These are pics of the possum family that visit our backyard every night. It would seem that possum babies are fairly resilient...we've seen this one fall from the top of a large tree onto concrete and be stepped on by his Mum when she got a fright and ran over him to get up a tree.
Things I'm grateful for today:
* My new Weight Loss Hypnosis program.
* Feeling more in control of my eating after only two days on the program.
* Another day closer to my second nephew being born.
* Sleeping in.
* A flexible schedule that provides a fantastic work / life balance.
Today I am thankful for:
* A positive and exciting client meeting this afternoon.
* Plenty of rain pouring down this morning outside my window.
* Hot coffee.
* Enjoying the drive across town to my meeting.
* Loving my job more and more each day!
I love my job!
I love the freedom and flexibility that it affords me to work as and when I choose. I love that I can work at midnight if I can't sleep, and I love that I can choose to sit in the park with a coffee and work on a sunny afternoon.
I am thankful for the many wonderful people that I meet and the lessons that I learn from each of them as they tell their stories of achievement and success.
I am grateful for an opportunity to be part of a company that values integrity most highly, and also places emphasis on honesty, trust and commitment to being the best at what we do each day.
I love the endless opportunities for growth that are only capped by my imagination and willingness to succeed. I am lucky that I can run the business on my terms whilst still being backed by a national brand name.
Every day I am thankful for my business and the wonderful life that I have.
A note for my loving grandmother who passed away a few moments ago...
I remember being so young and somebody asking me who Tricia was? I remember thinking that it was a crazy question as everyone had a Tricia..you know, a Tricia and a Grandad. I didn't understand at the time that not all grandmothers were named Tricia, just mine. You chose to use your own name as you thought it sounded so much younger and I just loved that it was something different to everyone else. You had the courage of your convictions and you would fight for what you believed in. More than anything else, you would fight for your family.
Four beautiful children and so many grandchildren that it would almost be too hard to count...you were so loved throughout your life Tricia. I know that Grandad will be there to welcome you home today and you can be together again after all these years...just the way that I remembered you both as I was growing up. Making Grandad's morning tea together, big Christmas lunches, sewing my Calisthenics costumes and the letters that would arrive unexpectedly in my letter box in the last few years...just some of my favorite memories. I loved to get those letters that would always tell me how proud you were of your first grandchild and that I was always in your thoughts.
I'm sorry that we didn't get to spend more time together in the last few years but even that could never change the bond that we have. I love you and I will miss you dearly but in my heart I know that you will always be with me, just as I have always felt Grandad's presence with me too. You earned your place in heaven and I know that you willl smile down on your family for all eternity. I send you this goodbye wrapped up in all the hugs in the world.
The quickest way to create something new and wonderful in your life is to be thankful for all that you already have. Having seen a lovely house in Yarra Glen that might just be perfect for us, I wanted to take the time to appreciate all the beauty and joy that our current house brings. Here goes:
Our little house is a sweet and comfortable home that provides us with shelter and protection from the elements. I am thankful that it is warm in winter and cool in summer and the many windows provide a constant outlook onto nature. Being so small, it is easy to keep clean and well maintained and it has such a cosy, personal feel to it. The recently painted walls and the new timber laminate floor provide an updated yet casual look and complement our dark chocolate furniture and gold trimmings so perfectly. I am grateful for the safe location that allows for peaceful meditation and moments of quiet thought. This home is an oasis in the midst of a sometimes hectic life and it's sunny outlook and simplistic layout create calm and work together to combat any craziness or chaos.
I am thankful for our beautiful home and will appreciate our time here long after we have moved into our new home.
Talk about the cutest thing!
Earlier this afternoon, I was watching kitty lying in the sun in the kitchen and thinking that it was unusual as I have never seen him lie there before. I pretty much forgot about him until I looked up to see him poking the window sill with his paw. He was clearly very focused on something that was outside the window.
I walked over to the window to find a decent size lizard sitting on the outside of the window sill with his head raised looking Karma right in the eye. He was bold as brass...they were nose to nose against the glass and neither were backing down. Karma kept tapping at the glass as he tried to poke the lizard to make it move some more.
I only wish that I had a camera handy. That would have been a priceless photo!
I was just sitting here thinking back over my day and it made me realise that it truly is the little things, the tiniest details that add up to make us feel "lucky" or "in the flow" each day. Below are some of the highlights of my day...each one is small on it's own but focus on enough little moments of joy and soon you have a lifetime of happiness:
* sitting on the front step with my laptop whilst the sun went down and the birds said goodbye to the day
* cuddles from my kitty
* finding a ticket for the makeup that I was looking for at 20% off and then unexpectedly discovering that they had more in stock
* catching a song on the movie "Sister Act 2" when I changed channels that made me feel inspired and alive
* trying Cadbury's Breakaway chocolate...mmm
* wearing an unusual top that I had purchased recently and feeling confident and fantastic
* singing out loud just because I felt like it
* my boyfriend accidentally putting maple syrup on my crumpets rather than honey and then discovering the taste sensation when you mix both together.
Little things I know, but they made my day!
31. I love to sit outside with a hot coffee and my laptop (love wireless broadband!) or a great book and enjoy the sounds of the birds chattering away.
32. I have so many books (mainly on New Age topics, spirituality and metaphysics) that it would take 3 to 4 large bookshelves to hold them all.
33. I'm really lazy when it comes to exercise and keeping fit...and I mean REALLY lazy!
34. Being close to nature gives me a deep feeling of inner calm.
35. I love to search out and stay at beautiful country bed and breakfasts.
36. I have owned or lived with five cats in my 33 years...Diddams, Cindy, Tabby, Baby and Karma.
37. I would choose to have a cat rather than a dog, even though I love both.
38. I hate football (yes, this one has been brought on by the fact that today is the AFL Grand Final).
39. I attended Grovedale West Primary School and Belmont High School.
40. I drive a cherry red Mazda 3 SP23 and I absolutely adore my car.
1. The Proclaimers song "I'm On My Way"...an oldie but a goodie that I dug up tonight. Try not to break out in a goofy grin with that song playing nice and loud. Bet you can't...
2. The Law of Attraction starting to show me hints (Uni-winks) of what's in store if I keep remembering to JUST FEEL GOOD!
3. Unexpected clients coming my way...thank you Universe!
4. Almost finishing "Ask and it is Given" and looking forward to reading "The Power of Deliberate Intent" for a second time.
5. Karma kitty changing his sleeping patterns to let me sleep peacefully from the time I go to bed until at least5.30am. This was one of the intentions that I put out into the Universe recently and all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you for the speedy manifestation of that one...
Oh, life's good!!!!!!!!
I just love this process. It is drawn from "Ask and It Is Given" by Esther and Jerry Hicks from the teachings of Abraham-Hicks. So here goes!
Today's rampage of appreciation:
The thing that I love most about today were the moments when I heard the chitter chatter of the birds outside the window.
I love that the sound of birds is a constant. In almost any environment, I am no more than a few steps away from somewhere that I can hear birds if I listen closely. Birds live in the moment...they're not focused on paying bills or planning for the future. They are just happy being alive in this moment, happy to be chattering away or foraging for food as if it's the most natural thing in the world.
I love that they reminded me that living in the moment is natural, that the tendency to live in the past or sometime in the future is a learned behaviour.
I love that the sounds of the birds today reminded me to stop for a moment and just be. It reminded me to look beyond myself to notice the patterns of the clouds forming outside the window and the detail of the leaf patterns on the trees that continue to grow whether they have my attention or not.
I love that the many different sounds of the birds reminded me how precious the differences in each of us are and that to be the same would be to live in a world of "gray".
I am so thankful and appreciative of the moments that I shared in blissful awareness of the neighbourhood birds today. Life is joyous and wondrous when we make the time to stop and notice in conscious awareness.
1. Karma kitty curling up with his head resting on the keyboard of my laptop while I type (although it does make the "A" key a little harder to reach...lol).
2. Seeing The Lake House movie on Thursday night. I've decided that I quite like seeing a movie during the week.
3. A nice long sleep in this morning.
4. The Tattslotto ticket that we bought to win us lots and lots of money!!
5. The sounds of birds outside the window as they settle in for the evening.
Ain't life grand!!
21. Purple has been my favorite color for as long as I can remember.
22. I was brought home from the hospital in a purple baby blanket that I named "Scratchie" and I had a giant purple teddy bear.
23. I don't really like to cook but I have a great deal of admiration for people who can whip up delicious dishes with so much ease.
24. I get a buzz out of collecting the mail each day.
25. I am a Level II Certified Reiki Practitioner.
26. At high school, I decided that I wanted to be a psychiatrist...until I realised that I can't stand the sight of blood and I would have to become a fully qualified GP first.
27. I completed a combined Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws at university.
28. I am terrified of amusement park rides that are really fast or really high.
29. I travelled to New Zealand for a holiday when I was 11.
30. I travelled to China and Hong Kong for work purposes on two occassions.
I'm part way through reading "Excuse me, your life is waiting" and I've realised that one of the easiest ways to get into the necessary feeling place to create or manifest your desires is to focus on the why's of your intentions. So here goes...let's start small:
Intention: I intend to see Lady Bugs everywhere for the next few days. I intend to see pictures, words, stories, photos or real live lady bugs! Lady bugs are everywhere and I will be both surprised and delighted when the Universe finds unexpected ways to reveal them to me.
Why: Lady Bugs make me smile. They remind me of the innocence of childhood, of warm afternoons in the garden, of the joy of finding a lady bug unexpectedly and feeling the tickle as it crawls across your hand.
Lady bugs remind me of just how amazing Mother Nature is to create such a tiny, beautiful object with such ease.
Lady bugs remind me to just enjoy the moment, to stop and focus on one single element in a vast and endless microcosm. Lady bugs are timeless..no matter how many years pass, the possibility of finding a lady bug unexpectedly still remains.
For these reasons and many more, I intend to be surprised and delighted by the lady bugs that will be revealed to me in the next three days.
1. I am a 33 year old Libran.
2. I have 2 sisters, aged 29 and 22.
3. I have one nephew and another one on the way.
4. I love chocolate with a passion.
5. I have a crazy, beautiful, black and white cat named Karma.
6. I love to read non fiction books on any subject that interests me.
7. I love to write and have thought about writing a book since I was a child.
8. Growing up, I enjoyed netball and calisthenics.
9. I love to curl up on the couch with a good movie and some junk food as a treat.
10. I love my job wholeheartedly (I own and manage the Melbourne Central branch of Australian Recruiting).
11. I used to be a magazine junkie but I have cut back to only two magazines a month (Weight Watchers and Slimming).
12. I'm in the process of learning everything that I can about the Law of Attraction.
13. My favorite movie is Serendipity.
14. My favorite documentary style movie is The Secret.
15. I am not allergic to anything that I am aware of.
16. My mother and one of my sisters live on the Gold Coast in Qld.
17. My Dad and my other sister live in Geelong in Victoria.
18. I have lived in Melbourne for the last 8 or so years.
19. I have bought, lived in and then sold my first house.
20. I have a somewhat unusual combination of fair skin, dark hair and blue eyes.
