Regrets

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Did you make a choice you wish you could go back and change? 

If given the chance to go back and make a change, would you? 

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Find Happiness

Spending time with someone who consistently has a bad attitude or is negative about everything around them all of the time is EXHAUSTING to be around. Can you imagine how exhausting it must be for that individual who is so down all of the time? It's depressing to think about. 



For those of us who must endure a friend or family member who is constantly negative, remember to stay positive, stay focused on the things you value and believe in, and most important, do not let another's negative influence bring you down. Recognize they have a problem, not you. Limiting time around a negative person is also a good idea. You will continue to stay  happy, positive, and successful in your life if you surround yourself with others like you. 


For that person who just cannot find happiness, I challenge you to start a gratitude journal. Yep! A journal! And before you have the chance to grumble and say how stupid it is or that it is a complete waste of time, I will guarantee you, that it if you will take on the challenge with an open mind and heart, give it a sincere chance, it will improve your life. 


Gratitude Journal Challenge: Find something you can begin to make your list on. A diary, journal, notepad, or even an iPad will work. Begin the first day with making a list of 10 things you are grateful for that day. Usually the first day is the easiest because you list the obvious things. After several days of listing 10 daily things you are grateful for, the list might seem harder, but once you get into the groove you might even find that a few weeks into the process, it becomes hard to list only 10 items. You might even start walking through your day being grateful for the color green on the grass, the smell of a flower, or the color of someone's eyes. Once that happens, you should be finding that your problems are not so big, your heart is full of love and gratitude, and that your relationships are improving. You will begin to fill a more fulfilled and energetic life. 

Have you taken the Gratitude Journal Challenge? 

Test it out! And let us know how it went!

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A Good Kid

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Art Therapy

In some situations, children have a hard time explaining what they are thinking or feeling. Other times, a child may feel too afraid to share something that hurt them or scared them. They may feel like they have done something wrong and that they will be in trouble if they express what they are holding onto.  

Using art is a great way for a child to express their experiences, and the emotions that are attached to the experience, without the child having to vocalize. The event the child might draw or paint can give clues as to what is going on within the child. The patterns in which they use and the colors they choose all are windows that help a qualified therapist to peek inside the soul of the hurting child. 

Below is a list of colors and their meanings. When a child uses these colors in an art therapy setting, it helps the therapist look for deeper messages the child may be trying to express. 

Black

• authority                                                      
• power
• strength
• evil
• death or mourning

White

• purity
• innocence
• cleanliness
• spaciousness

Red

• love
• energy
• intensity
• life
• blood

Yellow

• happiness
• warmth
• frustration
• anger
• attention-getting

Green

• natural
• growth
• money
• health

Blue

• calmness
• cold
• wisdom
• loyalty
• truth

Purple

• royalty
• wealth
• sophistication
• wisdom
• mystery

Have you experienced art therapy in your life? 
Have you witnessed the transformation in another's life? 

If so, we would love to hear from you. Please post a comment or emails us at

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How Are You Feeling Today?

Often times we have difficulty expressing the emotion we are feeling, especially children. By pointing to a feeling on a visual chart, children can begin to express what they are feeling even when they don't have the words.

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“How does one become a butterfly?” she asked pensively.

“You must want to fly so much you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.”

“You mean die?”

“Yes and no,” he answered. “What looks like you will die, but what’s really you will still live”
                                                         —–From Hope For The Flower

Like a caterpillar, we too must sometimes face great fear of change, even knowing that the change may transform into something even more wonderful. Often times, change paralyzes us making it difficult to accept or motivated to face a change.  Other times, it motivates us, inspires us, and lifts us to new places. In the end, change is neither bad nor good, it is simply, change. 

"Your Children want YOU!"

"The Power of Moms" website is a collection of everything related to the up's and down's, of being a mom.  The site offers learning tools, podcasts, workshops, articles, and a free subscription to their weekly newsletter.

Recently, author April Perry wrote a posting that has received over 800 positive comments from women who can completely relate to the feeling of needing to be a perfect mom. If you are feeling discouraged,  there is not enough time in the day, inadequate, and have not yet read this article, you should right now!!

Here is a small sample, but do visit: "Your Children want YOU!"

"There’s this crazy phenomenon going on right now. Good, devoted mothers get on Pinterest . . . and blogs . . . and Facebook . . . and Twitter . . . and then they flip through parenting magazines and TV channels (full of advertisements and media hype) . . . and they’re convinced they’re not enough.

and unless their garden parties are thematically accessorized with butterfly lanterns,

They’re convinced that everyone else has magnetic, alphabetized spice containers, 

and they’re wearing the latest fashions (in a size two, of course), there’s no point in even showing up for the day.

Last Saturday, this happened to me...."