Looking for some fun ideas for our next challenge. I am looking at 7/15 as the start date. Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

My daughter graduates tomorrow and heads off to college in July where has the time gone!? 😢. But I’m impressed with the decorating of her cap for graduation! I’m taking this moment that is no doubt a challenge for me being my last baby at home, but I’m taking this moment to appreciate and celebrate this huge accomplishment that she has done and patting myself on the back a little for feeling as though I’ve done something right in life.. all the arguments, the late night disputes, the countless hours back in the day of getting homework done. It has all paid off that she turned out to be a responsible, respectful and intelligent person! Definitely a proud mom!!

Mental or psychological trauma arises from events that overwhelm a person’s ability to cope, creating lasting, disturbing memories and emotions. No one is completely immune to the consequences of trauma. We all have our history. We all tried the best we knew how, and still got bit at some time in our lives. But it doesn't take a genius to realize, we cannot physically LIVE in the past! So how is it that our history becomes our present experience? The thing about trauma is, it alters the brain's reaction to stress, causing people to feel unsafe even in safe situations. So right now, you may be in your bed, completely safe, but inside, you are shredding yourself to pieces, feeling all the past hurt, tearing your confidence to pieces because your nerves tell you otherwise. So much of my life I spent time in bed ruminating for days, doing absolutely nothing because my mindset was purely in the past, or future. Never in the now. That was the key. The now. The never ending moment right here. It never leaves, and is the only moment we have. Within this eternal moment, there exists the power. If I can somehow access this very moment, with a fresh idea, a new thought, a new perspective, and brand new experience, THAT is the power. When you can tap into the now, live in that moment, and chose the best option in the now, you find you cannot entertain the past or present. You get lost in the moment, and begin to free yourself from the prison of thought. I am not my past, I am not my future. I am the now, and I am to be celebrated for the beauty too rich for words to describe. Integrate love now. Only look to the future with love, your past with compassion, and your present as a devine gift of plenty. Use your power, stay connected, engage in the moment fully. Show me how it's done!!!