Even Better Jen

I have many stories from my mom. She loves to read "Dear Abby". One post that I was reminded of today: A wife had found her wedding thank you notes in the trunk of her husbands car... a year after he was supposed to mail them. She asked if it was ok to mail them out a year after the wedding. A late Thank You is always better than no thank you at all. Send your thank you notes. If you are thinking of a friend, give them a call. Compliment a stranger. If you get the urge, don't ignore it. Do the nice thing.... even if its late. Spread Kindness!

Yesterday was a bad day.  It just seemed that every time I tried to follow my plan for the day, I ran into barriers stopping me from completing the task I was on. After many tries to re-route my day, I just couldn't seem to gain any traction. So, I shut it down. It is OK to take a day off. It is OK to not be ok.  It is OK to try again tomorrow. I went to bed early and got a good night of sleep. Today is a new day and a new opportunity to accomplish the things I need to do.

 One of my favorite yoga moves is savasana or corpse pose. That one where you lay flat on your back at the end of a hard yoga session and just breathe. But, no matter where I was, there was still lots of tension in my body. Our instructor would direct us to "take your tongue off the roof of your mouth and soften your jaw.  Work your way up from your toes and allow each part of your body to relax." It is amazing how much tension and stress we hold in our face. Thank you Jess.

A long time ago, a friend once listened to me rant on and talk poorly about my (then) husband. As she listened, she gave me a bit of advice that I felt irrelevant to the topic, but very much relevant. She said,  "Don't talk poorly about those that you love." You see, we watch tv and movies and we watch these groups of women go on and on about how horrible their marriages are. For what we manifest in our minds, and say out loud, becomes our reality. That's not to say there won't be problems and issues we need to address and discuss with others. Be careful about the way that you address them. Speak positively about the ones that we love.   Thank you Kari.