Practicing Kindness

How DO You DO KIND To Your Whole Well Being

It is so IMPORTANT to practice kindness for yourself and your whole well being! You are also able to share that kindness with others too!

Think about the chances and opportunities given to you daily, weekly and/or monthly! Remember to acknowledge the wins. Remember to celebrate. It helps inspire and motivate you!

My Top 3

• Spending quality time with my greatest someone(s). (Due to COVID a little different with social distancing, however; thank goodness for technology.)
• Taking time for myself throughout the week for my overall health, exercise and wellness.
• Bookending. Taking 30-minutes for myself at the start of the day and at the end of the day.

(Photos by RSheridan)

Self Care = Self Love! Love to Hear How You Are Practicing Kindness, Please Share.

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My Top 7 2017 Reflections

Life Lessons and Experiences

Have your reflected on your journeys in 2017?

The life lessons and the experiences.

What did you learn? What did you experience?

The explorations and adventures. The people you met. The food and drink. The travels. The experiences and memories you made.

#1 – Be Kind

Think about a mirror and how you share yourself with others! Kindness and thankfulness. Appreciation and respect. Gratitude and celebration. Your actions matter in how you treat yourself as well as others! 

Really defining what truly matters! The gifts and talents. The possibilities and opportunities.

My Take Away: Patience. 

#2 – Being True to Who You Are – Your True Essence

Do what is best for you and what serves your needs too! Build up your self confidence and self independence. Communicate and connect with your inner being. Engage your inner voice and interact with your heart, mind and whole being. Be true to who you are and trust what you know to be true!

When your heart, mind and being are in tune it creates the space you need to go after what you need! The dreams turn into goals. The coming from love versus fear in following your heart’s desires! The listening to communicate, interact, engage, and connect. The believing and trusting that you are right where you need to be! 

My Take Away: Trust the Process!

#3 – Magic is to Be Believed

Magic is what you make it! What do you believe? It really makes you pause to reflect on what truly matters! 

• Hopes and wishes.
• Dreams and desires.
• Adventures and creativeness.
• Surprises and celebrations.
• Silliness and fun.

My Take Away: Live as only YOU can!

#4 – Wholeness and Wellness of Your Being

Instead of thinking how your being and body is not, really think what it does do for you! Loving you, your body and your whole, well being. It may not be easy and it may come with its share of hard work, but you are so worth it! Kindness and acceptance. Appreciation and gratitude. Be thankful, be proud and be strong!

My Take Away: Love of Self!

#5 – Sharing You

There is a way to share yourself with others in being real with who you are! You can be personal without being TMI. It can be relatable and truth telling. It can be empowering, especially in how you treat yourself! 

My Take Away – Simple – Share You and Your Life With You as well as Others, especially Your Greatest Someones!

#6 – Presence

Think about doing just one thing at a time or even just doing nothing! Be mindful and in the present moment. Bring about awareness, especially of self. Ask yourself, “What can be?” and “What can go?”.

• It is okay to not know what is next and soak in the now.
• It is okay to lock on to what you need and go for it.
• It is okay to value yourself by honoring who you are and what you need.
• It is okay to be open to learn, grow and experience. Get curious to explore and adventure.
• It is okay to not be and do all. Make the time for yourself, stop rushing and trust the timing.

My Take Away: Be PRESENT – everything happens in due time! In your life as well as the lives of others, especially your greatest someones.

#7 – LESS is More

Life is a puzzle! However, you are not handed a box with all the pieces. You have to journey to add the pieces as you go along! The seeing of the bigger picture to the details and everything in between.

What are your blessings? What are you grateful for? What does abundance truly mean to you? Sharing creates experience and expansion upon abundance!

My Take Away: Simple – Less is MORE!

(Photos by RSheridan)

Here’s To Whatever Makes Your Whole Being CRAVE . . . Love to Hear, Please Share Your Thoughts!

 

Counting Your Blessings

Saying Thanks!

Take a moment to reflect on how much you have to be thankful for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly!

Being Grateful

Think about how you feel in being grateful! Health and Happiness. Good and Positive. How does your mood and attitude change for the better, right!

The people you love. The experiences you are grateful for. The memories you cherish.

(Photos by RSheridan)

What Are You Loving Today? Love to Hear, Please Share!

Sharing

Your Smile

Have you shared your smile with someone today? Maybe even made them chuckle or laugh!

I know I feel better and my mood lifts when I smile throughout the day! People want to approach you and to be around you. Having that positive, inspiring and happy approach. It is the best share!

There are many ways to share! A smile. A compliment. A small kindness.

Here’s to a Good Day – Enjoy!

(Photos by RSheridan)

Matters of the Heart

Your Love Life

Over the past few months I have really delved into the heart of the matter!

• Discovering my passions.
• Coming from a place of love.
• Following my heart.
• Giving from the heart.
• Following my path.
• Journeying along.
• Creating my story.
• Doing more of what I love to do!

Yes making money and getting ahead is great! Yes attaining status and financial success is rewarding.

For me lately when I live and love from my heart am I truly happy! Pleasure and health. Fulfillment and joy. I communicate, interact and connect with my whole being in discovering my passions and strengths! 

It is exciting and energizing! The inspiration and creativity. The possibilities and opportunities! The collaboration and connection. It is actionable, impactful and most of all powerful!

The sharing of your gifts and talents with yourself and others! You interact and connect to others. It is motivating. The power of one becomes many people working together to build relationships and form a sense of community! 

You realize your potential and strengths! The learning and developing. You realize your passions and what you love to do! The growing and experiencing. You go after what you want and desire! 

The nurturing and nourishing of my whole being is a true blessing that I am grateful for! It helps me delve deeper within myself to learn more about who I am. It makes me want to reach out to share with others and learn more about them. The love, belief and trust I have in myself is such an intimate and bonding experience with my whole being! Then taking that one step further to communicate, interact and connect with others is a whole new experience in love and trust. The building of a relationship and bonding with another person is a true act of giving from the heart!

(Photos by RSheridan)

 Are You Getting to the Heart of the Matter? Love to Hear, Please Share!

Hanging Out

 Quality Time

When I talk about hanging out I am talking about real communication, interaction and connection! 

• Socializing and visiting.
• Dancing and partying.
• Cooking and eating.
• Being active and playing.
• Being a tourist or going on tours.
• Volunteering, training, or teaching.
• Shopping.
• Getting creative and crafty.

The possibilities are limitless!

I love sharing a meal with friends! The getting together. The sharing of what is going on in our lives. The making of eats and drinks. The sitting down at the table to eat, share and connect!

It builds and strengthens relationships! Conversations and Laughter. Stories and Memories. Interaction and Connection!

That being fully present with each other when you are together! It is not easy to do at times due to technology. It is doable though and attainable if you make being fully present a priority. We should be fully present, especially for our greatest someone(s), right! 

It helps in communicating, interacting and connecting to one another! It helps build that emotional intimacy to flourish and experience growth. It creates presence in being present with our whole beings! 

It helps in staying healthy as well as happy in maintaining a social life! Strengthening social skills to communicate, interact and connect with a broad range of people. Building broad social relationships. It is so important to surround yourself with people you care about for love and support!

They will be there for you no matter what! They may even help and support you in eating well, being active, gaining experiences, etc!

Hanging Out . . . (Photo by RSheridan)

Who Are You Inviting To Hang Out? What Will You Do? Love to Hear, Please Share!

Sharing Is Inspiring

Creating,

Writing,

Connecting

Blogging and writing has burst my bubble and blown my world a little more wide open! I enjoy sharing my experiences with my readers, especially life experiences. Plus I gain NEW! perspectives when my readers share back with me their experiences. I am learning more about myself and my whole being through this experience!

1. I enjoy the sharing and the inspiration.
2. I enjoy the motivation and the engagement.
3. I enjoy the growing and the empowering.
4. I enjoy the love and the happiness.
5. I enjoy the emotional and the spiritual.
6. I enjoy the joy and the celebration.
7. I enjoy the teachable moments and the lessons.
8. I enjoy the growth and the change.
9. I enjoy the experiences and stories of adventure.
10. I enjoy the journey and the creating of our stories.

When I first started blogging I felt vulnerable and was unsure just how to put myself out there! I am glad I did it though and learned humility and humor along the way. I take it in stride and have fun with it and laugh. I love being creative and expressing my passions!

I am supportive and share myself and my experiences! I am willing to learn and gain knowledge. I am open to developing and experiencing growth. I am all for inspiring and being a positive force!

I love that my writing connects and that I am not alone in what I am experiencing! Sometimes I need a new perception or perspective. Sometimes I need those teachable moments to learn from. Sometimes I discover that I am communicating and discussing the same thing that someone else has been thinking about. It is so relatable at times!

I love reading and getting lost in a great story! I enjoy reading other blogs due to the connection and the support as well as the inspiration and making me think. For me reading, writing and photographing is so transformative to me! There is that exchange of connecting and experiencing with myself and with other people.

(Photos by RSheridan)

Why Do You Share? What Do You Experience From That Sharing? Love to Hear Your Thoughts, Please Share!

The BEST Parts Of . . .

Traveling,

I love hitting the open road and seeing where it takes me! I enjoy getting on a plane to journey to far away destinations. It is about shifting into a much lower gear and slowing the pace down for a while. I enjoy escaping the four walls I live within in my personal life and especially in my professional life!

I love learning about new cultures, history, places, and people! I grow as a person and gain life experiences. I really try to ask questions first before just making judgments. It is okay to lean in, be open and experience the different, the interesting and the unique!

I love seeing the natural beauty that countries have to offer when traveling, adventuring and exploring! Yosemite and Yellowstone. The Coast of California and Oregon. Beautiful Cities to Bucolic Country Sides. Just takes my breathe away and leaves me in a state of shock and awe!

Adventuring,

I love experiencing the NEW! as well as going back to places I have already been to adventure and explore some more! Adventuring is discovering what I am made of and discovering my strong.  Adventuring is growth in shaping who I am and what I want to become as I learn and experience life. It is about BEING in the moment, experiencing what life has to offer and making those memories that last a lifetime!

Sometimes adventuring is about the SIMPLE! A walk on the beach, a picnic lunch, strolling through green spaces, checking out an outdoor market, watching the sun set with a drink in hand, etc. I love getting away from the “tourist attractions” and going where the locals go to hang out!

Exploring

I love being curious! I enjoy interacting and engaging myself and my whole being. I need to engage my five senses and be aware of what is happening to me and around me. It is about living for TODAY and just GETTING OUT THERE!

Do you talk to strangers, locals or other travelers when you travel? I have had some great conversations with perfect strangers. I never know who I will meet and those conversations make for some great discoveries and experiences! I discover more about a place by interacting and engaging the locals as well as other travelers who have been to that place before. I experience different cultures and ways of living and share my culture and experiences too!

I love experiencing the New! and stretching myself, my boundaries and my comfort zone! Like that saying, “Do Something That Scares You”. DO that and MORE!

Creating

Traveling, adventuring and exploring is a part of creating my story in living my life! It is about experiencing memorable places and people. It is about making memories that last a lifetime. It is about being open to experiences, stretching my comfort zone and just discovering more about who I am!

 

Sharing

I love sharing my experiences through writing! I enjoy giving back to the communities I have experienced through my writing in telling others about the community and what there is to see and do. I also support the local businesses and stay within the community. Nothing better than armchair traveling!

(Photos by RSheridan)

Love to Hear Your Thoughts, Please Share!!!

Quotables

About Writing

Some of my favorite quotes!

“Either write something worth reading or

do something worth writing.”~Benjamin Franklin

 

“Writing means sharing. It’s part of the human condition

to want to share things – thoughts, ideas, opinions.” ~Paulo Coelho

 

“Writing is an extreme privilege but it’s also a gift.

It’s a gift to yourself and it’s a gift of giving a story to someone.” ~Amy Tan

 

“I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done.” ~Steven Wright

 

“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about,

But the inner music that words make.” ~Truman Capote

Enjoy!!!

 

 

Torn

I CHALLENGE You

To Not Plan

Your Day Today!

I arise in the morning torn between

a desire to improve the world

and a desire to enjoy the world.

This makes it hard to plan

the day. ~ E.B. White

(Photos by RSheridan)

Good Luck – Enjoy!