Poking fun...

"For birth control, I rely on my personality."

- Milt Abel, American Comedian

Gotta love the honesty, even if it is a joke. I'm a big fan of poking fun at our weaknesses, rather than beating ourselves up. Nobody's perfect, right? ;)

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Tolerance? ;) ...

"I love mankind. It's people I can't stand."

- Charles Schulz, American Cartoonist

Ha ha. I may be guilty of that on occasion, Lol.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

January blues...

I've been hearing that in addition to January being a tough month, we're also facing in 2016 the end of a 9 year cycle and a time of endings? I don't know about any of that, but a lot of wise people say there's power in the quiet times and that "cleaning house" can be the most important move we make. My favourite therapist says that "the quality of our good-byes determine the quality of our hello's." Just sayin'

Blessings,

Chatgirl

January chill?...

January is the month of diets and New Year's resolutions. I get it. We want more, we want to be healthier, more fit, slimmer. Or we want to work harder and achieve more financial freedom. Maybe this year we decide to set our sights higher romantically and find a match that allows us to be more comfortable in our own skin and more at home with that chosen person? I think it's all great. However... it occurs to me that maybe it's equally important to accept what is and to be grateful for what we already have and/or what we've already achieved. Striving is wonderful, unless it paralyzes us and prevents us from enjoying the here and now. Maybe it's even more important to accept what we cannot be or what we cannot do? Just sayin'...

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Kissing...

"I love kissing. If I could kiss all day, I would. I can't stop thinking about kissing. I like kissing more than sex because there's no end to it. You can kiss forever. You can kiss yourself into oblivion. You can kiss all over the body. You can kiss yourself to sleep."

- Sufjan Stevens, Singer/Songwriter

:)

Blessings,

Chatgirl

"Allowing" Part Two...

So.... if we're "allowing" awesomeness into our lives, we're dreaming big, we're focusing on what we want and then voila - we get to watch our miracles happen? Well, maybe not quite as straight forward as that. The "when" can be a challenge. I'm sure we've all lost hope at times and it seems like nothing's happening. I guess that's when we have to exercise our patience and faith muscles! If we want something badly enough, we won't be able to let go of the idea. If we give up, then maybe it wasn't right? Just sayin' ;)

Blessings,

Chatgirl

"Allowing" Part One...

How do we get what we want? Do we dare to dream big? If we dare, how do we proceed?? One book, in particular, comes to mind for me. Ask and it is Given, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, talks about "allowing." Rather than worrying, or spending time thinking about what could go wrong, or how something may NOT be possible, they instruct us to simply focus on the dream. Simple. Well, actually I don't find it easy or simple, but every time I catch myself worrying about the "how," I remember to focus only on what I want! I think it's working :)

Blessings,

Chatgirl