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GRATITUDE: the email that lifted my spirit

From a dear friend this week:

Jess, for some reason I was just remembering the first time I ever saw you - I think it was at Laura Etners day care, before we even met. I remember you had this colorful scarf around your head and your hair was all piled up in it and you were dropping Imani and heading towards Featherstone to take pottery class. I just remember thinking, "ok, that girl needs to be my friend!".

Not sure where it came from, but I remembered it. I do recall feeling a real swagger to your energy, like a confident stride saying "I don't care about what all you country bumpkins are up to, I'm getting my groove on today".

I did think all women on the island were country bumpkins back then... now I am one myself. Come on... you'd think I would be into crochet if I still lived in AMSTERDAM?

How to lift your vibrations (or: what a difference a day makes)

Enough with the pity party. I don’t think I will figure out the bigger questions of life by tonight, unless I drink the whole bottle of wine and get all philosophical. And I won’t do that, even though I want to. After all, the doctor told me that this pregnancy is pretty much a done deal so technically speaking I might as well be drinking again. I'm just sitting here in limbo. The doctor's office never called me back with my blood results. So even though I know it's over, I will be sitting all weekend with the nagging little thought that it aint over ‘till the fat lady sings. Or calls, in this case (not that I'm implying that my doctor is fat or anything…).

Now there's something to write in my gratitude journal!

I am so excited. This Sunday at my house: vision boarding with a group of inspirational girlfriends who are all like minded! Pictures will follow.

Tool Tuesday

May I introduce to you: “Tool Tuesday”! Every Tuesday I will talk about another  tool or  technique to get you (eh… me) a little closer to the life of our dreams.

Obviously, I introduce this exciting new weekly item (insert hint of sarcasm) so at least I will have something to write about.

But my motivation is twofold. The real reason is: I need to work on my willpower. What, that surprises you, after reading this?

See, when God was allocating the attributes that would later form my character, she was really generous with the daydreaming, but extremely frugal on the determination.

For example: I have shelves and shelves full of motivational books of some kind. With every new book I purchase, I can just feel the excitement and the promise of better things ahead! More creativity, greater abundance, learning to love myself better, be a more spiritual parent, be healthier, books on the law of attraction and Zen books on how to just appreciate ‘the now’. I pretty much own the entire “self help” section of Barnes and Nobles.

And that’s not all.