Welcome to my blog! My name is Mary Ellen Pierce and I want to invite you to Get Jazzed & Joyful about who you are, every day in every way! I believe that no matter what you do in life, it is important to believe in yourself and your goals and to realize it's okay to enjoy the journey and have fun along the way!
Along my journey I have discovered my inner artist to help me create expressions of myself using collage, altered art, mixed media and scrapbook techniques. I have enlisted the aid of my inner cheerleader to keep me motivated to be the Best ME that I can be!
And I want to inspire others to realize that when you get Jazzed and Joyful about being You, then what you do will turn into success, prosperity and happiness!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

Friday, July 2, 2010

The Right to be You!

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Sunday is the 4th of July, a holiday that is focused on celebrating freedom. So today's focus is on celebrating the freedom to be You! As you go through this holiday weekend take time to reflect on how privileged you are to be living in a country that promotes the Right to be an individual You! Then ask yourself if you have taken advantage of this Right and given yourself permission to be You.
Find the time this weekend to celebrate all the wonderful, individual qualities, skills and potential that you have been hiding inside waiting to emerge. Now is the time to Free all the fabulous parts of You!

Affirm:
   This holiday I Free the Me inside and celebrate ALL of my talents, skills and potential!

Have a Right to Be You Holiday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every day in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Get Your Energy Moving!

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Today's focus is on forward movement. If you have a destination, a goal, a dream, a desire to someday be further ahead, to do better, have more, go further up the ladder in life then you cannot get stuck where you're at right now! If you have become idle and perhaps even stalled out on your personal goals in life then today is the day to restart your engine! You must take action today, motivate yourself with renewed passion and do just One Action Step to get your energy moving in a forward direction. Remember the science of a body in motion continues in motion. So Get Started! You Can Do It! and You Are Worth the Effort!

Affirm:
   Today I propel myself into forward motion and pursue my goals with Unstoppable Action!

Have an Action fulfilled Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Who is in your Positive Support Network?

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Today's focus is on your support network. Who are the people that you can count on to raise your spirits, that support your greatest good, that will tell you the truth, speak from their heart to yours. People that are positive, that cheer you on in your dreams and goals.
People that when you get done talking to them you feel better, you are in a better mood, you feel good about you.
Hang onto those people that exist right now for you that you feel support you with positivity, truth and love. And then set your intention to draw into your support network more of the same.

Affirm:
   Today I look for and seek out people that are positive, healthy and nurturing for my positive support network!

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

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Gratitude is the antidote

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Gratitude is the antidote to worry. Worry is all about the future, what will happen today, tomorrow, next year. Gratitude is about the right Now. So when you find yourself worrying about anything, STOP! and become grateful. Find gratitude in the small things, the big things, the everyday things,the simple things.
Have Gratitude for waking up today, for having transportation, for having a job, for the sun shining, for the health you do have, for the friends and family that surround you, for food on the table, a roof over your head, a pet that loves you, a child's laugh, the sun glistening off the water, the ability to think for yourself, for fresh air, for living in a free country, for your senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing, a sense of humor, that yesterday is done and today is a brand new canvas.
Today focus on the fact that you cannot be worried or fearful when you are thinking about all the things you are grateful for.

Affirm:
   Today my attitude of gratitude keeps me in a positive and worry free space!

Have a Lots to be Grateful for Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Let's Play the Alphabet Game!

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It's time again to play the alphabet game; today as it pertains to your work/career. We all have so many skills, virtues and talents that we use daily at work and in our careers. So whether you work out of the home, for someone else, have a home based business or the very valuable job of being a homemaker and running a household, today it's time to tell yourself all the reasons why you love yourself.
Here is my list:

I love myself because I am:

An Achiever
Bold
a Communicator
Decisive
Energetic
Flexible
Goal Oriented
Hard Working
Intuitive
Judicious
Knowledgeable
Like able
Make it Happen
a Networker
Organized
Positive
Quick witted
Reasonable
Self confident
Thorough
Unstoppable!
Veracious
a Winner!
Xstatic (some creative license is ok)
a Yes I can! person
in the Zone!
Go ahead take each letter and come up with your list and say it out loud to yourself - look in the mirror and say it. (come on you can do it!)
Feel the power of I AM! and the power of Self Love!
Feel the Power of YOU!

Affirm:
   I love myself today because I am all these things and more!

Have an I Love ME because ...it's Monday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every day in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Pond Lilies

Yesterday I went out to water my plants by the pond in our backyard and noticed that a new Lily was opening up in the midst of all the lily pads. And then I noticed that one of the Day Lilies had fallen over and was literally resting just above the water. And it seemed as though all the pond fish were trying to figure out what was the new addition to their neighborhood.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Let your Inner child Out

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Don't let your day today be sooooo serious. Let your Inner Child out today and have some fun! Be as a child, see through the eyes of a child and see your world today from a perspective of wonder, play, laughter, creativity, imagination and sheer joy to be alive, to make this day the best day, the "funnest" day ever!

Affirm:
   Today I will insert some fun into my day,
   Whether at work or at home I will let my inner child out to Play!

Have an Inner Child Perspective weekend!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!