Inspiration Friday 2024.09.20

Inspiration: Happy Friday!
Today is the 264th Day of 2024.

We have $264,000.00 today.
10% savings = $26,400.00
40% taxes = $105,600: This week I am expressing gratitude for these tax dollars being spent to support the Willamette National Forest. Located in the state of Oregon. The Willamette National Forest was established in 1933. You will find among other wonders the horseshoe shaped Willamette Falls, the Cascade Mountain Range and 8 wilderness areas to explore.  Learn more here.

How will you be spending the remaining $132,000.00 today?

HERE IS MY PLAN: Make Peace

“You may say I am a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you will join us. And the world will live as one.” – John Lennon

There was a commercial space walk a few days ago juxtaposed to escalated war tactics of exploding pagers and walkie talkies this week. Mother nature added hurricanes, floods, and fires; and then of course there were our personal life stories to add to this mix. We are certainly living in interesting times. The unrest that these events create also invites us to pivot our focus on what is going well in life. Hope is cultivated when we connect with our inner peace. Artist and philosopher Humberto Braga’s ideas regarding our responsibility to generate inner peace inspires me to reflect a little deeper on what I am choosing to spend my time doing or being these days. Braga wrote the following:

“The eternal truth remains. You must prioritize peace, healing, harmony, and connection within yourself if you want to see it manifest throughout society. No agency or institution will ever do it for you, and we cannot afford to delay it any longer. When’s the last time you took time off to do nothing but feel and deeply connect? Feel your breath, your body, your suppressed emotions, your surroundings, and beyond. Listen to the divine wisdom which speaks to you in the calm stillness. Drop all pretenses and simply be with what is. You know what will happen if you don’t? You will remain false, stressed, distracted, and unhealthy, imagining that living this way is somehow keeping you safe. You will pass each day absent from yourself, having gained nothing of lasting significance, acting as little more than a messy bundle of habits and memories. You can pull yourself away from the hypnotic social brainwashing which objectifies you and the world as mere externalized commodities. You have the capacity for so much more. We did not evolve to be constantly busy, drugged, disassociated, and stressed. You must prioritize the felt connection to your present experience. You must cultivate an inner awareness to bring yourself back when you’re out of alignment. You must clear away the energy of others you have taken on. Give yourself the gift of your wholeness – completely and unapologetically. Leave your familiar surroundings if need be. Go where your authenticity and sensitivity is celebrated. You must feel to heal. Your pain is not a burden to be ignored; it is a testament of your enduring strength which deserves to be cared for. Being sensitive is not a weakness; it’s the most courageous thing you can do in an insensitive world. Your healing is not an occasional luxury; it’s the foremost priority for your soul. Remember what truly matters.”

In all of life’s moments I am choosing to connect with my inner peace. It is my “North Star” or compass that guides me to respond to life situations with love. Everyone can contribute to peace and make a difference. How are you showing up in the world?

$100.00: Self-care. I am taking a meditation class.  And I love that!

$0: Priceless: Peace in Action

“Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do and something you give away.” -Robert Fulghum

The school buzz this week is about the children gearing up to participate in World Clean-up Day events. The 5^th grade teacher Mrs. Beam asked her students to find or create an event to support World Clean-up Day which is held the third week in September. The children chose to create an event at a local park near the school. They wanted people to be able to walk to the event with ease. They made flyers about meeting at the park to pick up trash together. Bob’s dad is taking photos and Lynn’s mom arranged for a trash/recycling truck to be in the parking lot for the children to explore.  She works for Waste Management and is excited that her daughter is interested in what happens to trash. The 2024 World Clean-up Day theme is “Make Room for Life!” How are you serving humanity?

$130,900.00 This money is being donated to support programs with Clean Trails.   Steve Jewett and Bill Willoughby co-founders of Clean Trails said that “World Cleanup Day is the world’s largest one-day civic action to engage more than 180 countries to tackle the global waste crisis. World Cleanup Day is not just about cleanups. It’s a strong and unique network of doers who share the vision of the waste-free world and believe that together we can clean up the world from waste.” They believe that most people want to do the right things and will rise to the occasion when offered a little encouragement and role modeling.  They see outdoor spaces lovingly cared for by stewards of litter solutions.  Wonder what the 5^th graders are doing in your community this weekend? How open are you to living in a better world in 2024? Respond to life with love. Repeat. What would it take? Learn more here.

$1000.00: This week’s date with my husband includes yoga under the stars in our backyard. We listen to nature’s night sounds and each other’s breathing as we move from one position to another. Finding peace together as we practice grounding exercises heart to heart. 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 Clean Trails, a “for-impact” organization. The mailing address is 1312 17^th Street, Denver, CO 80202. I am choosing to be the energy of what works in life.

Five increments of time: This week I spent time listening to friends read their Living Intentions.  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 taking a meditation/journaling class. Expanding and deepening my connection to my inner peace. What are you doing or not doing for self-care?

Planet Awareness: Contributing to the health of Earth.

What if everyone just picked up one piece of trash each day?

I am picking up trash.

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 Terry. Her living intention is to be sober. She is celebrating 2 years sober this week.  One way that you can help support Terry’s living intention is to imagine her feeling good and choosing to be sober with more ease daily.  Another way that you can contribute is to find your inner peace and choose well-being for yourself. Be well. Feel Good Now!

Choose joy. Be kind. Love others and strive to be a better human. What would it take?

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 3908^th day giving us $3,908,000.00 to spend
2015 today is the 3561^stday giving us $3,561,000.00 to spend
2016 today is the 3179^th day giving us $3,179,000.00 to spend
2017 today is the 2817^th day giving us $2,817,000.00 to spend
2018 today is the 2454^thday giving us $2,454,000.00 to spend
2019 today is the 2089^th day giving us $2,089,000.00 to spend
2020 today is the 1724^th day giving us $1,724,000.00 to spend
2021 today is the 1489^th day giving us $1,489,000.00 to spend
2022 today is the 992^nd day giving us $992,000.00 to spend
2023 today is the 633^rd day giving us $633,000.00 to spend