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Inspiration: Happy Friday!
Today is the 117th day of 2024.
We have $117,000.00 today.
10% savings = $11,700.00
40% taxes = $46,800.00: This week I am expressing gratitude for these tax dollars being spent to support the Sierra National Forest. It is in the state of California. This National Forest was established in 1893. You will find among other wonders the 480 lakes, 11 reservoirs, and designated wilderness areas to explore. Imagine hiking in one of five wilderness areas: Ansel Adams, Dinkey Lakes, John Muir, Kaiser, or Monarch wilderness areas. Learn more here.
How will you be spending the remaining $58,500.00 today?
HERE IS MY PLAN: Listen to the Trees
“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon human hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanates from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit!” – Robert Louis Stevenson
How are you showing up in the world?
Do you know how to hear the stories that trees invite us to know? Listen with your heart and you will hear their stories especially when they are chatting with the wind. Spring is coaxing buds on trees to come out and play for another season of joy. Even the evergreens seem to be showing off a new growth of green today. My first memory of talking to trees was with Miss Eileen. She was one of my favorite high school teachers. She was often under a tree, close to its trunk for hours. I remember her telling me about seasonal conversations with the magnificent maple tree that lived in her yard. Miss Eileen said that “although trees do not move freely from place to place, they are the truest of friends because they bear witness to the ebb and flow of our lives with no judgments.” As a teenager, Eileen contracted the polio virus. Like the trees she loved, Miss Eileen could not move from the neck down. She said that trees taught her the value and compassion of being still while embracing life with love. What I did not know back then was the impact of Miss Eileen’s lessons. They were preparing me to receive the benefits of extended stillness. I invite you to sit by a tree and listen with your heart. Be still and know. How are you showing up in the world?
$100.00: for self-care. I am buying a Colorado Blue Spruce tree to plant in my yard. And I love that!
$0: Priceless: Having conversations with Trees.
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” -John Muir
Today is National Arbor Day. This tree planting tradition started in Nebraska 152 years ago (1872). It has been said that “a single tree can generate $31,250 worth of air pollution control, recycle $37,500 worth of water, and control $31,500 worth of soil erosion.” Tiny seeds can become giant contributors to the health of Earth’s ecosystems. Did you know research studies have proved that when humans look at trees, they can reduce work stress and viewing trees out a hospital window accelerates a patient’s healing? If just looking at trees positively impacts our health, imagine the other benefits trees have in our life. Plant a tree. Respond to life with love. Repeat. What would it take?
$10,400.00: I am donating to the Arbor Day Foundation whose mission is to “improve communities, preserve our world’s forests, and nurture the next generation of tree planters.”
$47,000.00: I am purchasing seedlings to plant in all 154 National Forests in memory of Miss Eileen. Imagine generations of people being still and having heart conversations with trees! How does it get even better than that? Plant a tree. Plant a forest. Pay it forward. Have more conversations with the trees. Connect to Earth with purpose, talk with a tree and you will show up in life as a better human. What are you contributing to live in a better world in 2024?
$1000.00: for a date with my husband. This week’s date includes planting five Colorado Blue Spruce trees in our yard. Working on projects together. How loved can you stand it?
FLOW FIVE FRIDAY: Current “real” life expressions of gratitude, love, and contribution to wellbeing.
$5.00: this week’s five dollars were sent to the Arbor Day Farm Foundation. The address is 2611 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410. I am choosing to be the energy of what works in life.
Five Increments of Time: This week I asked ten-year-old Bella to tell me a story about her favorite tree. She told me about the apple tree that lives on her grandparents’ farm. Bella said that the apples from this tree taste amazing. Especially when made into Thanksgiving pies. Being there. How are you “Flowing Five” this week?
Well-Being: Something that I am doing or not doing for self-care in real time.
I am spending my morning meditation practice outside being still with each new tree. I am grateful for the lessons of my high school teacher Miss Eileen. How does it get even better than that? What are you doing or not doing for self-care?
Planet Awareness: Contributing to the health of Earth.
Planting trees. We are taking actions to nurture the growth of trees in our yard. Imagine the conversations that future generations might have with these trees. What are you doing for the health of our planet?
Hold Space or Contribute to a Friends Life Intention:
This week I am supporting You. Do you have a Living Intentions or Bucket list? Join me for a free bootcamp/workshop regarding creating or updating your dreams to live a life you love. You can choose to be the priority in your life by gaining clarity on your life desires and receiving support to choose more of those experiences in community. When we allow ourselves to create, we begin to see solutions that are hiding in plain sight. Learn more about the free bootcamp/workshop here.
Choose joy. Be kind. Love others and strive to be a better human. What would it take?
Connection Project 360 Podcast Episode this week:
Love vs Fear: Connection Matters
Listen to the Trees
What if everything you ask for is possible?
What actions would you take?
I am planting seedlings in every National Forest to support future generations heart rooted conversations.
How are you showing up in the world?
How are you spending the remaining $58,500.00 today?
I am grateful to have each of you in my life.
I am supporting your work and life intentions.
Love to you.
Mare
Choose to feel good. Be Joy.
Practice gratitude. Amplify Kindness. Expand Generosity.
Ask, Receive, and Give with More Ease.
Respond to life with Love.
PS: If you have been playing with me for several years, below are the current daily deposits in other years Vibrational Accounts:
2014 today is the 3761st day giving us $3,761,000.00 to spend
2015 today is the 3414thday giving us $3,414,000.00 to spend
2016 today is the 3032nd day giving us $3,032,000.00 to spend
2017 today is the 2671st day giving us $2,671,000.00 to spend
2018 today is the 2307thday giving us $2,307,000.00 to spend
2019 today is the 1942nd day giving us $1,942,000.00 to spend
2020 today is the 1578th day giving us $1,578,000.00 to spend
2021 today is the 1312th day giving us $1,312,000.00 to spend
2022 today is the 845th day giving us $845,000.00 to spend
2023 today is the 482nd day giving us $482,000.00 to spend
