Inspiration Friday 2025.03.28

Inspiration: Happy Friday!
Today is the 87th Day of 2025.

We have $87,000.00 today.
10% savings = $8,700.00
40% taxes = $34,800.00: This week I am expressing gratitude for these tax dollars being spent to support the Great Basin National Park. Located in the state of Nevada. The Great Basin National Park was established in1986. You will find among other wonders the Lehman Caves National Monument, groves of bristlecone pines and two mountain ranges to explore. Learn more here: LEARN MORE HERE.

How will you be spending the remaining $43,500.00 today?

HERE IS MY PLAN: Conscious Actions

“When community chaos including natural disasters and man-made fears run rampant, remember to stay calm as you reassure kids; listen and validate their fears without false promises.” — Dr. Druck PHD

How are you showing up in the world?

When I was nine, I wore a uniform and rode a bus to school. Sister Vera was my fourth-grade teacher. After school I played outside until dark with siblings in a neighborhood that was swarming with thirty plus children under the age of eleven. My curiosity was buzzing with wonder and awe. Life was lived to the edges and beyond with my healthy, happy, imagination as a constant co-conspirator expanding into the unknown. My dream was to be a Firefighter, Veterinarian, or the winning Jockey in the Kentucky Derby! Actually, I wanted to be the horse that won the Kentucky Derby, but that is a story for another time. Lately, the school children that I read with weekly have been talking more about their fears than their dreams. They are scared that their friends or parents are going to be taken from school or work, to be sent to jail or flown out of the country never to be seen again. There is also concern about the forest fires raging in the Carolinas because one child’s grandparents live in that area. All our lives have changed. Individual as well as collective grief is an invitation to respond with love. Every situation communicates in its unique way the need for people to be seen, heard, known, acknowledged, valued, and moreover to be loved. We keep being invited to show up in life as a better version of ourselves. Tomorrow, I might be temporarily lulled asleep or distracted by the obstacles of navigating more human points of view. However, today in this heightened state of awareness I grieve the loss created by fires in the Carolinas and I grieve the innocence of grade school children scared for their families or friends’ safety. I am listening to the concerns of children and responding with love. I stand and act for healthy, safe communities for all. Expanding humanity with love. Simple, but often not easy. How are you showing up in the world?

$100.00: My self-care this week is to have a tune up with my therapist. Calibrating my thinking and feelings when triggered by larger-than-life situations is a healthy choice.  I am willing to process all my emotions and get clear on what I can do now. And I love that!

$0: Priceless: Conscious action. We are invited to stop, take time to be present and listen to someone voice their concern or tell you about their dreams.

“Generosity is an anti-depressant. In a recent university study, depressed people were randomly assigned to give less than a penny a day to charity. Over the next 2 months, moods improved, and depression declined. The more they gave, the better they felt. Even small acts of kindness elevate mental health.” — Adam Grant

Research indicates that people feel better when they spend time helping someone else. I am focusing on kindness for the grade school children who read to me weekly. I am listening to their concerns about safety for their family and friends. What can ordinary people do about safer communities, mental health, and world peace? Show up and be present for someone else today. We can respond to life with love. Acknowledge all our feelings and then choose to be kinder to ourselves, to love others and strive to be a better human. What if it is that simple? Everyone can do something to make a difference. Do more of what you love today. Be kinder. Be even kinder than that! What if healthy, safe, communities are up to us? What can you choose now?   Respond with love.

$42,400.00: These dollars are supporting friends and families with access to tools that will help them imagine and build healthy, safe communities. We can all reclaim humanity. Learn how to use the “Conscious Question – What is this situation trying to show me, the seeing of which will change everything.” You can learn more about this tool in The book and class AT-One-Ment : Reclaiming Our Humanity by Peter J Hughes. The material has been life changing for me. We can make a difference; we can do something about the life we are living. LEARN MORE HERE.

Do you ever wonder if you are showing up in life as a better human? Ask more questions. How are you supporting your mental health? Start with generosity; it is an antidepressant with positive side effects for both the giver and receiver.

$1000.00: for a date with my husband that includes anonymously buying dinner for a family with young children at one of our favorite restaurants.

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 is inside the library book called: The Giving Tree. Written by Shel Silverstein. I am choosing to be the energy of what works in life.

Five Increments of Time: This week I had a conscious heart conversation with a friend. 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 listening to children read school books and tell me about their concerns as well as their dreams. These gifts of time expand my heart with love. What are you doing or not doing for self-care?

Planet Awareness: Contributing to the health of Earth.

What if the practice of being kinder to us as well as other people creates momentum. That magnified kindness spills over into how we treat our natural resources. How kind and generous can you be today?  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 Karaleigh who is a creative person. She is also the mom of three children with special needs. Imagine the “extra” choices, decisions, and obstacles she navigates daily. Karaleigh shows up in life with the intention to reveal the silver linings in living life with art. One of Karaleigh’s Living Intentions is to assist others to share their songs. You can support her Living Intention by checking out her “Use Your Voice” challenge below. And then send it to someone you know. Let’s help lift Karaleigh’s dream this week. LEARN MORE HERE.

“Have you ever dreamed of writing your own song but didn’t know where to start? Or maybe you’ve written lyrics or melodies but never shared them with the world?
This is your time.

Join the Use Your Voice: 9-Day Songwriting Challenge!

From April 1st to April 9th, Karaleigh Garrison will help you write and finish your very own song—authentic, powerful, and all you.
Whether you’ve never written a song before or have some creative pieces lying around, you’ll gain the tools and the motivation to turn your ideas into a finished track. Plus, you’ll have the chance to perform your song live during a virtual concert.
This is your moment to finally create the music you’ve been holding inside. No more waiting.
It’s time to use your voice. Let the world hear your song!”

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: