Gratitude truly is medicine

Today I was witness to different perceptions and negative energy! I can feel it in my head right now! The first thing I did was write out a list of what I'm grateful for! Which is my entire being! It helped me stay calm but my head ache and urge to cry is still pretty strong. And my smokey quartz is extremely hot! Which is a cool thing!! Lol I know don't have to question if it actually works!

I am feeling very blessed right now! I'm grateful for my daily practice of gratitude, love and meditation. I'm grateful for the amazingly beautiful souls that are coming into my life and building friendships. I'm grateful for the love and support of my family. And I'm grateful for my new job! I know amazing things are coming my way! I love this unexplainable sensation I'm feeling! 

Gratitude truly is medicine! 

Thank you Danielle LaPorte for your emailed truth bomb!!! 

Exploring Art

I have a list of things that I once did and loved but never followed that passion! Mainly out of fear and doubt of my own ability! I have a habit of always compairing myself to others and making myself feel small and worthless! 

My goal this year is to push through this! And it starts with becoming clear on my core feelings and values! 

Today in Alberta is family day! And I am spending my day with my family painting! And doing laundry! 

Art was something that has always called out to me! So at 31 I am going back and exploring my passion for painting! Of course my passion for photography comes into play as well as I take photos of my art work! And my children's artwork! 

I will say I am so in love with my sons natural ability to paint freely! It's such an amazing thing to witness! Nothing else maters in the world! Today is about family, joy, love and freedom! 

Below are a few of my paintings:

Here are a few of Jadens:

I was looking forward to an afternoon painting with Ethan a I had promised him but we will have to plan that for another weekend! Xoxo

Time for dinner with my bestie, her boys & my family! 

I hope everyone had a great long weekend! Well those who got one! I'm grateful for my first long weekend! 

THANK YOU! Happy Birthday to ME!

I am in love with the direction my life is going! I'm loving that I am now placing value on my life based on my feelings and less on the amount of money I make! I am working on eliminating my limiting beliefs that I will be forever in debt and I have to work hard for financial freedom. Not true. If I focus on how I want to feel and keep increasing my vibration, my needs will be taken care of! And I will live a life of abundance! I'm very grateful to have found a spiritual practice! And a practice it is! Because I am only human, I have my moments! But I can say that I am 100% happier then I was a year ago! Thank you to everyone who lent me a shoulder to cry on, a hand to hold onto and encouragement for when I climbed out of the bottom of the good barrel! 31 is going to be an amazing year and I am excited to continue my growth! Because that's was this year is all about! Joy, Abundance, Learning and Growth! And more time with my friends and family!

This weekend I choose to stay home and have a quiet birthday with my family. I needed calm. Part of me felt a bit depressed a few days before my birthday but I worked on releasing that sadness and turning it into gratitude. And accepting that it's perfectly beautiful to do nothing at all! Saturday I donated blood, bought myself a coffee, gave a friend a shoulder to cry on and bought a strangers groceries. I had read a chapter in Gabby's Spirit Junkie book about how the Universe was working so hard for her and this other life coach to meet. Not really paying much attention to the chapter my day went on. I choose to drive all the way south to go to my favorite store so I could backtrack to stop at another store in search of a red shower curtain. That's when I ran into a friend. And it was perfect timing because I was there for a reason! To lend her my shoulder! I continued on my journey to find my curtain and veggies for juicing and had to stop at another store for mint. I was in one line up but felt the need to get into the other line and the person (I'm not 100% sure the sex) was having troubles with their debit card. So I asked to try mine to see if maybe it was the machine. Knowing full well it was their card. I knew that yesterday was all about giving! And I felt so at peace! I haven't felt this calm in a while! I'm sure love was just pouring out of me! And I came home to spend a beautiful night with my family! This of course through my husband off because he had a few things planned and had to cancel them. I have to laugh because all his buddies told him not to cancel telling him that by me saying I wanted a low key birthday was a trick. Sorry guys... It wasn't! I loved every minute of it! I was in bed by 9! Today was just as beautiful! I got up and made a really yummy green juice, took Ethan to a birthday party and hung out with my bestie!!!! Who I miss terribly! Spent the day hanging out! And then realized that with this new road it only takes 15-20 minutes to get to her place!!!!

I want more days with friends! It brings me so much joy and I feel less lonely! I want my tribe back! I love them all so much!

Thank you all so much for everything! Even just taking the 3 seconds to post on my facebook page or sending me a text means more than you will ever know!!!

Wordless Wednesday Jan 22, 2014

The little things I love:

What do you do when old patterns return?

It's a new year. And this year my biggest want is more family time. I actually have this internal battle between wanting more time with family and wanting to make more money to pay down my debt. I have the same dialog running through my head monthly weekly daily. I decide I want to back away from Passion and spend more time with my family. I look at my open calendar and dread how much work it will be to book or how little time I will have with my family if I book up. But then the parties start to roll it without any effort of me looking. They come to me. And I'm a big believer the Universe speaks to me. So I book them and I get the rush. It's like a drug. Money is my addiction! I make great money and then I spend it. I pay down a few things and then I spoil my family! But I don't actually feel like I'm getting any further down my goal of being debt free. And then the guilt sets in that I'm not spending enough quality time with my family... And never with friends. I can tell you know I feel alone most of my days. I feel so disconnected with people I've known for years. I long to have that connection but I've created a world where I just pull away. I fall back into old habits, old thought patterns. Lack, undeserving, unworthy....

So here I am again. Having the same argument, facing the same fears and seeing the same patterns unfolding. But I have something different in my corner this time. I have love, I have support, and I have more guidance than before. And Trust! I will trust what comes my way!

I'm working on finishing my new Gabby book and then I can start on my Desire Mapping! I believe that if I continue to focus on my desires and then I will start seeing my true path light up for me! But for now I'm working on forgiving myself for falling into this way of thinking again. Working on letting go of these fears and knowing what I need will always be there for me when I need it! That I have a wonderfully abundant life and our debts will be paid off and I do not need to over work myself for it. That's it's OK to walk away from things that no longer serve you. That I don't need to feel guilty because I owe no one anything. My priory is my family... And my sanity! And I believe I'm heading into the right direction! Baby steps!

Loving Change

It's been two weeks at my new job! And honestly it almost feels like I've been there longer. The atmosphere is calm. The people are friendly! I'm getting to know everyone's personality and how to work around them! We have a kick ass coffee machine and a water cooler! A really nice staff room and lots of F&B options right across the street!

My favorite thing so far is that I have one duty! I'm consistently busy doing one thing all day! My stress level has gone down! I'm leaving my hair alone! Which is huge for me! And I have not heard anyone raise their voice once. Pure bliss! And it's funny when one person tells me I'm going to need my Budda because it can get crazy. Now I know it's a slow period for most but when you are doing the job of 4 people at a busy hotel I'm pretty sure I can handle whatever they call busy here! Again doing one thing for many projects.... Billing! WOW! LOVING IT!

I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the dress code... There isn't one! I have seen a few very nicely dress people and a few who maybe should have thought twice before leaving their home! Today I'm totally under dressed for an office in my mind and yet I was over dressed in comparison to a few! This whole wearing jeans thing is so... Awesom! Hahaha We don't see clients so there is no need to dress up! But I'm finding it hard to dress down!
 

I started decorating my office! Bought a few things at Bouclair Home! And I want to (I can't believe I'm going to say this) go to the mall this weekend to pick up a little Unicorn! I need something purple for my prosperity corner & red for my fame an fortune corner! I really need to finish that book too LOL

It's been a great change! I'm very grateful! And blessed!

XOXO
Erin

What to do when you get a headache

I have a headache right now!

I have it because I didn't have a full lunch. I went out at lunch to mail a Passion Backorder to a customer and the post office was busy so it took up my entire lunch time plus some. I was going to run into a restaurant for take out but because it was noon they were all backed up! I thought the veggies, a pear and a few almonds would do. I thought wrong. OUCH...

So my usual go to is warm milk with a tsp of brown sugar and vanilla. But then I sat down to clear out some of my emails and there was an email from my Kundalini teacher! There was a spot about headaches! Cool!

Last night in my second Kundalini Yoga class we talked about stress. How we often hold onto things for too long and too tightly and all we have to do it put it down! If we don't we create stress which can bring on headaches...

She said a headache is your body trying to tell you something! (Like me not eating! HA!) But if it's chronic and constant go see your doc! Either way listen to your body!

So here is her 3 step process:

1. Inhale as you raise your shoulders up towards the ears, and exhale as you lower them.  Continue powerfully for 1 minute.
2. Neck rolls, taking about 8 seconds per complete turn.  Follow the course of your collarbone.  Do this seven times, then revers direction and repeat.
3. Press your thumb hard under the cheekbones for 1 minute.

She also suggested to soak your feet in cold running water, drink tones of water during the day and try and get some fresh air!

I'm so grateful I found Sharlene! You can check out her site here!

Now I'm off to eat dinner & drink a glass of water! XOXO