Thanks...

"What if you woke up tomorrow with only those things you thanked God for today?" 

This question made me catch my breathe the other day.  Wow...what if?  Needless to say I spent the rest of the car ride giving my thanks.  There is too much that I am thankful for to even being putting it into words, but this time of the year always makes me stop and count my blessings. 

I wish the world was different and much more old fashion that it currently is.  I wish we could go back in time to better appreciate those things we are thankful for.  I believe that so many people today get wrapped up in the "money and business" rather than really enjoying this holiday and the ones to come. 

My goal for the next 5 1/2 days is to slow down, take deep breathes and just enjoy the little moments.  I don't want to rush through the holiday, I want to enjoy and be thankful for each and every moment.



Thank you Father God for the Beautiful Sunrise and another day to praise you.

Abundance

Today's Meditation mantra was "I create my personal abundance from an infinite source."  Which I quickly changed to "The abundance in my life comes from God."  God has given me more than I could have imagined and the grand blueprint plans he has for me - although a mystery to me, I know is just right. 

I am a control freak in many ways!  Not knowing what is in store for me, not being able to create a plan of my own has always been something I struggle with.  It is hard for me to give it to God completely.  More than anything I hope these 21 days of Meditation gives me an opportunity to release stress, frustrations and control of many things and to turn it over to God.

Somehow though, I have to find a quieter place and time for my meditation.  I am quickly distracted and frustrated with the noises around me when I am suppose to be releasing tension.  Copper and his continuous licking was driving me nuts!  I didn't end up as relaxed as I would have liked so I might try some other meditation tricks before I lay down tonight.

The thing I need to remember is that I have abundance of so many things in my life.  I need to be continously thankful and grateful for what the Lord has given me. 

And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 1: 14(NKJV)

Getting Back Into Things

Well it has been quiet a while since I've been blogging here at Endless Jubilee.  I have been reading everyone's blogs, but just haven't had much to share of my own.  However, with the holiday season approaching and so many online/virtual challenges popping up everywhere, I am considering joining a few and starting to journal my progress.

The older I get, the more I notice my body not keeping up.  It is time for me to get back into a routine and shaping myself in more ways than one.  First I want to focus on building up my fitness levels.  I need to spend time exercising - more than just once a week.  I am still very active but not by means of daily workouts.  I want to increase my weekly mileage and get in some more pilates, yoga and meditation.

The first challenge I joined is the 21 Day Meditation Challenge hosted by The Chopra Center.  I need to find ways to relax and destress each day.  This is just one way that I am going to explore this month.  I have registered and made it halfway through Day 1 - before my network connection cut me off.   I really found that the meditation audio file was well done and I found myself really relaxing and when done -refreshed and reawakened.

The second challenege I am considering joining is the Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge.  I read about this challenge alot last year and so many people enjoyed the challenge and the results they discovered.  I think this may be just what I need to keep myself focused and encouraged to work out each day.

I also have a few personal goals such as focusing on eating better and taking time for myself that I have set for myself this month. Both of these virtual/online challenges will help me to meet those two goals.  So it is time to come up with a game plan, make a decision about the HBBC and continue the meditation challenge this week and see how things go.