Inspiration Friday: Help Someone 2025.10.24

Inspiration: Happy Friday!
Today is the 297th Day of 2025.

We have $297,000.00 today.
10% savings = $29,700.00
40% taxes = $118,800.00: This week I am expressing gratitude for these tax dollars being spent to support Voyageurs National Park located in the state of Minnesota. Voyageurs officially became a National Park in 1975. You will find among other wonders that the primary access to this park is via water, there are 4 major Lakes that take you to the Kabetogama Peninsula to explore. Learn more here: https://www.nps.gov/voya/index.htm

How will you spend the remaining $148,500.00 today?

HERE IS MY PLAN: Help Someone

“My grandmother once gave me a tip:

In difficult times, move forward in small steps.

Do what you have to do, but little by little.

Don’t think about the future

or what may happen tomorrow.

Wash the dishes.

Remove the dust.

Write a letter.

Make a soup.

You see?

Advance step by step.

Take a step and stop.

Rest a little.

Praise yourself.

Take another step.

And then another.

You won’t notice, but your steps will grow more and more.

And the time will come when you can think about the future without crying.”

Elena Mikhalkova

How are you showing up in the world?

Grief is messy. Change is happening at warp speed all around us these days. Who is where? Where is here? The tsunami waves of change are raging. And yet, we are invited to find our inner North Stars to recalibrate our heart contributions for the wellbeing of humanity. Helping others is the antidote. Simple, not easy.

How does one choose love when grief demands to be acknowledged? The unthinkable happened to my friend Kathryn in 2020 when her husband, Chris Avery, was killed by robbery suspects fleeing from police who collided with his car during the pursuit. As she leaned into personal grief, she catapulted into the underground current of community grief that is leaking from the hearts of first responders. Kathryn channeled her grief into helping the helper. She focused on how few first responders receive wellness support to process work trauma. That focus resulted in Kathryn founding Restoration Ranch Colorado, a 40-acre property that provides first responders with a quiet space to rest, reflect and reconnect with loved ones free of charge. Helping the helpers, the ranch hosts more than 1,000 visitors annually and continues to grow in reach and recognition. This Tuesday Oct 28^th is National First Responders Day. Help Kathryn and help the helpers. https://restorationranchcolorado.com/

How are you showing up the world?

$100.00: Self-care. I am getting new glasses to see better! And I love that!

$0: Priceless: Community Service.

“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.” Heather French Henry

Participating in Community Service. Saturday marks thirty-three years of Make a Difference Day. “The initial event was created when USA Weekend magazine partnered with the nonprofit Points of Light to sponsor a National Day of Community service. Although the magazine closed in 2014, and Covid demanded creative alternatives, many other nonprofits have continued recognizing the fourth Saturday in October as a day to make a difference in our communities.  When was the last time you participated in a community service project? Make time for others. Lend an ear or lend a hand. What would it take to be more present in your community today?

$147,400.00: These dollars are contributing to the local youth organizations that are participating in community service projects this weekend. Volunteering makes a difference to both the givers and receivers. We can all do something kind. Respond to life with love. Repeat. What would it take?

$1000.00: This week’s date includes working on a trail we like to hike in our community. Volunteering has been a consistent component in our relationship. Together we make a difference. 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 will be found inside a random book I locate in a Little Free Library in our community. Do you know where to find Little Free Libraries in your neighborhood? I am choosing to be the energy of what works in life. Learn more here: https://littlefreelibrary.org/

Five increments of time: I volunteer weekly to read over zoom with grade school children from our old neighborhood. And I love it!  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 volunteering in my community with my husband. And I love that!

What are you doing or not doing for self-care?

Planet Awareness: Contributing to the health of Earth.

 “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” –Robert Swan

I am participating in Make a Difference Day by picking up trash on a hiking trail.

What are you doing for the health of our planet?

Hold Space or Contribute to a Friends Life Intention

First, here is a follow up from last week: Kristina won the contest in which she asked for our support to register to listen to the online conference where she was speaking!!! Thank you for your help in imagining her winning, registering for the virtual event and attending the event!

This week I am supporting my friend Emily who is facilitating a 7- day custom challenge experience that starts on Monday October 27th. One of Emily’s living intentions is to teach us how to connect with others and put “heart” back into our conversations.  One way that you can help support Emily’s living intention is to invite someone you love to attend her online experience. Her specialty is sales, but Emily helps you find your voice in all your conversations with others.

Join the Selling With Heart Challenge: Selling With Heart!

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: