Inspiration Friday 2024.12.20

Inspiration: Happy Friday!
Today is the 355th Day of 2024.

We have $355,000.00 today.
10% savings = $35,500.00
40% taxes = $142,000

This week I am expressing gratitude for these tax dollars being spent to support the Channel Islands National Park. Located in the ocean off the coast of California. The Channel Islands National Park was established in 1980. You will find among other wonders five islands to explore. San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa and Santa Barbara Learn more here.

How will you be spending the remaining $177,500.00 today?

HERE IS MY PLAN: Engage Joy

“The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays.”  -W.C. Jones

How are you showing up in the world?

The school children that I read with weekly are excited about the upcoming Winter break. I find it joyful to be in conversations with them as they activate their imaginations to create holiday gifts for their family members. Here is one of my favorite stories from last year: Casey Lynn is nine years old.  We have been working together on school reading or homework assignments for a few years now. This week she asked me if I would help her “think up” a present that she could make for her mom. To get her imagination running, we talked about what she likes about her mother and what makes her mom happy. It was a delightful brainstorming exercise to generate creative ideas. Casey Lynn took several days of thinking to consider all the gift ideas that we talked about.  Then she got busy creating. Casey Lynn made her mom three colorful coupons.

The first one reads: Feed cat. 1 time.

Note: I asked why only once, and she said, “Cat food smells bad”.

The second one reads: Be nice to Evan. 1 time.

Note: Evan is her pesky little brother.

The third one reads: A Million Hugs. 1,000,000 times.

Note: We looked up on the internet how to spell million and how to write it out in numbers. She is so excited for her mom to open these gifts! Each wrapped separately with “custom” artworks designed by Casey Lynn.

May you allow your Holidays to be filled with Joy and Happiness.

How are you showing up in the world?

$100.00: Self-care. At this time of year I print and frame photos of loved ones. I like creating art collages with pictures of family and friends. Each day I am looking into the eyes of people who matter. And I Love that!

0$ Priceless:

Peace on Earth

“In the depth of Winter, I finally learned that within me there lives an invincible summer.” Albert Camus

Find your joy this season. Be a better human.

Create Peace on Earth. Choose to be kind. Be generous in your thinking and feelings, as well as your actions and being. Know that your Kindness Matters.

Find your joy this season.

““Advice from a Snowman.”

“Be a Jolly Happy Soul.

Spend more time outdoors.

Stay Cool.

It’s Okay to be bottom heavy.

Avoid meltdowns.

Be well rounded.

Live well.

Life is short.” –Ilan Shamir

May Peace Be with You. Respond to life with love.

$176,400.00: These dollars are supporting the Charity Water organization that is intentionally creating, educating, and providing solutions for people who need better access to clean, safe, drinking water. Learn more here. Imagine the people you love drinking plenty of fresh, safe, drinking water. This or better, so be it. How open are you to living in a better world in 2024? Respond to life with love. Repeat. What would it take?

$1000.00: This week’s date with my husband includes our annual tradition of writing each other a love letter the Friday before Christmas. We open them on Christmas morning.

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 was sent to support access to clean, safe, drinking water. The Charity Water mailing address is P.O. Box 5026 Hagerstown, MD, 21741-5026.  I am choosing to be the energy of what works in life.

Five increments of time: This week I had an inspiring conversation with my friend Maryann. She told me that she had been decluttering stacks of old paperwork when a paper heart fell out from one of the piles. She opened the paper heart and read the words inside: Love Dad. Her dad has been gone for over fifty years. Maryann’s story made my heart happy. 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.

Today until the end of 2024, I am scheduling daily morning time outs in my calendar. Grief is a constant presence as I navigate the first year without my parents on Earth. And I soften the sad notes with the joy of nature’s whispers. You will find me watching the sunrise for eleven minutes. It is a sacred experience that fills my heart with expanding peace. I am taking time to notice the gifts of Mother Nature.  What are you doing or not doing for self-care?

Planet Awareness: Contributing to the health of Earth.

Be grateful for clean, safe, drinking water.  Remember to choose reusable beverage containers to reduce trash. Cheers! 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 eight siblings. This is our first holiday season navigating without our parents in our lives. One of mom and dad’s Living Intentions was to see all their children grown and happy. They prioritized spending time with each of us. One way that you can help support my parents’ Living Intention is to spend time connecting with people that you love for the rest of this year. Don’t wait for opportunity, reach out and connect with family and friends. Find more joy moments in Conscious Conversations this season.

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: