to come back to you.
Next time STOP! and ask yourself "What am I really saying?"

Don't postpone your joy and happiness UNTIL ....
Choose to be happy, and feel good about yourself right now in this moment so you can draw more of that back to you.

Affirm:
     I feel good and I am already on my way to happiness!

Have a Happiness is on it's way to you Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
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Acknowledge Yourself!

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Did you know ...that You are your most valuable asset!

You ARE talented, creative, strong, skillful, caring, loving, grateful, intelligent, powerful, .... the list goes on and on.

Focus on your talents, skills and strengths today.
Don't wait for someone else to acknowledge your talents -
acknowledge them yourself.
Don't wait for someone else to appreciate your skills-
appreciate them yourself.
Don't wait for someone else to praise your strengths-
sing your own praises.
As you go about your day, acknowledge, appreciate and praise yourself!

Affirm:
     I am my most valuable asset and
     I am important and I matter!

Have a Self Affirming Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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