Balance Work & Play

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Happy Friday!

Today is the start of the weekend so today's focus is on the balance of work and play. All work and no play.....or all play and no work....create an imbalance in our schedules and our lives - and within ourselves.

So if you tend to be an all work person, take time this weekend to relax and have some fun. Make a note of a couple of things you want to do and post it somewhere to remind yourself to follow through.

If you tend to procrastinate and put off work projects at work or at home, then this weekend might be a great opportunity to tackle some of those and still have some fun. Make a note of a couple of projects to tackle and block them into a certain time period and then block in some time for fun also.

A timer is a valuable tool for helping to balance out work and play. Whatever end of the balance scale you are on - just set the timer for a specific period of time. For example:

If you are work minded - then set the timer (or your watch or your cell phone or your computer) for an hour and take time to do something fun; read, watch a favorite program, visit with a friend, go to the bookstore or coffee shop and when the timer goes off then go back to your work project.

Likewise, set the timer and spend that specific amount of time doing some work project; tax preparation, paperwork that you brought home from the office, correspondence, clearing out a closet and then when the timer goes off then do something fun.

You can set the timer for any time amounts from 15 minutes to a couple of hours. And you can do it as many times as you want throughout the day and/or weekend to help keep you focused on balance. The timer simply reminds us that we can stop and move onto something else. It allows us to accomplish things or take time for fun without the all or nothing habit kicking in.

Try it and see!

Affirm:
This weekend I will balance work and play.

Have a timely balanced weeked!
Mary Ellen
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Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

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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 Thursday!
Mary Ellen
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Many times when our day or life becomes hectic we speed up our pace trying to keep up with everything and everyone. When we do this we don't even realize that our breathing changes. We breathe shallower, faster and sporadically. The physical effect this has on our bodies and our brains is that we take in less oxygen and keep more carbon dioxide.
This results in feeling sluggish, tense, irritable and out of balance.

So today, don't forget to Breathe! Take a moment of your day and stop and breathe in .... fully and completely and then breathe out .... fully and completely.

Then take a moment to review your pace for the day. If you are feeling hectic, stressed, feeling like time is running out or that you need to clone yourself 3 or 4 times to get everything done, perhaps this is the time to slooooow down! Revise your schedule, delegate some things out, prioritize, bump some things to the next day, or week, and then put a time slot in there just for you.

Prioritize yourself into your day today. Breathe yourself into a calm space and breath in more oxygen to your system and re-balance your body and your brain. NOW - you're ready for anything!

Affirm:
Today I remember to Breathe myself into balance.

Have a full tank of oxygen Wednesday!
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And Love Set Me Free

I painted this over the course of two days. I used acrylic paints, paint pens, Pitt black art pens and Tul ultra fine pens and a black Calligrahy Pen. I wasn't sure what I was going to paint and this just evolved as I went along. I am using my intuition and just letting it guide me. I love the result!
Now if I can just remember how to take the date off my camera! Oh well I guess that's why the camera comes with a small mini novel of a manual.

Expectations

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Today let go of expectations. Expectations lock you into a finite vision of someone or something. Expectations reflect needs. What you are really saying is "I need you to be this or do this for my comfort level." or "I need this situation to turn out this way so that I can feel better, safer or happier."

Expectations represent fears: "If this doesn't work out the way I want it to I am afraid I won't be able to handle it."
Expectations are demands. Expectations close the mind to any other possibilities. Expectations close our hearts out of fear. Expectations cause stress and disharmony within and without.

Turn expectations into invitations. Invite yourself to consider all possibilities, all solutions. Invite someone to participate in a win win solution. Invite others to brainstorm with you. Invite the Divine into the solution.

An invitation is a request, an offering of connection, an extension of openness, a belief in hope and faith for a positive outcome. Invitations signal you are open to receive. Invitations keep our mind and our heart open in love.

So today invite love in, invite all possibilities in, invite the greater good for all concerned in. Then be patient and wait for the Divine to RSVP.

Affirm:
Today I make requests and extend invitations for positive outcomes.

Have an inviting Tuesday!
Mary Ellen Pierce
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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 Pierce
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Say Yes I Can!

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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 Friday!
Mary Ellen Pierce
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