Morning Meds, Day 15

Morning Meds, Day 15

Sweet Nothings

There is a song no ear can hear, a melody in the silence…

Music is a near constant in my house. I never thought of the benefits to us until I read a study that talked about the importance of having living things in the home, that it was very good for us as breathing, changing organisms to have that represented in our homes through plants, candles, fountains and/or music.

Music is indeed alive and sets an atmosphere.  So much so that every once in awhile I can’t listen to anymore, not even instrumental.  Sometimes my spirit is whispering so quietly that I have to tune everything else out, with a fast, with a music break.

This week has been marked as a time of stillness for me and I’m taking the time to reflect and know God more intimately. Just like we’ll often take a journey which makes us appreciate our home a little more somehow. Sometimes we must play the opposite for our definition to emerge.

This is my first time embracing this season because I enjoy dancing and singing so much, but how else is change to occur if I don’t step outside of this comfort zone for a time? And sharing it with you with the possibility of encouraging you makes this song of silence even sweeter.

Morning Meds, Day 14

Morning Meds, Day 14

Blog Mash-up

Recently I revived my blog page, www.AWiseWoman1ncesaid.blogspot.com. I’ve added a serial portion to it where I post weekly on Facebook and Twitter. In it, I post what I call “Practical Inspiration.” Especially if you’re not on either social media site, I’d love for you to follow this page by clicking above and then “Join this Site” right at the top. This week I will give you a few highlights from past posts to whet your appetite. I wish you could be here with me now, I can never tell anyone about the page without laughing…who starts a blog of selfie quotes? Well, maybe it’s not so rare! Perhaps that’s where we got the phrase, “It’s like I always say…”

*The beauty of turning 40 is that you feel like a teenager again...

except this time you actually do know everything!!! J
Next level: Better than knowing everything, you know what you don't know.
For the winners: Being unafraid to learn or delegate what you don't know.

*Life on planet Earth requires intoxication. So be not drunk with ____________ (whatever you get drunk with), but be filled with the Holy Ghost. (Ephesians 5:18)

(March 14, 2012)

*If you're having trouble believing the best about someone, back up...until you see them like God does.

(May 3, 2011)

*You can use a can opener like a hammer...but it doesn't make a good hammer. Be who God's called you to be!
(probably 1995)

*Softly in her grave she sets...she lived her life with no regrets.
(circa 1988, My epitaph written upon assignment in Mrs. McSherry's AP English class, thanks Landon)

Today’s quote is a love poem written on reflection of this Good Friday.  Again, you can read it and others by clicking www.AWiseWoman1nceSaid.blogspot.com.  Don’t forget to “Join This Site” and not miss another week!

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Morning Meds, Day 13

Day 13

Winter's Been Hard on Us

On my Sat. morning run, it was easy to see the effect this winter had on my beloved forest preserve. The trees looked beat up, and the ground was strewn with debris. The pretty weather could not cover up the reminders of a long difficult winter. 
Do you know someone experiencing winter in their heart? I've been thinking about my community, single parents and the formerly married. I've been thinking about how life takes from us, more than we thought we had to give, and how it often leaves us barren and broken like those trees. 
And I've been wondering what I can give to them. On the one year anniversary of my divorce, as I experience springtime in my businesses and my heart, I know it's because I planted seeds of faith despite the cold winds of fear that blew. I fought for me and my family. I guess I now want to fight for them too. 
I'm conducting market research to find out exactly what my community needs. How can they use a coaches services? Counselors can help them reconcile their past, but what do they need to move forward and away from winter? If you know someone who's not thriving in their single parenthood or is burdened by the scars of their divorce, please refer them to me for this free 30 min conversation. Even if it doesn't help them, it may help someone else. 
Pass on my email or phone number with my gratitude. And may we all appreciate the warmer weather a little more this year than ever. We're all survivors of a sort. ..now it's time to thrive!

Morning Meds, Day 12

Morning Meds

Day 12—Special Needs Edition

I only write love poems

The kind that no one reads

The kind that makes you look like you are sick or you're diseased

I only write love poems

Because I am in love

Won't apologize or compromise or

Be silent like a dove

Rhyming or couplets or limericks alike

I just can't seem to shake my plight

Of un-marketability and shame

Crazy enough to love

That is my name

Last week was a big week for our family. Two of us were featured in our Local paper, celebrated for our signature strengths and the things we love to do most. Pretty exciting stuff! 

My article

Christian's article

In the article about Christian I was so excited that the reporter quoted me as saying that I believe we all have special needs. Most people would agree we're all special which makes that statement not too controversial, I suppose. 
So ride the short bus with me this morning as I tell you mine. Even as much as I preach this Idea I think it's so normal to feel uncomfortable with the things you feel you need that no one else seems to. Me too.
I've noticed that I need "a container" of sorts for the love in my heart. It's always felt wrong to me because I had an image of love as a river and you needed a situation like the Nile where there's movement in and out, otherwise it would be like The Dead Sea, stagnant and disease - infested. So I asked God for further explanation and He said my love right now is just a seed and only needs good soil. And that's what I have and all that I have and need. Coupled with acceptance it's truly all I need in this moment and it's all I have.
I don't think I told a good story today but I have a communication style that I've learned and want to reveal. My strategy is to open a vein to my audience/reader and let them watch me bleed, then hand them the knife. 
Now you can wipe it off, but you know what's coming. I have found self-examination happens better with role modeling and a loving friend. I hope to be that to you and help you advocate for your own special needs.

Love is a seed

How can I sow it

And expect you to grow into my arms

Clinging

Desperate

A complete embrace of God's purpose for our lives

Love is a seed

Your soil is deep

Rich

Enigmatic

Drawing me in

Pulling your love out of hibernation into the sun where it's warm

Free

And healed

Love is a seed into the future

Tomorrow is a promise

Rarely kept

And though Faith and Hope may fade and fall

Love is a seed

And love never dies

Morning Meds, Day 11

Morning Meds, Day 11

OF ELEVATOR SPEECHES & INSPIRATION Back in the elevator I stand Empty words and open hand Hoping to receive a revelation On how to start this conversation How to express the thing I do That it might reach out to you And connect to the need you Don't know you have But 30 seconds isn't enough time to apologize if I make you sad So instead of a human do May you find a human be(e) Too heavy to fly but hoping to meet you in the air Ending with a handshake or a blank stare “I'm Felicity and I inspire people who are frustrated to think more clearly so they can achieve their goals.” I was challenged the other day to encapsulate what I do into a short phrase. The word inspiration came out and with the structure I was given…that is what I said.* It's fun to know what you're about. Some of my favorite exercises have been around this thought. In a women's Bible study I was a part of we were asked to choose one word to describe us. I chose free. Mike Murdock said, “Your greatest legacy would be to have your name associated with one word.” Mike Murdock – Wisdom Oral Roberts - Healing Billy Graham - Souls Felicity - Inspiration What word do you hope to leave the world? I'd love to hear it (and let me know if I can post it so the world can know what they're in for :-) ) *Shout out to Yvonne Chihak of http://mogulmomacademy.com/ and the Grow Your Tribe challenge!

Morning Meds, Day 10

Morning Meds—Born for This

Day 10

This weekend my relationship with my 11 year old daughter got a needed boost.  She and I work so hard on our relationship in counseling sessions that have been incredibly helpful. This weekend, however, I made a quantum leap in my appreciation for my daughter and how fearfully and wonderfully made she is.

I never would have expected this of a beauty pageant. Before this weekend I wasn’t even sure how I felt about them. Now I see them as a celebration of feminine beauty and the volunteer spirit that women so bountifully nurture in the world. I also see it as the place where I saw Michaela truly thrive. I’ve never seen her so naturally good at anything. She’s a good actor, enthusiastic singer, quite awesome dancer and even choreographer. But there’s no comparison to how good she was on that stage this weekend.

I saw her be industrious, completely committed, humble, a good friend and a great sport when she lost. She even agreed with the judge’s choice of a winner. Many of these qualities are things I don’t get to see from my daughter a lot, but in the right soil, this seed grew with Miracle Grow.

So I’m proud and I’m in awe. In the same year that Christian fully claimed his love of acting (and was actually interviewed this week about it in a local paper), and the same year that I found my love of life coaching (We were actually interviewed at the same time!) Michaela too finds her perfect match.

I think one of the best things about knowing what you were born for, is it even makes your weaknesses look like strengths. There’s a reason to appreciate yourself. We work towards balancing our weaknesses, but there’s a place where they are so unnecessary, and that’s why you were given them in small measure. Be proud of who you are, in awe of who God made you, and scared of me hitting you up for Michaela’s next sponsored competition! (You saw me coming, right? J)

Michaela's Pageant Weekend

Morning Meds, Day 9

Morning Meds, Day 9

Different,Yet the Same So I had to ask Christian, “Do you feel any different, I mean since you’ve been taking the Protandim? (“You know, since you haven’t been stomping around here and screaming like a madman? But I didn’t say that part.”) And, in true teenage form he looked at me like I’d grown a second head and said “Nooo.” I didn’t understand so well until Monday night when I had a huge revelation and a change on the inside of my own. Something I’ve been struggling with forever and I finally gave up thinking I wasn’t achieving for a lack of effort. I’d given PLENTY of effort, but I was bankrupt and giving 100% of nothing doesn’t yield much progress. After admitting that a month or two ago, God was finally able to do something with me…pretty strong and powerful, aligning my desires with His, making His command seem like my idea! He’s amazing that way…something I’ve struggled with for so long will never be a problem again. Only God. When He wins me over this way I swear I’ll never go back, back to pleasing people on the outside but being disconnected on the inside. I don’t care if I look a mess, if I truly am a mess then that’s the important thing to change. And that’s why I admire my son, if he’s a mess you’ll know it. He’s not afraid to be the same on the inside and out. He doesn’t always know how to improve something, but he’ll let you know when something needs improvement. If you were to ask me, I’d have to say I don’t feel any differently either. I’ve always felt whole and right, but now I am more whole and more right. I’m happier, but I’m also the same because my rightness doesn’t come from me, but from the Son of God (the real one, not the movie one :-) Felicity

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