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Inspiration: Happy Friday!
Today is the 208TH Day of 2024.
We have $208,000.00 today.
10% savings = $20,800.00
40% taxes = $83,200.00: This week I am expressing gratitude for these tax dollars being spent to support the Umatilla National Forest. It is in the states of Oregon and Washington. The Umatilla National Forest was established in 1908. You will find among other wonders a large Elk population, the Blue Mountain Range and three wilderness areas to explore. Learn more here.
How will you be spending the remaining $104,000.00 today?
HERE IS MY PLAN: Let Go with Grace
“Over time I stopped talking to those who did not listen to me and those who always wanted to be right…I stopped looking for people who hadn’t looked for me in a long time, I stopped, although I still think about people who never thought about me…I started doing what makes me feel good, without excess but with passion! I started to trust my intuition for everything, for every choice, for every person! I started avoiding negative people and started dating the rare positive people! Because I learned to have respect for myself and started putting myself first! Because I think and know I deserve it!” – Meryl Streep
How are you showing up in the world?
Wonder what would happen if we trusted our intuition for everything, for every choice, for every person. This week was marked by the act of a man in power putting the best interest of the country, its people and democracy first. He wrestled with his judgement dragons and rumbled with ego desires. Then he stepped aside and handed the reins to the next generation. Simple, not easy. It was an example of being “mindfully gracious.” According to author Christopher J Avery, to be mindfully gracious is to consciously choose to act with kindness and courtesy in all situations. Yes, it is a high standard of conduct, and it is not easy. But it is worth striving to achieve in all your communications. Mindfully gracious choices require that you lead with both your head and your heart for the good of all. I found a resurgence of hope for our county in the difficult but profound choice President Joe Biden made to let go of his leadership position with expanding grace. How are you showing up in the world?
$100.00: Self-care to purchase US Postage Stamps. Handwriting letters and sending them to others fills my heart with joy. And I love that!
$0: Priceless: Be mindfully gracious in how you treat yourself and others.
“I do not want to be remembered as a woman who was always exhausted. I do not want to be remembered as a woman who was always stressed, always busy, always rushing, always holding herself together and pushing through.
I want to be remembered as a relaxed woman, a compassionate woman, a curious, joyful, pleasure-loving woman. A woman who loves fiercely and lives peacefully.
A woman who knows her worth and her power, who accepts her imperfections and her vulnerabilities, who embraces her limitations and her possibilities.
A woman who laughs and cries and aches and loves and is enchanted by the mess and magic and mundaneness of this beautiful, shimmering life.” – Nicola Jane Hobbs
In these challenging times, who are you “being” and what are you contributing to support humanity? Choose to be more mindfully gracious and the world will change for the better of all. Treat yourself kinder in every situation. We need your grace.
$102,900.00: These dollars are being sent to pre-order copies of Christopher J Avery’s book called Mindfully Gracious. The book is being published this December. I am sending copies to friends, family, and public libraries. Let me know if you want a copy of this book. Respond to life with love. Repeat. What would it take? What are you contributing to live in a better world in 2024?
$1000.00: for a date with my husband that includes watching the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. 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-dollar bill was placed inside a library book called Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick. I am choosing to be the energy of what works in life.
Five increments of time: My July volunteer time is full of children reading their summer library books to me over zoom. This week Henry is reading the book called A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon written by Kevin Fedarko. Being there; how does it get better than that? 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 choosing to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. It is easy at this time of year. Especially living in the country with pop up farm stands. What are you doing or not doing for self-care?
Planet Awareness: Contributing to the health of Earth.
This week the invitation to participate in a Plastic Free July includes taking a pledge to become a “Water Protector.” Author Carole Lindstrom offers activities for you and your family or work team to take conscious actions. Learn more here.
What are you doing for the health of our planet?
Hold Space or Contribute to a Friends Life Intention:
This week I am supporting my friend Jodi who is a menopause coach. One of her living intentions is to educate women on the secrets of perimenopause and menopause to improve our overall health. One way that you can help support Jodi’s living intention is to imagine more women understanding their body changes and being able to navigate nutrition and exercise as we age. Take charge of your health as you age with education and a coach!
Choose joy. Be kind. Love others and strive to be a better human. What would it take?
Connection Project 360 Podcast Episode this week:
Shift Your Intention
What are Your Living Intentions?
Learn more here.
Let Go with Grace
What if everything you ask for is possible?
What actions would you take?
I am being more mindfully gracious. Wonder what is possible now?
How are you showing up in the world?
How are you spending the remaining $104,000.00 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 3852nd day giving us $3,852,000.00 to spend
2015 today is the 3505thday giving us $3,505,000.00 to spend
2016 today is the 3123rd day giving us $3,123,000.00 to spend
2017 today is the 2761st day giving us $2,761,000.00 to spend
2018 today is the 2398thday giving us $2,398,000.00 to spend
2019 today is the 2033rd day giving us $2,033,000.00 to spend
2020 today is the 1668th day giving us $1,668,000.00 to spend
2021 today is the 1433rd day giving us $1,433,000.00 to spend
2022 today is the 936th day giving us $936,000.00 to spend
2023 today is the 577th day giving us $577,000.00 to spend
