Happy New Year! 2013

Tuesday, January 1, 2013   Happy New Year!

It feels so good to start again. This is an opportunity to set an intention to allow this year to be even better than the previous one. Today everyone has an open slate. You may fill it with all of your hearts desire.

Meditation: contemplate on, today I look forward to the many possibilities that are before me. God that lives within me is ever with me manifesting all my hearts desire. I open my heart and mind to receive my good. Take 3 deep cleansing breaths. Go into the silence for at least 3 minutes. Lovely LadyFran

More of the same or more abundance...

Preparing for the New Year.

If you want your life to stay as it is then there is nothing more to do. Even if this past year has been fantastic, there is still more of this wonderful life to experience. The only preparation that is needed in my opinion is to release the old and allow room for the new experiences. Forgiveness is high on the preparation list. Setting clear intentions is very helpful in creating the image of what you would like to see happen in your life this coming year. Although, I believe that you need a vision in your mind of what you would like to see does not mean that it will come exactly as you see it. When we allow God to enter the plan, it always turns out even better than what we see.

I suggest that you find a quiet place and take breaths and then take deep cleansing breaths and just be still and quiet. Start to write a story, in your imagination, about yourself all the way from a beginning to an end that you create. Of course, there is never an end of your story but we have to stop somewhere and just watch the story unfold.

Imagine yourself healthy, prosperous, loving and in a loving relationship, successful and at peace in a peaceful world.

Keep a journal of what is happening around you. If you do not like what you see, go back to that relaxing place, still yourself and rewrite the whole story or make changes to the story. Once the story is as you desire it then, keep this story at the forefront of your mind. Take a few minutes each day and see this story come to life in your imagination. You are giving feelings and emotions to this story and this is a way that you experience what you desire before it manifests into your reality.

Just like you wash up everyday, make it a habit to forgive yourself and others each day. Just as you put on deodorant each day, why not sit for 5 to 10 minutes daily and bring the story to life. Routines can be boring but not when the routine is shaping the way you experience life. Allow yourself to be loved by you. Love is the answer to every question. Peace is how we will be in a place in our minds to love and get along with our fellow beings, animals and the earth.

Meditation: contemplate on, I desire a fuller life. God is the author of my life. I am guided to opportunities and I am making good choices for an abundant life. Take 3 deep cleansing breaths. Go into the silence for at least 3 minutes. Lovely LadyFran

Making commitments to ourselves...

When we make improvements to our lives whether it is losing weight or going out more, we feel more of ourselves and we can be even more present with others.

Because I picked up a few pounds more than my frame is use to, I found myself not feeling like interacting with my grandchildren or others as much. I love rolling around on the floor with them, dancing with them and just being who I am. After the weight crept onto my body, I stop doing a lot of things with them. I began to do some things about it but I was not consistent.

I missed truly being in the moment with them, so I decided to make a commitment to myself to change my lifestyle. I am making gradual changes and the result is gradual. I am pleased. I feel better. I am breathing better. My grandchildren can see the difference in me even if they do not say anything. They enjoy being with me and enjoying some of the activities that I stop doing. All I need is the awareness of the love that lives within me.

Meditation: contemplate on, the love of God lies within me. I am loving and I am love and I am loved. Love expresses through me as me. Take 3 deep cleansing breaths. Go into the silence for at least 3 minutes. Lovely LadyFran

I feel comfortable right where I am...

 Affirmation: I am perfect in every way in Spirit.

I am fortunate that I do not have any health issues. I am disease free and for this I am grateful. I still would like to release some excess weight that I carry on my body, improve my health and change my lifestyle.


This year I decided to take control of my health by letting go of foods that do not serve me or my body. I have been doing various things all year long. I already eat organic. I decided to incorporate juicing, raw foods and to use my blender to make green (vegetable) drinks. I am using more herbs and root vegetables in my daily menus. I am making an attempt to drink more water and do light exercises. The effect has been gradual. It does not bother me that my progress is slow because I want to change my lifestyle. It amazes me how others who say that they accept me as I am have advice about how I can improve myself even faster as though my progress currently is not just as I want it to be. How is it that still others who are around me can see even the slightest improvement that I make! It is a good thing that I am comfortable right where I am and with what I am doing.

I remind anyone who is losing weight or making any other changes to be confident that you have to do what works for you and what makes you happy.

Meditation: contemplate on, I set an intention to improve my health and I do not look over my shoulders for results. I allow the Spirit of God to Divinely unfold the plan. Take 3 deep cleansing breaths. Go into the silence for at least 3 minutes. Lovely LadyFran

Each day is unique...

Each day is unique within itself. The high winds and hard rain made it a good day and night to stay in and have a cup of tea and relax as I watched Christmas movies even though Christmas was yesterday. Today, two days after Christmas was beautiful still windy but dry outside. Each day has it own wonders.

Meditation: contemplate on, I am simply grateful for each day as it comes. Knowing the Presence of God is ever with me comforts me. Take 3 deep cleansing breaths. Go into the silence for at least 3 minutes. Lovely LadyFran

I am becoming more mindful each day...

Being mindful means not only do you hear but you are listening. Being mindful means not only do you look but you see with compassion. Not being mindful is why the thought (positive thought) does not register.
Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D

Just imagine if more of us would practice these two things: truly listening and seeing with compassion, how much the whole world would change.

Meditation: contemplate on, I am being mindful. I see and hear with the eyes and ears of God. Take 3 deep breaths and go into the silence for at least 3 minutes. Lovely LadyFran

I'm part of all things made...not part of the drama.

It is not by choice that we are a part of everyone and everything made. This is the wholeness of God. No matter what you believe, there is no denying that every element in the earth is within you. If you have too much of something it throws your whole system off and you if you do not have enough, it throws your system off. We are connected to the earth and to each other.

Someone said to me recently that they are not part of a situation that was taking place. The truth of the matter is they are an integral part of that situation. We are characters in many people's stories. I think what they meant was they choose not to be part of another person's drama. We do not have to take the role in the story. Yes, we can choose to be in or out of another person's drama. If only, we understood that, then we could communicate more honestly and completely.

I try not to involve anyone in my drama but that does not mean they are not part of the story. When we learn the differences, we can get on with loving each other and enjoying each other for just being who we are.

Meditation: contemplate on, I am a part of everything in the Universe. I choose not to be part of another person's drama. I bless each circumstance and move on. Take 3 deep breaths and go into the silence for at least three minutes. Lovely LadyFran