Yay it's friday again!

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Today I can handle whatever comes up, knowing that I am surrounded with all the positive energies of good and love in the universe.
You CAN surpass whatever life throws at you. KNOW this, and do it.

I am a beautiful person.
Say this throughout the day that you pull this. Even if you laugh as you say it, just say it.

"Forgiveness is an act of self-love" ~Don Miguel Ruiz "The Mastery of Love"
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I'm trying really hard to look to these affirmations today for strength. Each one of them is a good one today.

I had a hard ride home yesterday as I got a ticket for not wearing my seatbelt. in an of itself this isn't a huge thing. It’s just a ticket after all and it doesn’t even go on my record. However, it’s $25 that I do no have. Most of you very close personal friends of mine know that money is still elusive to me, and $25 to me is HUGE. It means a missed bill it’s that big. So that sent me yesterday into a downward spiral as I had to adjust my budget for this stupidity.

Then I fell asleep on the couch last night at 7pm! I woke up at 10:30pm, knowing I had messed up my already messed up sleep schedule. Sure enough I was up until 3am. (Mind you I have to be up at the ABSOLUTE latest by 6am). So I cleaned, did laundry, got garbage ready, leveled a character in WoW, backed up my mom’s pc. Finally I fell asleep at 3am…

Then on the way to work again a car issue in that I was nearly a participant in two accidents. I had to slam on my brakes so hard this morning to avoid one of them, that my seatbelt locked up. I’ve decided I’m just going to stay home this weekend. I have no money to go anywhere anyway, and I think given my car/driving issues the past two days maybe I should just stay home lol.

Then I get to work and because I have to have conversation with crony or else she thinks I treat her badly, I mention that I am looking into a health club and am part of a project with some friends regarding weight loss. She proceeds in one fell swoop to tell me that I can’t afford the health club and I should just walk outside, and then tells me that because the weight loss thing is online and isn’t part of a planned weight loss regime, that I will fail. Not that I hope you’ll have success, or that your success may be moderate, but that I will FAIL. I hate when people can’t even be decent enough to at lest be semi supportive. I mean I have to go out of my way to be nice to her so she wont think I dislike her (which I do, but hey I guess she’d rather have the delusion), she could at least go out of her way in return to TRY and be nice.

So I’m trying really hard to look on the highlighted quote of the day and remember that forgiveness is truly an act of self love. I’m trying to remember that it’s Friday and half my weekend chores are already done. I’m trying really hard to think that maybe the $25 in fines is worth it if in some way the seatbelt ever saves my life instead of wondering how I’m going to pay back my mother. I’m trying really hard to be spiritual instead of angry this morning at Crony. I’m trying…

I think Wine and Incense and meditation is on the agenda for tonight... that and a THOROUGH closet cleaning. Anyone want to have some Fat Bastard with me? Local folks this means you... if you want to come by we'll be having wine and cheese and crackers. So call me, email me, IM me if you want wine and a pick me up of friendship.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone.
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DAILY INSPIRATION
From Daily OM

Inner Access
Transcendental Meditation
The complexity and variety of meditative techniques can be awe inspiring. There are a great many to choose from and various aspects of each to be learned. But at the heart of them lies transcendental meditation (TM). A practice rooted in ancient times but outlined by Maharishi Mahesh in 1957, TM is as beneficial for the novice as it is for the experienced practitioner. It is simple, neither a way of life nor a spiritual belief, and can be practiced by anyone of any age or lifestyle.

The strength of TM's effectiveness is in one's personal mantra, which, according to Mahesh, can be any word, name, or syllable that has meaning for you. Practicing TM twice daily, in the morning and evening, has been shown to increase concentration, memory, learning ability, and creativity, as well as to reduce stress, anxiety, and incidents of illness. It is a very personal meditation, and so your results will be unique.

Beginning TM is as straightforward as sitting comfortably with your eyes closed. Do not try to relax or control your breathing. Wait thirty seconds and then begin thinking your mantra. You may want to experiment with different mantras, but keep in mind that the goal is not to focus on the mantra or even to think it clearly. The mantra needn't have a rhythm. If thoughts interrupt your mantra, don't push them away, but instead let them pass. After fifteen to twenty minutes, stop thinking the mantra and sit quietly for another two minutes before opening your eyes. During the meditation, you will find that your mind will settle down and you will enter a period of deeply relaxed alertness in which your consciousness transcends its normal boundaries. Your creativity will thrive while accumulated mental fatigue is washed away. Your body will also have settled into a state of deep restfulness.

Some believe that TM can help one attain a higher consciousness, while others see the meditation as a route to self-knowledge and physical and mental health. In TM, however, there are no right or wrong goals. The practice simply provides you with a way to access all facets of your existence - mental, physical, spiritual, individual, and universal - in a natural and nurturing way.

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WELL WISHES

I wish you all a wonderfully happy day full of nothing but joy. May your hearts feel love, your eyes have a smile in them, and your friends have lots of hugs for you. I know I would have a hug for each of you if I were near you :)

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AND REMEMBER:

"Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. "
~David M. Burns