Inspiration Friday 2024.11.15

Inspiration: Happy Friday!
Today is the 320th Day of 2024.

We have $320,000.00 today.
10% savings = $32,000.00
40% taxes = $128,000: This week I am expressing gratitude for these tax dollars being spent to support the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Located in the state of Colorado. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park was established in 1999. The photographer Ansel Adams increased public awareness of this national treasure through his published images. You will find among other wonders massive black rock formations, narrow canyons, towering cliffs and the Gunnison River to explore.  Learn more here: here.

How will you be spending the remaining $160,000.00 today?

HERE IS MY PLAN: Kindness Nudging

“The best way to overcome struggle is with the help of others.” –Simon Sinek

Grief is messy and makes time feel weird these days. So, I am being kind to myself by recycling one of my original stories from a few years ago. The message still infuses fresh hope in my heart. Enjoy. My friend Brenda went to the grocery store. She overheard a young mother with a toddler in her arms asking a cashier if a wallet had been turned in yet. The mom said the baby was playing with it as they walked through the store and now, she cannot find it anywhere. Tears stream down her face as she describes the missing wallet containing $150.00 cash from tips she earned as a waitress. Brenda peeked into the stranger’s cart and saw a meager number of essential food items and a box of diapers. “I will pay for her groceries” Brenda told the cashier. Another woman spoke up and said she would help too. The young mom was in shock and cried even more from this unexpected gift. Brenda told her that, “Many years ago I was a single mom waiting in line for free government cheese. Today I am paying it forward.” The cashier tried to give Brenda a Five Dollar bill and change from this purchase, but she instructed the cashier to give it to the mom instead. Later that day Brenda called to thank me for the Flow Five weekly stories because they inspired her to give unconditionally. Kindness is a connection in action. How are you showing up in the world?

$100.00: Self-care. I am buying stamps to connect with my friends and send surprise kindness nudges via letters.  And I love that!

$0: Priceless: Kindness in Action.

“Every recycled item is a small act of kindness towards our planet, and it isn’t just about the environment, it’s an act of kindness towards future generations.”  -T. Aikins

Today is the 27th America Recycles Day. It was started by the National Recycling Coalition in 1997. We are coming together in communities throughout the United States to take actions for the planet as well as those who will inherit it. According to a research report released this week by Eco-Cycle

• Top recycling cities have a few things in common, including:
• Every resident is provided a curbside recycling cart; 
• Volume-based pricing for trash encourages recycling and composting;
• Convenient drop-off centers and access to curbside collections are available for food scraps and/or yard trimmings; and
• Strong education programs exist to provide clear guidelines on what can and cannot be recycled, reused, and composted.

You can read the entire report here: https://ecocycle.org/ 

Everyone can do something to contribute to a better community for all.

$5,900.00: This money is funding one of Eco-Cycles’ educational programs regarding the benefits of recycling. Be kind to our environment.

$58,000.00: These dollars are contributing to support the Random Acts of Kindness organization. Make Kindness the Norm. Join the global intention.  What if kindness was the norm? Check out this two-minute video

How open are you to living in a better world in 2024? Respond to life with love. Repeat. What would it take?

$95,000.00: In recognition of Veterans Day earlier this week, I am donating these dollars to support the Healing Warriors Programs. This organization contributes to the well-being of veterans and their families. They provide “complimentary” care services as well as education. Through goodwill they spread our collective gratitude. What is possible now? Learn more Click Here

$1000.00: This week’s date with my husband was a visit to the Fort Missoula Post National Cemetery for Veterans Day. Each November we remember Veterans as we walk the sacred grounds in gratitude for our lives. Gone, but not forgotten. We connect to their gifts of service with love and appreciation. How grateful 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 nonprofit Eco-Cycle. The address is P.O. Box 19006 Boulder, CO 80308. I am choosing to be the energy of what works in life.

Five increments of time: This week I had conversations with several veterans in my circle of friends to express my gratitude for their service. Kindness with appreciation. 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 challenging myself to increase the number of Random Acts of Kindness that I do for the entire month of November. And I love that! What are you doing or not doing for self-care?

Planet Awareness: Contributing to the health of Earth.

“The miracle is not to fly in the air or to walk on water, but to walk on the earth.” —Chinese proverb

-My friend Nivi invites us to consider having a deep Conscious Conversation with a friend or family member regarding connecting to Earth. She offers this question as a starting point: “when you hear that there are many benefits to finding your own connection to the earth, what comes up for you? And when /where do you feel most connected to Earth?” I walk in nature daily and I am having deep Earth conversations with my friends.   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 Marlene who wants to be heard and feel safe in this world. One of Marlene’s living intentions is to freely communicate her heart songs with wisdom, humor, and confidence. She is an amazing storyteller, writer and community activist. One way that you can help support Marlen’s living intention is to imagine her nudging her students with kindness to show up in life being the best version of themselves, especially when they don’t feel safe. Or perhaps you can just listen to a community member’s story with an open mind. Be a “kindness nudger”.

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: