Magical Moments...30 Days of Gratitude...Days 4 & 5

Karma:  ˈkärmə/

noun

(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

What a concept. Your actions in this or other existences affect your fate in this or future existences. This doesn't have to be a negative thing, but can be a positive effect of the loving and harmonious actions that you make now.   You can even see the positivity go to work right away. Smile at a stranger. Let someone cut in front of you in line at the grocery store or in traffic. With a smile on your face, wave them by. It fills your heart with peace when you do this. Getting angry sets you in a stream of emotions that do not work in your favor. Observe the people around  you and see how they are approaching life. Are they anxious and grouchy or happy and helpful. Try taking a deep breath and allowing the positive reaction to a situation come through instead of the instant negative reaction to a seemingly negative situation. Energy is energy and doesn't know "good" from "bad", because it is based on the perception of the observer. Bad luck for the person who lost $10 is good luck for the person who finds it. The more you project positive emotions into your environment, the more you only invite the positivity into your life. It is completely undeniable. Change your thoughts, change your reality in this existence, now, and all future existences. 

Magical Moments Day 4

1. Careful Planning: we have been planning a surprise trip to Disney for the littles for a couple of months. We usually go a couple of times a year, but got a good deal on a room and flights, and already have the passes, so it was an easy decision. The trick was gathering all of their Disney stuff without them knowing and setting a plan in motion to get them to the airport without too much discussion. For some, this careful planning would set them over the edge with anxiety. For ME it removed the anxiety of packing since I was able to do it a bit at a time, really thinking about what I wanted to pack rather than being overwhelmed with it all at once. I bought color coded pack-it cubes and had bits and pieces packed for weeks. Grabbed a few last minute items to throw in the suitcases and we were off. Tackle projects in categories and any project can be approached the same way. 
2. Standing your ground: be assertive and stand up for your beliefs. Don't back down. For years, I allowed others to bring me down. This always seems to be the case with people who benefit from your actions. They tend to project their unhappiness onto you, when you are doing the best that you can to do the right thing and give so much of yourself in the process. I have gone through this multiple times in my life. I realized that it was a pattern that I kept attracting. Make a change in your life and the pattern will disappear with new relationships forming that will serve your new purpose. 
3. Good things come to good people: Have you ever known people that are always jealous of other people's accomplishments? How happy are those people? Not so much. Jealousy is a monster that multiplies worse than when you drop a gremlin in a swimming pool. How do you change this green-eyed-monster? Send gratitude. Gratitude towards the positive relationships in your life and even MORE gratitude, love and light to those that have a less than stellar attitude towards you. I was so fortunate to get to stop today on our way to our surprise trip to see my sister. She just moved into a beautiful, gigantic new house. She has worked so hard to be kind to people her whole life. She deserves this beautiful opportunity in life and I am beyond proud of her. 

Magical Moments Day 5

1. Surprise, surprise:  We woke up at 3 am to "change hotels". That was our rise to get the kids out of bed that early. We told them that we had to take a shuttle to get to the car and then we needed to stop at the airport to get a drink. We decided to go ahead and text them their boarding passes and they were confused. I told them daddy faked boarding passes so we could go through security to get to our car. They still believed me! Finally, I told them the truth. Right before we went through security. It was priceless! They didn't get it. It was so much fun surprising them. 
2. Sending light: Every time I fly I imagine a big purple bubble of protection around the plane and send gratitude to everyone who works for the airline and love and light to everyone on the flight and in the airport. I USED to panic over flying. I mean, I would have MELTDOWNS over flying. Since focusing on a peaceful trip, my entire reality during the experience has changed. We flew to Orlando at 6am. We were surrounded by babies under the age of two. I figured I was set because I had a ton of choreography to do and had my headphones, so I wouldn't let it bother me. I didn't get the chance to even remotely get bothered because every single baby slept the entire flight.  It was unbelievable. I congratulated the parents on having the magic touch. 
3. Winning:  we had so many wins today! Unbelievable flight, great time in Epcot and I was able to concoct vegetarian options everywhere we ate. I have stopped panicking over food and stopped worrying about eating the wrong things. Once I changed my thoughts about food, the food options just started appearing for me. We won the team music trivia challenge at the pool (the goodie movie almost had me stumped) and then decided to chill at the hotel. We got a quick dinner for the kids then we decided to go for a dinner date with the two of us. We can dwell on the kids fighting or ditch them and find our own magic. Life is good. 

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