Jan Denise – Page 280

May we live this truth and know peace …

True self-worth …

True self-worth is based on what’s yours for keeps. It’s about you, and being true to you, not stuff.… More

Dear Friends … Hungry for Spring

I am hungry for spring. The sun feeds me. It helps me say yes to life. The blue sky reminds me that I am infinite. There is nothing up there to stop me. And the longer days energize me.

As I write this, I know that I can always find boundless light within me, BUT it’s easier when I can feel the warmth of my Florida sunshine. So, I’m going to practice so wide open while the sun is shining that I get better at shining without it.

I can hardly wait to see what comes next. And there’s enough for all of us.

Let’s shine love,… More

Give birth to spring and enchantment …

I was in paradise wandering from one little alcove to another, with angel trumpets cascading overhead and roses perfuming the morning air. The wonderment of spring in a garden is unmatched, except maybe by the wonderment of spring in a relationship!

In the spring, we see the miracle of what’s growing. We are intrigued by the newness and the wonder of flourishing possibilities. We tend what’s blooming, so we can celebrate more flowers; and taking advantage of Mother Nature, we plant annuals to create a virtual carpet of color, knowing they won’t survive the winter.

There is always something we can plant, though. Every season has its own magic. And in relationships, we direct the flow from one season to the next. We don’t have to jump to another relationship or warmer climate to find paradise; we can just stay connected with the wonder.

We can shine our own light and spread our own colors. We can add freshness and possibility and awe. We can cultivate the relationship of our dreams … and appreciate the ongoing, albeit changing, splendor.

We can welcome each transition. We can find sanctuary to refuel our body, mind and spirit — without feeling guilty or distant!… More

5 Ways to raise a “good-enough” child …

If your child’s learning to win the approval of others doesn’t seem like much of a problem, wait till he grows up and marries someone he thinks he should marry, works in a job she hates because it’s expected of her, gets in debt buying a house or car that makes him seem more successful than he really is, or is on a perpetual diet and hates her body because women are supposed to be thin. You can stop this negative conditioning! As a parent (when you’re not caught up in your own insecurities), you instinctively know that your child is good enough. Your child, every child, was born with a spark of divinity — or love — within. And it is enough!

Here are five ways to reinforce that positive message.

• Be there for him. Let your child have his true feelings — sadness or fear, for example. Show him with your support, reassurance, and presence that it’s okay to have emotions, and that you’ll stay with him through all those feelings, without judging.

• Teach her not to personalize rejection. If someone tells her she’s ugly or too brainy, for example, remind her that someone else’s words aren’t the truth.… More

Let’s no stay stuck …

I get stuck when I think I’m at the mercy of somebody else. I get stuck when I can’t see and forgive my choices. I get stuck when I’m afraid I can’t do it, when I’m afraid I’m not enough.

But I AM enough–not because I messed up and landed here. I am enough because I’ve accepted responsibility for landing here and learned from it. I am enough because I know my situation can’t define me. I am enough because I’m ready to choose again.
I am enough because I am love. … More