Thought for the Day

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"The possibility of stepping into a higher plane is quite real for everyone. It requires no force or effort or sacrifice. It involves little more than changing our ideas about what is normal."

Deepak Chopra Author and Speaker

I have so many thoughts going through my mind right now, all having to do with moving! My mind can't seem to concentrate on ANYTHING else!

We are going to look at property this weekend. Hope to find a screamin deal!
Hope to move soon, hope to find the "just right place," hope to move on with my life and think about something besides moving. However I need to listen to the quote above. Changing my "idea" will put me in a higher plane. Woo hoo!

P.S. I feel REALLY blessed in my life and am so thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who constantly blesses our live.

Gratitude!

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Today I am feeling really grateful! As you know we have been getting our home ready to sell, and remodeling in the process.
It's been A LOT of work, but very satisfying at the same time.

In the middle of all of this I have been trying to expand my business (not busyness) although it feels the same sometimes. I am trying to jam more knowledge into my little brain, so that I can pass it on to my clients. ETC ETC.

So.....yesterday Miguel hired cleaning ladies for me!! WOW!! Who knew how wonderful the world could be with cleaning ladies!!
They deep cleaned every nook and cranny and the dust that has accumulated over 17 years of living in this home. EWWWW!!

I am so grateful that Miguel did this for me, AND that there are people out there who will come and clean up MY mess.

P.S. I just sat on the couch eating bon-bons the whole time.............NOT!!!!

Here is a plug for the company I used.
www.wecleanhome.com

Secret Sister

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We did this really fun activity with the women at church. We all had a "secret sister." During the month of March we would take little gifts, or notes to another "sister" trying not to be discovered. At the end of March we had a dinner and a reveal of who our "secret sister" was.

The young women were involved too (ages 12-18).

My secret sister is a cute 13 year old girl. She gave me the best gifts, almost like she new exactly what I like. These daffodils have really brightened my kitchen, and made the recent snow more bearable. Thank you Sobrina!

My Website!

My website is up!!!!! Hurray!! Check it out!
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Facing the Giants

This is an inspiring, amazing movie. This clip is the MOST AMAZING thing I have EVER seen.

I want you to think of this from a spiritual perspective. The "coach" is Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ- with legions of angels all around them. "We" are the players with heavy loads on our backs.
Remember this video clip whenever you think you have nothing left to give!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vB59PkB0eQ

Architecture of All Abundance Chapter 9

Architecture of All Abundance by Lenedra Carroll

If you haven't already figured this out---I LOVE this book!
An interesting side note-Lenedra Carroll just happens to be Jewel (the singers) mom. You might have also figured out that I LOVE Jewel's music. I loved her music even before I knew about or read Architecture of All Abundance. But now......I love it even more, because I understand the meanings in the lyrics. They hold a lot of power.

I also LOVE the fact that both Lenedra and Jewel are fulfilling their "soul purpose," they are living their lives WITH purpose. That lights my fire!!!

Just think for a moment what this world would be like if EVERYONE lived their lives with purpose--they only did those things that brought true fulfillment. Would our world lack anything? Absolutely NOT! BECAUSE we ALL have been given different gifts and talents by our God and He makes no mistakes!! He has already created ALL that we need--and can create more as needed!

Okay-Chapter 9
The first quote from the book fits exactly with what I was saying above. (And I just opened the book--how cool is that?)

"The universe is constantly saying yes to us. It only says yes. It is our task to discover what within us it is saying yes to."

The concept that Lenedra uses in this chapter to describe how this all works is something similar to throwing a pebble into a pond. Ripples go out--but what we don't see or realize is that underneath those same ripples, are coming back to us. Not only are they coming back--but they exactly match the ripples we sent out.
This not only applies to our actions--but our thoughts! So if you send out fearful thoughts-you will get fear in return; if you send out loving thoughts-you will get love in return; if you send out confusing thoughts-you will get confusing situations in return.
I think the concept is easy to understand--but putting this into practice in our lives--in a POSITIVE way will take some practice; IF you are not already doing this.

"Each person has a measurable frequency, or wave, or prime tone."
"If fear is your primary tone it then reverberates out to your surroundings and the responsive universe says, 'Yes, there is indeed a fearful world, let me bring it unto you.'"
"If desire sets your prime tone then the abundant source says, 'Indeed, you are granted that.'" "And you experience more desire, you always crave, always yearn and want because that is your primary tone. Desire begets desire."

Now--does this mean that we can never fear or have another negative emotion in our lives?
NO- when those situations come up (which they will) where you are having a negativity and you can't take the time at that moment to constructively deal with it. You acknowledge the fealing-ask yourself to contain it (in a box in your mind) and you get back to it later.
When you have time to deal with this emotion--start asking it questions.

Lenedra speaks of a game she started playing when she was young, called "12 What Else."
"In the game, I asked myself to name twelve possibilities other than the one that occurred to me first."

Doing this can give you a different perpespective and you are less likely to just look at the situation from your own needs and fears etc.

We so often CREATE a story around a troubling situation that doesn't even exist.
For instance---when I was waiting for my book to be printed, it was taking an unusually long time. I started to get worried-I started to fear. I then created this story in my mind that "they have stolen my book!, they have already printed it and are selling it around the world without my knowledge!" This was NOT true-- and I later found out that the first printer the publisher sent my book to was trying to pull some funny business. The publisher saw this for what it was-pulled out and went to another printer.

Homework--
1-Notice your thought waves--what are you sending out? A good way to tell this is.......What are you getting back?
2-Pay attention to different situations and see how many times you add in your own "story" and if it is reality or not.
3-Play 12 What Else--this can bring you deep understanding that you have never had before! Allow yourself to step back and look at things from a neutral point of view. Which in turn will bring peace into your life.

And last but not least--KNOW that God loves you-He will help you!
"...Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find!"

Draper Temple Open House

These 2 pictures were taken from the bus. This temple is considerably smaller than the other temples I have been in. It was very cozy feeling.

Everything was SO ORGANIZED--they had the busses and buildings all color coded. So you could get back to the building you started from.

This was taken at the Stake Center right next to the temple. No picture taking is allowed in the temple--but ANYONE can go through the tour.

We were bussed over to the temple from a church building--so they could accomodate the crowds.

This is Alex from our ward. Hi Alex hope you don't mind me putting this on my blog!

Who is this beautiful girl? Oh wait--she is mine! Lucky me!

We were lucky enough to get to go to the Draper Temple open house. The temple is beautiful inside and out. Stone and wood imported from other countries, it's just amazing.

I also was priviledged enough to serve there during the open house a couple of weeks ago. I was with a group covering the first shift. So when we got to the temple no one else was there. It was so peaceful and wonderful to sit in the house of the Lord for about 30 minutes before the tours started.

One person that came through commented "A lot of trees died for this temple." I just smiled and quietly whispered "yes," because it is a silent tour. But what I really wanted to say is "we are just giving the trees back the the person who made them, the trees are not ours:)"

Out of the Fog

Okay-so this last week has been pretty bad. I was sick all week with the flu and a cold or a clu and the fold. Whatever? You know what I mean right?
So today is the first day that I have felt alive again, and guess what? The sun is out and it's a beautiful day!
There is almost nothing I like better than the sun in the winter! It warms my soul-it makes me happy---------

"Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them." W. Clement Stone

Thanks to all my customers

I just want to thank all of you who came to my class on Feb 4th. It is fun to see the same people coming back again. I really hope you are all getting what you need from the classes. Do not be afraid to email me with questions or requests. I will help where I can.

THANK YOU!!

My Soul Purpose Mission Statement

I went to a 3 day workshop/seminar a couple of weeks ago and I now have a mission statement, for myself and my business. Which essentially is the same thing I guess.

I think it important that all people create a mission statement for their own lives, businesses do it, and companies do it, so why shouldn't we? It will really add focus and direction in your life and make what you are doing so much more meaningful. It has always been really important to me to live my life with purpose. I have now clarified what my purpose is-- at this time in my life anyway.

The cool thing about "the way" that we learned to find our purpose in life at this workshop is we can always go back and "morph" it into wherever we are in life. AMAZING!!

Here is my "soul-purpose mission statement."

"As I walk with Christ, as a luminary, I stand in humility and confidence in helping others to awaken the vitality their souls already possess."

I would like to explain this a little.
"As I walk with Christ"--is pretty self explanatory. I want to live my life as Christ would have me, and I know that I need His help along the way. The visual I have of this (in my head) is walking hand in hand with our Savior.
"--as a luminary"-- I found the word luminary under 'leader' in the dictionary. I look at myself as more of a 'teacher' or 'guide.' AND I want the 'light of Christ' in me as I do this.
"--I stand in humility and confidence"--I need to stay humble, willing to learn as well as teach, and I could always use a little more confidence. Not only in myself but in the Lord and what He can do.
"--helping others to awaken the vitality their souls already possess."-- I want to help others to wake up, both physically and spiritually. I believe that all people have the ability to heal either body and/or spirit in some way. Somewhere inside of each one of us we already possess good physical and spiritual health, vitality! exuberance! My job is to somehow help you find it!

Do You?

Do you see the good around you? Do you see the possibilities? Do you see the beauty? Do you see the quiet? Do you see the peace? Do you see the love? Do you see comfort? Do you see the blessings? Do you see the truth?

If not, WAKE UP! Open your awareness to ALL that is!

Close your vision to sorrow, doubt and fear!

LIVE YOUR LIFE ON PURPOSE!

We all have a huge cheerleading section (as you see in the picture above), become aware of it!

Listen the the song "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me on my blog.

Thanks

I just wanted to take a minute and express my thanks for the many blessings that I have. These are in no particular order, this is just what I have been thinking about lately.

1-Good health-as I have been doing some research and reading about other people who now have Crohn's disease, I once again am reminded what a blessing it is to have good health. I feel great! Physically I am able to do ALL that I need and want to do. Mentally I feel strong, more confident in WHO I am. Spiritually I have been blessed beyond measure and have been given more gifts of the spirit than I am worthy.
2-My family-As I watch my husband continue to work a horrible shift and the sacrifice that he is making so that I can be at home with our children, I am in complete AWE. He does this without complaining!! My oldest boy is such a good kid, fun to be around, and a good example to his younger siblings. My favorite daughter, is so thoughtful and caring, she has such a big heart. My youngest boy, is a spitfire, he is fun, he has taught me so much, and he tries so hard to be good. My dog is growing up and not such a crazy puppy anymore. She is so obedient lately. I feel safe with her around. (And I thought I didn't like dogs:) Who knew!)
3-The wonderful blessing of being able to be a stay at home mom. As I have faced the idea of having to go to work it has made me realize just how much I cherish the time I am at home, and what a HUGE blessing it is. I wouldn't trade it for anything!
4-Peace-I have felt a wonderful peace in my life lately. I am grateful for it, strive to keep it that way, and hope to eminate that to others. With the Lord in charge, life gets so much easier! It truly takes all the pressure off me.
5-Eternal families-The thought of being able to be with my family (extended etc.) is such a blessing. There are 2 special people I look forward to getting to know again. Miguels mother, and my paternal grandmother. For some reason I have a special connection with these two ladies. My grandmother passed away when I was 5 years old. Miguel's mother passed away when my oldest son was just a few months old. Both of these women were ill for a long time before passing, so I didn't have the opportunity to know them very well on earth.
6-I am grateful that Miguel's father moved back to the states, and he made it in time for the holidays. Special circumstances made that happen.

There are SO MANY more things, but that's all for now, feel free to share what you are thankful for also.

Architecture of All Abundance Capter 8 (Part 1): by Lenedra Carroll

It has been a REALLY long time since I have posted from this book. I was thinking about it last night and how much it has helped me, so I decided to post on it today.

Chapter 8
"Money Money Money"
"I deeply believed that money was the basis of most of my own needs, and that my dreams could not move forward without it."

As you will see this is absolutely not true, keep reading.

"There are many ideas we have accepted about money, value, lack, work, and worth. These ideas form a belief system that creates the principles that we operate by regarding money. They vastly influence our relationships and dreams."

I challenge you to write down your "thoughs and beliefs" about money. Examples: there is never enough money, only the rich get richer, it is bad to have money, it is bad to receive help from others, people without money are happier, etc etc.
Lenedra then suggests replacing the word "money" with "power," or "love," "time," and "success."

"To change our relationship to prosperity, we must first see what our current relationship to it is."

Lenedra goes on to say that we should value our time as much as we value our money. "What are you worth to yourself?" For instance: would you spend $30 to have someone mow the lawn or clean your home so you could spend more time with your children, or develope a talent, or serve or create, or fulfill a dream?

"I know we can become so bound by the idea of what we cannot afford that we can hardly breathe, let alone take a class or pay someone else to clean our house or mow the lawn. But I also know that at the core it is NEVER about the money. There is ALWAYS a way for the determined person to understand their purpose and dream, and be guided to its fulfillment. There are moments in one's life when one has to stretch, to risk, to leap forward naked into the wind."

At one point in Lenedra's life she was divorced and was only qualified for minimum wage jobs. However she did not let that stop her. She did not just go and get ANY job. She set the standard of a minimum wage for herself ($25.00 per hour). Keep in mind this was over 10 years ago. She CHOSE to teach art and music classes. She taught self-help and spiritual development classes. SHE FOUND A WAY!

"In business it is necessary to invest a good share of the earnings back into the business so that is remains healthy and generative over time. In the same way, your investment in yourself will bring the highest gain."

How are you going to invest in yourself?
Ask yourself this question: In my personal economy, what do you value? Some answers; love, freedom, joy, fulfillment, people, community, creativity, nature, spiritual growth etc etc.

"Your prosperity consciousness is not dependent on money; your flow of money is dependent on your prosperity consciousness. As you can conceive of more, more will come into your life."
--Louise Hay

Think about that. You do not have to know the way, you just believe and then be ready to put faith into action. This applies to spiritual growth as well as temporal growth.
Do you want a stronger testimony? Do you want to have a witness about a gospel truth? Do you want to be able to hear the "still small voice" more frequently? Do you want to share the gospel openly? PUT THE IDEA INTO YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS, BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN, AND TAKE THE OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY COME.
Do you want more temporal growth? Not sure what to do with your life? Not sure about the next big business decision? How can you make more money? How can you work less hours? PUT IT INTO YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS, KNOW THAT THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY OR IDEA WILL COME, THEN ACT ON IT!

Part 2 coming up next. This was A Lot to think about.

Classes

Hi everyone. I have really been slacking on the blog thing lately. I just wanted to let you know I have 2 different classes coming up that you might be interested in.
1-Bosch Kitchen Center; I will be teaching a cooking class on wednesday. REALLY GOOD whole wheat muffins and EVEN BETTER breakfast cake. I will be serving the muffins with homemade pear butter, sweetened with honey!!! Delicious!!
2-Whole Foods Market; I will be teaching a class there on Overcoming Crohn's disease. How I healed myself, and what you can do too!!

This is the part of owning a business that I LOVE! Being able to teach and share with other people what I have learned. That brings purpose and meaning into my life.

MY BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!!!

My books have made it all the way from Korea!
My unbelievably generous neighbor, offered to let us borrow his truck and trailer to pick up my books. He drove his truck and trailer to the publisher, loaded the books, brought it back to our house, and unloaded the books. All on his day off! Thanks Dave! It is hard to tell from the pictures, but the trailer was full from front to back, stacked 3 boxes high. It's a huge trailer. There was a total of 186 boxes. We brought home 181. The publisher kept the other 5 to distribute.
Above is my awesome family! Miguel, Emerald, Logan, Tanner and me. And down in front Boo our dog. Miguel only got 1 hour of sleep before we went to pick up the books. He worked the night before, all night and then we got the call that my books arrived. He only took a 1 hour nap, then went with to load the books. I am so grateful for him and all that he does for us. He works so hard so that I can stay at home with our kids. He has also ALWAYS supported me in this book venture. Thank you Miguel, I love you! As you can see, we just stacked the books all over our home. I guess I will have to sell them fast to get them out of my living room. Tanner sort of wants his room back too.
ANY ONE NEED A COOKBOOK? HA! HA!:)

Book Update

I just got word that my books should be at the publishing office this thursday or friday.
YEAH!!!!!!

Pickles

We had a lot of cucumbers in our garden so I decided to make pickles. The jars in the middle are Hot pickles, the jars on the right are Bread and Butter pickles, and the jars on the left are pickled onions. I haven't tried any of them yet because I want them to cure first. Hope they are good.

Book Update

Okay, so my big shipment of books are really on the way. They will arrive in L.A. in about 7 days. Then they will go through customs, then be sent here!!! It REALLY won't be long now!!

Hiking and a Rattlesnake

On Saturday we decided to take a hike up in the mountains. It was so nice! The weather was beautiful, it greatly improved my mood, and it gave all of us some really good exercise. We hiked over 4 miles. My little guy Logan who is 5 years old, did the whole hike as well. What a trooper.

One exciting and scary thing happened though. We were on a path that was very narrow, so we were walking single file. Logan was leading the way with Tanner behind him, then Miguel, Emerald and me. All of a sudden we heard "chkchckhckhkchhckhckch." Tanner quickly pulled Logan back. There was a HUGE rattlesnake right in the middle of the path. We all crowded around and waited for it to move. It SLOWLY slithered into the bushes, and we went on our way.

I have never seen a rattlesnake in real life, except at the zoo. I was amazed at how loud the "rattle" sound was. I am also very grateful for the warning to stay back. It would have been an extremely scary and dangerous hike back if someone had been bitten. We were about 1 1/2 hours up into the mountain. That means another 1 1/2 hours back down, with a lot of rocky terrain. Not the kind of thing you want to run down.

This experience also made me think of how blessed we are to have a living prophet. Heavenly Father did not leave us here on this earth to just flounder around without further guidance and direction. He gave us the First Presidency and a living Prophet. When we are on a narrow path, and danger comes our way, IF we look to the Prophet and follow His counsel, he will pull us back, away from danger, we will be safe. The Prophet, lives in our day and time, and knows the struggles and trials of this day and age. He can give us direct counsel, even revelation to what we all should be doing. Do you see what a blessing that is? Do you see the magnitude of help that brings into our lives. Do you see the Father's love in giving us this gift? I am so grateful.

LDS Booksellers Convention

HI everyone. I went to the LDS Booksellers Convention yesterday, WITHOUT my books. They are still at the press. We should have had them by now, but as they are being printed in Korea we have to go by their rules. Basically the country shut down for a holiday or something for the last few weeks. So I don't have my books yet.

HOWEVER the convention went well. I handed out a few recipes from the book, and had a good amount of people interested! Some stores already ordered my book. YEA!

I can't wait to get it, and be able to share it with people. So many people that I talked to yesterday said they wanted to eat healthier, but just weren't sure how to do it. That is what my book is for. THAT is the reason why I wrote the book in the first place, to be able to share with other people things I have learned.