Don’t get me wrong, I’m crazy in love, emphasis on crazy, with my husband of nearly 31 years but he’s not a gifted gifter.
Days like Valentine’s are usually met with a “deer in the headlights” stare and the “we’re not doing gifts are we” question.
He breathes a sigh of relief when I say no. We didn’t plan it this way, it just sort of evolved and it makes us happy. I’m kind of a particular gal, hey I picked him didn’t I.
Who knows me better than me and who knows what I’d like better than moi! So most of the time, I buy my own gifts.
Yesterday for V-day, I bought myself a new keyboard for my computer and a mouse support. Hey flowers wouldn't died and these gifts will keep on giving and giving. What can I say, I’m practical.
My “love language” is actually quality time and my husband scored big points last weekend by driving me 5 ½ hours to Atlanta for a Manifesting Your Vision seminar. That was truly the most awesome gift and I didn’t even have to wait for a special day to get it. Good thing I remembered to send him that “loving” E-card this morning.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Today I Paid Attention
To a world that supports me. To a life that blesses me. To the freedom I experience every day to choose how I show up in the world.
Today I paid attention.
To the love sent my way. To joys meant for me. To the life I create for myself in this moment.
Today I paid attention.
To a seeker’s notice of clandestine hopes clamoring at my fringes. To the dreams half obscured in the shadows. To my heart wishes now fully invited to the party.
Today, I paid attention to all that is me. And I was happy, full, filled, complete and overflowing with love.
Today, I paid attention and it totally PAID OFF!
Today I paid attention.
To the love sent my way. To joys meant for me. To the life I create for myself in this moment.
Today I paid attention.
To a seeker’s notice of clandestine hopes clamoring at my fringes. To the dreams half obscured in the shadows. To my heart wishes now fully invited to the party.
Today, I paid attention to all that is me. And I was happy, full, filled, complete and overflowing with love.
Today, I paid attention and it totally PAID OFF!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Let the L♥vefest Begin!
Unconditional love is life’s greatest gift. Everyone wants to give and receive it, but not everyone can because unconditional love begins at home. To give it to someone else you must first have it for yourself. Like the airplane safety announcement you have to put on your oxygen mask first before assisting others.
I know from my own learning and experience how important it is to treat ourselves with kindness, compassion, acceptance, and love. It’s not always easy or something we do naturally. But we need to learn how to give this amazing gift to ourselves.
My February Focus Phrase™ session INSPIRE LOVE starts today. For three weeks, I provide a daily phrase to help you explore your relationship with the most important person in your life, YOU!
Briefly, how the process works is that you FOCUS on the phrase during your day and then write three short paragraphs about how the phrase worked in your day. More “how to” information is available in my LIVE YOUR DREAM community. It’s FOCUS + PHRASE + WRITING + FEEDBACK.
If you’d like to write the first phrase with us and email it to me at caren.albers@gmail.com, I’ll be happy to offer you some heartfelt feedback. Here’s our first phrase. “Appreciate and embrace your past as your most cherished teacher.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
LET THE LOVING AND EXPLORING AND WRITING BEGIN!
LIVE YOUR DREAM
I know from my own learning and experience how important it is to treat ourselves with kindness, compassion, acceptance, and love. It’s not always easy or something we do naturally. But we need to learn how to give this amazing gift to ourselves.
My February Focus Phrase™ session INSPIRE LOVE starts today. For three weeks, I provide a daily phrase to help you explore your relationship with the most important person in your life, YOU!
Briefly, how the process works is that you FOCUS on the phrase during your day and then write three short paragraphs about how the phrase worked in your day. More “how to” information is available in my LIVE YOUR DREAM community. It’s FOCUS + PHRASE + WRITING + FEEDBACK.
If you’d like to write the first phrase with us and email it to me at caren.albers@gmail.com, I’ll be happy to offer you some heartfelt feedback. Here’s our first phrase. “Appreciate and embrace your past as your most cherished teacher.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
LET THE LOVING AND EXPLORING AND WRITING BEGIN!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Fun is the Pathway to a Successful Life
"Having fun is not a diversion from a successful life; it is the pathway to it." Martha Beck
My quest for fun today involved a little “retail therapy.” I haven’t done much of it lately. Maybe that’s why it felt so good. The weather spit rain in my face all day long and the clouds threatened to bring an end to daylight as I know it. It felt like Alaska when they have 24 hours of darkness or is it 24 hours of daylight? I really should have paid more attention in school. My sixteen hour marathon website update had the pain in my shoulder screaming “don’t you even think about touching a keyboard.” No computing!!! What else could I do, I had to leave the house.
I headed out searching for a ray of sunshine and found one buying tickets to our local Library’s weekend event “Books Alive- Festival of Reading.” The events includes author presentations, book signings, a luncheon with Keynote Speaker Carl Hiaasen who wrote Hoot, Basket Case, Sick Puppy, Lucky You, Double Whammy, and on and on. I’m quite a fan of his books. All that topped off with a Saturday night, cocktail attire, Literary Gala , who can resist a gala!
Learning my way around my new small town I made a few wrong turns before finding the downtown library. I detoured on my way back taking a small street I had never driven down before. My eyes brightened as I saw some small artsy shops and heard them calling my name. Today’s diversion was so much fun and so successful that I almost forgot it was raining.
My quest for fun today involved a little “retail therapy.” I haven’t done much of it lately. Maybe that’s why it felt so good. The weather spit rain in my face all day long and the clouds threatened to bring an end to daylight as I know it. It felt like Alaska when they have 24 hours of darkness or is it 24 hours of daylight? I really should have paid more attention in school. My sixteen hour marathon website update had the pain in my shoulder screaming “don’t you even think about touching a keyboard.” No computing!!! What else could I do, I had to leave the house.
I headed out searching for a ray of sunshine and found one buying tickets to our local Library’s weekend event “Books Alive- Festival of Reading.” The events includes author presentations, book signings, a luncheon with Keynote Speaker Carl Hiaasen who wrote Hoot, Basket Case, Sick Puppy, Lucky You, Double Whammy, and on and on. I’m quite a fan of his books. All that topped off with a Saturday night, cocktail attire, Literary Gala , who can resist a gala!
Learning my way around my new small town I made a few wrong turns before finding the downtown library. I detoured on my way back taking a small street I had never driven down before. My eyes brightened as I saw some small artsy shops and heard them calling my name. Today’s diversion was so much fun and so successful that I almost forgot it was raining.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Casting a Long Shadow
For once I’m happy the sun wasn’t out today! Both NY and Penn. groundhogs agree, no shadow, spring is around the corner!
If you want to get a jump on things and warm up now, watch Oprah’s Australian Adventure with her 300 ultimate viewers.
It doesn't get more “feel-goodie” than seeing the astounding beauty of the Australian sights or watching people receive this amazing trip of a lifetime.
Oprah ask her guests to remember that great things can happen in your life, go home hold this experience in your heart, and then release it into the world.
No matter what you think of Oprah or her grand gestures or the commercialization of her good deeds or my personal pet peeve that she bellows things out in threes. It does my heart good to know that there are three hundred people who will be paying it forward and raising the vibrational frequency of the world’s energy.
That’s a positive outcome no matter how you slice it.
If you want to get a jump on things and warm up now, watch Oprah’s Australian Adventure with her 300 ultimate viewers.
It doesn't get more “feel-goodie” than seeing the astounding beauty of the Australian sights or watching people receive this amazing trip of a lifetime.
Oprah ask her guests to remember that great things can happen in your life, go home hold this experience in your heart, and then release it into the world.
No matter what you think of Oprah or her grand gestures or the commercialization of her good deeds or my personal pet peeve that she bellows things out in threes. It does my heart good to know that there are three hundred people who will be paying it forward and raising the vibrational frequency of the world’s energy.
That’s a positive outcome no matter how you slice it.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Game On
The only thing better than setting a deadline to give youself that much needed kick in the “ars” to get things done is to announce your intention to the world.
It got me back on my blog! I’ve been offline most of January working on myself, looking within, clarifying, and stepping up my game.
I studied marketing myself, living my vision, and radiating my passion. I used the power of daily daydreaming to see the limitless possibilities of my life. I’ve had lots of fun settling into retirement with my husband, but now I’m back and I’m “badder” than ever (the good bad).
I’m stepping into my own power. No more Caren-lite. No more hiding, full-throttle Caren dead ahead. It’s kind of scary for me as well as others. But rest-assured, I only use my power for GOOD.
I’m living authentically, expanding my horizons, and working on attracting my tribe, the people who get me, the people who I can share learning with and also learn from. That is an integral part of who I am. I hope you’ll join me on this journey.
I’ve updated my website and finally I’m able to communicate my passion for the process of FOCUS PHRASE™. I hope you’ll stop by and take a look http://carenalbersinspirations.com/. Your comments and feedback would be a great help to me.
Sometimes we know something so well that it is difficult to communicate it to others. This is not difficult to communicate, IT’S GREAT TO BE BACK!
♥Caren4u
It got me back on my blog! I’ve been offline most of January working on myself, looking within, clarifying, and stepping up my game.
I studied marketing myself, living my vision, and radiating my passion. I used the power of daily daydreaming to see the limitless possibilities of my life. I’ve had lots of fun settling into retirement with my husband, but now I’m back and I’m “badder” than ever (the good bad).
I’m stepping into my own power. No more Caren-lite. No more hiding, full-throttle Caren dead ahead. It’s kind of scary for me as well as others. But rest-assured, I only use my power for GOOD.
I’m living authentically, expanding my horizons, and working on attracting my tribe, the people who get me, the people who I can share learning with and also learn from. That is an integral part of who I am. I hope you’ll join me on this journey.
I’ve updated my website and finally I’m able to communicate my passion for the process of FOCUS PHRASE™. I hope you’ll stop by and take a look http://carenalbersinspirations.com/. Your comments and feedback would be a great help to me.
Sometimes we know something so well that it is difficult to communicate it to others. This is not difficult to communicate, IT’S GREAT TO BE BACK!
♥Caren4u
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