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Express Yourself

The inner child wants to explore the unexplored, and venture into the unventured.

Nourish your inner child. Laugh, play, sleep, eat, meditate, repeat.

There is no reason why we should stray from our child-like state,

and there is no reason we should disconnect from our inner child.

Our inner child is a timeless being who will continually reside within us

until the end of time. Its voice may have been muffled or unheard, drowned

out by the hussle & bussle in our environment and the external

noise that is placed upon us.

Your inner child is calling out to you.

Reconnect with your inner child – your brilliance, that part of you

who knows that you have a greatness beyond words.

Here are three ways to reconnect with your inner child:

1. Look into Your Eyes

Look into the mirror, into your eyes, and talk to yourself. Use affirmations.

Look closely into your eyes. Don’t be surprised when you see a spark twinkling

back at you, for that is your soul. Afterall, your eyes are the windows

to your soul.

2. Express Yourself Freely

The inner child never suppresses or bottles up feelings. When it loves,

it gives all the love it has, for there is more where that came from. When

something beautiful touches your heart, feel free to ball your eyes out

with tears of joy. When you discover something amazing –

dance, shout, celebrate, and share it with the world without a second thought.

That is how your Inner Child operates – it knows no boundaries, holds

no expectations, and loves unconditionally.

3. Honor Your Inner Child

Play

Although your Inner Child is called a “child,” it is far beyond that. Its wisdom

is beyond our understanding. It knows what you have yet to know. It doesn’t worry

about what is out of your control, so just let go. Love, respect, and honor your

inner child. Allow time for play – in whatever form that pleases you, be it yoga, travel,

writing, dancing, meditating…

Remember: We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old

because we stop playing.

Right now, your inner child is calling out to you. So go – go and play,

and nourish that part of you, as you would your child.

Pray

Please remember to share this with your loved ones, to remind them to

never stop playing. When we never stop playing, we remain in a world

that is happy, carefree, and laughter-filled.

 

About Jia Ni Teo,   Jia Ni is an inspiration junkie, writer, healthy foodie,

yogi, holistic health coach and the creator of the mind-body-soul blog

Happy Healthy Abundant. She is easily inspired by the miracles

that surround us, loves farmers markets, and enjoys spending

time out in nature. Her passion is to guide and inspire

people to live with bliss, health and abundance.

You can find out more and connect with Jia Ni at:   jianiteo.com.

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Thank you Jia Ni Teo  for gifting to us what we all seem to

have forgotten. Before we became we, we were the child.

The child who loves to dance the dance of play and happy on

the terms of a child’s life.

Namaste !

 Without Forgiveness How Can We Ever Move Forward And Out Of The Quick Sand We Have Built Around Our Very Beings 

This song and meaning has brought tears to my eyes and to my very soul

I got the call today
That I didn’t wanna hear
But I knew that it would come
An old, true friend of ours was talkin’ on the phone
She said you’d found someone
And I thought of all the bad luck,
And the struggles we went through
And how I lost me and you lost you
What are these voices outside love’s open door
Make us throw off our contentment
And beg for something more?
I’m learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimes
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I’m learning again
I’ve been tryin’ to get down
To the heart of the matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it’s about…forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore

Ah…these times are so uncertain
There’s a yearning undefined
And people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness
How can love survive in such a graceless age?
Ah…the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
They’re the very things – we kill I guess…
Ohh pride and competition
Cannot fill these empty arms
And the work I put between us
You know it doesn’t keep me warm
I’m learning to live without you now
But I miss you, baby
And the more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I’d figured out
I have to learn again
I’ve been trying to get down
To the heart of the matter
But everything changes
And my friends seem to scatter
But I think it’s about…forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if, you don’t love me anymore

There are people in your life who’ve come and gone
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
You better put it all behind you baby; cause’ life goes on
If you keep carryin’ that anger, it’ll eat you up inside, baby
I’ve been trying to get down
To the heart of the matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it’s about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me
I’ve been tryin’ to get down
To the heart of the matter
Because the flesh will get weak
And the ashes will scatter
So I’m thinkin’ about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if, you don’t love me…

Forgiveness
Even if, you don’t love me anymore…

Thank You  Mr. Don Henley

The Hardest Work You Will Ever Do, Is The Work You And Your Family Will Have To Work Through Together As ONE!!!!

The Light And Dark Side Of Life

You’ve Got To Figure It Out And If You Can’t, You And Your Family May Simply  Need Outside Help

This may be an exhausting time and a task that lays before you. You are dealing with many issues with family members. This is all mental work and as exhausting as it may be, untill you have completed the process of the work at hand, nothing will feel right to you and with your family.

This Is Not Coping, This Is Avoiding

The Love Of Our Extended Family

Be It Your Cat, Your Pup, Your Bunny, Or Your Beloved Bird   

So Let’s Let Them Help Us Get Into Shape

Yep, We Have 2 Of Them 

Meet Our Aja And Chynna

If They Are Not Treated Like Your Kids, They Just May Have To Find A New Home

Embrace The Love They Give Along With The Thousands Of Licks Of Love

A Face That Can Launch 1,000 Ships

How Cute Is This ?

They Will Give Back To You 100% More Then What You Have Given To Them

The Truth Will Wash Over You As Beautifully As A Warm Summer Rain

Honesty and Integrity go hand-in-hand, but in today’s world, it seems that  people have grown so lax that both of these traits have flown out of the window.  In fact, if you ask the majority of today’s youth to give you the truest  definition of honesty and integrity, they may be able to tell you that being  honest means telling the truth, but they probably won’t be able to tell you  anymore than that.

Although most people understand what honesty is – telling the truth – do you  understand what telling the truth entails? For example, yes it is wrong to lie,  but isn’t it also wrong not to tell the whole truth, or the whole story so to  speak? Many people believe that withholding portions of the truth is the same as  lying, and if you are doing this, you are not practicing honesty.

But, again, if you ask today’s youth about integrity, most won’t have a clue  what you are talking about. This is a word that they know how to spell. They  have some small idea of what it pertains to, but they have no real grasp on what  it means to have integrity, along with honesty. If you have integrity, it means  that you live your life in a moral and ethical way. Honesty covers lying, but  integrity seemingly covers everything else in life.

The Truth WILL Set You Free

Once we grow up, and are forced to face reality, we learn that the world can  be a cold, hard, cruel place. As we work our way through life, often we lose  site of our own values. We are trying to get the bills paid, get the kids  educated, taking care of elderly parents, trying to hold our marriage together,  and trying to live to see our own retirement years and grandchildren. With all  of this going on – seemingly all of the time – it isn’t hard to lose sight of  our values, which in turn affects our honesty and integrity, even if we never  intended for that to happen.

Before you can live your life with honesty and integrity, you first need to  have a good sense of who you are, and what you stand for in life. We all have  strong feelings concerning certain issues, such as abortion, firearms, and  things of this nature. But as big as these issues are, these are the easy ones.  Here, you are either on one side of the fence, or the other.

But in the small day-to-day things, where do you stand in terms of your  values. For example, is your honesty and integrity so great that if you ran a  red light, you would pull over the next policeman that you saw and insist that  he give you a ticket? The chances are good that you won’t. But if the cashier at  the lunch counter gives you too much change, the second you realize it, are you  going to give that extra money back? Hopefully your honesty and integrity would  come into play, and you would do everything in your power to get that money back  to that cashier.

In order to live a life based on honesty and integrity, you must know who you  are and what you stand for, and you must also police yourself on a daily basis,  ensuring that you aren’t doing anything that conflict’s with your own values or  moral code.

Have you seen the signs?  They are sooooo Springy!!!
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SunRise: 6:26 A.M./ SunSet: 5:29 P.M.

Moon Phase:  100% Full Moon… MoonRise: 5:41 P.M./ MoonSet: 5:54 A.M.

Full Moon:  Today! Monday, February 25th, 2013 @ 3:26 P.M.

Moon Name:  Full Snow Moon, Wind Moon, Hunger Moon, Trapper’s Moon, Budding Moon, Boning Moon, Little Famine Moon, Moon of the Raccoon,  Moon When Trees Pop, Moon of Ice, Storm Moon, Snow Moon,  and Parrotfish Moon

February’s Full Snow Moon

See Moon link for meaning of how to utilize the moon’s energies.

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† Please Click on Pictures and on the Celebrations of the Month list to find out more information about the feature! †

TaraZen’s Universal Observations:

 
National Mend a Broken Month
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National Wedding Month
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Bean’s (Dried and Fresh) Month Click on the Beans for some recipes!
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Library Lover’s Month

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National Black History Month
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National Parent Leadership Month
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Avocado and Banana Month
Come celebrate both at Veritas Restaurant in Sturbridge!

Click on Veritas for their website!!!
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National Cherry Month
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Tara Zen’s Weekly Observances

Notice your back yard birds.  Are they gathering?  Have you seen a robin, yet?  Spring is a’comin’!
 
February 25th, Monday’s Celebrations:

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Today’s Message

Choosing right means great things.  When you are making excellent choices for your life, please keep in mind the people you will be impacting and how this affects you.  How are you apart of the bigger picture?  Who are you impacting with these choices?  Please live your life and do right with what is in your heart first.  You would not be able to make the best of decisions if you aren’t well.  Get well,  first.  If you are unfit, exercise!  If you are hurting in your head, go talk to someone and let it out or journal.  If you are stuck, start moving.  A little everyday, gather strength and speed and you will see how easy making the right choice for your life and or for the people you love, will be!

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Being Alone, Or Is It Simply Feeling Lonely?

Being alone is sometimes a good thing.  Actually, it’s always a good thing.  That is not to mean living alone, secluded and reclusive.  It just means when you find yourself alone for a period of time, it’s a good thing.

A lot of people feel a bit frantic about finding themselves alone.  A lot of people won’t go to a restaurant and eat alone.  Why is that?  What causes the fear, and the discomfort they are feeling is fear, about being by oneself?

We’ve all heard the self help gurus calling for us to love and accept ourselves for who we truly are.  If we unconditionally love and accept ourselves, being alone is easy.  It sounds easy, right?  But when we feel compelled to jump in the car and go any place where we won’t be alone, it isn’t easy.  When we fill our schedules with enough social events that would make Prince Charles cringe, it isn’t easy.  When we become a permanent fixture at the gym, it’s not so easy.  What is happening when we can’t face alone time? 

It’s like looking in a mirror and seeing that boring person at a party who is talking your ear off and the only thing you want is to get away as fast as possible.  My favorite saying is, “No matter where you go, there you are.”  It’s true.  No matter how fast we run from ourselves we can never escape.  No matter how busy we keep ourselves, no matter how many activities or obligations, our issues are always there, dragging like the chains of Jacob Marley . . . “I wear the chain I forged in life….I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it.” Yep.  One can never really run away.  We build the chain link by link and in solitude it speaks to us.  If we listen carefully, we can hear its message in our mind and body and it is usually speaks of fear.  Fear of what?  That’s what we need to find out.  We need to be still and silent once in a while and check in with our mind/body/spirit to contemplate our fears of being alone.

Alone Time Can Be Discovery Time, Why Not Give It A Try

It is in solitude that we can face our demons.  In solitude is the silence required in which we intently listen to what the soul and psyche have to impart.  It is when we consider the path we are taking along life’s way.  Solitude, no matter how brief, is a gift and we always want to use it wisely and honestly. 

There are some people who absolutely love being alone.  I am one of them.  I am my own best friend and I never get bored.  Oh, to have the entire house to myself!  I can play my kind of music without anyone judging my choices.  I can sit in silence and read a good book.  I can cook a new recipe that I found online, or watch a girlie movie.  I don’t have to share that time and I don’t have to compromise my personal desires as to how to fill the time.  It’s just me, myself, and I.  And it’s always perfect . . . for me. 

Again, it is when we are alone that we have time to reflect on our lives.  We can use such occasions as opportunities to relax in our own skin, decompress, and shed all the expectations harbored by loved ones, our boss, our community, etc.  It can be a time of pampering ourselves with whatever floats our boat.  It can also be a time of quiet communication with our Creator . . . a time of spiritual contemplation.  It’s a time of personal work.  It’s quite easy, really.  It’s called enjoyment.  Enjoyment of the comfortable feeling of being by oneself.  The more we take that time of solitude, no matter how brief, the more comfortable we become in our own company.

Remember, the environment doesn’t have to be stone silent.  I am not suggesting that peace can only come through silence.  We can be engaged in any assortment of alone activities and be at peace. 

Be Still My Soul

Forget about what everyone else is doing.  Don’t be afraid to miss what is going on when you’re not there.  When you love your alone time, you are loving yourself.  Who is your best friend?  I hope you get to the point where you realize that you are your own best friend . . . that you enjoy your own company over that of anyone else.  When that point is reached, there is better discernment regarding future activities with friends and family.  The choices are more healthy and you can decide what activity makes you truly happy, whether alone or in a crowd.  Peace, be still . . . and listen.

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We Love You Barbara, Your Pearls Of Wisdom Will Never Go Forgotten,

Love, Peace and Care,

 Lucinda and Janine 

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Barbara Scott

Certified Professional Coach

www.bascottcoaching.com

With Acceptance Comes Peace Within

Author: Rose Flint,

The Goddesses

 Remember what we do,
     those of us that love the Goddess:
           
       We love.
               Our hearts linked,
              holding
the Goddess.
        We are the night and the light
                 and
the dawn.
           We are the world’s hope
            and the Earth’s
holding.   

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This was sent to me yesterday by The All So Lovely Patty Duggan