Teachings from The Secret Scrolls

Today I received an email from a dear friend of mine. She forwarded me a message from The Secret Scrolls. It is listed below:

From the Secret Daily Teachings

If you make time to list all the things you are grateful for, and you feel the feelings of gratitude, you will feel amazing every day. Your frequency will be high and you will move through your days in love with being alive, bringing joy wherever you go, positively affecting one person after another.

When you live a life like this, everything you want will come before you ask.

May the Joy be with You!

I absolutely loved the message and I decided to do exactly that!

I am grateful for:

• Waking up to a day full of sunshine
• My two beautiful girls
• Hugs from Madalyn
• Smiles from Taylor
• Conversations about their hopes and dreams
• My job
• My comfortable bed
• My amazing Father
• Two wonderfully adventorous brothers and their amazing wives
• My neice Poppy
• My other neice Abby and nephew Caleb
• A great and uplifting sis-in-love Amanda
• God's promise to prosper me
• My Faith
• My Apartment
• My God
• My car
• Money in the bank
• Money on the night stand
• Food in my tummy
• Food in my children's tummy
• Food in the pantry
• My Health
• My Fitness Certification
• My ability to motivate others with my weight loss
• My degree
• My progress towards my MBA
• New Friends and Old
• The ability to walk, dance, and sing
• My Office!
• Hot Water
• Showers
• Clothes in my closet
• A washing machine and dryer
• The dishwasher
• Taylor's willingness to help me out with her sister while I go to class
• An occasional girls night out
• The ability to expand my mind through my MBA classes
• My Cell Phone
• The ability to pick up the phone and call my brother in Texas
• A future house God will provide
• Bedtime stories with Madalyn
• Hiking
• Kickboxing
• Wino Wednesday

Wow! I think I could go on forever. It is true that we are blessed in so many ways. I challenge you to list out as many blessings as you can today. Then let us reflect on those things instead of our unhappiness about things that do not really matter.

Peace be with you Today!

Is Certified or is that Certifiable?

Wow,

I am still reeling from the exhaustion of this weekend. After studing and preparing for my Group Fitness Certification it is all finally over. I have stressed over this thing for weeks, attempting to study while still working on my MBA classes, full time job, and full time motherhood. It's enough to drive anyone a little overboard. My poor kids have been great!

Saturday I spent the night with a good friend of mine who graciously agreed to keep my girls while I went to certification workshop and took my test. Who was I kidding when I thought I would get some sleep however. I was wide awake at 2:00 a.m. and could not go to sleep for anything. After tossing and turning for 3 hours I decided to get up get dressed and go in search of some breakfast. by 6 a.m. my body was telling me it was time go back to sleep. So I consumed copious amounts of coffee and redbull in an attempt to fool my body into thinking I could get through this day without feeling like I've been hit by a mac truck. No success!

The day dragged on, the test came and went and then it was my time for the practical. My success hinged on my ability that I could fake perky for 15 minutes. By this time I could have cared less if I passed or failed. Tired but feeling triumphant I headed to the car. I'll find out for sure in a few weeks but I am thrilled that it is over and behind me.

The fatigue is still with me today and I'm taking it easy. I am feeling a little certifiable at the present moment but am sure it will pass. It feels good to have accomplished this.