Last August 2009, my husband was released from a profession job. We had moved to the area 16 months earlier for this job. It is devastating at any age and particularly when it occurs in the mid 50 age. As the wife of the recently unemployed, I am also very stressed. I have my own professional dreams and goals and I think they may be going down the drain.

I was talking to a professional colleague. I was in the negative self talk. “My husband doesn’t have a job, woe is me”. She called me on it and rightly so.

My friend is right. What we think about and talk about is what we get. It is the Law of Attraction.

Most of the time I do pretty well. I realize that my husband and I have been carried. Don’t know how, but we have. Sometimes I get so discouraged. I feel like I have been standing on shifting sands for a long time.

My friend got me to thinking. When we feel good about ourselves we are connected to Source (Divine or God and Mother Earth). We get our spiritual energy for God, if you will . It comes from above our head down into our heart. Our physical body draws energy from the center of the earth up into our hearts. In those times we feel good about ourselves, we have a continual ‘source’ of energy from above and below.

When we get scared, we un-ground and break our connection with Source. There is no longer a ‘source’ of energy. As people, we have learned that it can be easier to take “your” energy than reconnect ourselves. Negative thinking, emotions and self talk is a way of creating a cord that attaches to someone else’s energy field. In that moment we (I) become a “vampire” stealing energy. Oh, what a thought that I could steal energy.

We as a people are so enmeshed in the “system” that we forget that we are 100% responsible for our lives. When the “system” spits us out, we get confused. We forget that we are responsible for self. It is easy to slip into “woe is me” and victim thinking.

There are moments that life sucks. The less time we spend in “life sucks” the better. When we have a setback, it is an opportunity to rethink our goals and reprioritize our lives. It is also an opportunity to trim the fat, so to speak. My husband and I are cleaning house. We are getting rid of a lot of things that no longer serve us. It is interesting to watch each other’s process. Each of us is going through the grieving process. We are never in the same spot at the same time.

The house is on the market. We have a back up plans A, B, and “seat of our pants”. The thing to remember is that every negative thought moves us closer to ruin and the “poor house.” Every positive thought and comment moves us closer to the next fabulous opportunity and new life.

Think positive. Dream positive. Then figure out the steps that will lead you to your knew dream.

Blessings, Mary Pat

Mary Pat FitzGibbons RN MS writes on life issues that empowers you to become your highest dream for yourself.

How do you think about money? Is money your friend? Or is money and evil lurking around every corner (coming from the belief that money is the root of all evils)? This article is about belief systems that hold us back.

Money is just energy. As humans we have the right and responsibility to learn how to use money to our benefit and the benefit of others. You can’t be a good steward if you are afraid the thing of that which you are a steward.

In “Rich Dad Poor Dad” Robert T Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter, CPA explore what it is to work with money from the point of view of being rich and the rest of us. That is the beauty of this book. Twenty percent of the population makes eighty percent of the wealth. That is the 80/20 rule. If you are in the 80% making 20% of wealth, you may have judgments about that other group. But have you walked in their shoes?

Kiyosaki tells his story about growing up in a “regular” money household. For most of us we go to school, get an education, get a job, earn money, and pay taxes and the bills. Hopefully we save some money for the kids college and retirement. The masses: some make and have a little money, some eke by and many rely on government entitlements to make it to the grave.

Kiyosaki also tells about his friend’s dad who was “rich”. He knew how to work with money, play with money concepts, be with money and have money work for him. Kiyosaki had the best of both worlds. He could see where life would take him if he chose to be afraid of money.

He chose to learn about money. This book is about his journey. It is filled with stories as he learned how to make money, as well as stories where he helped others learn about money. Kiyosaki also gives his 10 point plan for getting started and staying on track.

1. “I NEED A REASON GREATER THAN REALITY” The dream can be great! But do you have the stuff to keep going when reality steps in?
2. “CHOOSE DAILY” You have to choose your dream every day. It is choosing to take the next step towards your dream every day, be it in thoughts, activities or learning.
3. “CHOOSE FRIENDS CAREFULLY” Pick friends that will support your. Share your dreams and process with people who support your and lift you up. Friends who are nay-says can stop a dream dead in its tracks. To keep on when reality sets in, you need good support.
4. “MASTER A FORMULA AND THEN LEARN A NEW ONE” Don’t reinvent the wheel. There are tried and true methods of making money (or reaching any dream). Find out the steps to your dream and learn them well. After that you can learn new or alternative ways to reach your dream.
5. “PAY YOUR SELF FIRST” I wish I followed that advice as a young women. This step is about self discipline. Saving (any amount) on a regular basis, no matter what financial pressures, will pay off big time in the end. Here he say that the 3 most important management skills to start a business are: management of cash flow, management of people, and management of personal time. Sounds like good personal stewardship to me.
6. “PAY YOUR BROKERS WELL” Your attorney accountant, real estate broker, stockbroker are professionals. They may be expensive but they should make you more money with their information. You usually get what you pay for. And until you are the expert, get good advice. It is well worth it.
7. “BE AN ‘INDIAN GIVER’” This isn’t what you might think. It is about getting something for nothing. You will have to read the section.
8. “ASSETS BUY LUXURIES” Don’t buy on credit. Buy from your profits. It is the cash flow game again. If you have to do credit, then you don’t need it.
9. “THE NEED FOR HEROS” As kids, we have heroes. A little boy playing baseball may pretend to be Yogi. During a basket ball game, a kid might think of Michael Jordan. I used to dream of I was Dorothy Hamill when I would ice skate. Heroes inspire us. They make it look easy and that convinces us to want to be just like them. Many people this investing is too hard. Find a hero who makes it look easy.
10. “TEACH AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE” He has one simple idea. “Whenever you feel ’short’ or in ‘need’ of something, give what you want first and it will come back in buckets. That is true for money , a smile, love, friendship.” This is so true. Try it.

This is a great book. It will give you a great insight on how people with money think and act. Read this book. It can get you thinking about your beliefs about money. There is another side to the money story. You deserve to open yourself to all financial possibilities.

Blessings,
Mary Pat

Mary Pat FitzGibbons RN MS writes on leading edge issues for health, thinking and life.

How do you choose to not let stress over run you? That is a very good question. Here are some of the way’s I am using to distress.

1. Take some deep breaths. When we are in a stressful situation, we tend to hold our breath. This causes physiological changes that prepare us to run or fight. Much of the time, neither of these are possible choices. In the “conflict” we hold our breath or we shallow and fast. Take some deep breaths. It will change your body response to a situation and allow you the best level for choice of action.

2. Meditation. There are many ways to meditate. A simple meditation is to sit still for 10-20 minutes and focus on your breath, the IN breath, the OUT breath and the Space between the breath. It will quiet you on all levels. You will have many thoughts come to visit. Just let them pass by.

3. I have used Centerpointe’s Awakening program for about 6 years. I am at Flowering level 2. I have 2 more levels to go. They use sound to restructure the brain. It helps with depression and decreasing stress. I highly recommend it.

4. I have recently started a Heart Math program called EmWave. It uses your heart rate and rhythm to calculate your coherency. You want to be coherent with yourself. It is a computer program that uses visual games and sounds as a biofeedback mechanism to teach you how to get into and maintain a coherent state. This is great for blood pressure, stress and other related issues.

5. Self talk. You have choice over your thoughts, emotions and self talk. What we think and feel is what we are. Thoughts and emotions produce our current experience. Don’t like your current experience, change your thoughts.

We have CHOICE. We choose our thoughts and emotions. Make the choice for better, lighter thoughts and loving emotions and you will have a better life experience.

Blessings, Mary Pat

Mary Pat FitzGibbons RN MS writes on leading edge topics concerning choice, and real life walk to enlightenment.

School International

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      Message from Masaru Emoto, Author of “Message from Water”

   Announcement of “Water & Peace” Global Forum 2010 at Lake Biwa
                 March 20-22, 2010
                 Biwako Hall, Otsu City, Shiga, Japanhttp://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/lake-biwa/main.html

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To Those Whose Body Is Mainly Composed Of WATER:
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I am Masaru Emoto, a missionary of water and an author of “Message from
Water” and “The Hidden Messages in Water”.

Recently, many forums and conferences have been organized with water as
its main theme. Yet, most of them are focusing only the physical aspect
of water.

However, in addition to the physical body, we have the mind (and spirit).

We have learned from water itself, through “Message from Water”, that water is not only essential to our body but also it has an intimate relationship to our mind.

In other words, water is the mirror to reflect our mind.

As a matter of fact, we believe that the abnormal weather conditions such as floods and droughts and natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes are caused by the pollution of water on Earth, which in turn is ultimately brought by the distortion and disharmony in our mind, thoughts and emotions.

Other serious problems in politics, economy, education, medicine and so on are also concerned with the mind of our collective consciousness, and therefore it can be said that water is ultimately involved in all of those problems.

Don’t you think that we can take a step toward the solution of these water-related problems by considering the aspect of water which is connected with our mind, thoughts and emotions?

For this purpose, we have decided to hold “Water & Peace” Global Forum 2010 at Lake Biwa, Mother Lake in Japan, on March 20 to 22 (March 22 is the World Water Day declared by the United Nations).

Musicians and artists who understand water deeply will perform their music, dance and art.

World?famous Scientists and spiritual leaders such as Konstantin Korotkov, Eric Pearl and Lynne McTaggart will give us a special lecture and demonstration.

Especially, Konstantin and Lynne will organize several live experiments that will scientifically prove that our consciousness affects water.

There will be also a lecture on a completely novel method to extract energy from liquid water by a Japanese researcher Ryushin Ohmasa.

Religious leaders with a tight connection with myself such as Master Chin Kung and Lin Hsien-Tsung will support this Forum very significantly.

At the closing ceremony, all the participants will pray for the water of Lake Biwa and the whole world with our sincere Love and Gratitude at the closing ceremony in the presence of Shintoism priests and Buddhism monks.

The energy of our Love and Gratitude will be amplified and expanded by the power of the Golden Pyramid of Peace, which is presented by our co-organizer Gudni Gudnason, and carried to every corner of this planet.

This will be the world’s first Water Forum of this kind with “Water & Peace” as its main theme. After this Forum, our consciousness toward water will be elevated significantly, and the water on this planet will be changed completely and become crystal clear!

There will be a new vortex of energy, like a pair of dragon gods, emerging from Lake Biwa to create a world of Truth and Great Harmony.

According to the latest news, we will be honored by the presence of Princess Martha Louise of Norway at the Forum. Also, Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, will send us his official message regarding this Forum.

Would you please join us in this Forum and become one of those who co-create this historical moment?

If, unfortunately, you could not come to Lake Biwa and attend this Forum directly, we would really appreciate if you could send us a donation to show your intention that you agree with the purpose of this Forum and support this Forum financially.

For each one of you who have made a donation, we will prepare a bottle of water with your name on it and put it under the Golden Pyramid of Peace during the ceremony so that the amplified energy of Love and Gratitude will come to you through the water.

We would be grateful if you could send your prayer of Love and Gratitude to Water on March 22 simultaneously with our prayer ceremony in the Forum.

You will experience by yourself the energetic connection of Love and Gratitude through the water with you.

In addition, if you are interested in spreading the Truth of Water to the general public, we strongly recommend you to attend the International HADO Instructor School which will be held on March 23
and 24 at Lake Biwa and learn the Secret of Water directly from myself.

We are also honored that Princess Martha Louise of Norway kindly accepted our request to become one of the lecturers in this School.

This will be an extremely rare opportunity for you to learn HADO and spirituality from Princess Martha Louise.

Those who have already taken this School in the past are welcome as a repeater with half price.

Request to you:
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It would be greatly appreciated if you could transfer this e-mail to
those people who will be interested in this world’s first Water Forum.

Also, we would be very happy if you could submit this e-mail to BBS or
quote in your BLOG.

Thank you in advance.
Arigato.

 With Love and Gratitude,

Masaru Emoto, Missionary of Water

Lake Biwa Event

 http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/lake-biwa/main.html

 Lake Biwa Event (Gudni Gudnason) http://lakebiwaevent.org

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Outline of the Forum

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Title: “Water & Peace” Global Forum 2010 at Lake Biwa
Date: March 20 (Sat), 21 (Sun), 22 (Mon)
Venue: Biwako Hall – Theatre,
               15-1 Uchidehama, Otsu City, Shiga 520-0806, JAPAN

                http://www.biwako-hall.or.jp/en/index.html

Hosted by: The Citizens’ Group to Foster World Peace & Modern Mystery School
Supported by: The Society to Create Bonds through the Water of Lake Biwa
Presented from: The Golden Pyramid of Peace

Admission Fee:  ”Water & Peace” Global Forum 2010 at Lake Biwa
                 Forum: 300 US$ for the 3-day Forum
                 Mixer: 110 US$ (at 20:00 to 21?30 on Mar 21 at the
                                 Crystal Room of Hotel Piazza Biwako)
               International HADO Instructor School
                 Fee: 1,000 US$ (including a mixer on Mar 23 and 1-night stay at Hotel Piazza Biwako)
               International HADO Instructor School (Repeater)
                 Fee:   500 US$

Website:
 Outline of Forum
        http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/lake-biwa/outline.html

 Outline of International HADO Instructor School
        http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/lake-biwa/school.html

  Schedule of Forum and International HADO Instructor School
        http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/lake-biwa/schedule.html

Ticket Application
        http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/lake-biwa/ticket.html

 Donation:
        http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/lake-biwa/donation.html

Important Note:
 If you try to reserve some hotel for your stay near Lake Biwa during  the Forum unsuccessfully, please let us know.

  We have made a reservation at several hotels.

   Kyoko Sugimoto / Yasuyuki Nemoto
   Office Masaru Emoto
   1-1-11-1F Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0052, JAPAN
   e-mail: lakebiwaevent@masaru-emoto.net
   TEL:               +81-(0)3-3863-0216         +81-(0)3-3863-0216, FAX: +81-(0)3-3866-5353

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                  S C H E D U L E   o f   F O R U M

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   < 1st Day / Day of WIND>
   Sat, March 20, 2010 / 10:30 Door Open / 11:30 Start / 19:30 End
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- Opening Ceremony Masaru Emoto (Office Masaru Emoto)
                   http://www.masaru-emoto.net/
                   http://www.emotoproject.org/
                   http://www.hado.com/

                   Gudni Gudnason (Modern Mystery School)
                   http://modernmysteryschool.com/

 - Music: Water is Life, etc.
                  Noboru Tenjo (Musician, Bamboo Flute and Synthesizer)
                   http://homepage3.nifty.com/TENJO/

 - Dance “Message from Water”: The Blue Danube
                  Lisa Itakura (Actress, Dancer)
                   http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/lisaitakura/

 - Lecture: What is Water?
                  Shoji Kubota (Director of Society for the Study of Water Design)
                   http://www.waterdesign-wd.co.jp/

 - Lecture + Live Experiment: Does Water Listen to Music?
                  Konstantin Korotkov (Physicist, Russia)
                   http://www.korotkov.org/

 - Free Meditation in the Golden Pyramid of Peace
                   http://goldenpyramidofpeace.com/

 - Music: Amazing Grace, etc. Aika (Sound Therapist)
                   http://aika.tv/

 - Special Lecture: A New Fuel Born from Water to Save the Earth
                  Ryushin Ohmasa (President of Japan Techno Co Ltd)
                   http://www.jptechno.co.jp/
                   http://www.ktpc.or.jp/kp/101600/

 - Special Lecture: Theory of Quantum Water & Technology to Improve Water
                  Masaharu Takao (President of “Philosophy, Science and
                  Technology/TAKAO”)
                   http://www1.odn.ne.jp/shishakamo/under-index.htm

 - Music: Water Song, etc.
                  Ryusuke & Hanayo Seto (Musician)
                   http://www.galaxymusic.net/
                   http://hanayo.info/

 - Ceremony: Calling in the Power of Air/Wind in the Golden Pyramid of Peace
                   http://goldenpyramidofpeace.com/

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   Sun, March 21, 2010 / 9:30 Door Open / 10:00 Start / 19:30 End
                        20:00-21:30 Mixer
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- Lecture: We Are All Water!
                  Gudni Gudnason (Modern Mystery School)
                   http://modernmysteryschool.com/

 - Music: Like Water, etc.
                  Mayana (Singer?Holland)
                   http://www.mayana.nl/

 - Lecture: Peace Imagined/Created by Voluntary People
                  Katsuhito Funai (President of Funai Head Office)
                   http://www.funaiyukio.com/

 - Lecture + Live Experiment: Does Consciousness Change Water?
                  Konstantin Korotkov (Physicist, Russia)
                   http://www.korotkov.org/

 - Message: Inspiration of Water, The World of Harmony
                  Maosen Zhong (Queensland University) on behalf of Master Chin Kung (Pure Land Learning Center, Taiwan)
                   http://www.amtb-dba.org/

 - Lecture: Genetic Mind Transformation
                  Lin Hsien-Tsung (President of Jing-Guan Spirit-Mind
                  Mentalism Science Research Institution, Taiwan)
                   http://www.uok.com.tw/

 - Ceremony: Calling in the Power of Sun in the Golden Pyramid of Peace
                   http://goldenpyramidofpeace.com/

 - Lecture: The 4th Wave – Advent of the Era of Water
                  Hikaru Deguchi (President of Mekiki-No-Kai)
                   http://www.mekiki.ne.jp/

 - Music: Now I Walk In Beauty, etc.
                  Ingeborg (Singer, Belgium)
                   http://www.ingeborg.ws/

 - Mixer 20:00-21:30
 Venue: Crystal Room of Hotel Piazza Biwako (110 US$)
                   http://www.hotelpiazza.com/

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   < 3rd Day / Day of WATER>
   Mon, March 22, 2010
   8:00-8:30 Ceremony to Send Love and Gratitude to Water
   9:30 Door Open / 10:00 Start / 19:10 End
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- Ceremony to Send Love and Gratitude to Water 8:00-8:30
 Venue: Lakeshore in front of Biwako Hall, Admission Free
                  Masaru Emoto (Office Masaru Emoto)
                   http://www.masaru-emoto.net/
                   http://www.emotoproject.org/
                   http://www.hado.com/

                   Gudni Gudnason (Modern Mystery School)
                   http://modernmysteryschool.com/

 - Lecture: Purification of River and Lakes by EM Technology
                  Teruo Higa (Professor Emeritus of Ryukyu University,
                  Professor of Meio University)
                   http://www.emro.co.jp/

 - Lecture + Live Experiment: Intention Experiment
                  Lynne McTaggart (Author of “The Field”, Journalist)
                   http://www.theintentionexperiment.com/

 - Video + Live Music: A Beautiful Watery Planet: Earth
                  Kenji Williams (NASA Earth Image Artist)
                   http://www.bellagaia.com/

 - Lecture: World Crisis and Onisaburo Deguchi’s Ideology
                  Hiroshi Deguchi (President of Suiohsha Co., Ltd.)
                   http://www.suiohsha.jp/

 - Lecture + Live Demonstration: The Essence of Healing
                  Eric Pearl (Author of “The Reconnection”, Healer)
                   http://www.thereconnection.com/

 - Lecture: TBA Princess Martha Louise (Princess of Norway,
                  Co-Founder of Astarte Education)
                  Elisabeth Samnoy (Co-Founder of Astarte Education)
                   http://www.astarte-education.com/

 - Ceremony: Calling in the Power of WATER in the Golden Pyramid of
           Peace
- Movie: Great Ajari Genshin Fuzinami Full Document
- Prayer for Water under Golden Pyramid of Peace
                  Itsuo Ikushima (Chief Priest of Chikubushima Shrine)
                   http://www.chikubusima.or.jp/

                   Genshin Fujinami (Ajari, Tendai Buddhism, Mt. Hiei)
                   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL08yGxXHgY
                  Masaru Emoto (Office Masaru Emoto)
                  Gudni Gudnason (Modern Mystery School)
                  Konstantin Korotkov (Physicist, Russia)

- MC of Forum: Sara Shivani (Yoga Instructor)
                   http://www.livingshizen.com/

If you don’t like how your life is right now, start changing the choices you are making.

Let’s talk about “past programing” and how this can effect your ability to make life supporting choices vs life deprecating choices. Choices that support a great life include actions that empower you, move you towards and into your dream life. The other types of Choices are the self limiting ones that result in struggle and pain and getting nowhere in your life, relationships, jobs etc.

When we feel good about our self, it is easier to make life giving choices. The converse is also true. When we feel bad about ourselves, it is easy to slip into choices that make life hard and result in a lot of pain.

Some times we could find our self in a position that the only good choice is in our attitude. That is the only place to start. We will bring to us what is inside of us. That is the Law of Attraction. If we feel miserable about self, life will reflect that “miserable” back to us in all kinds of unpleasant situations.  Change your altitude by changing your attitude. If you are sad and depressed, do something to make yourself laugh. You will start to feel the lightness. As you do, you can start appreciating what is good around you.

I sing and take voice lessons off/on over the years. I had a great voice teacher in Zanesville OH (Cassandra McDonald). When I moved to NY’s Southern Tier in spring of ‘08 I had to find a new teacher. Moving is rather stressful. In fact it is very stressful. I just didn’t get around to finding a new teacher. I was getting very frustrated, as my voice has declined in the last year and a half. “Choice”…. do I want to sing or not? I finally stopped the excuses, called a great local opera singer/teacher (Judy Berry).

The first couple of lessons are getting to know you vocalizations exercises. This week we are working on intervals of Fifths (in Italian). I am practicing and practicing the Italian words. Then I read the translation. This was an angelic message for me (an maybe you too).

Here are the Italian words:
      Avezzo a vivere
      Senza conforto,
      Ancor nel porto
      Paventi il mar.

The translation:
     “Storm winds have threatened you,
     Fears have afflicted, 
     Now safe, protected, 
     You still fear the sea.

We all have traumas in life. They can leave scars. The scars can make it hard to create a life full of joy, excitement, love, relationships, opportunities and more.

The tunes message to me is stop fearing. I am safe. It is safe to pursue my dreams. Get up and do “something” towards my goals. The universe will help me, once I am moving. Oh, be grateful for everything.

What does this ditty mean to you?

Blessings,

Mary Pat

Mary Pat FitzGibbons RN MS

What to do? Well, I decided to “breathe” a lot this week. You might be laughing. Actually, deep breathing is very good for you. When we get frustrated we tend to hold the breath and breathe very shallow. Simply taking 10 deep and slow belly breaths can do much to change your perception of a situation. When you can change your perceptions about something, it is often easier to make better choices.

Lets face it, life is about choices. Some times we have more choices than at other times. We always have choice about attitude.

If you are stress out or depressed, do you eat? Well check out my other blog on emotional eating.

When you get stressed out, do you argue or get depressed? If you find that you are using words you would rather not use, speak in a louder or harsher voice, or have bad thoughts about yourself or the other person, STOP. There is an saying…. “hungry, angry, lonely, tired” equals “HALT”.

Find the clue that lets you know that you are off. HALT. Figure out what is wrong, what your best course of action is in the moment (which may be no action). Make the healthiest choice you can.

Change you thoughts, change your life. How do you do that? One healthy choice at a time.

Blessings,

Mary Pat FitzGibbons RN MS

I think that I am going to write about this for awhile. I think that It is very important.

I have another blog that I have been spending time with, which takes away time from this blog. Check out Healthy Weight Loss For Boomer Women. I have some interesting things going on there. Losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight involves CHOICES. When we gain weight we have done so by making small choices every day. These can be to eat a couple hundred more calories a day than we need to, or not exercising. A 100 calories a day equals 10 pounds a year (up or down by eating or exercise).

We have choice about our attitude. That is the biggest choice area we have. Am I going to have a good day or  a bad day. Am I going to let an event dictate my mood? Did you know that you had a choice to control your mood, and attitude. We do. It isn’t necessarily easy. It takes practice. It is like learning to ride a bike. You fell off many times as you learn to ride. So deciding on an attitude or mood for a day and sticking to it is the same thing.

Say you want to be “Happy”. You get to work/school and your assignment has been changed. Change of expectations. What are you going to do? More importantly is this going to affect your “Happiness”. You might get derailed. So what.

When you figure out that you have lost “Happy”, here is what you do. Take some deep breaths. Relax your shoulders. Doing some head and neck rolls, lift and drop your shoulders. Do some exadurated  EEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOOOOO EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOOOOOOO with your mouth. Then connect with something that helps you get to “Happy”. That can be a song, a picture, a poem, whatever. Reconnect with “Happy”. Then get down to business with whatever has changed.

Currently I choose to work at hospice. I really like the job for the most part. There is so much chaos in the office, it drives me nuts. My assignments change all the time. Usually feels like I have more than I can accomplish in the time given. When I get derailed on my affirmation of “Joy”, I make every attempt to get back to that feeling. I know that it is a choice. So I get to practice a lot. That is OK.

What kind of a choice do you have today?

Stay tuned for more notes on Choices!

Blessings,

Mary Pat FitzGibbons RN MS

Speaking of singing… I have not been doing that. I stopped singing when I left Zanesville, OH a year and a half ago. Poor choice to stop singing. But I was in overwhelm for quite awhile. Ya know, moving and starting a new job: major stressors.

I think that I will find some voice teachers and get their numbers. I will call and make a singing appointment this week.

Are you making a diet resolution? Check out my other blog: www.HealthyWeightLossForBoomerWomen.com/blog.

Blessings,

Mary Pat FitzGibbons

Is it even possible to have a child that is motivated at school and home, gets along with the family and has a good group of friends? With Discipline Yes Punish No, it is possible.

It is horrible for the whole family to live in a h–l house ravaged by and uncontrollable child. In true, the out of control child hates it too. The yelling, screaming, the silent treatment….  You get lost in that maze of traps. How do you get out.

My colleague, Judy Wright, mother, grandmother and author on childhood behavior issues has a way out. In  Discipline Yes Punish No, a 10 day free e-course, she will show you 7 ways to get back your authority. In this course she will help you stop the screaming and open up communication between you and your child.

You owe it to yourself, your family and your distressed child to take this free e-course.  Discipline Yes Punish No is the way to go for peace and relationship within your family.

If you are an adult who struggles with shyness, you may have internalized unsupportive, demeaning authoritative voices from your young years. These voices may have come from tired parents, frustrated teachers, and bullying classmates. You were a good student. You memorized them well.

Never fear. You can learn something new today. You can learn to Use Encouraging Words to build your self esteem, self confidence and overcome shyness. Why not start today? You deserve to be confident in any situation.

Do you have a child who is very shy and has trouble interacting in groups. Social friendship groups are important in your child’s growth and development. If you are very shy, you may not know how to help your child overcome that shyness. Or, if you have not experienced shyness or social anxiety, you may not know how to help your child.

Judy Wright is a colleague of mine. She has written a free e-book with 101 ways to encourage yourself and others. She has the the BEST self-esteem building techniques that Use Encouraging Words to boost self confidence.

Help yourself or your child. Use Encouraging Words is for you.