Start a Joy ripple!

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Your mission should you decide to accept it is to Scatter Joy today!

A smile on your face to all you meet. Saying "Happy Holidays!" to strangers brings the most wonderful results. Try saying the most powerful of all words "Thank You" to as many people as possible today. Random acts of Kindness are very powerful too, especially at this time of year.
Whenever I see bell ringers outside of a store I always say "Thank you for braving the cold to help other people." Sometimes I even come out of the store with a cup of hot coffee or cocoa and hand it to the person and say "Just a little something to help keep you warm"
Try it for yourself and see the immediate surprise of joy that follows.
Give the gift of a smile, a Holiday greeting, a simple Thank You or a small gesture of kindness to all you encounter today and discover that the person who receives the best gift - is you. As you warm the hearts of others your own heart warms and fills and overflows with a joy that will carry you through the day and perhaps even several days- if you let it.

Go for it- Scatter Joy today!

Have a Spread the Joy Thursday!
Mary Ellen Pierce
Motivating YOU with Positive Power!
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every day in Every Way!

Hummingbirds! And More feathered Friends!

 Hummingbirds have been daily visitors to my feeders since May 1st and I even got a snapshot of one resting on the phone line. The hummingbird represents Joy. Today, in fact, there have been so many visits by them that I cannot keep up with them all! I think it is so appropo as my day started out today with a frame of mind of aggravation and frustration. And thanks to all my feathered friends, especially the tiny hummingbirds, it reminded me to reframe my attitude! For me, it is impossible to stay in a negative state of mind while there were so many kinds of birds showing up! Today is a wet overcast, cold day, which is the perfect day for birds to be out enjoying the feeders. Why? Because this same day is not a favorite of their predators, cats and dogs. So they take advantage of the opportunity and eat to their hearts content. Oh my gosh! While I am typing this I am stopping to take photos of new birds that have shown up! Like a Rose breasted grosbeak, male and female, four purple finches on the same feeder, a red headed woodpecker and a Baltimore Oriole (the male shown here, I also got the duller colored female oriole too!)
The Rose Breasted Grosbeak did not visit last year and its' appearance this year- so early is awesome! This particular Grosbeak (with what looks like a bright red heart shape in the center of his chest)represents Healing of the Heart and Healing of  Family relationships. All of this is so amazing as today I am working on my Soul Restoration class and the topic is Boundaries! I have pre printed bird graphics to use however I now will use some of the bird pics from my feathered friends!
Wow! what wonderful messengers have shown up for me today to remind me to focus more on the joy in my life, setting healthy boundaries for myself and my own daily thought which is to "Say what I mean, mean what I say- and don't say it meanly" Guess I get to practice what I preach!
Thank you all my wonderful feathered friends for enlightening me and bringing much joy to my day!




 

Scatter Joy Today!

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Your mission should you decide to accept it is to Scatter Joy today!
A smile on your face to all you meet. Saying "Happy Holidays!" to strangers brings the most wonderful results. The most powerful of all words is "Thank You." Try saying "Thank You" to as many people as possible today. Random acts of Kindness are very powerful, especially at this time of year.
Whenever I see bell ringers outside of a store I always say "Thank you for braving the cold to help other people." Sometimes I even come out of the store with a cup of hot coffee or cocoa and hand it to the person and say "Just a little something to help keep you warm"
Try it for yourself and see the immediate surprise of joy that follows.

Affirm:
     Today I greet everyone with a smile and an attitude of Joy.

Go for it- have a Scatter Joy Monday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every day in Every way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

Take charge of you Thursday

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Today is a reminder that you and only you can bring yourself happiness. Happiness IS an inside job and who better than you to know what makes you happy! So today focus on all those things that make you happy and bring you joy.

Affirm:
     Today I am in charge of my own happiness!

Have a Terrific Thursday and don't let anyone steal your joy or happiness today.
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!
Believe in yourself, Anything is Possible!

Positive ME Power!

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Regardless of what trauma or drama is going on in your life or around you, regardless of what mood anyone else is in-don't become a dark cloud - Keep Shining On!
Don't compromise your Joy and Happiness because of anything on the outside of you. Choose to stay Sunny and Serene. Choose to keep a Smile on your face, Humor in your heart, a Positive Attitude and a Cheerful disposition to All you encounter today.
And do it for YOU. For your well being, your Peace of Mind. Do it to stay Motivated. Do it to Set the Example for others to see and follow if they choose to.

At the end of the day, what would you rather have people say about you?
"Wow, that person is such a downer. So negative and hard to be around."
                        OR
"Okay that person is just too positive and cheerful. There is just way too much fun going on"

Affirm:
    Today I Choose to be a Shining example of Positive ME Power!

Have a Terrific Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You Every day in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

Do a Random Act of Kindness Today

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Your mission should you decide to accept it is to do one Random Act of Kindness today to Scatter Joy!
Put a smile on your face to all you meet. Saying "Have a great day!" to strangers brings the most wonderful results. Say the Most powerful of all words, "Thank You" to as many people as possible today.
Take it one step further and do one Random Act of Kindness for someone.

I decided to give the City Road crew, that was working in the heat and humidity at the end of my street, each a cold bottle of water with a big "Thank You for working in this heat to improve our streets". It was amazing the wonderful surprised reactions I got.

You could help someone carry items to their car, take in a cart from the parking lot or put several into the cart corral. You can do a simple thing like hold the door open for someone as they enter or leave a building and say "Have a great day" ( and mean it)
Go ahead and give the gift of a smile, a Hello, a Random Act of Kindness or a simple Thank You to all you encounter today and discover that the person who receives the best gift is - You. As you warm the hearts of others your own heart warms, fills and overflows with a joy that will carry you through the day and perhaps even several days - if you let it.
Go for it - Scatter Joy today!

Have a Joyful Thursday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Everyday in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible